China Vitae

Biography

Chen Junwu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Changle, Fujian Province. He was born in 1927, graduated from Beijing University in 1948, and joined the CPC in 1956.

Chen Junwu was the engineer of China's first commercial fluid catalytic cracking unit. Under his direction, the first catalytic cracking unit with a capacity of 1,200 thousand T/Y was completed, which combined the combined technology of three reactors and a regenerator. The first co-axial riser type catalytic cracking semi-commercial unit was designed under Chen's guidance. Chen improved devices in the unit revamp design for oil refining which obtained excellent economic results.

Chen also directed and designed China's first high efficient regenerator, laying a solid foundation for the development of the technology industry in China. Under his leadership new technologies such as air distributor pipes, cyclone separators, and stage fast fluidized bed regenerator were put into practice. Chen successfully organized the task force for the catalytic cracking Daqing atmospheric residual oil.

Chen Junwu is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.