Research Projects

Fundamental Study on Turning of Incineration Sewage Sludge Ash (ISSA) and Heavy Metal Contaminated Sediment from Rivers or Coastal Areas as Low-carbon and Eco-friendly Construction Materials, NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme, HK$1,143,204, Jan 2019 – Dec 2022.

Sustainable Marine Infrastructure Enabled by the Innovative Use of Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete and Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites, RGC Theme-based Research Scheme, HK$6,248,840, Jan 2019 – Dec 2024 (Co-PI).

Transferring Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI) bottom Ash into Various Useful Construction Products, PolyU Technology & Consultancy Company Limited (PTeC), HK$1,428,094, Jan 2019 – Jan 2026.

Boosting Construction Waste Material Sharing in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area, CEPU Strategic Public Policy Research, Chief Executive's Policy Unit, HK$580,399, Mar 2019 – May 2022 (Co-PI).

Promoting the Use of Recycled Aggregates Derived from Demolition Waste in Concrete, Construction Industry Council, HK$2,460,000, Jul 2019 – Dec 2021.

Novel Recycling of Incinerated Sewage Sludge Ash from T Park and Waste Bentonite as a High-Performance Adsorbent for Wastewater Treatment, Environment and Conservation Fund, HK$1,548,000, Sep 2019 – May 2022.

Corrosion Mechanism of Steel Bars in Nano-modified Cement-based Materials, Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong Branch), HK$370,000, Nov 2019 – Nov 2020.

Reuse of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash as Aggregate in Concrete, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK$799,800, Apr 2020 – Mar 2022.

Development of Anti-bacterial Geopolymer Composite with Incineration Sewage Sludge Ash and Waste Glass for Sewerage Structure Rehabilitation, RGC General Research Fund, HK$883,995, Jan 2021 – Jun 2024.

Site-specific Lifecycle Assessment and Lifecycle Cost Analysis of Concrete Recycling, Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province (GDSTC), HK$240,000, Apr 2021 – Dec 2022.

Optimizing Total Factor Sustainability of Tall Residential Buildings through Innovative Modular Integrated Construction, RGC Collaborative Research Fund (CRF), HK$434,400, Jun 2021 – Jun 2024 (Co-PI).

Study on using Incineration bottom Ash (IBA) for Stabilization and Solidification (S/S) of Heavy Metal Contaminated Sediment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK$315,000, Aug 2021 – Aug 2022.

Rheological and Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Concrete with Recycled Fine Aggregate and Recycled Powder, Joint Supervision Scheme with the Chinese Mainland, Taiwan and Macao Universities - Zhejiang University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK$180,600, Oct 2021 – Oct 2022.

LCCA/LCA for the Comparison of Different Methods of Recycling Concrete, Global Cement and Concrete Research Network, HK$2,090,989, Oct 2021 – Oct 2025.

Development of NAMI’s Super Aggregate for High Performance Lightweight Concrete, Innovation and Technology Fund - Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (ITF-NAMI), HK$1,547,875, Dec 2021 – May 2023.

Enhancement of Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning along Lantau Eco-shoreline with Low-pH Sea-sand Seawater Eco-engineered Seawall Panels, Lantau Conservation Fund, HK$2,269,000, Jan 2022 – Jan 2025.

Production and Usage of Carbonated and Uncarbonated Recycled Concrete Fines (RCFines), Global Cement and Concrete Research Network, HK$1,282,407, Jan 2022 – Apr 2026.

Using Greenhouse Gas CO2 to Enhance 3D Concrete Printing, Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality, HK$500,000, Feb 2022 – Jun 2024

Research and Development of 3D Concrete Printing Materials, Able Engineering Holdings Limited, HK$1,500,000, Feb 2022 – Feb 2027

Thermal Performance of 3D Printed Recycled Concrete Wall System, Joint Supervision Scheme with the Chinese Mainland, Taiwan and Macao Universities - Other Chinese Mainland, Taiwan and Macao Universities, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK$241,200, Jun 2022 – Jun 2023

Co-recycling of Waste Glass and Other Solid Wastes in Lightweight Aggregates for Production of Ecofriendly High-performance Lightweight Concrete, Collaborative Research with World-leading Research Groups, HK$2,000,000, Jun 2022 – May 2025

Development of Multi-strength Grade Lightweight Concrete for Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) Applications, Innovation and Technology Fund - Partnership Research Programme (ITF-PRP), HK$6,581,780, Jul 2022 – Jul 2024.

Materials & Design for Product-based Modular Integrated Construction (MiC), Innovation and Technology Fund - Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (ITF-NAMI), HK$4,882,393, Aug 2022 – Jul 2024

Eco-materials for Digital Construction by 3D Printing, Innovation and Technology Fund - Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (ITF-NAMI), HK$3,260,000, Oct 2022 – Sep 2024

Effective Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash for use in the Construction Industry, Innovation and Technology Fund - Partnership Research Programme (ITF-PRP), HK$9,070,358, Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Development of Dynamic Carbonation Technologies for Precast Concrete using Flue Gas , China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd, HK$5,509,500, Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Comprehensive Utilization of Calcium Carbonate Solid Waste , China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd, HK$5,557,750, Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Low-carbon Transformation of Construction Materials using Waste Glass, Green Tech Fund, HK$5,802,500, Apr 2023 – Mar 2026

Carbon Curing for Factory Concrete Precast and In-situ Concrete, Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, HK$6,250,000, May 2023 – May 2026.

Environment and Conservation Fund Clean Air Education Programme: Big hands hold small hands, protect the blue sky together, Environment and Conservation Fund, HK$1,116,100, Jul 2023 – Jun 2025

High Value Construction Chemicals Produced from Accelerated Carbonation of Fine Recycled Concrete Powder, Innovation and Technology Fund - Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme (ITF-TCFS), HK$2,726,643, Aug 2023 – Jan 2025