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Researcher
Mik Van Der Borght
- Disciplines:Industrial biotechnology
Affiliations
- Sustainable Catalysis and Engineering (CSCE) (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Food and Microbial Technology (CLMT) (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → 31 Jul 2020 - Bioengineering Technology, Geel Campus (Technology cluster)
Member
From1 Oct 2013 → 31 Jul 2020 - Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M²S) (Department)
Member
From1 Apr 2009 → 30 Sep 2013
Projects
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- Mining and refining of second generation biomass into industrial building blocksFrom1 Feb 2024 → TodayFunding: IOF - mandates
- CHITINERY – Towards a novel sustainable chitin refinery process for insect and other arthropodal biomassFrom1 Mar 2023 → TodayFunding: IOF - technology validation in lab
- Yeast cell surface display of PET-hydrolyzing enzymes to degrade PET and pretreat PET-containing organic side streams prior to black soldier fly larvae rearing (PETyFLY)From1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Yeast cell surface display of PET-hydrolyzing enzymes to degrade PET and pretreat PET-containing organic side streams prior to black soldier fly larvae rearing (PETyFLY)From1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO Thematic call for research projects in the field of bioeconomy
- Unravelling the novel CHITINERY process: Zooming in on the reactions during subcritical chitin biorefinery of insect biomassFrom14 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Potential of cricket-enriched products to improve nutrition and health of lactating women and children (6 – 24 months)From12 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Reinventing the biorefinery of black soldier fly larvae as sustainable feedstock for industryFrom1 Oct 2021 → 30 Sep 2022Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- Investigation towards insect protein characteristics and possible food technology applicationsFrom10 Sep 2021 → 31 Aug 2022Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Strengthening KU Leuven Campus Geel as Centre of Excellence for industrial insect researchFrom1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2022Funding: Fund Recuperation Fiscal Exemption
- Microbiological safety throughout the production chain of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)From9 Apr 2020 → 9 Apr 2024Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
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- Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of plasticisers diisononyl phthalate and di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate in black soldier fly larvae reared on (micro)plastic-contaminated food waste(2024)
Authors: Siebe Lievens, Jeroen De Smet, Mik Van Der Borght
- Shelf life of the preheated and ready-to-eat long-horned grasshopper Ruspolia differens Serville(2023)
Authors: Johan Claes, Mik Van Der Borght
- In-depth biological characterization of two black soldier fly anti-Pseudomonas peptides reveals LPS-binding and immunomodulating effects(2023)
Authors: Laurence Van Moll, Jeroen De Smet, Mik Van Der Borght
- Exploring the interactions between polyvinyl chloride (micro)plastics and black soldier fly larvae: a biological and a chemical approach(2023)
Authors: Siebe Lievens, Mik Van Der Borght, Jeroen De Smet
- Effect of heat treatment on microbiological safety of supermarket food waste as substrate for black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens)(2023)
Authors: Noor Van Looveren, Leen Van Campenhout, Mik Van Der Borght, Dries Vandeweyer
Pages: 209 - 218 - Ingestion and excretion dynamics of microplastics by black soldier fly larvae and correlation with mouth opening size(2023)
Authors: Siebe Lievens, Evelynn Vervoort, Tom Van der Donck, Maria Seo, Jeroen De Smet, Mik Van Der Borght
- Depolymerisation-hydrogenation of condensed tannins as a strategy for generating flavan-3-ol monomers(2023)
Authors: Thijs Vangeel, Ruben Smets, Mik Van Der Borght, Bert Sels
- A Production and Fractionation Protocol for Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics(2023)
Authors: Siebe Lievens, Evelynn Vervoort, Mik Van Der Borght
- Incorporation of Crickets Flour in Chapatti for Improved Food Security in Bangladesh(2022)
Authors: Habiba KHATUN, Mik Van Der Borght, Johan Claes
- Optimizing the rheological and textural properties of chapatti enriched with house crickets (Acheta domesticus) flour using hydrocolloids by an I-optimal design(2022)
Authors: Habiba KHATUN, Siebe Lievens, Ruben Smets, Mik Van Der Borght, Johan Claes
Patents
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