On April 29, Professor Liu Bin from the Department of Materials Science at City University of Hong Kong was invited to visit the Energy Research Institute and delivered an academic lecture titled "Integrative Catalytic Pairs: The Smallest Catalytic Units to Drive Complex Chemical Reactions" in Lecture Hall 1517. Representatives of faculty and students from various schools within the university attended the lecture.

In his lecture, Professor Liu Bin pointed out that while single-atom catalysts offer advantages such as high atomic utilization efficiency and well-defined structures, their limitations due to single active sites restrict their application in complex chemical reactions. To address this, Professor Liu Bin's team innovatively proposed the concept of "integrative catalytic pairs." By constructing adjacent binary active centers, they achieved electronic structure modulation and synergistic catalytic effects, providing efficient minimal catalytic units for reactions involving multiple intermediates. This design not only expands the applicability of catalysts but also opens new pathways for studying complex reaction mechanisms. Additionally, Professor Liu Bin specifically introduced the industrialization progress of integrative catalytic technology, including applications in hydrogen production, environmental protection, and the synthesis of high-end chemicals.

After the lecture, Professor Liu Bin engaged in in-depth discussions with the attending faculty and students on topics such as catalytic material design, characterization techniques, and industrial applications. The participants expressed that the lecture was both cutting-edge and inspiring, providing valuable insights for research in related fields.