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Researcher
Karel Van Acker
- Disciplines:Materials recycling and valorisation, Life cycle engineering, Environmental impact and risk assessment, Sustainable development, Agricultural and natural resource economics, environmental and ecological economics
Affiliations
- Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling (SeMPeR) (Division)
Responsible
From1 Oct 2020 → Today - Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling (SeMPeR) (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Sustainable Metals Processing and Recycling (Division)
Member
From1 Jan 2012 → 31 Jul 2020 - Department of Materials Engineering (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 2009 → 31 Dec 2011
Projects
1 - 10 of 49
- Sustainability and Economical Assessment of Future Steelmaking RoutesFrom27 Feb 2024 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Integrating environmental SUStainability SYstematically in product development processes (SusSy_IRVA)From1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: IWT / VLAIO - Flanders Make - ICON
- Hydrogen Plasma Reduction for Steelmaking and Circular EconomyFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
- C-Farms: Climate-neutral agriculture through sustainable C farmingFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- The adoption of hydrogen metallurgy in the climate-neutral production of steelFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie-actions (MSCA)
- Sustainability strategies for companies and sectors towards regenerative economy for dissipative applicationsFrom11 Sep 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Monitoring the circular economy in Flemish cities and municipalitiesFrom1 Sep 2023 → TodayFunding: VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research)
- Belgium Builds Back CircularFrom1 Sep 2023 → TodayFunding: FOD Public Health, Safety of the food chain and the Environment
- Nieuwe synchroonmotoren voor elektrische voertuigenFrom1 Dec 2022 → TodayFunding: Horizon Europe - Climate, Energy and Mobility
- Stock-flow modelling in the circular economyFrom10 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
1 - 10 of 104
- Circular Economy’s Potential to Satisfy the EU’s Critical Metals Demand for Green Transition(2023)
Authors: Karel Van Acker, Johan Eyckmans
Pages: 285 - 291 - Preliminary Environmental Assessment of Carbonated Slags as a Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Materials (CCUS)(2023)
Authors: Ponnapat Watjanatepin, Giuseppe Granata, Tom Van Gerven, Karel Van Acker
- Environmental assessment of woven hemp fibre reinforced epoxy composites and potential applications in aerospace and electric scooter industries(2023)
Authors: Ponnapat Watjanatepin, Karel Van Acker
- The Circular Economy as a requirement for smart information system designs(2023)
Authors: René Reich, Luc Alaerts, Karel Van Acker
Pages: 359 - 366 - Use of a fully biobased and non-reprotoxic epoxy polymer and woven hemp fabric to prepare environmentally friendly composite materials with excellent physical properties(2023)
Authors: Ponnapat Watjanatepin, Aart Willem Van Vuure, Karel Van Acker
- Defining the goals of Product Passports by circular product strategies(2023)
Authors: René Reich, Luc Alaerts, Karel Van Acker
Pages: 257 - 262 - How to measure a circular economy: A holistic method compiling policy monitors(2023)
Authors: René Reich, Veerle Vermeyen, Luc Alaerts, Karel Van Acker
- Integrated early-stage environmental and economic assessment of emerging technologies and its applicability to the case of plasma gasification(2023)
Authors: Giovanna Sauve, Karel Van Acker
- Creep behaviour of eco-friendly sandwich composite materials under hygrothermal conditions(2022)
Authors: Ponnapat Watjanatepin, Karel Van Acker
- Environmental impact assessment of cascading use of wood in bio-fuels and bio-chemicals(2022)
Authors: Wouter Arts, Gil Van den Bossche, Bert Sels, Karel Van Acker