Projects
Innovative pretreatment strategies for enhanced resource recovery from organic waste streams KU Leuven
Resource recovery from saline waste sludge through the combined use of acid fermentation and anaerobic digestion KU Leuven
Industry 4.0 solutions for optimised value recovery from Waste Electrical and Electric Equipment (WEEE) KU Leuven
Demanufacturing activities consist of the disassembly of products to their separate components for recovery or further recycling as well as the disassembly or destructive processing of the separate components for the recovery of valuable materials. Remanufacturing activities consist of the subsequent cleaning, repairing, as well as refurbishing, upgrading and maintenance of recovered components or entire product assemblies. The potential of ...
Phosphorus Recovery from Multiple Waste Sources KU Leuven
Phosphorus security is emerging as one of the twenty-first century’s greatest global sustainability challenges. The main natural phosphorus resource is phosphate rock which is a non-renewable resource. Due to the high demand of phosphorus for human activities, the natural cycle of phosphorus has been opened and the mobile phosphorus in the environment has been ending up in natural water bodies, which causing eutrophication in these water ...
Recovering truth, transforming conflict: an exploration of ways in which truth recovery can contribute to conflict transformation in conditions where the prospect for justice for grave violations is problematical. KU Leuven
Abstract (English)
In what ways do victims see recovering truth about the violation perpetrated against them as a means of transforming the violation’s continuing impact? Set among the mutation in recent years of transitional justice into the dogma of an internationally mobile, highly professionalised elite, this research question invokes the axiological leanings of the early transitional justice initiatives – the priority ...
Software-based Trusted Computing Architecture for Resource-constrained Internet of Things Devices KU Leuven
The past years have witnessed a proliferation of a wide variety of small-integrated special-purpose computing platforms, so-called embedded or Internet of Things (IoT) devices, that are connected to the Internet to send and receive data. The number of such devices is increasing dramatically in all application domains. They are, for instance, massively integrated in medical instruments, vehicles, planes, industrial control systems, military ...
PhD positions in Smart Responsive Separation with Hybrid Processes KU Leuven
Formulation and Characterization of Novel Hierarchical Ion Exchange Membranes for Electrodialysis Application - EXCEED KU Leuven
Electro-membrane processes are critical for implementing an effective water circular economy. Among these, electrodialysis (ED) is considered a convenient choice for blackish water desalination, wastewater treatment (in view of resource recovery), trace contaminants removal and fractionation of specific metals (Li+, Mg+, …). Currently, the development of ED processes is hindered by the high cost of the system, which largely comes from ion ...
Development of an optimized sustainable waste management system for Aruba KU Leuven
Rapidly increasing waste generation is posing significant challenges to small island developing states (SIDS) where geographic isolation, high population densities, limited regulatory frameworks and competing land uses compound issues related to municipal solid waste management. This is particularly the case in Aruba where the majority of waste is deposited without pre-treatment at landfill. This PhD will focus on the development of ...