R&D Center - AptBlaze Technology Co., Ltd

Resources Utilities & Environmental Protection Technologies, Tsinghua University

Introduction

The Resources Utilities & Environmental Protection Technologies Group at Tsinghua University’s Department of Energy and Power Engineering focuses on interdisciplinary research across the fields of resources, environment, and energy.

Core Team

Prof. Zhang Yanguo

Tenured Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor

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Dr. Li Qinghai

Associate Research Fellow, Ph.D. Supervisor

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Assoc. Prof. Zhou Hui

Associate Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor

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Key research areas

Energy and resource recovery from combustible solid waste and biomass

Hybrid photovoltaic/photothermal applications of perovskite solar cells

CO₂ capture and conversion technologies

Industrial Applications

Ultra-Low Emission Horizontal

Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler System

Advanced Turbulent Fluidized

Bed (TFB) Gasification and Combustion Technology

Supercritical Hydrolysis of Organic

Waste for Deep Destruction

Gasification → Purification → Catalytic

Reforming to Green Fuels (e.g., SAF, Green Methanol, Green Ammonia)

Hybrid Photovoltaic–Photothermal

Power Generation with Perovskite Solar Cells

Co-Firing Biomass

Directly in Coal-Fired Boilers

Gasification of Biomass / Waste

Coupled with Coal-Fired Power Plants

Carbon-Negative Hydrogen

Production from Biomass

AI-Enabled Combustion Control

System for Waste Incinerators

Dry Granulation and

Heat Recovery of Metallurgical Slag

Reaserch Institute of Tsinghua, Pearl River Delta Thermochemical Conversion Technology R&D Center

Introduction

The Thermochemical Conversion Technology R&D Center for Organic Solid Waste is a joint initiative by the Tsinghua University Pearl River Delta Research Institute, the Resource and Environment Research Group of Tsinghua University, and Beijing AptBlaze Tech Co., Ltd. The center is committed to advancing the resource recovery and energy conversion of organic waste through cutting-edge thermochemical processes, promoting both scientific research and industrial applications, contributing to a greener and more sustainable future.

Director

Prof. Zhang Yanguo

Tenured Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor

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Key Research Areas

Energy recovery from combustible solid waste

Hydrothermal cracking conversion of agricultural waste into premium organic fertilizer

High-temperature vitrification for the detoxification and reuse of incineration fly ash

Industrial Applications

Biomass / waste

→ gasification → purification → low-emission gas for heating or electricity

Gasification of biomass / combustible

waste for co-firing in coal power plants

Biomass / waste

→ gasification → purification → catalytic reforming to green fuels

Clean transformation

of agricultural waste into high-value organic fertilizers

High-temperature melting

of fly ash for safe disposal and material reuse

Huairan Tech (Hebei) Co., Ltd.
Hebei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Thermochemical Conversion of Diverse Organic Wastes

Introduction

Huairan Tech Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of AptBlaze, established the “Waste Gasification and Thermal Utilization R&D Center” in Zhangjiakou, Hebei in 2023, alongside the “Hebei Engineering Research Center for Thermochemical Conversion of Organic Waste,” included in the 2025 provincial plan.

As the first platform of its kind in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, it covers over 10,000 m² with advanced facilities, advancing the industrialization of waste-to-energy technologies.

Key Facilities

Waste Gasification & Combustion Laboratory