Projects
Natural dyes from food waste; the use of molecular engineering to develop fit-for-purpose extraction pathways Ghent University
This proposal will develop sustainable extraction pathways for natural dyes from fruit and vegetable waste with a focus on anthocyanins, quinones and carotenoids. To guide the extraction procedure and optional derivatization strategy towards the best suited application, molecular descriptors will be used that give an indication of the stability, affinity and color of the extracted molecules.
Cosmetic quality fruit and vegetable and food waste Ghent University
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Tools for sustainability assessment and management: food chains and household waste case studies Ghent University
These scholarships are awarded to researchers on the basis of social or humanitarian reasons (Ray Jacobson)
Engineering of microbiomes towards biotechnology for wood waste valorization, nutrient efficiency and recovery KU Leuven
Sustainable valorization of food wastes into reusable biocarbon catalysts and high value-added chemicals via catalytic hydrothermal treatment Ghent University
This study aims to develop a new resource recovery technology with self-made MOF heterogeneous catalyst to advocate one-step hydrothermal conversion of foodwaste. The solid phase of processed foodwaste will be transformed into highly-porous photochemical-materials for salt water purification; the liquid phase will be recovered as C5-C15 fine chemicals. This new process will pave a way of upcycling foodwaste for circular economy.
Agronomic and environmental assessment of bio-based fertilisers recovered from the processing of food and animal wastes. Ghent University
Novel bio-based fertilisers recovered from the processing of food and animal wastes have the potential to supplement or replace conventional mineral fertilisers. This PhD focuses on the comprehensive evaluation of such recovered fertilisers to determine their physicochemical composition, agronomic efficiency, and environmental performance in terms of carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions.
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.
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, ...
Reducing research waste and setting ethical priorities in nutrition research: New tools and indicators Ghent University
This research uses an interdisciplinary approach to improve the quality of nutritional epidemiology research. For this purpose, two tools are developed at different stages of research cycle, reporting guidelines at the publication stage, and ethical framework for priority settings at the initiation phase.
Interventions to ensure the best implementation strategy will be taken, and recommendation of use will be disseminated widely. ...