Projects
In situ synthesis and anchoring of gold and titania nanoparticles on metal organic frameworks Ghent University
In this project water stable MOFs will be synthesized. In a second step the MOFs will be applied as host matrixes for the anchoring of gold and titania nanoparticles which will be synthesized in situ in the MOF framework. The resulting NP@MOF materials will be evaluated as catatalysts in the epoxidation of different olefins and as a photocatalyst.
Application of advanced and diffusion based Magnetic Resonance techniques as a new tool to investigate nanoparticles and brain biochemistry Ghent University
This project aims at developping and applying diffusion NMR spectroscopy as research tool for in situ characterisation of colloidal dispersions of nanoparticles and quantum semi-conductors. It also will initiate the integrated spectroscopic and imaging based magnetic resonance analyses of metabolic and physiologic profile of neuropathologies in selected animal models.
Biomaterials and nanoparticles for more efficient administration of cells and proteins in regenerative therapy after myocardial infarction KU Leuven
The aim of this project is to investigate how, after a heart attack, biomaterials and nanoparticles can ensure a more efficient administration of cells and proteins so that the regeneration becomes more efficient.
On the Adsorption of Organosulfur Compounds from Liquid Fuels by Carbon Nanoparticles, Modified Carbon Cloth and Activated Carbon: An Equilibrium and Kinetic Study Hasselt University
Investigation of liquid crystalline compounds and their mixtures with mesogens, non-mesogens and nanoparticles by high-resolution adiabatic scanning calorimetry KU Leuven
Electrochemical generation and property modification of supported metal and alloy nanoparticles. University of Antwerp
Chemocatalytic recycling of polyethylene and polyvinylchloride using colloidal metal nanoparticles and homogeneous catalysts KU Leuven
Plastics have become an essential part of modern society, as versatile and cheap materials in many applications. Unfortunately, their success inevitably leads to large amounts of plastic waste, which could form a feedstock in a circular economy. However, there is a lack of new concepts that allow to process these materials into new building blocks.
In this project, innovative chemical routes are explored for recycling two common ...
Novel synthesis routes for monodisperse Hf- and Ta-oxide nanoparticles and their use as pinning centra in coated conductors Ghent University
The synthesis of small sized oxide particles with narrow size distribution and high crystallinity is essential in the application; their use as artificial pinning centers in superconducting coatings. An enhanced pinning force is envisaged, leading to increased current carrying abilities, by the introduction of nanocrystals comparable to the coherence length (2-5 nm).