That the current theoretical and experimental teaching contents of applied chemistry major is similar to that of chemistry major does not meet the needs of the training of applied talents. In this paper, the historical development of the suggestions on the teaching contents of applied chemistry major was summarized. On analyzing the needs of professional certification standards and the development of professional characteristics, the suggestions on the theoretical and experimental teaching contents of applied chemistry major are put forward. Some suggestions on the curriculum system and practical teaching of applied chemistry are also presented. It is of reference significance for the applied chemistry majors to better cultivate the applied and applied research talents.

This proposal aims to comprehensively implement the National Teaching Standards for Chemistry Majors and the guidelines from the Ministry of Education’s Instructional Committee for Higher Chemistry Education. It focuses on enhancing the quality of inorganic chemistry experimental teaching, and promoting reform and construction in this area. The suggestions include clear teaching objectives, recommended experimental contents, and specific teaching requirements to achieve targeted knowledge, skills, and competencies. Universities are encouraged to use these recommendations to optimize their inorganic chemistry experimental teaching and elevate the overall quality of experimental education.

Chromatography experiments are a fundamental experimental skill that must be mastered by the students majoring in chemistry in universities. Thin-layer chromatography, column chromatography, and paper chromatography experiments constitute the basic content of organic chemistry experiments. However, the training content, requirements, and standards for chromatography experiments vary among different universities, and lead to disparities in teaching outcomes. This article puts forward basic operation and standard suggestions for organic chemical layer chromatography, column chromatography and paper chromatography experiments, hoping to provide references for domestic peers in conducting experimental teaching and scientific research practices.

Extraction, washing, and drying are fundamental components of organic chemistry laboratory. Proficiently mastering and applying extraction and washing techniques to separate and purify organic compounds is an essential experimental skill that chemistry undergraduates must acquire. Due to the lack of unified and clear operating standards, actual teaching and experimental processes may lead to deviations in results, reagent waste, and even safety incidents. This article provides basic operational guidelines and standard recommendations for extraction, washing, and subsequent drying experiments in organic chemistry, aiming to serve as a reference for domestic colleagues engaged in laboratory teaching and scientific research.

Reflux is a fundamental technique in organic chemistry laboratory. Most organic chemical reactions and operations, such as recrystallization, are conducted under reflux conditions. Mastery of reflux operations is a crucial experimental skill that chemistry students must acquire. In organic chemistry experiments, improper reflux operations can lead to low yields, experimental failures, and even safety incidents. This article provides standard operating suggestions for various reflux operations in organic chemistry laboratory, with the aim of offering guidance for colleagues in China who are engaged in laboratory teaching and scientific research.

Laboratory safety is the basic content of chemical professional knowledge system. The suggestions clarify teaching objectives of laboratory safety course for chemistry majors. Specific teaching content and teaching requirements including knowledge, ability and quality that should be achieved are suggested. Colleges and universities can refer to the suggestions to further optimize chemical laboratory safety teaching, and consolidate laboratory safety foundation for experimental teaching and scientific research.

This paper analyzes and compares the commonalities and specific characteristics of various distillation techniques, including normal pressure distillation, air-condensation distillation, distillation of flammable and explosive low-boiling organics, reduced pressure distillation, fractional distillation, steam distillation, and rotary evaporation. The scope and conditions for applying each experimental operation are clarified, and detailed standard operating recommendations are provided for each type of distillation. Additionally, common non-standard or incorrect practices are highlighted. These standardization suggestions are scientific, reasonable, and highly applicable, contributing to improved experimental efficiency, success rates, and overall safety.

This paper analyzes the problems and their causes in the guidance of operation specifications in current organic chemistry experiment teaching. It points out the importance of constructing experimental operation specifications, the principles for formulating experimental operation specifications. Moreover, it elaborates in detail on the content, methods, writing requirements of the basic operation specifications of organic chemistry experiments that have been carried out, as well as the achievements already obtained. This paper helps peers gain a more comprehensive understanding of the basic operation specifications of organic chemistry experiments. It also assists peers in guiding students to master standardized and safe experimental operation skills in future teaching, so as to cultivate high-quality chemistry professionals.

Standardized experimental procedure is a fundamental requirement for chemical experiments, and it is also an important way to cultivate a rigorous and scientific attitude. This article provides systematic suggestions on operating specifications for measuring and controlling pressure in physical chemistry experiment, which can serve as guidance and reference for students, teachers, and other relevant personnel engaged in chemical experiment learning, teaching, and research.

Standardized experimental procedure is a fundamental requirement for chemical experiments, and it is also an important way to cultivate a rigorous and scientific attitude. This article provides systematic suggestions on operating specifications for measuring viscosity, density and optical properties in physical chemistry experiment, which can serve as guidance and reference for students, teachers, and other relevant personnel engaged in chemical experiment learning, teaching, and research.

Standardized experimental procedure is a fundamental requirement for chemical experiments, and it is also an important way to cultivate a rigorous and scientific attitude. This article provides systematic suggestions on operating specifications for measuring and controlling temperature in physical chemistry experiment, which can serve as guidance and reference for students, teachers, and other relevant personnel engaged in chemical experiment learning, teaching, and research.

Standardized experimental procedure is a fundamental requirement for chemical experiments, and it is also an important way to cultivate a rigorous and scientific attitude. This article provides systematic suggestions on operating specifications for measuring colloidal and surface chemical properties, molecular structure and properties in physical chemistry experiment, which can serve as guidance and reference for students, teachers, and other relevant personnel engaged in chemical experiment learning, teaching, and research.

In order to promote the construction of the first-class course of chemical experiment and improve the construction level and teaching effectiveness of the experimental teaching, the virtual teaching and research office of the Reform Research of Chemical Experiment Teaching of the Ministry of Education decided to give suggestions on standards for the construction and evaluation of the first-class course of chemical experiment teaching. The standard suggestions which mainly concerns teaching concept, contents, resources, methods and means, evaluation and characteristic construction have certain guiding significance for promoting the reform and construction of experimental teaching.

Standardized experimental procedure is a fundamental requirement for chemical experiments, and it is also an important way to cultivate a rigorous and scientific attitude. This article provides systematic suggestions on operating specifications for measuring electrical properties in physical chemistry experiment, which can serve as guidance and reference for students, teachers, and other relevant personnel engaged in chemical experiment learning, teaching, and research.

As a core practical component of chemistry majors, Comprehensive/Design chemical experiment courses not only cultivate students’ innovative thinking and complex problem-solving abilities but also serve as a natural vehicle for ideological and political education due to their openness, collaboration, and exploratory nature. This paper clarifies the ideological and political teaching objectives and connotative significance of comprehensive/design chemical experiment courses. Furthermore, it provides suggestions concerning the ideological and political knowledge system and teaching system, offering valuable insights for the construction and reform of ideological and political education in comprehensive/design chemical experiment courses for chemistry majors.

Sublimation is an important technique for the separation and purification of solid substances, widely used in the refinement of natural products and synthetic compounds. Due to differences in experimental content, conditions, and procedural descriptions in textbooks, experimenters often encounter non-standardized operations during sublimation experiments, leading to insufficient product purity, reduced yields, significant deviations in experimental results, and even safety hazards. Based on experience in organic chemistry laboratory teaching and scientific research practice, this paper systematically analyzes the applicable scope and key operational points of both atmospheric and vacuum sublimation. Furthermore, standardized operational recommendations are proposed to ensure the safety, efficiency, and reproducibility of experiments, providing a valuable reference for researchers in the field.

Standardized experimental procedure is a fundamental requirement for chemical experiments, and it is also an important way to cultivate a rigorous and scientific attitude. This article provides systematic suggestions on operating specifications for measuring thermal properties in physical chemistry experiment, which can serve as guidance and reference for students, teachers, and other relevant personnel engaged in chemical experiment learning, teaching, and research.

This article utilizes the catalytic hydrogen production experiment as a case study to demonstrate the systematic design of innovation-oriented experiments that encourage students to engage autonomously in practical activities. It provides students with opportunities to apply catalytic technology and kinetic characterization techniques to address real-world challenges in green hydrogen production, thereby enhancing their ability to translate theoretical knowledge into practical application. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the importance of fostering awareness of sustainable development in national green energy initiatives, while also cultivating students’ innovative thinking and problem-solving skills. The article aims to present effective strategies for integrating ideological and political content into experimental design, practical execution, and outcome evaluation. It serves as a valuable reference for incorporating ideological and political education into innovation-oriented experiments within chemistry-related disciplines, ultimately contributing to the development of talent with both innovative spirit and practical capabilities.

This article conducts a comprehensive and in-depth introduction of the basic recrystallization operations commonly used in organic chemistry experiments, covering the principles of recrystallization, solvent selection, basic operation steps, and precautions. Through theoretical explanations and analysis of actual cases, the influence of various factors on the recrystallization effect is discussed in detail, aiming to provide a set of systematic, scientific and practical recrystallization operation standard guidelines for organic chemistry experiments, so as to achieve efficient and high-quality purification of organic compounds.

The undergraduate project is a key comprehensive training of undergraduates. Embedding ideological and political education (IPE) into the undergraduate project could fully utilize comprehensive practical links as the main channel for cultivating talents. This paper defines the objectives of incorporating IPE into the undergraduate project of chemistry-related majors, aligns these objectives with graduation requirements, presents content, teaching design, implementation and evaluation suggestions of IPE in the undergraduate project. This research offers valuable insight for the future development of enhancing IPE in the undergraduate project.

This paper is grounded in the National Standards for Teaching Quality in Chemistry Majors and the “Guidelines for Ideological and Political Education in Chemistry Courses”, focusing on the objectives of undergraduate talent cultivation in chemistry. It analyzes the ideological and political education system, content, and design within chemistry laboratory courses, identifying key areas for reform in ideological and political teaching. The paper offers relevant recommendations and demonstrates how to achieve a cohesive integration of knowledge transmission and value guidance in chemistry laboratory instruction. This approach aims to foster students’ scientific spirit, innovative capabilities, and awareness of social responsibility, thereby serving as a valuable reference for advancing the reform of ideological and political education in chemistry experimental courses.

During the process of chemical synthesis and analytical determination, the pH of the solution is one of the important factors affecting the experimental results. Mastering the method of measuring the pH of a solution proficiently is a basic experimental skill that students majoring in chemistry in colleges and universities must possess. This paper introduces the types, working principles, and usage methods of pH test papers and pH meters, and puts forward standardized suggestions for the specific operations during the measurement process.

Physical constants serve as crucial indicators for identifying organic compounds and assessing their purity, with their precise determination constituting a fundamental aspect of organic chemistry experimental education. This paper comprehensively examines the significance, underlying principles, standard methodologies, operational protocols, and experimental considerations associated with the determination of key physical constants, including melting point, boiling point, refractive index, and specific rotation. Additionally, it provides an overview of contemporary instrumental techniques employed in these measurements. The authors aim to offer valuable insights and practical guidance for chemistry educators and researchers engaged in experimental teaching and scientific investigation.

Mixed-solvent recrystallization is a commonly used and highly selective purification method. However, systematic operational guidelines are still lacking in current teaching, and students often encounter issues such as inappropriate solvent selection or improper techniques, resulting in failed crystallization or low purity. This paper outlines the basic principles and procedures of mixed-solvent recrystallization, clarifies key steps including solvent selection, decolorization, hot filtration, and crystallization induction, and proposes practical guidelines. These recommendations are feasible and widely applicable, offering a reference for standardizing laboratory instruction.

Heating is one of the most common and fundamental operations in chemical experiments. It is not only used for basic procedures such as dissolution, evaporation, drying, sterilization, and disinfection but also serves to accelerate reaction rates, promote chemical equilibrium shifts or phase transitions (e.g., sublimation), and regulate reaction conditions (e.g., temperature-dependent synthesis) or achieve separation and purification (e.g., distillation). With diverse heating methods (mainly including direct heating and indirect heating) and a wide variety of heating instruments, the ability to scientifically select appropriate heating methods and equipment based on specific experimental conditions, heating objects, purposes, scenarios, and requirements, and to operate them properly, is a basic quality for laboratory personnel. This proficiency is critical for ensuring safe, efficient experiments and obtaining scientifically valid results and reliable data. This article focuses on direct heating and the correct usage and precautions for common electrically powered laboratory heating devices, including electric furnace, electric heating plates, electric ceramic hot plates, electromagnetic heating stirrers and electric heating mantles. It aims to provide suggestions for students, instructors, and researchers engaged in chemical experimentation, teaching, and research.

Drying is a high-frequency fundamental operation in chemical experiments. Mastering the principles of drying chemical substances, selecting appropriate drying methods based on different substances’ characteristics and drying requirements, and performing drying operations correctly and standardly are essential basic knowledge and experimental skills that undergraduate students in chemistry and related fields must acquire. This article introduces the types, properties, and applicable ranges of commonly used desiccants in laboratories, the frequently-used drying methods and drying principles for chemical substances in different states, as well as the usage of common drying equipment including glass dryers, air-blast drying ovens, vacuum drying ovens, and freeze dryers. It also provides corresponding operational suggestions, aiming to serve as a reference for domestic peers in experimental teaching and scientific research practices.