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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
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- Environmental assessment of CO2 mineralisation for sustainable construction materials(2020)
Authors: Andrea Di Maria, Ruben Snellings, Luc Alaerts, Karel Van Acker
- Life Cycle Assessment of new recycling and reuse routes for Rare Earth Element machines in hybrid/electric vehicles(2019)
Authors: Gwendolyn Bailey, Wim Dewulf, Karel Van Acker
- Towards a more direct policy feedback in circular economy monitoring via a societal needs perspective(2019)
Authors: Luc Alaerts, Karel Van Acker, Sandra Rousseau, Simon De Jaeger, Kris Bachus, Johan Eyckmans
Pages: 363 - 371 - Eliciting stakeholder needs - An anticipatory approach assessing enhanced landfill mining(2019)
Authors: Karel Van Acker
Pages: 113 - 125 - Circular economy indicators: What do they measure?(2019)
Authors: Luc Alaerts, Karel Van Acker
Pages: 452 - 461 - Waste-to-energy is compatible and complementary with recycling in the circular economy(2019)
Authors: Jo Van Caneghem, Karel Van Acker, Johan De Greef, Carlo Vandecasteele
Pages: 925 - 939 - Life cycle assessment of novel technical routes to valorise MSWI bottom ash(2019)
Authors: Giovanna Sauve, Karel Van Acker, Annelies Malfliet, Andrea Di Maria
Pages: 225 - 228 - Turning Industrial Residues into Resources: An Environmental Impact Assessment of Goethite Valorization(2018)
Authors: Andrea Di Maria, Karel Van Acker
Pages: 421 - 429 - Impact of Bio-Based Plastics on Current Recycling of Plastics(2018)
Authors: Luc Alaerts, Karel Van Acker
- Life cycle assessment to evaluate the environmental performance of new construction material from stainless steel slag(2018)
Authors: Andrea Di Maria, Maarten Dubois, Karel Van Acker
Pages: 2091 - 2109