Projecten
Twinning of research activities for the frontier research in the fields of food, nutrition and environmental ‘omics KU Leuven
The objective of FoodEnTwin is to create a networking collaboration among the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Chemistry (UBFC) and its Center of Research Excellence for Molecular Food Sciences (CoE MFS) and four high renowned institutes from Sweden, Austria and Belgium providing a unique opportunity for UBFC and its partners to increase their scientific excellence and visibility, technology innovation capacity and enable frontier ...
Paleoenvironmental reconstructie in Madagaskar. KU Leuven
Madagascar is an excellent location for paleoenvironmental study because of its unique topography, climate, and environment. However, it is among understudied regions worldwide, and even though substantial paleoenvironmental conclusions have been drawn from separate investigation of peleothem proxies (e.g., from Anjohibe Cave) and lake sediments proxies (e.g. from Lake Mitsinjo), such conclusions have not yet been fully validated. Validation ...
Non-Noble Metal Catalysis: onderzoek van de edelmetalen (Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt) KU Leuven
Transition metal catalysts are formidable tools towards greener chemistry, allowing for low-waste, energy-efficient, and selective reactions. However, the noble metals (Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt) that are currently most common in homogeneous catalysts suffer from high toxicity and environmental impact in addition to their scarcity and ensuing high cost. First-row metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) are emerging as environmentally benign alternatives, ...
Identificatie en eliminatie van knelpunten voor de biologische afbraak van microverontreinigingen: naar een duurzame menselijke watercyclus (BioSustain) KU Leuven
Meeting the demand for freshwater is an ongoing grand challenge. Pollution of ground and surface waters by organic micropollutants (OMPs) increasingly exacerbates water scarcity. Many OMPs are recalcitrant throughout the human water cycle. Specific – but often not fully explored – (eco)toxicological impacts on humans and the environment prompted European legislation to introduce stringent threshold limits. To meet these limits, water ...
Europees opleidingsnetwerk voor zero-waste valorisatie van bauxietresidu KU Leuven
To tackle its (critical) raw material dependency, Europe needs comprehensive strategies based on sustainable primary mining, substitution and recycling. Freshly produced flows and stocks of landfilled industrial residues such as mine tailings, non-ferrous slag and bauxite residue (BR) can provide major amounts of critical metals and, concurrently, minerals for low-carbon building materials. The European Training Network for Zero-Waste ...
Schellings filosofie van de natuur en de milieu-uitdaging KU Leuven
The contemporary environmental crisis has triggered a revival of discussions on the concept of nature. Among scientists, philosophers, policy makers and citizens questions regarding environmental practices and the overall state of nature have become a matter of central concern. But what exactly is nature beyond the specific phenomena studied by specialized natural sciences, such as physics, chemistry or biology? Is there something else beyond ...
STEUNPUNT Beleidsrelevant onderzoek 3de generatie: MG - Milieu en GezondheidBeheersovereenkomst 2012-2015: Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Samenvoeging van onderzoeksactiviteiten voor het grensverleggend onderzoek op het gebied van voeding, voeding en milieu-omics Universiteit Gent
Het doel van FoodEnTwin is om een netwerksamenwerking tot stand te brengen tussen de Universiteit van Belgrado - Faculteit van Chemistry (UBFC) en het Centre of Research Excellence for Molecular Food Sciences (CoE MFS) en vier high gerenommeerde instituten uit Zweden, Oostenrijk en België bieden een unieke kans voor UBFC en haar partners om hun wetenschappelijke excellentie en zichtbaarheid, technologische innovatiecapaciteit te vergroten ...