EWTCOI: Sustainable Material Technology

LOFTS
URBN
Sustainable Material
Technology
By
Dr. Lim Sheau Hooi
Environmental and Water Technology
Center of Innovation (EWTCOI)
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
A SPRING-NP Partnership
since Oct 2006
EWTCOI
OUR MISSION
Our multi-disciplinary team will partner strategic industry sectors
in applied R&D and consultancy projects to translate ideas into
practical solutions or innovations for a sustainable environment
to move up the technology value chain
Water
Technology
- Water /
Wastewater
treatment
processes
- Water quality
analysis
- Bio-detection
technology
-
Sustainable
Material
Sustainable
Materials
development
Waste as new
resource
Characterisation
Green chemistry
Energy
Efficiency
- Energy efficiency
measurement &
management
- Energy efficient
AC design &
development
Membrane
Technology
- Membranes
design &
development
- Biologically
inspired
membranes
- Thermal
membrane
processes
Multi-Disciplinary Team of Engineers & Scientists
Consultancy and R&D Projects
Core Capabilities
$
The true cost of waste materials is about 10x the cost
of disposal
Raw material, labor, energy and disposal
Waste to New Product
Packaging “peanuts”
Paper &
Cardboard
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100% biodegradable
Light weight
Shock resistant
Low cost processing
Wood
Wood-Plastic Composite (WPC)
• Improved mechanical properties
• Excellent weathering property
• Moisture- and rot- resistant
Plastic
Waste to New Product
Carbon Nanotube from Plastic
• USD 20-500/gram depending on purity (%)
• Excellent thermal & electrical conductivity
• Reinforced materials
Singlewalled CNT
Induction Oven
CNT
Flexible
electronics
and sensor
Transistors /Touch
screens Batteries
Solar Cells
Multi-walled
CNT
High
strength
/
reinforcement material
Waste to New Product
Decorative building Product
• Excellent mechanical properties
• Highly resistant to chemical
Ceramic membrane
• Excellent mechanical properties
• Good chemical & thermal resistant
Waste glass
Cementitous Material
• Substitution material of cement
• Reduced carbon footprint
• Resource conservation
Lightweight foam glass material
• Excellent mechanical & thermal
properties
• UV-/Chemical resistant
• Acoustic insulation & fireproof
Waste to Sustainable Building Materials
Paver and concrete
bricks from Incinerated
Sewage Sludge Ash
Rice Husk Ash in
concrete and brick as
cement substitution
Innovative building product from
mixed glass waste
• Floor tiles, decorative building
product & light weight building
materials
Grade 30 concrete from Nasteel Ladle
Steel Slag (LSS)
• 60% of natural stone in concrete mixture
is replaced with LSS
Sustainable and Green Materials
X
X
Smart self-cleaning
coating for solar panel
application
Environment-friendly
chemical descaler
No-VOC
Environment-friendly
water-based coating
with passive cooling
SuperCritical Fluid CO2
to reduce chemical
usage & waste
Partnership with EWT
Potential Projects
• System of converting plastic waste to valuable product
• Precious Metal Recovery/Membrane surface modification using
Supercritical Fluid Technology
• Smart self-cleaning coating for solar panel application
• Environmentally friendly paint with antisolar and fire-proof properties
Please contact us at
lsh52@np.edu.sg
+65 6460 7864
or
coi_ewt@np.edu.sg
Thank you