(344a) My Membrane Research at National University of Singapore (NUS)

Clean water, clean air, renewable energy, global warming and affordable healthcare are five major concerns globally resulting from clean water shortages, severe haze in air, high fluctuations of oil prices, climate changes and high costs of healthcare. Clean water, clean air and public health are highly related, while renewable energy is essential for sustainable prosperity.

Among many potential solutions, advances in membrane technology are one of the most direct, effective and feasible approaches to solve these sophisticated issues. Membrane technology is a fully integrated science and engineering which consists of materials science and engineering, chemistry and chemical engineering, separation and purification phenomena, environmental science and sustainability, statistical mechanics-based molecular simulation, process and product design.

In this presentation, we will introduce our efforts on membrane development for clean water, clean air, clean energy and organic solvent nano-filtration at NUS.