NTU Singapore and CEA launch research centre to develop innovative e-waste recycling technologies
The NTU Singapore-CEA Alliance for Research in Circular Economy (NTU SCARCE) will address the recycling and recovery of materials from e-waste
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) have launched a joint research centre to develop innovative, energy-efficient solutions for the recycling and recovery of resources from e-waste.
The new centre, named the NTU Singapore-CEA Alliance for Research in Circular Economy (NTU SCARCE), will focus on addressing the recycling and recovery of materials from e-waste such as discarded lithium-ion batteries and printed circuit boards.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore is supporting this NTU-CEA joint research centre.
NTU President Professor Subra Suresh, said, “This joint research centre will grapple with one of the most increasingly important issues in recycling as the world continues to produce more electronic devices and e-waste. It will study new methods and technologies to process and recover precious materials from e-waste, while minimising environmental impact. This is also one of the core tenets of the NTU Smart Campus initiative, which aims to develop technologically advanced solutions for a sustainable future.”
