Projects
Impact of earth-alkaline cations on zeolite formation, stability and ion exchange properties in hyper-alkaline environments KU Leuven
This Phd. focusses on the impact of earth alkaline cations on the formation, stability and cation exchange properties of high-alumina zeolites in hyper-alkaline environment. This research will contribute to the fundamental understanding of zeolite formation. Zeolite stability and ion exchange properties are of crucial importance for application of zeolites in harsh environments, for example as ion exchanger in hyper-alkaline concrete derived ...
New concepts in the synthesis of interfacially polymerized composite membranes for osmotic processes KU Leuven
The aim of this project is to acquire a thorough knowledge of the mechanisms of the formation of TFC and TFN membranes via IFP.
Membrane proces for the separation of mixtures of fatty acids and their derivatives University of Antwerp
Inorganic Chemistry: Adsorption and Catalysis. University of Antwerp
Catalytic valorization of lignin towards useful chemicals and polymer building blocks. KU Leuven
Lignocellulose biomass constitutes a renewable alternative to fossil resources for the production of fuels, chemicals and materials. While the lignocellulose constituents cellulose and hemicellulose can be efficiently valorized into fuels, chemicals and materials, the phenolic biopolymer lignin is mainly used as energy source to fuel the process. The fact however that lignin is the largest source of renewable aromatics stimulates its ...
Engineered hybrid network materials for Lewis base catalysis KU Leuven
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have been recently established its position in the catalytic world. Its porous structure together with flexible metal or organic components enable a huge range of capabilities in catalytic-based reactions. Defective MOFs have been found to have better catalytic performance when compared to a regular MOFs due to formation of new catalytically active sites. The possibilities of using defective MOFs as ...
Active iron sites in Fe-zeolites for N2O and NO abatement KU Leuven
Despite the discovery of many new materials, transition metal ion-containing zeolites remain the most solid and promising for catalyzing a huge variety of reactions in modern chemistry. In particular, they received much attention for their extremely high and stable activity for the SCR of NO and the direct decomposition of NO and N2O, next to the selective oxidation of hydrocarbons. Though they have shown promising catalysis, the identity of ...