Established on August 19, 2020, Institute of New Functional Materials (INFM) is one of the first self-built research institutes of the GIIT. INFM integrates technological innovation, industrialization, enterprise incubation, talent cultivation, and sci-tech services.

With a mission of "Aggregating innovation resources to empower industrial development", INFM takes innovation and talent as its core value. And it is dedicated to addressing Guangxi's strategic needs by leveraging local resource advantages to overcome technical bottlenecks in functional materials, promoting industry-academia-research collaboration, and driving high-quality economic growth.

Research Areas

Targeting traditional industries (aluminum, steel, non-ferrous metals) and emerging sectors (new energy, advanced materials) within Guangxi's modern industrial system, INFM’s research mainly covers four areas: Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials, Metal Functional Materials, Functional Polymer Materials, Rare Earth Functional Materials.

Research Team

INFM owns 4 high-level innovation teams led by State Council Special Allowance recipients and Guangxi’s Outstanding Experts, with Ph.D./M.Sc. researchers as core members, and 1 engineering design and pilot-scale research team. Among its talent team, there are 2 National-Level Experts, 1 Provincial/Ministerial-Level Expert, 2 Western-Light Visiting Scholars, 5 Guangxi High-Level Talents (2 Class B, 1 Class D, 2 Class E) and 17 Nanning High-Level Talents. In terms of educational degree or professional title, 80% of researchers hold master's or doctoral degrees, and 65% hold associate senior or higher professional titles.

Innovation Platforms

INFM keeps enhancing its innovation competitiveness through the aggregation of innovative resources, concentration of innovative talent, and R&D and application of innovative technologies, further strengthening regional industrial linkages and collaborative development.

INFM has established a range of research base/lab/center, including 13 Autonomous Region-Level Platforms, i.e., Guangxi Sci-Tech Achievement Transformation Pilot Base (3 in total), Guangxi Key Laboratory; Guangxi Regional Technology Innovation Center for Professional Technical Fields (2 in total), Guangxi Engineering Research Center (2 in total), Guangxi Innovation Consortium (2 in total), Guangxi Modern Chemical Industry College, Guangxi New-Type R&D Institution; and 3 City-Level Platforms, i.e., Nanning Innovation Center, Engineering Research Center, and Fangchenggang Engineering Technology Center. Besides, 2 of its companies are certified as a National High-Tech Enterprise. 

Research Achievements

Collaborations: Partnerships with prestigious institutions like Tsinghua University, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Guangxi Aluminum Industry Group.

Awards:

2 First Prizes, 5 Second Prizes, and 10 Third Prizes in Guangxi Science and Technology Awards.

Intellectual Property:

17 Invention Patents, 25 Utility Model Patents, 6 Software Copyrights.

1 National Standard, 4 Chemical Industry Standards, 2 Group Standards.

Publications: 88 papers (23 in SCI core journals).

Contact Information

Contact Person: Liu Hanyu

Phone: +86-771-5313060

Address:
13/F, Taiping Financial Building, No.16 Songxiang Road, Nanning Area of the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Guangxi, China

Laboratory

Examination room

Universal pilot plant reactor

Ultrasonic extraction device

Jet mill