Orientation: A multi-disciplined research institute with strong development capacity combining applied research with basic research; Catalystic chemistry; Engineering chemistry; Chemical Laser and molecular dynamics; Contemporary analytical chemistry.
Establishment:
1. State Key Laboratory of Catalysis
2. State Key Laboratory of Molecular Dynamics
3. Open Laboratory for Chromatographic Analysis (National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center)
4. Dalian R&D Centre of Membrane Separation Engineering
5. State Key Laboratory of Hi-Tech Short Wave-Length Chemical Laser
6. State Research Centre for Catalystic Engineering Technology
7. Post-Doctoral Sci-Tech Research Circulation Station for Physical Chemistry
8.High Technology Enterprises:
　The Chem Phys High-Tech Development Center
　National Engineering Center for Membrane Technology
　Dalian Elite Scientific Instruments Co., Ltd (DESIC)
Staff: Over 1000 scientists including 7 academician of CAS, 85 research professors, 225 senior researchers and engineers, 504 middle-ranked scientists and 150 graduates in study.
Prize winner and patented projects:
1.Technology for the production of ethylbenzene via alkylation of benzene with FCC off gas
2.R&D of New Technologies for Syn-Gas Conversion
3.New Treatment Technologies for Industrial Waste-water containing Hard-to-Degrade Organic Pollutants
4.Research on Catalytic Converters for Vehicles
5.Membrane Separation Technology
6.Research on Inorganic Membranes and Inorganic Membrane Reactors
7.A Highly Efficent Technology for the Purification of Natural Gas
8.R&D of Bio-Chemical Engineering
9.R&D on Homogeneous Catalysis and Fine Chemicals Synthesis
10.R&D of New Methods and Techniques in Analytical Chemistry