Development Direction

 

To meet the future challenges and needs of environmental protection and sustainable development, the Branch will conduct research in 18 core areas grouped under five directions:

1

Innovative Wastewater Treatment Technology

  1. Carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen cycle-based novel wastewater treatment technology: the SANI process
  2. A low-cost self-forming dynamic membrane bioreactor (SFDMBR)
  3. A granulation process for wastewater treatment

2

Advanced Water Treatment Technology

  1. Surfactant-modified iron-oxide-coated sand for natural organic matters (NOM) removal
  2. Fractal structure of aggregates in water and their coagulation kinetics
  3. Immobilization and preparation of photocatalysts

3

Enviromental Pollution Bioremediation and Treatment

  1. Sulfide sediments treatment
  2. Anaerobic digestion
  3. Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in soil
  4. Thermal treatment of heavy metals
  5. Migration of perfluorochemicals in the environment
  6. Lead recovery (Pb) from waste cathode-ray tube (CRT) glasses

4

SMART Municipal Water Supply and Waste Treatment System

  1. The triple water system (TWS)
  2. A urine separation and treatment system
  3. Total municipal organic waste management by integrating food waste disposal and sewage treatment (MOW-FAST)

5

Environmental Impact Evaluation

  1. Environmental evaluation of trace metals and persistent organic pollutants
  2. Anthropogenic impacts on marine microbial communities
  3. Microbial source tracking of faecal pollution