Water is a key resource used in industrial production activities that generate large amounts of toxic wastewater. This wastewater poses a threat to the environment if it is not properly treated before being released into waterways. Effluents from chemical, pharmaceutical and textile industries with extreme pH values and solvents are difficult to treat, and new technologies must be introduced to solve this problem.
The technology research company is based in Singapore and is a medium-sized enterprise operating in the field of environmental protection. The enterprise intends to cooperate with the technology owner to jointly develop a membrane material based on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) that can be used in membrane processes such as membrane bioreactor (MBR), ultrafiltration (UV), nanofiltration (NF) and membrane distillation (MD). The proposed material should be made in the form of a hollow fiber. The technology owner is expected to provide suitable pH and solvent resistant membrane technology, technical expertise and transfer of necessary know-how to the facility for pilot and eventually full-scale membrane production in Singapore.
Forms of partnerships being considered include R&D collaboration, technology licensing and IP acquisition. The enterprise prefers technology owners with a presence and available technicians in Singapore to support the pilot project. Cooperation with foreign technology owners will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.