Projects
Optiflux: digital tool for sustainable quality assurance of fruit and vegetables KU Leuven
Fruits and vegetables contribute significantly to a healthy diet worldwide. Fresh produce production is expected to increase by 70% by 2030. However, losses of up to 50% occur during post-harvest storage, transportation and distribution, with a high climate and environmental impact. Optiflux is a patented innovative and non-chemical system, based on mathematical models, to optimize the storage conditions to the needs of the fresh product ...
PurpleRace: Cost-cutting raceway technology for purple microbiomes, sustainable feed ingredients for healthy fish. University of Antwerp
Sustainable Demanufacturing for a circular economy in an industry 4.0 (SUDE 4.0) KU Leuven
House of Sustainable Transitions Vrije Universiteit Brussel
towards a more sustainable and just society. It is the one-stop shop for sustainability transitions where the challenge
of climate change and biodiversity can be tackled from a systemic and integrated perspective, where sustainability
encompasses environmental as well as social and economic aspects. With ...
Biotechnology for a sustainable economy (Bio-Economy) Ghent University
The project Ghent Bio-Economy focuses on reinforcing the interaction between the green (plant) biotechnology and the white (industrial) biotechnology for a sustainable bio-based economy.
Potential of short-chain initiatives for bread produced with locally grown ancient and/or alternative cereals for a more sustainable agro-food system HOGENT
Controlling microbial populations for sustainable wastewater treatment Ghent University
This doctoral project deals with the interaction between microbial communities and the applied control strategies in reactors for
(1) innovative nitrogen removal based on ammonium oxidation to nitrite
(2) anaerobic digestion for hydrogen production
The main research objectives are
- mathematical modelling of microbial interactions
- to analyze the influence of process ...
Kenyan consumers' and farmers' preferences regarding sustainable food value chains: a Discrete Choice Experiment. University of Antwerp
On the Compositional Analysis and Biorefinery of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) – Resolving Uncertainties & Towards More Sustainable Processing KU Leuven
The continuously growing world population alongside our higher standard of living and the accompanying increased demand for resources and waste production, put an enormous pressure on our planet. Though, the larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens, BSF) are more than qualified to deal with municipal waste, while simultaneously contributing to the demand for resources. During their fast rearing cycle, they efficiently ...