北京化工大学近代化学研究所成立于1990年3月。成立之初实验室面积仅20平米，固定资产不足1000元。

      北京化工大学近代化学研究所形成了以插层结构组装化学、新型催化材料及环境友好催化、介观合成化学、无机－生物（医药）材料化学、先进光电磁材料化学、主客体电子转移体系的构建、微型反应器及微尺度限域合成化学、分子容器的构建及其操纵、无机功能膜的组装为主的、稳定的特色研究方向；

      组建了由多名年轻博士为核心、固定人员为20余人的科研梯队，在读研究生逾100人；

      在研究过程中，综合考虑国际相关领域发展前沿和国民经济发展的重大需求，提出了多种创新性构思，先后申报国家发明专利100余项，其中30余项已获授权；申报国际发明专利30余项；

      注重基础和应用基础研究，先后承担了国家重点基础研究(973)计划、国家自然科学基金、北京市自然科学基金和中石化科研计划项目等40余项，开展了系统和深入的研究工作，发表学术论文300余篇，奠定了在相关研究领域的学术地位；

      在理论研究的基础上，注重科研成果的转化，先后承担了国家科技部重点科技攻关计划项目、国家高技术发展(863)计划课题、国家科技部创新基金项目、国家经贸委技术创新计划项目、国家计委高技术新材料产业化示范工程计划项目、国防科工委重点攻关计划项目和北京市科委重点科研计划项目30余项，开展了工程化研究，多种创新性构想得以实现，建立了近20套产业化示范装置；

      在研究过程中注意与国际同行的交流与协作，先后与英国、法国、德国、日本和澳大利亚开展了实质性合作研究；自1996年接收1名英国专家来华长期合作至今，获中华人民共和国科学技术合作奖和国家友谊奖；每年聘请多名国际相关领域著名学者来实验室进行交流，实验室人员先后出访英国、澳大利亚、日本、加拿大、法国、韩国和俄罗斯进行学术交流与合作，自2001年起与法国联合培养双学位博士研究生；

      获国家技术发明二等奖1项、国家科技进步二等奖1项、省部级科技进步一等奖2项、省部级技术发明二等奖1项、省部级科技进步二等奖1项、省部级技术发明三等奖1项、省部级科技进步三等奖2项；

      2004年入选教育部“长江学者和创新团队发展计划”；

      2004年进入欧盟第六框架“卓越中心网络”计划；

      2006年所在实验室进入国家重点实验室建设计划；

      现实验室面积逾1500平米，固定资产总额达1000万元。

 

      Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) Applied Chemistry Research Institute was established in March 1990. At that time the Institute consisted of a single individual, with laboratory space of 20 m² and fixed assets of less than 1000 RMB (120 USD).

       Long-term core research interests focus on Intercalation-assembly of functional inorganic materials, novel catalytic materials especially environmentally friendly catalysts, synthesis of mesoscopic materials, bioinorganic hybrid materials with pharmaceutical applications, optoelectronic and magnetic materials, electron transfer in host-guest materials, the effects of constrained environments on synthetic processes and fabrication of inorganic functional films and membranes.

      There are over 20 permanent staff, including a core research team all holding Ph.D. degrees, and over 100 research students.

      The research programs use state of the art techniques and methodology to tackle major problems of concern to the domestic chemical industry and have led to more than 100 Chinese patent applications, of which over 30 have been granted to date, and more than 30 international patent applications.

     In fundamental and basic applied research, over 40 grants have been obtained from the State Key Basic Research (973) Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing Municipality Natural Science Foundation and the Sinopec Corporation Research Program resulting in over 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals, giving the Institute a high profile, both nationally and internationally.

      The Institute places a strong emphasis on developing commercial applications based on fundamental research carried out in the laboratory and more than 30 major grants have been obtained from the Ministry of Science and Technology under the Key Science and Technology Program, State High Technology Development (863) Program and the Innovation Foundation Program, from the State Economic and Trade Commission under the New Technology Program, from the State Planning Commission under the Commercialization of High-Technology New Materials Engineering Program, from the Ministry of Defense under the Key Science and Engineering Program and from the Beijing Municipality Key Scientific Research Program which have resulted in the successful transfer of technology developed in the Institute to more than 20 industrial plants in China.

      The Institute attaches considerable importance to international collaboration and joint research projects have been established with research laboratories in the U.K., France, Germany, Japan and Australia. One Research Scientist from the U.K. has worked in the laboratory since 1996 and has been awarded  an ‘International scientific and Technological Cooperation Award’ and a ‘Friendship Prize’ by the State. Every year the Institute invites many overseas scholars to visit in order to facilitate exchange of information and members of the research team have visited laboratories in U.K., Australia, Japan, Canada, France, South Korea and Russia. From 2001 onwards, several Ph.D. students have been jointly supervised by the staff of the Institute and a French partner.

      The research of the Institute has received external recognition as shown by the award of one National Scientific and Technological Innovation Prize (Second Class), one National Scientific and Technological Progress Prize (Second Class) as well as prizes at ministerial and provincial level for Scientific and Technological Progress (First Class) (two), Scientific and Technological Innovation (Second Class) (one), Scientific and Technological Progress (Second Class) (one), Scientific and Technological Innovation (Third Class) (one) and Scientific and Technological Progress (Third Class) (two).

      In 2004,the laboratory was selected to join the “Changjiang Scholars and     Innovative Research Team Development Program” of the Ministry of Education.

      In 2004, the laboratory began to participate in a ‘Network of Excellence’ funded  under the EU 6^th Framework Program.

      In 2006, the laboratory was selected to participate in the establishment of new a State Key Laboratory.

      The laboratory area of the Institute currently exceeds 1500 m² and the fixed assets total some 10 million RMB (approximately 1.2 million USD).