Projects
Wheat Gluten based Hybrid Materials (GlutenHyb). KU Leuven
Investigating interactions between plasma and ultra-thin materials for high-throughput atomic etching in future nodes KU Leuven
Met de exponentiële groei van het genereren van gegevens, moeten de opslag- en verwerkingsmogelijkheden in een vergelijkbaar tempo worden geschaald binnen beperkte ruimte, kosten en energiebudget. De verkleining van de afmetingen van de geheugen- en verwerkingselementen is tot nu toe gehandhaafd door een combinatie van verbeteringen in lithografie, etsen en de introductie van nieuwe materialen. De volgende generatie conventionele lithografie, ...
Optimization of cutting tools for high strength materials by means of deep cryogenic treatments and coatings Sirris, the collective centre for the technological industry
Reuse of SOLar PV Panels and EV Batteries for low cost decentralized energy solutions and effective Recycling of critical raw MATErials from their EoL products KU Leuven
Europe is on the need of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) to secure its green energy transition and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. PV panels for clean energy generation, and batteries for energy storage are key components for the green energy transition but heavily depending on CRMs. However, as the PV and EV markets were developing fast in the last decade in Europe, significant amount of secondary EV batteries, and PV panels will be ...
MSA-based circular hydrometallurgy for sustainable, cost-effective production of NMC cathode materials KU Leuven
On 16 March 2023 the EC published the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) proposal that sets “benchmarks along the strategic raw materials value chain and for the diversification of the EU supplies”. By targeting the domestic refining of three “strategic” battery-related CRMs, i.e. Ni, Co and Mn, the CICERO project addresses the second CRMA benchmark: i.e. > 40% domestic processing/refining. To tackle the twin problems of (1) Europe’s ...
Dynamics and structural analysis of 2D materials (DYNASTY). University of Antwerp
A new generation of high-performance building materials and elements integrating aerogels and textile reinforced cement composites KU Leuven
Nowadays’ regulations are pushing the construction industry to meet the ambitious global goals of a sustainable society such as energy-saving, reduced CO2-emission and use of resources, and efficient construction. High-performance construction materials and systems combining mechanical and thermal properties can answer this call. At a mechanical level, Textile Reinforced Cements (TRCs) have shown their high competitiveness compared to ...
Studying metal phosphonates via crystalline and molecular reference materials KU Leuven
Understanding the structural properties and chemistry of materials at the atomic scale is essential to elucidate and rationalize their properties. However, the research motivation can tend towards well-defined crystalline materials because their characterization is often more straightforward. In this context, metal phosphonate materials are promising non-siliceous inorganic-organic hybrids, which gained increasing interest over the last few ...
Electron and X-ray microscopy Community for structural and chemical Imaging Techniques for Earth materials Ghent University
Understanding earth materials is critical to creating a sustainable, carbon-neutral society due to their involvement in many vital processes. Earth materials control the feasibility of subsurface energy storage, geothermal energy extraction, and are a source of critical elements for future-proof battery technologies. However, perturbations to geological systems can also result in hazards, such as human-induced earthquakes. If we want to ...