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Bioresource Valorization
towards a Carbon-Neutral Future
Our lab specializes in green chemistry for the upcycling of biomass waste into bio-based chemicals and materials, which are renewable alternatives to their petroleum-derived counterparts to pursue carbon neutrality
Our Vision
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Technology
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Principal Investigator:
Dr. Iris Yu, Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore
Email: [email protected]
Application
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Energy
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Chemicals
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Materials
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