Projects
Responsive porous coordination polymers for applications in controlled release and triggered catalysis KU Leuven
Porous coordination polymers, or metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), are a new class of functional hybrid porous materials. Among many roles, they can function as reservoirs for release of bio-active molecules, or as catalysts with Lewis acid properties. Here we want to add a new degree of complexity to these MOFs: they should only start to release compounds, or to catalyze reactions, when they receive a particular triggering signal such as heat ...
Start and coordination of the 'Nutricycle Flanders' platform Ghent University
That the European Commission's Circular Economy Action Plan of 2 December 2015 proposes the reuse of raw materials, including nutrients; that the processing of nutrients from residual flows and manure in Flanders is now only partly focused on nutrient recovery; that Flanders is researching and developing technologies for nutrient recovery: that further development and upscaling of these technologies is necessary; that a platform with members ...
Studying cell division coordination in artificial cells using microfluidics KU Leuven
Whether a cell will grow and divide is a highly regulated decision that
is controlled by a large and complex network of genes, RNAs and
proteins. Healthy development and tissue homeostasis of organisms
depends critically on this cell cycle regulatory network. So far, a great
deal of work has gone into identifying crucial proteins and their
interactions in the cell cycle regulatory network. However, it is still not ...
The Atmospheric Chemistry of Earth-like Exoplanets: a 3D perspective KU Leuven
Exoplanets or planets around other stars than the Sun are ubiquitous in the galaxy, with great diversity in stellar and planetary environments. The hundreds of known terrestrial exoplanets with mass and radius similar to Earth are preferentially found around M-dwarf stars. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is providing the first glimpses into the atmospheres of these terrestrial exoplanets which is most easily achieved for planets on ...
Electrocoordination chemistry of s-block elements in organic media for future batteries KU Leuven
Batteries are one of the key enabling technologies for the transition to a climate-neutral society by 2050.
However, the incumbent lithium-ion-battery technology is reaching its limits in terms of performance metrics
and cost reduction, while also depending on several critical raw materials. These limitations fuel the
development of future battery types, including Metal-Anode Batteries (MABs) based on monovalent or divalent, ...
Improving the Synthetic Chemistry Expertise of the Cuban Academic Sector to Support the Development of Products and Applications for the Agrochemical and Pharmaceutical Industries Ghent University
Bifocal Quantum Chemistry. KU Leuven
Supramolecular Chemistry and Materials Hasselt University
Supramolecular Chemistry and Materials KU Leuven
This scientific community aims at coordinating the research that is done in the domain of supramolecular chemistry and materials at a number of Flemish universities, complemented with a number of international expert groups. As a result, the collaboration and synergy between the partners will be strengthened, further advancing the strength of Flanders in this research area. The specific scientific research topics of the cooperation are ...