Projects
Assessing the optimal economic and environmental timing to invest in emerging technologies – Towards a dynamic and prospective assessment framework by bridging economics, environmental sustainability assessments and engineering. University of Antwerp
Environment and plant ecology at various scales. University of Antwerp
Sharing for a circular transition - engaging users by labeling and manipulating the perceived economic, environmental, and social benefits Ghent University
This project centers on circular business models oriented towards sharing under-utilized products (hereafter, sharing businesses). This research aims to provide insight into the relative importance of sharing business dimensions for engaging users (STUDY 1), the mechanisms through which these dimensions affect user engagement (STUDY 2) and the branding of sharing businesses for improved user engagement (STUDY 3).
Fractionation and purification of lignin fraction in a bio-refinery: Membrane-approaches as an economic and environmental alternative to classic separation techniques KU Leuven
Producing biobased chemicals and substituting energy-intensive separation processes are integral parts of a sustainable chemical industry. However, the downstream separation and purification of lignin-based aromatic biochemicals are challenging. Therefore, this research explores the benefits that organic solvent nanofiltration can bring to the downstream separation process of these aromatic compounds.
Different nanofiltration ...
Economic and Environmental Efficiency of Marine Cage Lobster Aquaculture in Vietnam Ghent University
The use of trash fish and shellfish in feeding lobster generates nutrient surpluses in marine cage lobster aquaculture in Vietnam. To achieve sustainable development, farms have to apply inputs as efficient as possible.
This raises the question of how productively efficient and environmentally efficient Vietnam marine cage lobster aquaculture is with respect to the major environmentally detrimental variables.
Prospective Sustainability Assessment of Emerging Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologies; An integrated Approach towards Considering Environmental and Economic Life Cycle Impacts Ghent University
The project aims at assessing the sustainability of emerging biopharmaceutical production processes considering both environmental and economic aspects by combining Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing. New methods will be developed to estimate the required data to forecast the environmental and economic sustainability of these technologies at pilot and at full scale.
Thermochemical engineering for enhanced control and recovery of valuable inorganic compounds in high-temperature reactors for unrecyclable wasted materials in the Circular Economy KU Leuven
As consumer goods come to an end-of-life, they cannot always be recycled without potential threats to the environment and/or public health. One of the reasons is the presence of dispersed inorganic additives in materials. Such additives are often essential to provide materials with desired functional properties or an extended lifetime. Hence, they cannot be entirely avoided in newly manufactured consumer goods. As a consequence of the Waste ...