Transforming Wastewater into Resources through
Electrically Tunable Separation and Catalytic Technologies

Welcome to the ReTUNE Water Lab! 😃

At the ReTUNE Water Lab, we develop tunable electrified materials and processes to transform complex wastewaters into reusable water and recoverable resources. Our research integrates functional materials design, electrified separation and conversion technologies, and resource-oriented wastewater treatment strategies to address emerging challenges in water pollution, resource scarcity, and circular environmental management.

The name 'ReTUNE' reflects our central vision: to retune the role of wastewater from a waste stream into a valuable resource stream. By controlling electrical inputs, material interfaces, and reaction environments, we aim to design adaptable and low-carbon water treatment systems for contaminant mitigation, selective separation, and resource recovery.

# Functional Materials and Catalytic Interfaces

We design and apply functional materials for electrified water treatment, including electrochemical membranes, nanostructured catalysts and advanced electrode materials. These materials are engineered to enhance reaction efficiency, selectivity, stability, mass transfer, and interfacial charge transport in water and wastewater treatment systems. Through material design and interface engineering, we seek to improve the performance of electrochemical and electrocatalytic processes for contaminant transformation, ion separation, and resource recovery from complex aqueous environments.

# Tunable Electrified Separation and Conversion Technologies

We develop electrically tunable treatment platforms for contaminant removal, selective ion separation, organic micropollutant degradation, and chemical transformation. Our work explores electrochemical ion seperation processes, electrocatalytic processes, electrically assisted membrane systems, and hybrid electrochemical treatment strategies.

# Resource-Oriented Wastewater Treatment and Valorization

We aim to advance wastewater treatment beyond pollutant removal toward resource recovery and circular water management. Our research investigates the recovery of valuable resources, including critical materials, nutrients, metals, ammonia, and useful chemicals, from complex water, wastewater, and waste-derived streams.