Materials-System-Environment Team (MSET)
The Material-System-Environment Team (MSET) team focuses on research and development of knowledge in system design and application of material technology to monitor and restore the environment especially in water. Additionally, the team focuses on delivering easy to process, non-toxic to the environment and minimize chemical’s involvement in research and development of environmentally friendly technologies for waste materials from agriculture or power plants industry (e.g. rice husk ashes and coal ashes).
1. Research and development of solution for better resource utilization.
– Waste management.
– Monitor, treatment and restore of water and air, and waste abatement.
2. Research and development for technology design and application to reduce environmental impact.
– Waste transformation for new application and purpose and its expansion to commercial production.
1. Development of Hybrid Material Electrodes for detection of contaminants (non-Cl POPs) in water.
2. Characterization of electrical electrodes for pesticide sensors.
3. Investigation of cation conductivity of boiler feedwater and steam at Mae Mo power plant.
4. Development of prototype reactor for dissolved oxygen reduction in deionized water by electrophotocatalysis
5. Bio-Filter Media from rice husk’s ash: the media for biological water treatment, having high porosity and high surface area for functional micro-organisms to live and duplicate sufficiently for the water treatment at any conditions such as fresh water, brackish water and saline water. In addition, the media can be used with aquatic plants and safe for aquatic animals (aquaponics).
6. Lightweight aggregate: Lightweight material with closed pore structure for use in residential construction and aquarium decoration (aquatic animals friendly).
7. MTEC’s Hortimedia: The planting media with high porous and water absorption, low electrical conductivity and excellent strength, suitable for either soilless culture (hydroponics) or mixing with other planting media to hold the volume and thus retaining ventilation throughout the growing cycle.
Research Teams in Environment Research Group
