ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS
The Environmental Chemistry and Materials Centre (ECMC), established in 2016, has expanded its activities to focus on fundamental and applied research in chemistry, chemical technologies and materials science for Environment and Water Technology (EWT). The core activities include industrial waste water treatment, advanced oxidation, sorption, value-creating green products and processes, air and water quality management, and advanced environmental analysis. ECMC leads research, innovation and industrial applications pertaining to these core activities.
Its R.E.D efforts are focused around these 3 key areas:
Water Technology
- Industrial waste water treatment
- Innovative advanced oxidation processes
- Rapid drinking water disinfection
- ZLD technology
Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental catalysis and catalytic processes
- Environmental monitoring and toxicity analysis
- Smart reusable sorbents
- Green and sustainable nanotechnology
Environmental Materials Science
- Functional materials derived from biomasses and incineration ash
- Green chemicals and materials from renewable resources
- New materials for non-conventional filtration and separation
- Plastic waste and microplastics
ECMC areas of research
Physical and chemical materials for environmental treatment applications.

Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP)
- Photocatalysis
- Ozonation
- Hybrid Combinations

Catalysis
- Novel materials for disinfection,
- lower energy
- recyclable

Sorption
- Hydrogel
- Activated Carbon

Resource recovery
- Valuable metal recovery from waste streams
Chemical technologies for industrial wastewater - advanced oxidation process
Development of novel superabsorbent cryogels for point of use water treatment
For a list of publications from ECMC, please click here
EPMC research enquiries: Professor Hu Xiao (Director) asxhu@ntu.edu.sg / (65) 6593 8126
EPMC lab safety enquires: Mr Liang Yen Nan (Lab Manager) ynliang@ntu.edu.sg / (65) 6592 7793