{"id":8275,"date":"2025-06-30T15:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petromat.org\/home\/?p=8275"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:02:37","slug":"transformation-for-a-sustainable-tomorrow-drives-research-at-ppc-petromat-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petromat.org\/home\/transformation-for-a-sustainable-tomorrow-drives-research-at-ppc-petromat-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTransformation for a Sustainable Tomorrow\u201d Drives Research at Ppc &amp; Petromat Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8283&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology in collaboration with the Petroleum and Petrochemical College, the Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute of Chulalongkorn University, the Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Association of Thailand, and Shinshu University, Japan, hosted \u201cThe 31st PPC Symposium on Petroleum, Petrochemicals, and Polymers and the 16th Research Symposium on Petrochemical and Materials Technology,\u201d held alongside the 9th SKY Symposium (SKY 2025) and the Workshop on Water 2025. 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The program featured plenary and keynote sessions, along with over 100 student presentations across five sessions under the theme \u201cTransformation Toward a Sustainable Tomorrow,\u201d with participation from more than 200 attendees.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8278&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]A key highlight was PETROMAT\u2019s seminar, titled \u201cThai Industries on the Path to Net Zero,\u201d opened by Prof. Hathaikarn Manuspiya, Director of PETROMAT. The seminar featured Asst. 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