Ten projects of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been funded by the Environmental and Conservation Fund (ECF), with a total awarded amount of HK$5.396 million. PolyU scholars excel in innovative and applied research, making a significant contribution to goals of carbon neutrality and sustainable development for environmental protection in Hong Kong.
The ten awarded research projects cover a variety of topics, including waste management and recycling, air and water quality protection, climate change, energy conservation and carbon reduction. These projects demonstrate PolyU's research expertise in environmental protection across diverse disciplines such as in construction and building, engineering and applied sciences.
The research topics initiate innovative solutions and technologies, such as a mobile sensor platform and computer vision-based technology for street air quality monitoring, unmanned ground and aerial vehicles for beach refuse collection, and the development of a photocatalytic system to reduce carbon footprint. Some of the awarded projects aim to address climate change by focusing on the development of cooling films for the next generation of data centre and analysing the environmental impact of tyre wear emission.
The ECF was set up by the government of HKSAR to provide funding support for educational, research and other projects and activities in relation to environmental improvement and conservation of local environment since 1994.
Details of the 10 ECF funded projects:
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Principal Investigator |
Project Title |
Funded Amount |
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Faculty of Construction and Environment |
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Dr HOU Huiying, Assistant Professor of Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering |
Dynamic Monitor and Analysis of Street Air Quality in High-density Urban Environments in Hong Kong Utilizing Mobile Sensor Platform and Computer Vision-based Technology |
HK$499,600 |
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Dr SONG Dingbao, Research Assistant Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Turning Incinerated Sewage Sludge Ash into Engineering Fill Using Microbial Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Method Incorporating CO2 Sequestration |
HK$500,000 |
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Dr SHEN Peiliang, Research Assistant Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Development of Concrete Slurry Waste-derived Carbonation Coating to Improve the Durability of Concrete Structures |
HK$500,000 |
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Dr WANG Meng, Research Assistant Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Advance Our Understanding of the Environmental Impact of Tyre Wear Emission in a Changing Climate |
HK$900,000 |
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Faculty of Engineering |
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Dr CHAN Kit Ying, Research Assistant Professor of Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering |
Multifunctional Cooling Films for Energy-efficient Passive Cooling of Hong Kong's Next-generation Data Centre |
HK$498,600 |
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Dr XU Gangyan, Assistant Professor of Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering |
Autonomous Sandy Beach Refuse Collection System with Unmanned Ground and Aerial Vehicles |
HK$498,000 |
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Dr REN Jingzheng, Associate Professor of Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering |
Turning Sewage Sludge into Green Hydrogen and E-fuel with Carbon-neutrality Goals in Hong Kong: Innovative Process Design, Optimization, Economic Viability and Environmental Sustainability Assessment |
HK$500,000 |
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Faculty of Science |
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Dr LO Tsz Woon Benedict, Assistant Professor of Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology |
Developing a Photocatalytic System to Reduce Hong Kong's Carbon Footprint: Converting CO2 Emissions into Useful Two-carbon Chemicals |
HK$500,000 |
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Prof WU Jianyong, Research Professor of Department of Food Science and Nutrition |
Development of Phase Change Nano-emulsion Based Spectral Splitting PV/T System for the Full Solar Energy Usage |
HK$500,000 |
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School of Fashion and Textiles |
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Dr KANG Zhanxiao, Research Assistant Professor of School of Fashion and Textiles |
Textile-based Evaporative Air Grid to Enhance the Efficiency of Air Conditioners Utilizing Condensed Water |
HK$500,000 |
