Ongoing Research Projects
Currently, our group is involved in six on-going projects, including ECS, GRF, ITF, ARG, and Contract research grants. We have been extending our close connections with institutions (academic, governmental, and private) within and outside of Hong Kong.
Projects involved as Principal Investigator (PI)
Role |
Project No. |
Project Title |
Grant Type |
Duration |
Fund |
Project Status |
| PI | Enhancing membrane distillation's potential for water reuse and zero liquid discharge: An energy-efficient and hypersaline-stable membrane | Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) | 01/01/2023~31/12/2027 | $5,155,380 | on-going | |
| PI | Green Hydrogen-Powered Off-Grid Energy-Water Station (Micro-Grid) | ITF | 2024/01/01~2026/12/30 | $12,000,000 | on-going | |
| PI | Development of dual ammonia removal/recovery from reject liquor using a novel hollow fiber/flat sheet membrane distillation | ITF | 2024/01/01~2025/06/30 | $1,362,112 | on-going | |
| PI | Omniphobic nanofibrous membrane with bio-inspired nano-flower on-nanoneedle double re-entrant structure for enhanced performance in membrane distillation | GRF | 01/01/2023~31/12/2025 | $1,115,452 | on-going | |
| PI |
9043150 |
Facile Fabrication of a Bioinspired Omniphobic-slippery Membrane for Robust Membrane Distillation with Real Time Monitoring for Wetting, Fouling and Scaling | GRF | 01/01/2022~31/12/2024 | ~$911,317 | on-going |
| PI | An Integrated Membrane Distillation System for Highly Efficient Ammonia Nitrogen Removal and Recovery from Reject Liqour | ARG | 01/04/2023~31/03/2025 | ~$300,000 | on-going | |
| PI | Transforming Intrinsically Hydrophilic Ti3C2Tx MXene into Superhydrophobic for Efficient Photothermal Membrane Desalination (MD) | SIRG | 01/05/2022~30/04/2024 | ~$300,000 | on-going | |
| PI |
ECF 2020-05 |
Investigation of nanobubble flotation to remove micro/nano plastic from Sewage Treatment Works (STWs) in Hong Kong | ECF | 01/10/2021~30/09/2023 | ~$500,000 | on-going |
| PI |
9440294 |
Design and Development of a Novel Membrane Distillation Process for Textile Wastewater Treatment and Reuse for Zero Liquid Discharge | ITF | 01/12/2018~30/11/2020 | ~$3M (ITC and L Industries) |
Completed |
| PI | 9440195 | A Novel Membrane Distillation-crystallizer (MDCr) for Zero Liquid Discharge and Valuable Resource Recovery | ITF | 01/05/2018~30/04/2020 | ~$3M (ITC and Prime World Limited) |
Completed |
| PI | 9042497 | Engineering Omniphobic Slippery Membrane Surface for Wetting and Fouling Prevention: The Expanded Application of Membrane Distillation for Resource Recovery from Wastewater | GRF | 01/01/2018~31/12/2020 | $582,000 | Completed |
| PI | 9048074 | Thermally Driven Energy Efficient Desalination Process: A Hybrid Membrane Distillation-Adsorption Desalination System for Concentrate Treatment | ECS | 01/09/2016~31/08/2019 | $446,050 | Completed |
| PI | 9231256 | Analyzing and Monitoring On-site Smart Bin Operation and Odor Control Supporting for Promotion to Adopt New Technology | ConRes-RO | 15/05/2017~31/08/2019 | $200,000 (Korea Land and Housing Corporation & Hyeockho Engineering) |
Completed/td> |
| PI | 9667155 | Nanocomposite Super-hydrophobic-oleophilic Oil Sorbent for Enhanced Sorption Capacity and Reusability | ARG | 01/06/2017~31/05/2019 | $167,630 | Completed |
| PI | 9678158 | Controlling NOM Fouling on the Microfiltration Ceramic Membrane by Fe-Al Binary Oxide Adsorption Cake Layer | MF_EXT | 01/05/2018~30/11/2021 | $191,875 | Completed |
| PI | NP024441-01 | First Stage of Desalination Plant at Tseung Kwan O -Investigation, Design and Construction (Black & Veatch) | Consultancy (OPAU) | 19/08/2016 ~30/12/2017 | $200,000 (WSD and Black & Veatch) |
Completed |
| PI | 6986032 | Smart Bin & Sustainable Campus: Turning Waste into Energy | CSF | 01/03/2016~30/06/2017 | $131,801 | Completed |
| PI | 6986050 | Showcasing the Smart-Bin as a Model for Good Sustainability Practice at CityU for Food Waste Management | CSF | 01/07/2017~30/06/2018 | $65,000 | Completed |
| PI |
9231446 |
Removal of Micro/Nano Plastic from Marine Environments Using Nanobubble | MCEF | ~$500,000 | Completed | |
| PI |
ECF 2020-42 |
The 4th International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology (IFAWET-4) | ECF | 01/01/2021~31/12/2021 | ~$458,500 | Completed |
Projects involved in as Co-Principal Investigator / Co-Investigator
Role |
Project No. |
Project Title. |
Grant Type |
Duration |
Fund |
Project Status |
| Co_PI | UGC/FDS25/E10/17 | Development of a novel photocatalytic membrane system for bacteria-resistant organics oxidation in wastewater | UGC/FDS | 2018~2020 | $920,100 | on-going |
| Co_PI | 9240005 | Investigating the Use of Nanobubble Technology in Aquaculture | ConRes-RO | 2019~2021 | ~ $10M (IDRC) | on-going |
| Co_PI | T21-604 /19-R | A Paradigm-shifting, Fully-integrated, Compact Wastewater-to-resource Facility (WWRF) | UGC/TRS | ~$35M | on-going | |
| Co_I | Cpacity Building for Sustainable Water Governance in Hong Kong by Socio-technological Innovation | Public Policy Research (PPR) | ~$637.748 | on-going |
