Material Empire

"Who is this guy?"

"I've never seen it before. It doesn't look like an expert from the Ministry of Ecology."

"Of course not an expert. Didn't you see how young he is? He came with Professor Germer, maybe he is a doctoral student of Professor Germer?"

"It's still an oriental face, is it Japanese?"

"No, no, no, the Japanese don't look like this. I guess he should be Chinese."

"Chinese? No wonder..."

Discussions buzzed in the meeting place, and all the experts had the same idea, and they all thought that Qin Hai's proposal was whimsical. Let me ask, how could a young man come up with an idea that no one could think of? It is clear that they don't understand anything, and they don't know how to restrain themselves.

Besborough, who believes that he has absolute authority in the treatment of marine oil pollution, spoke with a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone. It was more of a question than an inquiry:

"Sir, do you know how much water is used to wash these beaches? Where else can this water go if it is not discharged into the sea?"

The basic idea to deal with the oil pollution on the beach is to decompose the oil pollution with chemicals to make it lose its viscosity and become smaller molecules, and then wash it with sea water to wash these decomposed products into the sea. Due to the large area of ​​oil pollution and the use of many chemicals, the seawater used to wash the beach is also calculated in millions of tons. Dozens of high-powered water pumps are needed to pump water and wash it repeatedly from top to bottom.

If there is only a small amount of seawater, it can naturally be recycled in some way, and then find a way to dispose of it. But it is very difficult to recycle such a large amount of water. How many giant water tanks are there to hold so much waste water?

For Besborough's questioning, Qin Hai was also well prepared. It would be a strange thing if his proposal was unanimously approved by everyone. He smiled and replied: "It's very simple, first filter it into harmless clean water, and then discharge it into the sea."

"Filtration?" Gemo frowned, and asked Qin Hai: "Qin, can you explain in detail how to filter these oily decomposition products from seawater."

"Use a filter membrane to filter." Qin Hai said, "In the sea area where oil pollution is to be treated, a filter membrane is used to make a fence. After the seawater washing the beach flows into the sea, it is blocked by this fence and can only flow out through the filter membrane. The seawater that goes out is harmless clean water.”

"Filtration membrane? That's a way." Germer nodded slightly.

The so-called filter membrane is a general term for a large class of membrane materials with filtration capabilities. Depending on the filter material, filter membranes can include thousands of types. The use of filter membranes to purify sewage or exhaust gas is not a new technology. As early as the 1960s, there were relatively mature products, and various new filter membranes emerged in an endless stream in the following decades.

The working principle of the filter membrane is to let the liquid or gas that needs to be filtered pass through the filter membrane. The impurities in it cannot pass through the gap of the filter membrane because of their large particles or other special properties, so as to play a role in filtration.

Qin Hai's idea is to use filter membranes as a barrier on the coast to allow toxic cleaning wastewater to pass through the filter membranes and then be discharged into the sea, thus avoiding the harm of wastewater to marine life. If this scheme is feasible, it is also effective for cleaning up oil pollution on the sea surface.

Of course, Bessborough also knows about filter membranes, which are sometimes used in marine oil pollution treatment. Hearing that Qin Hai's plan was this, his face showed disdain, and he said: "I know the filter membrane you are talking about, but as far as I know, the filtration capacity of the filter membrane is very limited, and what can be processed per hour The waste water is only a dozen tons, at most dozens of tons, and the waste water produced by cleaning the beach may be as many as several million tons. Have you calculated how long it will take to dispose of all the waste water?"

Qin Hai still smiled and said, "Mr. Bessborough, you are talking about ordinary filter membranes. If there is a filter membrane that can achieve higher filtration efficiency, can this problem be solved?"

"Higher efficiency filter membrane? Sorry, I've never heard of it." Besborough shrugged and said.

"It's not surprising, because this ultra-filtration membrane has just been put into production and hasn't been put on the market on a large scale." Qin Hai replied.

"Then how do you know?" Besborough asked subconsciously.

Qin Hai pointed to his nose and said, "Because this material is produced by my company, the filtration efficiency of the super filtration membrane we produce can reach more than 100 times that of ordinary filtration membranes."

"Which company are you talking about?" asked Besborough.

"China Daqin Industrial Group Jintang Chemical Materials Company." Qin Hai replied in a clear voice.

One word was spoken, and there was another commotion in the venue. Who are these people? The venue that advertised to deal with emergencies came up. The super filtration membrane that everyone has never heard of is actually produced by a Chinese company. Daqin Group and Jintang are all names that have never been heard. How can such a company produce such a high-performance membrane? Material?

"Mr. Henlock, I don't know anything about the company this gentleman mentioned or the materials he introduced, so I don't express my opinion on the proposal proposed by this gentleman." Besborough turned his head to Henlock, doing There was a sign of abstention.

Although Besborough said that he would not express his opinion, his expression itself represented an opinion, that is, he did not believe what Qin Hai said. Otherwise, he should at least say that he can try this solution. After all, when everyone is at a loss, any solution that may solve the problem is worth a try.

Everyone present could understand Besborough's subtext, and fell silent for a while, waiting for Henlock's statement. In everyone's minds, Qin Hai's statement is also skeptical. After all, filtration membrane technology has a certain threshold. China, which has always had no say in this field, suddenly claims to have developed a super filtration membrane. , The filtration capacity is a hundred times stronger than other filter membranes, how can everyone believe this?

"Let me introduce Mr. Qin to everyone." Gemo had no choice but to speak. Qin Hai was brought by him. Everyone doesn't believe Qin Hai, that is, they don't believe him. Getting along with them will also be questioned.

"Mr. Qin is the chairman of China Daqin Industry Group Corporation, a newly established professional materials company with total assets of 5 billion US dollars. I met Mr. Qin at this International Materials Annual Conference. His company The affiliated research institution provided fifteen high-quality conference papers for this year's annual meeting." Gemmer pointed out Qin Hai's identity in the simplest way.

"So, Mr. Gemmer has confidence in the super-filtration membrane that Mr. Qin said?" Henlock asked.

Gemo hesitated for a moment, and said, "I only have confidence in Mr. Qin's strength. As for the super filtration membrane he mentioned, I haven't seen it, so I can't make a conclusion."

"So, what about the other gentlemen?" Henlock asked the crowd again.

Others at the meeting didn't trust Qin Hai so much. A company with 5 billion US dollars may be considered a big company in China, but compared with international material giants, it is not ranked at all. In everyone's mind, China's technological level is about the same as that of Africa. If someone suddenly tells you that a small country in Africa has invented a space shuttle, the first thought in your mind may be unbelievable, right?

"Mr. Henlock, I think it would be irresponsible to pin the solution on a new material that no one is familiar with," said a French expert.

"Yes, we shouldn't waste our time discussing such a solution," echoed another expert.

Everyone expressed their opinions one by one, and there was only one point of view, that is, what Qin Hai said was nonsense, and everyone just ignored it selectively. Gemo listened to what his colleagues said, and wanted to argue for Qin Hai, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only turn his head and give Qin Hai an apologetic smile.

Qin Hai still had a calm expression on his face. He was indeed here to promote his super filtration membrane, but it was within his expectation that he would not gain everyone's trust. It is not a matter of one day to reverse the ideas of these experts from developed countries. For him, it is better if this sales promotion is successful, and it is not a loss if it is not successful. The super filtration membrane technology is there, sooner or later. be convincing.

As for the loss of the entire pollution control operation due to the rejection of his plan, that has nothing to do with him. The French are willing to smell crude oil, so let them smell it for a few more days. It's none of Qin Hai's business?

However, not everyone can be so calm, and Flanding is one of the anxious ones. It can be said that he is the most affected by the efficiency of pollution control. The French government’s claim is priced according to time. Every extra day of pollution will cost millions more in compensation.

"Gentlemen, are you sure that there is no new type of filter membrane that can increase the filtration efficiency by 100 times in the world?" Drake spoke. He represented Flanding's interests. Going to fight for it.

"As far as I know, there is no such filter membrane." Besborough said arrogantly. In his heart, he looked down on neither Qin Hai nor Flanding, so he had no intention of saving face for the other party.

"But just now the young gentleman said that they can produce this kind of super filtration membrane, why can't we try it?" Drake said coldly, "Shouldn't we try all kinds of possibilities?"