Projects
International Master of Science in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management Ghent University
The International Master of Science in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management (SINReM) programme educates a new range of professionals focused on developing technology, engineering and re-inventing the value chain to make it more sustainable. SINReM gives its students a broad view on the entire value chain and its different aspects. They acquire knowledge on the different (technological) options for optimizing flows of ...
Innovative and efficient solution, based on modular, versatile, smart process units for energy and resource flexibility in highly energy intensive processes KU Leuven
The project aims to design, develop and validate an innovative solution, the CIRMET solution, to provide energy and resource flexibility to Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs)
The CIRMET solution will be validated in an operational environment (TRL7) in an existing process plant (non-ferrous sector) while the replicability of the solution will be assessed in three additional energy intensive sectors (steel, cement and water sector). For ...
Innovative and efficient solution, based on modular, versatile, smart process units for energy and resource flexibility in highly energy intensive processes Ghent University
The project aims to design, develop and validate an innovative solution, the CIRMET solution, to provide energy and resource flexibility to Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) The CIRMET solution will be validated in an operational environment (TRL7) in an existing process plant (nonferrous sector) while the replicability of the solution will be assessed in three additional energy intensive sectors (steel, cement and water sector). For this ...
Nitraliser: Smart resource management through a capture-bioconvert-concentrate train for nitrate fertiliser solutions. University of Antwerp
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) as a tool for microbial resource management Ghent University
This project will investigate energy recovery from domestic wastewater through polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Following the principle of microbial resource management (MRM), we will research the processes and interactions within PHA-producing microbial communities and develop tools to steer community processes for a reliable PHA production. We will explore anaerobic digestion (AD) as a means of transforming PHA-rich waste into biogas as a fuel ...
Recovery capital in desistance and recovery: personal, social and community capital among offenders who misuse drugs Ghent University
Desistance from crime and recovery from drug misuse share similar characteristics. Researchers, in
both fields of desistance and recovery, acknowledge the importance of societal responses, besides
personal and social factors, in initiating and sustaining desistance and recovery. However, the
mechanisms contributing to this are not yet clearly understood.
Starting from the recovery field, one angle ...
International Master of Science in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management Ghent University
The International Master of Science in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management (SINReM) programme educates a new range of professionals focused on developing technology, engineering and re-inventing the value chain to make it more sustainable. SINReM gives its students a broad view on the entire value chain and its different aspects. They acquire knowledge on the different (technological) options for optimizing flows of ...
Ion recovery from spent lithium-ion battery sources by selective-electrodialysis (SED) KU Leuven
The consumption of lithium increased from 70000 to 93000 tons between 2020-2021, which is mainly due to the rapid expansion of the lithium-ion battery market. Accordingly, the global LIB recycling market is expected to increase from currently US$ 3.5 billion to US$ 23.7 billion by 2030. However, this will leave behind two major problems in the future: 1) How to dispose and treat the hundreds of millions of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)? ...
PHOSphorus Recovery from waste water FOR YOUr Life Ghent University
Phos4You (P4Y) addresses the phosphorus (P) challenge. P is a nutrient essential for all living organisms. Though it is a finite resource on earth, P is largely wasted today. The EU acknowledged this by adding phosphate rock to its list of critical raw materials in 2014. There is a need to boost the use of secondary raw P. The project addresses rural, urban and port areas in NWE. P is needed in rural areas as fertilizer or feed additive ...