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From April 9 to April 13, 2025, the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva was held in Geneva, Switzerland, featuring more than 1,000 inventions from nearly 40 countries and regions. Our school presented three achievements at this international invention event, winning one "Special Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury," one gold medal, and one silver medal.
The "Special Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury" was awarded to the project "Efficient reductive destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) induced by the self-assembled micelle" by the team of Gu Cheng and Chen Zhanghao. This project effectively expands the applicability of advanced reduction reactions by constructing self-assembled micelles during the reaction, significantly reducing the sensitivity of reduction reactions to oxygen content and pH changes. It achieves efficient degradation and defluorination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, providing technical support for the treatment of typical emerging pollutants represented by these compounds.
The gold medal was awarded to the project "Micromagnetic Suspended Carriers and a Low-Carbon Purification Process for Multi-Pollutants Enhanced by Such Carriers" by the team of Xu Ke. The team invented a novel micromagnetic suspended carrier and an integrated reactor matching such carriers, developing a low-carbon emission synergistic purification process for conventional pollutants (carbon, nitrogen) and emerging pollutants (such as antibiotics).
It is reported that the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva was established in 1973 and is jointly organized by the Swiss Federal Government, the Canton of Geneva, the City of Geneva, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Asone of the worlds’s oldest and largest invention exhibitions, it has been a key platform for global innovators. Since 2018, our school has continuously participated in this international exhibition with scientific and technological achievements, winning a total of 18 awards.
