94: From Technological Warfare to Space Empire

Chapter 100 Theoretical Derivation! You can derive this too?! (Please subscribe! Please continue reading!)

Lin Yu continued.

How to choose a catalyst?

"What we're looking at is the electronic and spatial requirements of the substrate."

"HMF is hydrogenated to produce DMF, a process that requires a moderately strong hydrogenation active center."

"Why is it medium intensity?"

"Because if it's too strong, it will also add hydrogen to the furan ring, which won't achieve the effect we want."

"Too weak, the reaction is too slow."

"A copper-cobalt alloy is just right."

"Copper provides moderate hydrogenation activity, while cobalt increases the stability of the catalyst."

"The synergy between the two is perfectly positioned within the optimal range."

He spoke and wrote at the same time.

Lines of chemical formulas and energy curves were displayed on the blackboard.

There wasn't enough room for the blackboard, so Commander Hou urgently contacted the guards and they brought over two more.

These are all precious writings, I can't bear to erase them at all.

And this explanation did indeed clear things up for everyone.

Instead, I truly understood why this catalyst was chosen.

"Aldol condensation requires acid-base active centers."

"The magnesium aluminum zirconium composite oxide provides acid-base sites of moderate strength."

"This will not cause any side reactions and can effectively catalyze the growth of carbon chains."

The choice here is not difficult.

The acidity or alkalinity of magnesium aluminum zirconium composite oxides can be evaluated by the chemical valence of the magnesium aluminum zirconium metal.

Academician Wang did a simple calculation.

Ask questions following Lin Yu's train of thought.

"Then why is it magnesium aluminum zirconium? Not magnesium aluminum calcium?"

"Isn't the acidity of calcium quite reasonable? Wouldn't zirconium increase the cost?"

Looking at the academician's question, Lin Yu was somewhat amazed.

An academician is an academician after all.

They quickly grasped the idea and followed along.

Countless inspirations and sparks of thought burst forth in his mind.

Unfortunately, zirconium is the best solution that later generations have come up with.

Lin Yu shook his head.

"Calcium won't work because calcium is a stronger Lewis acid than zirconium."

"Zirconium can activate carbonyl groups better without being too strong and causing product decomposition, but calcium cannot."

Upon hearing Lin Yu mention the properties of Lewis acid, Academician Wang clapped his hands sharply.

He exclaimed, "Great! We definitely need to consider the properties of electrophilic reagents!"

He then chuckled somewhat awkwardly and gestured for Lin Yu to continue.

He hadn't had such a thoroughly enjoyable academic discussion in a long time.

He has always been the one teaching, never the one learning.

This truly marked the end of his brief period of studying abroad.

Scholarship is always so profound and so fascinating.

It is captivating and makes people crave its power.

After Academician Wang had no further questions, Lin Yu turned around and continued writing.

"Every choice can be derived from first principles."

"Electron effects determine whether a reaction can occur."

"Spatial effects determine which direction the reaction goes."

"Energy matching determines what conditions are required."

After writing all of this down, Lin Yu put down the chalk and turned around.

He faced everyone who looked at him with composure.

"These are replicable and learnable methodologies."

"It's not something I came up with on a whim, nor is it copied from a book."

"You should start with the most basic physical and chemical principles and work your way down step by step."

Lin Yu explained it clearly.

Although the specific theories are very complex.

But they didn't find it too difficult to pronounce.

Right now, everyone is immersed in the beauty of academia.

He fell into deep thought.

Academician Wang stared at the formulas and diagrams on the blackboard for a full five minutes.

Then he laughed.

He came to sit in on the meeting today specifically to hear this.

Many of the questions raised in condensed matter physics, including those presented in this vivid lesson, have been answered.

The nearly 70-year-old academician once again smiled like a child.

This is the smile of someone who has attained the pure joy of learning.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Three "good"s in a row, each one louder than the last.

The old academician turned to look at Chief Hou.

The old academician knew that the first person to contact Lin Yu was Chief Hou, and now he couldn't help but test Chief Hou.

I want to see if Chief Hou has learned anything from Lin Yu all this time.

"Xiao Hou, do you know what this means?"

Commander Hou listened intently, but he still didn't understand what was being said.

He just shook his head; he truly didn't understand these things.

Academician Wang was in good health. He stood up straight and walked to the blackboard in just a few steps.

He pointed to the formulas and spoke to the students below the stage, whom he had taught directly or indirectly.

"This is not a technology, but a whole methodology."

"That means it can be replicated!"

"With this methodology, we no longer need to try each recipe one by one and explore each route one by one as we used to."

"Even if we don't have as firm a grasp as Kobayashi Yu."

"We can still start from the principles and design the most feasible process!"

"In the past, when we were developing the chemical industry, we were essentially feeling our way across the river by touching the stones."

"Now that we have this methodology, it means we can draw the bridge on the shore and then build it according to the blueprints."

"With this methodology, we can shorten our R&D cycle from 10 years to 1 year."

"This means that the cost of trial and error can be reduced from tens of millions to tens of thousands."

"It means that while others are still exploring in the dark, we're already heading straight for our target with flashlights!"

He became more and more agitated as he spoke, and his voice began to tremble.

His face turned bright red with excitement.

Chief Hou was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward and grabbed him to calm him down.

Lin Yu was startled and quickly stepped forward to pat Academician Wang on the back.

Having learned from Chief Engineer Liu's experience, Chief Hou really didn't dare let these precious experts get too excited.

"Old Wang! Old Wang!"

"Calm down, don't get agitated!"

"This thing was developed by our own people."

"It will always be here; it won't run away."

"Let's talk about it slowly, slowly!"

With the encouragement of Chief Hou and Lin Yu, Academician Wang gradually calmed down.

"Hey, you two are still young, what are you afraid of?"

"Can I still be so overjoyed that I faint like Xiao Liu?"

But he was indeed a little dizzy.

With Lin Yu's help, Academician Wang returned to his seat in the corner of the conference room.

After he sat down, the atmosphere in the conference room gradually warmed up again.

Chief Li is much better than Chief Hou.

He has systematically studied all of these.

Although he couldn't apply it like Lin Yu, he understood it.

Moreover, it is known that the claim that the research and development cycle can be significantly shortened is not unfounded.

But he still wanted to ask.

"Xiaoyu, is what Teacher Wang said true?"

He wanted to get a direct confirmation from Lin Yu.

But then Academician Wang objected.

He slammed his fist on the table, puffed out his beard, and glared at Chief Li.

"When have I, Wang, ever told a lie?"

The stare made Chief Li retreat in a huff.

At this moment, Academician Wang turned his gaze to Lin Yu, his eyes becoming kind and gentle.

These are the new flowers of the Republic, they cannot be treated like old cabbage stalks like Xiao Li.

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