{"id":9738,"date":"2026-11-05T09:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T02:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petromat.org\/home\/?p=9738"},"modified":"2026-11-05T09:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T02:26:42","slug":"hubsustainmat-strengthens-research-collaboration-from-apac-2025-to-apcs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petromat.org\/home\/hubsustainmat-strengthens-research-collaboration-from-apac-2025-to-apcs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"HubSustainMat Strengthens Research Collaboration from APAC 2025 to APCS-2"},"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;9743&#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]The 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Green Chemical Engineering and Sustainability (APCS-2) was held from 16\u201318 October 2026 at the Hilton Hotel Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Hosted by Henan University and the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the conference followed the successful APAC Green &amp; Sustain 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2025 and organized by the Hub of Talents: Sustainable Materials for Circular Economy (HubSustainMat) and PETROMAT.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9741&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9747&#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]This year, Prof. Hathaikarn Manuspiya, Head of HubSustainMat, chaired APCS-2 and delivered a plenary lecture titled \u201cTailoring Porous Bacterial Cellulose Janus Membranes for Sustainable Oil-Water Separation.\u201d Other HubSustainMat members, including Prof. Boonyarach Kitiyanan, Asst. 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Additional forums and networking activities fostered knowledge exchange and strengthened engagement between researchers and industry professionals.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9745&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9746&#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]<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Building on the connections established through APAC Green &amp; Sustain 2025, APCS-2 reflects the continued collaboration among academic institutions and research networks across the Asia-Pacific region. 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