The EWAT group is proud of our member Zuxin Wang, who had her thesis defense this morning and obtained her doctorate degree. One of the greatest things about education is that no one can take it away from you, we wish you all the best in this science race, where the starter pistol just got fired, jiayou!

Dr. Zuxin Wang and her advisor Prof. Olivier Lefebvre

“Southeast Asia is experiencing unprecedented growth and economic development; however, many sustainability challenges remain.”  This conference showcased the advances of Southeast Asia  scientific community, addressing many water challenges associated with rapid development.  During this conference the EWAT group organized a workshop, where participants tried to give solutions in order to improve the water management of the hotel which served as conference venue. Also, participated with 3 oral presentations, below Dr. Hugo Olvera as chair in the session of Advanced Treatment Technologies.

Dr. Hugo Olvera as chair in the Advanced Treatment Technologies session.

One of the research interests of the EWAT group is the development of new electrode materials. In order to learn new material’s synthesis methods, our PhD student Xu Jiangxiong is doing an academic stay at the Sobornne university Paris Diderot. She  hopes that the combination between the new material and the electrodes she has been developing during her PhD research, will improve the degradation efficiency of pollutants.

Working at Université Paris Diderot

The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is one of the most important events covering the full water cycle, this event held every 2 years was based in Tokyo this year, gathering specialists from more than 100 countries. The EWAT group members participated with oral presentations, posters and chairing sessions. Below, Dr. Orlando García during his oral presentation about electrochemical regeneration of granular activated carbon.

IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition

The EWAT team showcased their  reactor prototypes during the Singapore International Water Week 2018. This is one of the most important exhibitions in Asia with a strong commercial focus, where the latest water treatment solutions and technologies are exhibited. In the image, Asst. Professor Olivier Lefebvre, explaining the electro-coagulation process to stand visitors.

Singapore Water Week 2018

To recycle industrial wastewater, add electricity.

“Researchers here have found a new way to recycle industrial wastewater using electricity, which can remove up to 99 per cent of impurities.” Shelina Ajit Assomull

Full article at: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/to-recycle-industrial-waste-water-add-electricity