Project List For AY2015-16 Sem II (20151105)
Project List For AY2015-16 Sem II (20151105)
Project List For AY2015-16 Sem II (20151105)
Xie Jianping
Xie Jianping
Yan Ning
Yan Ning
Yan Ning
Yang Kun-Lin
Yang Kun-Lin
Yang Kun-Lin
Zeng Hua Chun
Zeng Hua Chun
Zeng Hua Chun
Zhao Dan
Zhao Dan
Zhao Dan
Chiu Min-Sen
Lim Wee Chuan, Eldin
Proj Title
Study of a Redox-Flow Lithium Half-Cell Ion Battery
Study of a Redox-Flow Lithium Ion Battery
Diffusion of chain molecules in interconnected cavities
Diffusion and migration of chain molecules in medium containing obstacles
Simulation of self-assembly and diffusion of associative polymer
Data-driven PID Controller Design Method
Data-driven PID Controller Design Method
Data-driven PID Controller Design Method
Membrane and process development for forward osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis applications
Polymeric membranes for gas separation
Membrane distillation for sea water desalination
LNG as the fuel for public transport system in Singapore
CO2 capture from post-combustion flue gas by TSA
Technology enhanced learning in chemical engineering
Conversion of CO2 to Methanol: An investigation into the effect of catalyst supports
Role of the active metal in catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to Methanol
Effect of preparation methods on catalyst activity for CO2 hydrogenation to Methanol
Electron Transport using Ballistic Electron Microscopy
Fabrication and Monolayer Functionalization of 3D Porous Silicon and 1D Nanowires for Biological Appl
Incubating carbon network through adjusting the structures of organic precursor
Student of the technoeconomic aspects and life cycle analysis of bio fuel production
Numerical analysis for improvement of gas distribution in fluidized bed dryers
Recovery of acetonitrile from aqueous solutions using zeolitic imidazolate frameworks
Biophysical study of membrane-active antimicrobials
Synthesis and characterization of membrane-active antimicrobials against resistant pathogens
Selective antimicrobial macromolecules with Janus characteristic for increased bactericidal efficacy-I
Selective antimicrobial macromolecules with Janus characteristic for increased bactericidal efficacy-II
Molecular Engineering of Multifunctional 'Green' Coatings and Surfaces for Combating Marine Biofoulin
Design and optimization of Methanol synthesis from biomass
Process simulation of Methanol and DME production from Natural Gas
Integrating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification process with ethylene production via Oxidative
Optimizing used silica column recovery efficiencies for DNA and RNA purification.
Investigating naturally derived hyaluronic acid as an encapsulation material for mRNA
Synthesis of DNA/Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) hybrids
Nonlinear PI Control
Model Order Reduction for Distributed Parameter Systems
Application of an In Situ Sensor in Fresh Waters for Monitoring of Phosphates
Particle Focusing on Curved Microfluidic Channels
Particle Focusing on Curved Microfluidic Channels
Modeling of indoor farming system in plant factory
Systems analysis of glycosylation network
Size-engineering of thiolate-protected nanoclusters via super-cluster chemistry
Hydrogel-wrapped nano-LiFePO4 as a lithium-ion battery cathode with enhanced performance
Improving the design of the sulfur cathode in lithium-sulfur batteries
Polymer Directed Self-assembly of Ultrasmall Gold Nanoclusters through Ligand Shell Engineering
Synthesis of thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters
Kitchen grease to aviation fuels
Transformation of crab shell derived chitin into N-containing chemicals
Transformation of crab shell derived chitin into N-containing chemicals
Preparation of Enzyme Aggregates by using Millifluidic Reactors
Microfluidic Bioreactors for Culturing Stem Cells
Microfluidic Fuel Cells
Layered Nanomaterials for CO2 Adsorption
Synthetic Architecture of Nanomaterials for H2 Production
Nanostructured Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis
Engineering hierarchal porous metal-organic framework nanoparticles for gas separation
2D layered covalent organic frameworks as membrane building blocks for gas separation
A zeolitic-imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) derived dual metal loaded porous carbon electrocatalyst for o
Process Control
Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Gas Fluidized Beds with Electrostatic Effects
Proj Description
An alternative, novel energy storage system in the form a redox flow lithium half-cell battery will be co
An alternative, novel energy storage system in the form a redox flow lithium battery will be considered
Diffusion of chain molecules in porous media is an important process in practical applications and lab
Diffusion and migration of chain molecules in gel is the principle of gel electrophoresis that has been w
Associative polymer
is hydrophobically
water
soluble
polymer.
The
hydrophobic
ar
Model-based
techniques
have been themodified
predominant
PID
controller
design
methods
in thesegments
past severa
Model-based techniques have been the predominant PID controller design methods in the past severa
To study the membrane performance and fouling in FO and PRO.
(3)to characterize the membranes using FTIR, FESEM, TGA and XRD.
(4)to
optimizethe
theenergy
membrane
separation
performance
To calculate
consumption
of the
process.
This project will require extensive reading to gather information. Modeling and simulation of the LNG s
This project will require numerical solution of partial differential equations (PDEs). There are many num
The objective of the project is to investigate the meaning of learning, the underlying processes that co
Hydrogenation of CO2 is a catalyst driven process. A well-designed catalyst plays a crucial role in the
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the most notorious greenhouse gases which contribute to increasing po
The hydrogenation
of CO2
to methanol
is dependent
on the performance
the catalyst.
Heterogeneo
Presently
Cu-Zn based
catalysts
are being
studied extensively
due to theirofactivity
towards
methanol
Electronics in the high-energy levels of some particular molecules present a key alternative to the cur
Silicon, although is the most important element in microelectronic industry, it has non-ideal electron
Carbon membrane is an excellent type of separation medium for purifying gas or liquid streams becau
Over the last decades, the palm oil industry has been growing rapidly due to increasing demand for fo
Fluid bed dryers are commonly used to process granular solids. The design of the gas distributor has a
Acetonitrile is an important chemical compound and solvent. It is usually mixed with water, and used
Bacterial resistance to current antibiotics has become a global health problem due to the excessive us
In the last 20 years, the prevalence of infections due to multi-drug resistant pathogens has increased
To achieve higher bactericidal potency, antimicrobial macromolecules will be developed by combining
To achieve higher bactericidal potency, antimicrobial macromolecules will be developed by combining
Environmentally-friendly polymer brush coatings will be developed for antifouling and antibacterial ap
The aimgas
of this
project
to design
andsource
optimize
methanol
production
process
fromNG
biomass.
The l
Natural
(NG)
is the is
cleanest
fossil
andthe
unlike
fluctuations
in crude
oil price,
has a stable
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of
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polygeneration process to co-produce ethylene and electricity from shale gas with zero CO2 emissions
Silica based columns are frequently used for DNA and RNA purification. They can be recycled albeit wi
Hyaluronic acid is a naturally derived biocompatible material that is frequently applied to fabricate de
This project seeks to investigate formulation parameters for the synthesis of DNA containing metal org
In your first module on Process Dynamics and Control, you learnt to design PI/PID controllers for linear
If you like partial derivatives, then this project is the one for you. In the first module on Process Dynam
Phosphates are key nutrients for algal growth due to their relative low concentrations in waters compa
Microfluidic methods are being efficiently used for the manipulation of cells in recent years due to sev
Microfluidic methods are being efficiently used for the manipulation of cells in recent years due to sev
Indoor vertical farming is a recent technological advance to improve the yield per unit area and the st
Current cell engineering efforts are focusing on methods to improve productivity and efficacy of secre
Thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters are very small nanoparticles (< 2 nm) containing several to a hu
The LiFePO4 phosphoolivine has been heavily promoted as the cathode material for large-format lithiu
With a high theoretical specific capacity of 1672 mAh/g, sulfur is well poised as a high capacity cathod
Graphene quntum dots (GQDs) functionalized MnO2 nanosheets were proposed to be prepared based
Programmable DNA nanostructures has attracted considerable attention recently and found its applica
Pneumonia is a cause of mortality amongst the elderly. It is primarily caused by the infection of the lu
Development of green method for amide synthesis is highly wanted in sustainable pharmaceutical ma
Biodiesel is a renewable and clean fuel produced from vegetable oils. While vegetable oils are edible a
Aldehydes are often useful flavor and fragrance materials, and the enzymatic conversion of the easily
Fluidization is an important fluid-solid operation that is ubiquitous in a variety of industrial processes.
Fluidization is an important fluid-solid operation that is applied for a variety of industrial processes suc
Fluidization is an important multiphase operation where strong interactions between a fluid and solid
Functional nanoparticles (NPs), which possess functional and structural advantages over discrete mole
Functional nanoparticles (NPs), which possess functional and structural advantages over discrete mole
Autotrophic microalgae require CO2 to perform photosynthesis, and produce O2 as a by-product. On t
Biological wastewater treatment using activated sludge is integral to municipal wastewater treatment
Production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic residues has attracted considerable research as lignocellu
Magnetic ionic liquids (MILs), a sub-class of ionic liquids that exhibit susceptibility to external magneti
Electricity can be generated by mixing salt water and fresh water in a controlled way. Salt water can b
Synthesis of noble metal (e.g., Au, Pd, Pt, Ag) nanoparticles with exotic shape is of great scientific imp
Agarose polymer is known to have excellent antibacterial and antifouling properties, and agarose-coat
QCS is known to be a bactericidal polymer and coating a surface with QCS is one way to reduce conta
In this project, polypentafluorophenyl acrylate (PPFA) will be prepared by reversible addition-fragment
Energy storage as clathrate hydrate have several inherent advantages for stationery storage applicati
Natural gas hydrates are considered as a huge energy resource. Methane content present in natural g
This project involves the investigation of mixed gas hydrates systems applicable to technological appl
Heat exchanger networks (HENs) are employed in process industries to decrease the external utilities
Heat exchanger networks (HENs) are employed in process industries to decrease the external utilities
Chemical process optimization problems often have multiple and conflicting objectives (e.g., capital co
Crystallization is a unit operation of critical importance to the pharmaceutical industry. Most common
Current advances in nanotechnology are leading to rapidly increasing demand for designer nanomate
This project will explore the design, synthesis and testing of biodegradable, drug-loaded microparticle
Carbon deposition is a very serious catalyst problem as it deactivates the catalyst in biomass gasificat
Water-gas shift (WGS) is a crucial reaction since it can produce and upgrade H2. CH4 formation is rega
Oxygen-permeable perovskite membrane can transport oxygen ion via lattice oxygen species. It is kno
The separation of charge at interfaces of materials is a ubiquitous process that has very important infl
The conversion of chemical to mechanical energy typically involves the release of large amount of ene
The demand for micron-sized smart systems is stronger than ever. Many types of applications (e.g., bi
Due to wear and tear after long services, leakage may be found in a pipeline network. This will pose w
To perform pipeline network analysis, when there is a change in one of the parameters (pipe size, dem
The usage of Transformation method to analyze pipeline network has been restricted to 2-dimensiona
Hydrometallurgical methods have made use of cyanide as a primary lixiviant for gold recovery from g
Increasing demand for electronic devices and their short life has resulted in the generation of huge am
The widespread
presence
antibiotics
in aquatic
environments
even at very
low concentrations
is of
CMNVs
are primarily
madeofup
of lipid bi-layer
along
with transmembrane
proteins
and targeting molec
Gasification is becoming a more and more popular process for biomass thermal conversion because o
Municipal solid wastes (MSWs) are typically treated via incineration in Singapore. This reduces the wa
Thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters are a family of particles consisting of several to a hundred atoms
Substantial efforts have been put into investigations of ultrasmall thiolated metal nanoclusters due to
Gold nanoclusters are ultrasmall nanoparticles in size (< 2 nm), and have well-defined structures and
One of the major components in the kitchen grease is fatty acid, consisting of a long alkyl chain and a
Chitin, the second largest abundant bio-materials on earth, is the major component of the oxo-skeleto
Chitin, the second largest abundant bio-materials on earth, is the major component of the oxo-skeleto
Uniform cross-linked enzyme aggregate will be prepared by using a millifluidic reactor which consists
Endochondral ossification is an essential process during the rudimentary formation and growth of leng
A microfluidic fuel cell is a miniaturized fuel cell built inside a microfluidic device. Fuels are delivered t
Hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTlcs), also known as layered double-hydroxides (LDHs), have been inve
: In recent years, synthesis of zero-, one-, and two-dimensional materials has become a focal area in n
Methanol is one of the most important chemicals in modern chemical industry. In recent years, its imp
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which represent a new frontier for material research, are coordinati
As a new member of the porous crystalline material family, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are p
Fuel cells, such as proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), are potential power systems in the
Co-supervisor
Proj Nature
will be considered in this project. Overall, the system comprises one Computational
onsidered in this project. Overall, the system comprises one cell and t Computational
and lab characterization such as chromatography. The size and arrang Computational
as been widely used for separation and characterization of proteins.
Computational
ments
are decades.
either on However,
the ends or
located as side
chains. Because
incom
Computational
st
several
model-based
PID controller
design of
methods
require trial and error procedure due t
Computational
st several decades. However, model-based PID controller design methods
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require trial and error procedure due t
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Dr. Han Gang
Experimental
Dr. Yong Wai Fen
Experimental
Dr. Zoutank
Jian at the refuelling station will require numerical solution
Exp &ofComput
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partial differential equations. The
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many numerical methods by which partial differential equations are firstComput
converted
to ordinary differential equat
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es that constitute learning and how they can be enhanced using technology.
The student is expected to carry ou
Theoretical
e in the effective conversion of CO2 to methanol. More importantly, strong interaction of the active metal and c
Experimental
easing pollution and also global warming. This necessitates the development
of mitigation strategies. Among th
erogeneous
catalysts
preferred
because of
their
of separation
from
Experimental
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reactionCatalyst
mixture.
Presently
ethanol synthesis
andare
also
their established
use
for ease
methanol
production
from
design
is of Cu-Z
prim
Experimental
Cedric TROADEC (IMRE)
Experimental
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Experimental
ms because of its priviliged tetrahedral (sp3) network and planar (sp2) lExperimental
and for food, cosmetic and hygiene products. Aside from producing palm
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utor has a significant impact on the performance of heat and mass transfer
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nd used in pharmaceutical and electrochemical industries, as well as a m
Computational
Dr. Li Jianguo
Experimental
Dr. Li Jianguo
Experimental
Prof. K.G. Neoh
Experimental
Prof. K.G. Neoh
Experimental
Prof. K.G. Neoh
Experimental
ass. The literature provides many production pathways, so we need to exp
Computational
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Farooq
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emissions via methane oxidative coupling. Energy Conversion and Management
92, 406 420.
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albeit with varying recovery efficiencies. In this project, buffer formulatExperimental
ricate delivery devices. However, it is not certain whether such mate Experimental
metal organic frameworks (MOFs). You will first learn synthesis proced Experimental
or linear processes. These controllers may work well for mildly nonline Comput & Theor
ss Dynamics and Control, you largely dealt with linear processes th
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rs comparing with other nutrients, such as nitrate. Monitoring of phosphates
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in waters is hence important as al
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Dr. In-Cheol Jang (Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory)
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of secreted proteins. Mammalian cell lines such as Chinese Hamster OvComput & Theor
al to a hundred atoms. Particles in this size regime display unusual opticExperimental
mat lithium-ion batteries. It has many salient advantages such as a low Experimental
ty cathode material in rechargeable lithium batteries using lithium me Computational
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