Projects
AGS-MBR, the continuous-flow, aerobic granular sludge membrane bioreactor for industrial wastewater treatment. University of Antwerp
Next-generation bioprocess engineering: phage-based synthetic reprogramming of bacterial bioreactor populations KU Leuven
In this proposal, we will interface synthetic biology, gene regulatory modeling and population dynamics modeling to establish and standardize novel and tunable tools to genetically reprogram bacterial populations. More specifically, we will focus (i) on phage mediated transduction as highly efficient way to transmit a genetic instruction throughout a bacterial population, (ii) on the design of synthetic circuitry that imposes staged genetic ...
Membrane Bioreactor for Enhanced Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose KU Leuven
With the rising environmental concerns related to fossil fuels utilization and the depletion of resources, interest in bioethanol from lignocellulosic wastes as a potential sustainable energy alternative has been increasing. However, enhancing the enzymatic hydrolysis of celluloses is essential for efficient and feasible bioconversion of cellulose to produce simple sugars that can be converted to bioethanol by fermentation. Enzymatic process ...
Reprogramming bacterial bioreactor populations using a synthetic phage chassis KU Leuven
This project aims to establish a novel platform of phage-based transmission-tools to genetically reprogram bacterial bioreactor populations in order to alleviate current problems in the field of bioprocessing.
TwinMemBio –Two type membrane bioreactor for extreme efficient decentralized wastewater treatment. University of Antwerp
Investigating the radioprotective mechanisms of biotic food supplements using human gut organoids-derived bioreactor. University of Antwerp
set-up of a lab-scale bioreactor University of Antwerp
Membrane bioreactor optimisation Ghent University
This project aims at studying the impact of influent disturbances on membrane fouling. 2 pilot plants are being operated with advanced data collection in conjunction with mathematical modeling.