Projects
Alternative Energy Forms for Green Chemistry KU Leuven
The ALTEREGO project aims at overcoming the existing bottlenecks towards implementation of alternative energy technologies for intensified chemical manufacturing. We plan to establish a new hierarchical methodology towards enabling highly efficient chemical syntheses with alternative energy forms through reliable process data collection with advanced analytical tools, robust multiscale modeling and design and development of scalable ...
Sustainable Alternatives for the Production of Conventional Energy Carriers and Chemicals Ghent University
Our society is facing important challenges in preserving the current welfare in a sustainable manner. The dependence on non-renewable, fossil sources is huge. Fischer Tropsch synthesis represents an alternative production method which can start from biomass. Fischer Tropsch products, however, do not represent the severe quality requirements and need further upgrading.
Screening of alternative anode side reactions in green hydrogen production KU Leuven
Green hydrogen production, i.e., by means of electrolysis with renewable energy, is crucial for the transition to a climate-neutral society. While the desired product is the hydrogen at the cathode, the oxygen evolution reaction at the cathode – only required to provide electrons – suffers from kinetic limitations, therefore increasing the electricity demand. Hence, alternative anode reactions that result in lower energy consumptions and may ...
Bio-economic potential of alternative biofuel trees KU Leuven
Liquid biofuels are considered as a strategy for achieving energy security, stimulating rural development and mitigating climate change. Low-income countries largely focus on biofuel production from non-food crops and trees grown on underutilized lands, in order to minimize food, fuel and environmental trade-offs. Unfounded claims on the potential of such alternative biofuel crops led to large-scale investments, especially in jatropha ...
Alternative electrocatalytic strategies for low-alkaline water electrolyzers KU Leuven
Alkaline water electrolysis is a key technology for large-scale hydrogen production powered by renewable energy. Today, less than 4% of hydrogen production is based on electrolysis processes, of which the main part is hydrogen as a by-product of chlorine production. Hence, the major share of the needed hydrogen depends on the fossil path through the steam reforming of natural gas. This situation is caused by the higher production costs of ...
Alternative Photoresist for Advanced Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) KU Leuven
This PhD project aims to develop an alternative photoresist based on organometallics chemistry for Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. Moore’s Law predicted that number of transistors per IC will be doubled every year. And to accommodate this increase the key is the dimension (size and density) of the pattern transferred to the wafer by lithography. e. The extreme ultra-violet (EUV) lithography, at a wavelength of 13.5 nm is the ...
OPTIMIZATION OF POPLAR FOR THE BIO-BASED ECONOMY THROUGH TISSUEU+2013SPECIFIC LIGNIFICATION AND THE INCORPORATION OF ALTERNATIVE LIGNIN MONOMERS Ghent University
IWT / SB-2014 batch IWT / SB / Master Barbara / 131103
OPTIMIZATION OF POPLAR FOR THE BIO-BASED ECONOMY THROUGH TISSUEU+2013SPECIFIC LIGNIFICATION AND THE INCORPORATION OF ALTERNATIVE LIGNIN MONOMERS
Our current fossil-based economy and the accompanying carbon emission is one of the driving forces of global warming. Besides the environmental impact of their use, fossil resources are limited both in quantity and geological ...
Alternative electrocatalytic strategies for CO2 electroreduction towards higher electron and higher carbon products KU Leuven
Global warming as a result of industrial age CO2 emissions is a prime societal concern with a growing popular awareness calling for policy measures. A behavioral change is important, but technology also needs to come with solutions to reduce emissions and, hopefully, even reverse it. Indeed, with a rapidly growing world population and continuous increase in energy demand, it is understood that a lone switch to renewable energies will not ...
MaltLess: Pushing boundaries in brewing by using 100% alternative cereals Ghent University
Barley, the traditional raw material for beer production, is negatively impacted by climate change in both yield and quality. Additionally, modern brewers are increasingly prioritizing sustainability and energy costs, especially given the current economic situation. Therefore, it is essential for the brewing industry to explore alternatives to barley and malt.
In the MaltLess project, we push the boundaries of beer by brewing with ...