Dr. Jiaolong Meng, with a Ph.D. in Organic Synthesis from East China Normal University, has over a decade of research experience in the low-energy degradation of plastics. Notable achievements include Third Prize and Special Topic Award at the 2023 Shanghai SCIP+ Green Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Third Prize at the 2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Stars Academic Forum, Silver Award at the 2023 Shanghai Regional Competition of the 9th China International "Internet+" University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Excellence Award at the 2024 Yangpu District 8th Entrepreneurship Star Competition, and Second Prize at the 2024 4th "HaiJu Yingcai" Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, School-level Competition. As the first author, Dr. Jiaolong Meng has published over 10 articles in prestigious journals such as Science Bulletin, Advanced Science, CCS Chemistry, and Organic Process Research & Development, and holds more than 20 patents.
Plastic is widely used in food industry: plastic bags, beverage bottles, packaging boxes, cling film...What's troubling is that plastic is difficult to degrade, leading to an increasingly severe problem of "white pollution." Now, with the revolutionary technology of "photodegradation degradation," there's no need for high-temperature and high-pressure conditions, nor for sorting and cleaning. Discarded plastic can easily degrade, while also producing byproducts for manufacturing new plastics. In Hainan, this technology is transitioning from the laboratory to comprehensive industrialization.
Regenerative agriculture technology, bio-synthetic materials, and biodegradable packaging significantly conserve the environmental resources required for food production. As the "primary productive force," how does technology inject new vitality into sustainable food production? From production to processing, and then to packaging and transportation, how can each link in the food production chain leverage the limitless potential of technology to form a green industrial value chain? Let's explore the sustainable models of the food industry driven by technology together.