National Cheng Kung University Sustainable Environment Research Center

1. National Cheng Kung University Sustainable Environment Research Center Status and Perspectives of SERC September 2011 SERCwebsite: serc.ncku.edu.tw 1

2. Vision and Goals Vision: Approaching “Zero Hazard, Zero Waste” and Ensuring a Sustainable Environment Goals: • Be aleadingenvironmental R&D center contributing to S&T advancement and sustainability enhancement • Providingfull-span services through integration of environmental S & T, health and social sciences • Enhancing sustainable development ofindustry and community with focus on : -safe and clean environment - renewable resources and energy - environmental remediation and hazard prevention 2

3. Sustainability Issues • Impaired water, air and soil quality poses a threat to human health, requiring concerted research to provide imminent solutions • Depletion of natural resources jeopardizes the future growth of industry, necessitating continuous R&D to develop clean and renewable energy and materials • Industrial activity and global warming cause adverse effects on land, needing research and practice to remediate, re-plan and re-use the affected areas • Sustainability problems are universal, but their characteristics and solutions are unique for each country or region, hence the need for local research and application which can be shared with neighboring countries/regions 3

4. Organizational Structure of SERC 4

5. Analytical instrument: SEM, TEM, TGA/FT-IR, XRD, XRF, AA, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, GC, GC-MS, TOC, LC, LC-MS-MS, IC, HPLC, Particle Counter, RT-PCR, LC-MS etc , ~ NTD 100million (US$ 3.3 million) Staff and Equipment • Analytical capability: Organic (melamine etc) analysis Inorganic analysis Material analysis Waste characterization Molecular biology Auxiliary equipment • Staff member: PhD: 12 Master: 23 Bachelor-: 29 Total:64 • Other equipment: Pilot plants Lab waste treatment plant 5

6. Road Map Sustainability Zero Hazard Zero Waste 3 : Focused Fields Global Top 10% • Healthy Environment Environment R&D Center • Renewable Resources • Environmental Remediation Asia Top 5% Environment R&D Center 4 Research Fields : • Resource Recycling and Reuse • Environmental Hazard Prevention Focal Research and • Environmental Information System Development • Management Strategy Progression Consolidation 8 Research Teams : • Reserv. Quality • Site Remed • Env. & Health • Mole Biotech Integration • H-Value Recycling • Land Adaptation • Green Energy • L-Carbon System SERC Setup 3 Centers : Multi - disciplinary Team 6 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2015 2010 2020

7. Focused Research Reservoir water quality management High value recycling & reuse Air Safe and Clean Environment Green energy technology Water Contaminated site remediation and reuse Renewable Resources and Energy Systematic environmental molecular biotechnology Soil Environment and health Green Production Land adaptation to climate change impact Environmental Remediation Multi-discipline strategy for Low Carbon Society 7

8. Interactive R&Ds Among Three Clusters Sustainability • Production • High Value Recycling • Green Energy • Environment • Site Remediation • Molecular Biotech • Land Adaptation • Low Carbon System SERC • Health • Safe & Clean Water/Soil • Health & Environment 8

9. Integrated Research Team Joint work by SERC staff and affiliated faculties from : *Other universities and institutes 9

10. Current Work Approach Reservoir water quality management High value recycling & reuse Fundamental Research Green energy technology Contaminated site remediation and reuse Systematic environmental molecular biotechnology Environment and Health Technology Development Land adaptation to climate change impact Multi-Discipline strategy for Low Carbon Society Planning and design services for public and private sectors Practical Application 10 Lab Waste Treatment Plant

11. Drive for Innovation and Collaboration - Team (Example) Reservoir Water Quality Management • Expertise on： • Widespread reservoir contamination/eutrophication • Effect of blue green algae toxins on water supply Myponga, SA (2006) Tai-Hu Lake (Kin-men, 2006) Tai-Hu Lake (明報, 20070601) Cary Chiou, Tsair-Fuh Lin, Ching-Gung Wen, Hsuan-Hsien Yeh, Liang-Ming Whang and Jer-Horng Wu (Env E) I-Chen Tseng (Life Sci) Jo-Shu Chang, Yao-Hui Huang (Chem E) Hsu-Wen Hung, Yan-Min Chen (SERC) 11

12. Drive for Innovation and Collaboration - Distinguished Scholars • ISI Highly Cited Researcher (Chiou) • 3 Science Papers/Letter Prof Cary Chiou Science Letter 12

13. System (including LC/MS/MSand GC/MS/MS) for rapid determination of cyanotoxins and toxigenic cyanobacteria – set up by team of Reservoir Water Quality Management. Drive for Innovation and Collaboration - Instruments (Example) LC/MS/MS GC/MS/MS 13

14. Drive for Innovation and Collaboration - Projects • Development of Key Innovative Technologies in Resource Recycling of Granite Sludge (US$ 400,000) • Testing and Study of Treatment Systems for CPDC An-Shun Site (US$ 370,000) • CEMS Management System and DAHS Improvement Project (US$ 270,000) • Investigation and Application of SEMBT on TPH Contaminated site (US$ 190,000) • Study of Products Safety Testing and QSAR Research for International Chemicals Management (US$ 170,000) 14

15. Drive for Innovation and Collaboration - Internationalization • Serve as the EU-FP7 National Contact Point (NCP) of Taiwan on “Environment Theme” -- A three-year project sponsored by National Science Council -- Prof. Juuen Chang serves as the thematic NCP coordinator 15

16. Drive for Innovation and Collaboration - Analysis & Testing • Analytical Accreditation Lab • -- ISO17025: Accreditation Lab. (TAF2099) • -- EPA Accreditation Lab.(No.103) • -- DoH Accreditation Lab.(No.021) • -- CoA Accreditation Lab. • National Chemical Substance Register Office (NCSR) -- In cooperation with SAHTECH 16

17. Key Research Results (I) • At regional level • Toxins study in aquatic environment - Chairing International Water Association’s Specialty Group on “Off-Flavors in the Aquatic Environment” • ( T. F. Lin) • Green fuel oil Production - Developed an integrated technology for Green Emulsified Fuel Oil with a 14-25% energy saving (W. J. Lee et al. ) • Establishedan innovative and integrated feedstock technology leading to efficient and cost-effective pre-treatment or hydrolysis of biomass feedstock and organic waste; design and fabricate a novel photo-bioreactor achieving effective photosynthesis resulting in high-efficiency CO2 utilization and high bio-energy yield. (J. S. Chang et al.) • Developed Systematic environmental molecular biotechnology (Bioaugmentation, Biostimulation, Biomonitoring, Bioremediation) and assembled a system for ex-situ TPH bioremediation (S. S. Chenget al.) • Operated Integrated laboratory waste treatment achieving “zero waste” – the only one in Asia 17

18. Key Research Results – (II) • At local level • Developing proteomics techniques to identify lung cancer metastasis (P. C. Liao et al. ) • Applied research results on value-added resource recycling to produce industry-grade materials, winning MoEA 2007 “Industry Contribution Award” (H. P. Wang et al.) • Carrying out integrated research on contaminated site remediationand reuse - the only integrated multidiscipline platform for site clean-up (C. C. Chao et al. ) • Undertaking“CPDC An-Shun Site Remediation” Project - serving as an authoritative advisor for Tainan City Government, with expertise in engineering, risk, communication and planning (C. C. Chao et.al.) 18

19. Laboratory Waste Treatment Plant • Funded by Ministry of Education • Majorbreakthroughs • The integratedtreatment processes • High efficiency, low emission,wastewater recycling,and energy recovery • Achievements • A sound service to all levels of school in Taiwan (treated > 2,370 tonnes lab waste) • Developed technologies to enhance the treatment as well as the value of recovered products • ExpectedBenefits • Delivering technologies to help Taiwan resolve difficult MSW incinerator ash problems 19

20. Industrial Cooperation • Within a period of 5 years, awarded 34 patents and conducted 13 technology transfers • Commercialized technologies included heavy metal recovery from ash residues and sludge, in-situ bio-remediation, etc. • Successfully executed 51 service projects with a total value of NT$ 160.3 million (US$ 5.3 million); 3 with > NT$ 10 million (US$ 330,000) in 2009. • Clientsincluded China Steel, China Hi-Ment, Chinese Petroleum, CPDC, Chi-Mei Optoelectronics, EPA, CoA, DoH, MoEA, WRA, Tainan City Government, Ministry of Education, Industrial Development Bureau, etc. 20

21. International Collaboration • Expertise sharing and capacity building through joint projects with top institutions, e.g. microplasma application to cleaner production • Effecting proactive contributions to circular economy efforts through holding conferences, joining R&Ds and providing advice to governments/industries in Southeast Asia 21 Connecting SERC with the world

22. Executed or Planned Projects from Non-Top Tier Program Sources • Government • EPA:water quality research, CEM upgrading, GHG reduction • strategy, green construction material verification, etc. • NSC:cyanobacterial metabolism, POPS flow analysis, waste or • algae to ethanol/H2, circular economy strategy, etc. • MoE:integrated laboratory waste treatment service, etc. • MoEA: eco-industrial parks, value-added resource recovery, molecular • biotechnology based site remediation, biodiesel from micro- • algae, etc. • WRA: water recycling planning and demonstration, etc. • CoA:agricultural product pesticide verification, etc. • DoH:food melamine and other toxics verification, etc. • Industries • China Steel, Chinese Petroleum, Chi-Mei, Southern Taiwan Science Park, CPDC, China Hi-Ment, ITRI, Neste Oil Co. (Finland), MWH (USA), CRCWQT (Australia), resource recovery and biomass energy companies, ICT and chemical companies, international organizations, etc. 22

23. Prior Performance 23

24. Future Work • Continue to pursue academic excellence and industrial/societal contribution at national and regional/international level, through: - fundamental research - applied research and technology development - technology transfer and implementation - integrated planning, consulting, analytical and training services • Establish SERC as a CoE in the field of sustainable environment at national and regional level 24

25. Mid- and Long-Term Plan of SERC • 5-Year from Now • To be a self-sufficient and independent research organization within NCKU, playing a leading role in Taiwan’s sustainable environment R&D, and acting as an influential partner to Government and industries in policy advice, technical support, program execution, technology implementation, and integrated service • To establish SERC as a key Asia regional center for trans-boundary cooperative R&Ds, policy advice and technical service • 10-Year from Now • To be an important world-level R&D and training center on sustainable environment, with funding from domestic and international sources, respecting strategic planning, innovative research, technology commercialization, and social service 25

26. Summary • SERC fully exercises its integrated research capability in R&D and application • SERC is committed to deliver high quality R&D outputs and carry out able services to help: - ensure a safe and clean environment for sustainable growth - securematerial, energy and water supply through value-added recycling and renewal - achieve sustainabilityat a national and regional scale • SERC will continue proactive industrial and international collaboration, to - advanceresearch in multi-fronts - make a contributionto Asia and beyond for assuringa sustainable environment 26

27. 2011 Jade Mountain Forum on Sustainable Environment 2011 年玉山永續環境論壇 Tainan, TAIWAN, 21~22 April 2010 Hosted and Organized by National Cheng Kung University Jade Mountain Declaration on Sustainable Environment The earth which we live on is facing an unsustainable future As professionals in the Pacific Region we share a genuine concern and sense of duty We hence declare at the top of Jade Mountain a common vision and approach on environmental conservation Our goal is to establish a “low carbon, low risk, zero waste” society Our action is to help to ensure a sustainable environment through global alliance, local actions, collective effort and continuous improvement Thank You for your attention. 27