CALL 2 - CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

THEME: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES | ADVANCED MATERIALS | ENVIRONMENTAL

CALL

The accelerating pace of industrialization, urban development, and unsustainable consumption has led to severe environmental degradation. These issues are further exacerbated by the impacts of climate change and threatening ecological balance and human health. Addressing these challenges is central to achieving several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as SDG 9, SDG 12 and SDG 13.

Despite ongoing efforts, existing environmental remediation and pollution control technologies often suffer from limitations such as low efficiency, high energy demand, limited selectivity, and the generation of secondary pollutants. A critical technological bottleneck lies in the lack of robust, cost-effective, and multifunctional materials/technologies capable of performing under complex and harsh environmental conditions. In this context, next-generation technological advances will offer superior performance for environmental protection, while also enabling scalable and sustainable design. Solutions should be supported by local knowledge, practically implementable, and capable of delivering measurable impact on communities, ecosystems, and governance frameworks, 10-10 MySTIE.

KEY RESEARCH AREAS

Research and innovation must focus on the establishment of unique technology for environmental remediation that are relevant to Malaysia and other tropical regions. Proposals are expected to be interdisciplinary and can make tangible impacts in real-world environmental settings. Focus areas may include but are not limited to:

• Enhancing the efficiency of pollution removal and resource recovery processes and/or;
• Developing energy-efficient and now low-carbon technologies and/or;
• Integrating digital or AI-enabled tools for monitoring, control and performance optimization and/or;
• Ensuring environmental safety, scalability, and economic viability of the developed technologies.

EXPECTED OUTCOME

1. Transdisciplinary research and innovative solutions lead to the development of new technology with enhanced capabilities for environmental remediation
2. Possible wealth creation in terms of value-added products/technology or business opportunities from the effective solution developed
3. Local approach to effectively address the problem with international relevance.

TARGETED STAKEHOLDES

Targeted stakeholders that can benefit from the outcome/impact throughout this program

1. Government Ministries and Regulatory Agencies: Benefitting from advanced R & D outputs that support the National Policy on Science, Technologies and Innovations (DSTIN) and insights generated by goals
2. Researchers and Scientists: Researchers stand to gain from new technologies and collaborative research and insights generated by innovative solutions and practices.
3. Industry and Industrial Associations: Benefit from access to scalable, advanced materials-based solutions for pollution mitigation and resource recovery
4. Local Communities: Communities affected by pollution benefit directly from cleaner, safer, and more efficient environmental remediation technologies 

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