TECH EXPERT
Gerard Tee

Gerard Tee

Senior R&D Engineer

Environmental and Water Technology Centre of Innovation (EWTCOI), Ngee Ann Polytechnic

EXPERTISE:
Environment - Product Design & Development, Prototype Build, Test & Verification/Clinical Trials
LOCATION:
Singapore

BIOGRAPHY

As a project lead at EWTCOI, Gerard Tee has worked on multiple industry projects and has experience in the design and development of various kinds of water systems, such as water mineralisation system; air-conditioning condensate to water purification system; as well as closed-loop laundry wastewater recycling system, closed-loop stepwise food process water treatment and reuse system, and closed-loop food wastewater & solid recovery system.

Prior to joining EWTCOI, Gerard was a project lead at Hyflux. His past projects include Polymeric Membrane R&D and Production Scale Fabrications, Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Skid Design and Fabrication, Treatment of Industrial Wastewater Using MBR Pilot Plant Design, Commissioning and Performance Test at Singapore, China, Malaysia sites, and Movable Containerise System of Ground Water Treatment System Development at Indonesia site. 

Gerard has a Master’s of Science in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

PORTFOLIO

Process Water Treatment System Design and Development for Noodles Manufacturing Reuse
  • Project lead
  • Treatment system process design
  • Equipment specification determination and sizing
  • Material selection
  • Pilot system layout and installation
  • Site commissioning & performance test

Expertise Provided
  • Environment - Product Design & Development, Prototype Build, Test & Verification/Clinical Trials
Chemical Solvent Wastewater Treatment for Discharge to Meet Public Trade Effluent Standard
  • Project lead / co-lead roles
  • In-house submersible hollow fiber membrane research and development, including characterisation of membranes
  • Production scale fabrication of hollow fiber membrane
  • Conceptual submersible hollow fiber membrane skid design
  • Performance test via applied membrane bioreactor system in actual 50-1500m3/day solvent wastewater treatment plant
  • Hollow fiber membrane surface hydrophlisation/modification R&D work
  • Membrane characterisation (surface morphology study etc.)
  • Market survey of various commercial types & design of MBR skid/module/element
  • Conceptual design of the MBR skid
  • Site performance test of the MBR system (activated sludge cultivation & process optimisation of production/power consumption, membrane maintenance quantification, etc.)

Expertise Provided
  • Environment - Product Design & Development, Prototype Build, Test & Verification/Clinical Trials
Household/Commercial Building Water Dispenser/Purification System
  • Project lead
  • Treatment system process design
  • Equipment specification determination and sizing
  • System layout and installation 
  • Performance test
  • Market survey of various commercial types and designs
  • Conceptual process design of water purification system

Expertise Provided
  • Environment - Product Design & Development, Prototype Build, Test & Verification/Clinical Trials
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