Environment and water-related issues arouse growing concerns with increasing population and over-consumption of reachable resources. Scientists are trying to understand how biodiversity, climate change and global warming, air pollution, energy security,
water pollution and fresh water accessibility put stress on the environment, society and resources. More economic and efficient environmental and water technologies are urgently in need to address, to alleviate and to completely settle these issues.
Our scientists with diversified background and expertise are dedicated to create a sustainable model for air quality monitoring and air pollution control, indoor air humidity control, water pollution detection and monitoring, wastewater treatment and
seawater desalination. Furthermore, we are also committed to create a more livable urban environment by innovating skyrise greenery and other forms of urban living architectures.
Our vision is to develop innovative technologies and products to support local MNCs and SMEs.
Our research, consultancy and technology focus:
Membrane product development
- Flat sheet membranes for gas separation
- Hollow fiber membranes for liquid purification
- Composite membranes for water reuses and seawater desalination
- Design and fabrication of membranes for niche applications
Water quality management and water treatment
- Water quality monitoring and management
- Microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and forward osmosis processes for water treatment
- Coagulation and flocculation
- Membrane distillation for seawater desalination
Advanced oxidation technologies
Membrane processes for chemicals, pharmaceutical and food & beverage industries
- Membrane pervaporation process for biofuel separation and alcohol solvent dehydration
- Nanofiltration process for pharmaceutical purification
- Hybrid processes for pharmaceutical and food & beverage purification
- Membrane integrity detection and monitoring
Air quality monitoring and control
- Indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring and assessment
- Removal of particulate matter from air
- Indoor air humidity control
- Oxygen enrichment
Waste management
- Process design to convert waste to energy
- Life cycle analysis
- Solid waste management
- Industrial ecology
- Bioremediation
- Soil remediation
Plant Science
- Skyrise green roof/wall
- Growth media formulation
- Biodiversity studies
Landscape planning and implementation- Education and outreach
- Integrated Design Process
- Management, Operations, Maintenance
Our facilities:
- Atomic absorption spectroscopy
- Ion exchange apparatus
- Automated protein analysis
- High temperature furnace
- Rotating evaporator
- Membrane filtration system
- Ion chromatography
- Karl Fisher titrator
- Gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GCMS)
- High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
- Photonics plant lab
- Hydroponics greenhouse
- Nursery shade house
- Design studios
