Electrochemical oxidation of recalcitrant perfluorinated compounds (e.g. PFOS, PFOA) supported by electrochemically induced high valent metal species

 

- Enhanced removal of PFOS and PFOA supported by electrochemically induced high valent metal species (e.g. Fe, Ni, Cu…) using RuO2 as an anode in the water

- Study the mechanism of the enhancement of the removal of perfluorinated compounds

Development of photocatalytic systems for air purification

- Development of photocatalyst for inactivation of airborne microorganisms and VOC degradation. 

- Elucidation of microbicidal mechanism behind various redox reactions.

Study of microbial inactivation by Cu(II)-based disinfection systems and elucidation of microbicidal mechanism

- Study on the inactivation efficiency and mechanism of Cu(II)-based disinfection systems combined with various compounds.

- Inactivation of various surrogate microorganisms (e.g. E. coli, S. aureus, MS2 bacteriophage, PhiX174) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB)

- Determination of microbial inactivation kinetics by conventional disinfectant (Cl2, O3, UV) in sea water, and determination of total residual oxidants (TRO).

Development of visible light activated photocatalysts for the inactivation of microorganisms and degradation of organic compounds

- Improving photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2 through facet control

- Enhanced disinfection of microorganisms and effective decomposition of recalcitrant organic pollutants

Development of hybrid carbon-based platform materials for water treatment

Study of the microplastics degradation in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) 

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Effective Electro-Generation of ·OH:Direct/Indirect Conversion of O2 into ROS

-Setting a system with heterogeneous materials thatcan effectively produce ·OH to remove organic pollutantsin neutral pH range

-Further, studying on the possibilities for anotheroxidant generating pathways

-Electrochemical approaches to enhance the catalytic activities of less-active materials.

-Discovering new environmental applications of materials that are not well-studied electrochemically.

Study of the heterogeneous catalysts to generate reactive species (•OH. SO4•―, reactive complex…) for effective organic pollutants degradation

-Mechanism elucidation of heterogeneous catalytic process

-Removal of oxidative recalcitrant organic pollutants

Assessing the formation and the properties of high-valent metal species.

-Understanding the formation chemistry of various high-valent metal species

-Establishing the relationship between chelation of ligand compounds with the metal centre and the reactivity of corresponding high-valent metal species with the chelated compounds or other substrates in bulk

-Developing next-generation advanced oxidation process utilising high-valent metal species that can minimise unnecessary energy and chemical consumption.

In-situ chemical and thermal oxidation on soil remediation using persulfate and inorganic chelating agents

- Study on enhancement of oxidant(persulfate; PDS) utilization efficiency by chelating agents.

- Tetrapolyphosphate(TPP) chelating agents prevented useless decomposition of persulfate(PDS) and increased efficiency by chelating with metal oxide in soil.

Study of electrochemical N2 reduction for ammonia production

Study of electrochemical removal of nitrogen compounds in water treatment plant