Our recent work in the news:

ChannelNewsAsia - Singapore Tonight, 11 Dec 2019 Wednesday
Science Daily - Scientists convert plastics into useful chemicals using sunlight
Agence France-Presse - Scientists to harness the sun to break down plastic
Today Online - NTU scientists devise method to turn plastic waste to valuable chemicals using sunlight
France24 - Scientists to harness the sun to break down plastic
The Online Citizen - Scientists to harness the sun to break down plastic
Mirage News - NTU Singapore scientists convert plastics into useful chemicals using sunlight
Gulf News - Scientists to harness the sun to break down plastic
Journal du Cameroun - Scientists to harness the sun to break down plastic
8world - 南大科学团队使用太阳光能 将塑料垃圾转换成甲酸

Innovated Photosynthesis with Sustainable and Earth-Abundant Nanomaterials

A sustainable future requires creation of a new resource cycle that does not rely on non-renewable fuels. We can reinvent the resource cycle by harvesting solar energy to simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere and degrade environmental pollutants. Earth-abundant, visible-light absorbing materials are suitable catalysts for photodriven CO₂ reduction and substrate oxidation. For related news, please check out Bill Gates’ thoughts on solar chemicals and the need for fundamental research.

Surface and Interfacial Organometallic Chemistry for Photosynthesis

Our research is inspired by the dye-sensitised photoelectrosynthesis cell and surface organometallic chemistry. Our team will develop new ligands, first-row transition metal complexes, and photosensitisers, with a focus on Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu. These small molecules will be covalently anchored on mesoporous, visible-light absorbing, semiconductor nanomaterials to produce robust heterogeneous catalysts with isolated active sites.