NTU Singapore Launches Separation & Filtration Center

The new center will develop innovative separation and filtration technologies and serve as a link between industry with academia.

AsianScientist (Jun. 10, 2016) – Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) has set up a new center to develop and commercialize innovative separation and filtration technologies across Singapore.

The center, called Separation Technologies Applied Research and Translation (START), will fabricate large-scale advanced membranes, assemble them into complete systems, and analyze their performance using the latest testing and analytical equipment.

The technology areas START will explore include novel membranes and processes that can help to lower energy costs and increase higher yields for seawater desalination. Seawater desalination uses advanced filtration membranes to separate salt and other contaminants from seawater to produce fresh water.

Separation technologies can also be applied to the treatment of wastewater, gas separation in the natural gas industry, and even in the removal of bubbles from blood in artificial lung machines.

“START provides a much-needed platform to develop innovative technologies into actual products, given the increasing demands for clean water for both industrial and domestic use in urban cities worldwide,” said Dr. Lim Jui, CEO of NTU Innovation and NTUitive, NTU Singapore.

With a floor space of almost 600m2 and staffed with 15-20 industry engineers, START will serve as a ‘one-stop shop’ that links industry with academia.


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Source: Nanyang Technological University.
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