Organisation
Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling (SeMPeR)
Division
Research topics are:
• Thermodynamics for material and process development
• Extraction and refining of metals
• Interaction of liquid slag and metals with refractory materials
• Thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of processes and interface reactions
• Material characterization
Current researchers
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- Karel Van Acker (Responsible)
- Luc Alaerts (Member)
- David Arino Montoya (Member)
- Jennifer Astoveza (Member)
- Marion Bechtold (Member)
- Glenn Beersaerts (Member)
- Lesley Beyers (Member)
- Bart Blanpain (Member)
- Gaëlle Butin (Member)
- Donald Chapman (Member)
Projects
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- Solvometallurgy-based Process for Battery-grade Lithium Refining (SOLVOLi+)From1 Jan 2021 → TodayFunding: IOF - technology validation in lab
- Modular open source laser based 3D printing machineFrom1 Jan 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Carbonation for agricultural use: a circular economy approachFrom1 Jan 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO research project
- Datafication of the Circular EconomyFrom7 Dec 2020 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Waste mining in the Circular Economy - Impact of flow, heat and mass transfer conditions on the partitioning kinetics of critical metallic elements in thermal treatment processes for contaminated non-recyclable wasteFrom26 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Combining thermodynamic modelling and 3D laser printing for Bi2Te3-based quaternary Bi-Sb-Te-Se thermoelectric materialsFrom1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO senior postdoctoral fellowship
- Towards continuous combustion of gasified municipal solid wasteFrom1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Mineral filler modification for improved material interfacial interactionsFrom1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Datafication of the Circular Economy: designing a data exchange platform for upscaling the circular economyFrom1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Novel insights into natural particle-matrix interfaces of polymer composites and their applicationsFrom25 Sep 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
Publications
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- Influence of geometrical alignment of the deformation microstructure on local migration of grain boundaries during recrystallization: A phase-field study(2021)
Authors: Vishal Kapildeo Yadav, Nele Moelans, Yubin Zhang, Dorte Juul Jensen
Pages: 116 - 119Number of pages: 4 - A Materials Bank for Circular Leuven: How to Monitor ‘Messy’ Circular City Transition Projects(2020)
Authors: Julie Marin, Luc Alaerts, Karel Van Acker
Pages: 1 - 23 - Visualizing the vibration effect on the tandem-pulsed gas metal arc welding in the presence of surface tension active elements(2020)
Authors: H Hamed Zargari, K Ito, M Kumar, Abhay Sharma
Number of pages: 14 - Assessment of jojoba as a pure and nano-fluid base oil in minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) hard-turning of Ti–6Al–4V: A step towards sustainable machining(2020)
Authors: Gaurav Gaurav, Abhay Sharma, GS Dangayach, ML Meena
Pages: 122553 - 122553Number of pages: 11 - Experimental investigation of the phase relations in the SiO2-Dy2O3-CaO ternary system(2020)
Authors: Fei Wang, Wenke Zhi, Annelies Malfliet, Bart Blanpain, Muxing Guo
Pages: 23534 - 23543Number of pages: 10 - Characterization of poultry litter ash in view of its valorization(2020)
Authors: Lorien Luyckx, Gerhardus Harm Jan de Leeuw, Jo Van Caneghem
Pages: 5333 - 5348 - Surface Modified Copper Alloy Powder for Reliable Laser-based AdditiveManufacturing(2020)
Authors: Suraj Dinkar Jadhav, Pushkar Prakash Dhekne, Sasan Dadbakhsh, Jean-Pierre Kruth, Jan Van Humbeeck, Kim Vanmeensel
Number of pages: 13 - Does Car-Sharing Reduce Car-Use? An Impact Evaluation of Car-Sharing in Flanders, Belgium(2020)
Authors: Donald Chapman, Karel Van Acker, Johan Eyckmans
Number of pages: 27 - Characterization of Poultry Litter Ash in View of Its Valorization (vol 11, pg 5333, 2020)(2020)
Authors: L Luyckx, GHJ de Leeuw, Jo Van Caneghem
Pages: 5349 - 5350Number of pages: 2 - Highly Conductive and Strong CuSn0.3 Alloy Processed via Laser Powder Bed Fusion Starting from a Tin-coated Copper Powder(2020)
Authors: Suraj Dinkar Jadhav, Dongmei Fu, Maxim Deprez, Kristof Ramharter, Denise Willems, Brecht Van Hooreweder, Kim Vanmeensel
Number of pages: 14