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New Way to Clean Water and Air
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Researchers at the
University have successfully developed state-of-the-art photocatalytic oxidation
technology with the support of the Innovation and Technology Fund, and
transferred the new invention to industry. NanoPCOTM technology has been commercialized and licensed to
EnvironmentalCare Ltd., a company selling environmental protection products for
use in high-end water treatment and air purification systems. The first application of
this new technology, developed by Prof. Jimmy Yu Chai-mei of the Department of
Chemistry, leads to a very safe and attractive water treatment system which has
been proven to be more effective than conventional UV irradiation. It can be
used to treat drinking water, industrial or agricultural waste water, and sea
water. Currently water treatment systems employing NanoPCOTM technology have been installed in many local
seafood restaurants. The second licence introduces a new
approach for cleaning up air which overcomes the poor solar efficiency of
traditional photocatalysts, making commercialization possible. This air
purification system can be installed at hospitals, offices, schools,
restaurants, and homes.
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