Projects
Model-based optimization of the operational conditions for mitigation of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from an aerobic granular sludge reactor performing integrated nitrogen and phosphorus removal. University of Antwerp
Nitrous oxide (N2O) formation in innovative aerobic granular sludge systems. University of Antwerp
Improved nitrous oxide (N2O) isotopologue flux detection for environmental sciences. Ghent University
This laser absorption spectrometer will be used for analysis of N2O emission and its isotopic signature from soil, water and sludge. This instrument is basic research equipment for the involved research groups in nearly all their research on microbial mediated N-transformation processes. The upgrade to continuous flux and high mobility of this technology is crucial for maintaining the research output of the groups at the current high ...
Understanding Nitrous Oxide Production from The Mainstream Partial Nitritation and Anammox Process (N2OPNA). University of Antwerp
Rain Forest GreenHouse Gases (RainForest-GHG). University of Antwerp
DeLock - DEnitrification unLOCKed. Unlocking the N2O-reduction capacity of denitrifying microbial communities to combat N2O emissions during wastewater treatment processes. Ghent University
In the era of global warming, solutions to reduce greenhouse gases emissions are urgently needed. Nitrous oxide (N2O) has a global warming potential almost 300 times the one of CO2, and accounts for 8% of total anthropogenic GHG emissions. The majority
Climate-smart soil management strategies for sorghum production at the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya KU Leuven
Study Title: Impact of organic amendments on Soil Properties and GHG Emissions, and Performance of Grain Sorghum Background of the study The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) has risen by over 40 % since 1750 and continues to rise at the rate of 2.0 ± 1.0 ppm Y-1 (IPCC, 2014). The rising concentration of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) has caused a significant increase in global mean air temperatures (Allen et al., ...
Development of a novel in situ phenotyping methodology to measure nitrification in the rhizosphere. KU Leuven
Nitrogen (N)-fertilisers, commonly applied as ammonium (NH4+) support half of the world food production but globally up to 50% are lost to the environment through leaching of the soluble form nitrate (NO3-) and gaseous emissions of greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). Nitrification is the oxidation process of NH4+ into soluble NO3- by soil bacteria. Reducing nitrification rates in soils may lower N-fertilisers losses and lead to higher ...