Solutions for a Better Tomorrow
Novel Penetrating Electrochemical Membrane Nanoreactor for Emerging Contaminants Removal
The Current Challenges
There is no technology to remove antibiotics from industrial wastewater in an efficient, rapid and non-secondary polluting way.
The conventional systems employed in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry often fall short in effectively treating pharmaceutical wastewater. They struggle with the deep treatment required to address the persistent issue of high treatment costs and the challenging degradation of recalcitrant organic compounds.
Our Innovation and Breakthrough
Our nano-electrochemical membrane can break through the bottleneck of nanomembrane transformation into practical engineering applications and develop a new technology for the removal of antibiotics.
Taking advantage of its dual functions of membrane separation and electrocatalysis, the triple strengthening mechanism of enhanced mass transfer efficiency, physical interception and two-dimensional confined catalytic effect can efficiently degrade antibiotics in water, and develop new ways and technologies for antibiotic removal in actual industrial water treatment.
The Impact
Leveraging the unique properties of nanomaterials, which include a large specific surface area and numerous active sites, our nano-electrocatalytic membranes will be a new-generation technology to efficiently degrade and remove antibiotics from pharmaceutical industry wastewater.
Team Leader
Professor Yingcan Zhao, Faculty of Environment Science, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University
Interested in Our Innovation?
Contact us at itpr@hkbu.edu.hk to explore collaboration and partnership opportunities.