Projects
Integrated optimization approaches for municipal solid waste collection routing and processing facility location in Flanders. KU Leuven
Product safety and quality assurance of bioproducts from the organic fraction of solid municipal waste Ghent University
Waste mining in the Circular Economy - Impact of flow, heat and mass transfer conditions on the partitioning kinetics of critical metallic elements in thermal treatment processes for contaminated non-recyclable waste KU Leuven
In the production of bulk and consumer goods, specific chemical compounds are added in small amounts to establish desired material properties, such as strength, conductivity, colour fastness and resistance to e.g. UV, corrosion, chemical impact, heat, fire and fungal rot. Whereas these added compounds contribute to a higher quality and an extended lifetime of goods on the one hand, on the other hand they make recycling of constituting ...
Cell-wall degrading enzyme inhibition and health beneficial effects of phenolic compounds by solid-state fermentation from brassica waste Ghent University
This project will investigate the bioactivities of phenolic
compounds from brassica waste after solid-state fermentation. It aims to search the
binding mechanisms of flavonoids to the cell-wall degrading enzymes by structureactivity
relationship (QSAR) study and investigate their anti-obesity and antihypertension
activities in vivo and in vitro.
Phosphorus recovery from incineration ash of phosphorus rich waste streams KU Leuven
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for all living organisms. Currently, P used in fertilizers and animal feed is largely extracted from non-renewable phosphate rock of which reserves are depleting. The European Union (EU) considers both P and phosphate rock as critical raw materials because of their strategic importance and the economic dependence on a limited number of non-EU suppliers. In this regard, it is important to recover P from ...
Increasing the valorization potential of critical raw materials from solid residues of waste-to-energy processes KU Leuven
Ammonia recovery from anaerobic digestion via gas-liquid stripping, and its subsequent utilisation in a solid oxide fuel cell for electricity production KU Leuven
The PhD focuses on the removal, recovery and utilization of N from waste streams with both a high N concentration and high organic content, such as manure. Conventionally, these streams are treated through the process of anaerobic digestion, producing biogas of which the CH4 is also considered a potential fuel for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). This project is composed of two research tracks: i) The first idea is to use the produced biogas ...
Development of integrated, multi-modular, high-temperature systems for thermochemical processing of waste (and biomass) streams in the Circular Economy. KU Leuven
Cell wall-degrading enzyme inhibition and health beneficial effects of phenolic compounds by solid-state fermentation from Brassica waste Ghent University
Production of Brassica leads to a high amount of by-products, rich in phenolic compounds. In this study, extracts rich in phenolic compounds will be prepared, after treating the by-products using specific micro-organisms, particularly fungi. These extracts will be characterized based on the phenolic compounds present by UPLC-MS. Also the extracts will be tested on their bio-activity potential, i.e. ACE-inhibitory and anti-obesity activity, ...