Chemistry specialty of Henan University was founded in 1923, contains 52 teachers which include 1 expert enjoying the State Council special allowance, 1 awarded of the national May 1th female model, 1 winning the May 1th labor medal of Henan province, 1 outstanding expert of Henan province, 3 distinguished professors of Henan province and Henan University, 2 teaching models of Henan Province, 7 young backbone teachers of Henan higher schools, 4 academic and technological leaders of Education Department of Henan Province, 43 professors and associate professors, faculty of the titles and degrees distribution as shown.

Discipline construction

1. characteristic specialty: national specialties on chemistry

2. Priority fields of study: the first level discipline of chemistry and the key funding discipline in Henan Province.

3. Degree program：the first level discipline of chemistry postdoctoral station, the first level of chemistry of doctoral and master programs, master programs of curriculum and teaching theory(chemistry) and environmental science, subject of teaching(chemistry) master degree program in education, environmental engineering master degree program

4. High-quality curriculum：a demonstration course on bilingual teaching of spectrum analysis in China, excellent course on analytical chemistry in Henan Province, excellent courses on organic and inorganic chemistry of Henan University.

5. Science and technology innovation team of Henan higher schools on Molybdenum＆Tungsten chemistry and chemical industry.

6. Excellent teaching team of Henan University on major courses of chemistry.

Laboratory and Research Institute

1. Key laboratory of multi-acidification in Henan Province.

2. Henan higher schools key-discipline open Lab on Molybdenum＆Tungsten chemistry and chemical industry.

3. Provincial key-Lab breeding base on contamination control and waste recovery.

4. Engineering research institute of Molecules and Crystals.

5. Research institute of pesticides.

6. Science research institute of environment and analysis.

7. Chemical research institute of theory and calculation.

In the past five years, the specialty has undertaken 17 national natural science fund projects, 15 important projects of provincial and even ministerial(Ministry of Education) level, and other provincial projects. Published more than 300 SCI papers in journals such as Chem.-Eur. J.，Chem. Commun.，Inorg. Chem.，Dalton Trans, etc., completed more than 10 achievements in Henan Province, won more than 100 awards from the government, such as Henan provincial science and technology progress award, and had more than 200 postgraduates. The papermaking black liquid treatment technology has been applied into production and already achieved remarkable economic and social benefits.