Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Solar-powered tech turns sewage sludge into green hydrogen and animal feed
Scientists at NTU Singapore, have developed an innovative solar-powered method to transform sewage sludge – a by-product of wastewater treatment – into green hydrogen for clean energy and single-cell protein for animal feed. Published in Nature Water, the sludge-to-food-and-fuel method tackles two pressing global challenges: managing waste and generating sustainable resources. Along with the growth of cities […]
Scientists discover ‘future-proof’ method using bacteria to remove phosphorus from wastewater
Technique also allows for phosphorus, a scarce element, to be recovered.
Scientists decontaminate heavy metal water using protein from plant waste
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), in collaboration with ETH Zurich, Switzerland (ETHZ), have created a membrane made from a waste by-product of vegetable oil manufacturing, which can filter out heavy metals from contaminated water. The research team, led by Professor Ali Miserez from the School of Materials Science & Engineering and the […]
Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has created a reusable, biodegradable sponge that can readily soak up oil and other organic solvents from contaminated water sources, making it a promising alternative for tackling marine oil spills. Made of sunflower pollen, the sponge is hydrophobic — it repels water — […]
Scientists led by NTU Singapore identify new catalysts for more efficient water splitting
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered the parameters that determine the efficiency of a class of low-cost catalysts called spinel oxides – a discovery that breaks a bottleneck in the extraction of hydrogen from water through electrolysis, the process of splitting water with electricity. A major challenge […]
Rice irrigation intensified landslides in the deadliest earthquake of 2018, says study
Irrigation significantly exacerbated the earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in 2018, according to an international study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian city on 28 September 2018, taking the lives of over 4,300 people, making it the deadliest earthquake […]
Scientists invent handheld device for quick monitoring of drinking water quality
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a portable device, inspired by the ability of the human body, to detect trace levels of heavy metals in drinking water in just five minutes. The secret lies in an organic substance within the circulating human bloodstream, called a chelating agent, which can detect and […]
New membrane water treatment system to reduce toxic waste and waste disposal cost by over 90%
A new pilot plant to treat industrial wastewater is being built that could potentially reduce the amount of liquid waste by over 90 per cent. In addition, the new plant which will be located at a semiconductor company in Singapore can also recover precious metals from the treated water which can then be sold and […]