Prof. Daniel LAU, Associate Director of the Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Key Member of the Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE), Head of the Department of Applied Physics and Chair Professor of Nanomaterials, was featured in the RTHK radio programmes, including “Under the Sun” on 20 and 27 October 2024, and “Infinite Future” on 26 October 2024.
In the programmes, Prof. Lau introduced the novel electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction system developed by his team. This system can efficiently convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into ethylene, a raw material for plastics, thus achieving a carbon-negative effect. Prof. Lau is currently collaborating with the industry to conduct research on improving this device and enhancing its stability, hoping to apply this technology to overseas petrochemical plants or waste-to-energy devices in the near future.
Prof. Lau also hopes to collaborate with relevant government departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, such as the Environment and Ecology Bureau, to apply this technology to local waste-to-energy facilities to convert the carbon dioxide emitted from incinerators into ethylene. Prof. Lau also shared that this “catalyst material test device” has been carried into space along with the aerospace programme of the China National Space Administration to test for its stability in space.
Online coverage:
RTHK Under the Sun (27 October 2024) - https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio1/programme/underthesun/episode/984300
RTHK Under the Sun (20 October 2024) - https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio1/programme/underthesun/episode/982843
RTHK Infinite Future - https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio1/programme/infinitefuture/episode/984158
| Research Units | Photonics Research Institute | Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations |
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