About Us
About US
CRecTech is a deep-tech startup from the National University of Singapore turning CO₂ into green bio-methanol, a sustainable marine fuel. Backed by global partners including Breakthrough Energy (founded by Bill Gates) and recognized in Forbes, CNBC, The Business Times and Manifold Times, we deliver affordable, scalable solutions to decarbonize shipping.
Our Revolutionary Tech
Our novel CRecREFTM catalyst reduces biogas to methanol conversion method from conventional 4 steps to just 2 steps, significantly lowering capital and operating costs to achieve favourable return on investment.
Our Vision:
From Waste to Worth
Recycling and reconstituting waste biogas to sustainable and viable carbon neutral bio-methanol.
Our Team
We are a talented team committed to turning our ambitions of a carbon renewable technology a reality.
Dr. Kang Hui LIM
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Kang Hui Lim holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore, where he was a President’s Graduate Fellow. His expertise includes thermal and non-thermal catalysis, catalytic process modeling, technoeconomic analysis and system optimization. He has published over 50 papers in leading journals such as JACS, Advanced Materials, and ACS Catalysis. He also holds dual first-class honours degrees in Chemical Engineering and Quantitative Economics from NUS and is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. At CRecTech, he leads the company’s business and scale-up strategy for its renewable bio-methanol technology.
Dr. Kok Giap Haw
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Kok Giap Haw received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the University of Caen (UNICAEN), France, in 2015. He gained an extensive research background as a post-doctoral researcher in France, Belgium, China, and Singapore. Notably, he had a stint with TotalEnergies to develop scalable and commercially viable fluid catalytic cracking catalysts during his Ph.D. study. His primary research expertise is devoted to synthesizing and modifying zeolites and other porous materials that can be used for catalysis, adsorption, and separation, having published in top journals ranging from Angewandte Chemie, ACS Catalysis, etc. With more than ten years of experience in these areas, he is passionate about bringing new catalytic technologies to market.
KK Lai
Vice President, Business Development
KK Lai brings over 40 years of global agricultural supply chain and logistics experience in grains, proteins, and edible oils with ADM, Conagra, FE Zuellig, FCStone, and Yugrusi.
Board of Advisory
Our Partners
