Projects
Plasma catalysis for CO2 recycling and green chemistry (PIONEER). University of Antwerp
Bio based factory: Sustainable chemistry from wood Ghent University
Fossil oil depletion imposes a societal driven shift to non-edible biomass as a renewable
feedstock for chemicals. Wood is among the most abundant carbon sources on earth, and is
ideal to address this challenge. Wood contains (hemi)cellulose (carbohydrates) and lignin, a
polymeric network of arenes. Biorefineries mostly focus on the former, using lignin only as low
value fuel. This project's ambitious aim is to ...
CHASE: Unraveling fine dust chemistry in Queen Maud Land: from atmosphere to snow area Ghent University
European Marine Observation and Data Network- Chemistry Lot 3 Flanders Marine Institute
Determining factors of soil organic matter chemistry in present-day ecosystems KU Leuven
Determining factors of soil organic matter chemistry in topsoil and subsoil horizons in present-day ecosystems KU Leuven
SOLARPAINT: Understanding the durability of light sensitive materials: transferring insights between solar cell physics and the chemistry of paintings. University of Antwerp
Physical chemistry of plasma - surface interactions Ghent University
The project brings together Belgian groups involved in research on reactive plasmas with the aim to improve the understanding of the plasma-surface interactions that occur in these systems. The project is expected to drive technological developments in the areas of new materials and novel surface modification processes.
Pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment: chemical trace analysis, environmental behaviour and ecological effects Ghent University
Pharmaceuticals are internationally considered as emerging environmental micorpollutants. This project aims at gaining innovative insights into the environmental partitioning and ecotoxicological effects of the studied pharmaceuticals. Therefore, innovative chemical analytical methods will be developed, optimized and validated to measure trace concentration levels of selected pharmaceuticals in aqueous and solid environmental matrices.