Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Rock dust can remove a lot of CO2 from the atmosphere Scientists from UAntwerp and elsewhere expect a lot from this special technology Will we eventually spray powdered rock from airplanes over certain ecosystems to tackle climate change? It seems qui…

Marijn Juliaan Timmer senior onderzoeker Publicaties Marijn Juliaan Timmer The membrane-aerated biofilm reactor as resource-efficient solution for water reuse in decentralized treatment schemes on Earth and in space Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience En…

Jolien De Paepe onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Jolien De Paepe Combined membrane aeration and filtration for energy- and space-efficient COD removal in water reuse Bron Water Research X - ISSN 2589-9147-27 (2025) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Marijn Juliaan Timmer, Maria Inês Vaz, Jolien De Paepe, Iris De …

Ehab Alemam senior onderzoeker Publicaties Ehab Alemam Towards a novel strategy for soot removal from water-soluble materials : the synergetic effect of hydrogels and cyclomethicone on gelatine emulsion-based photographs Bron Heritage science - ISSN 2050-7445-11:1 (2023) p. 1-17 Auteur(s) Natalia Or…

Johanna Geesey doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Johanna Geesey The key role of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) for the stability of enhanced biological phosphorus removal and N₂O formation in aerobic granular sludge systems Bron Environmental Technology and Innovation - ISSN 2352-1864-40 (2025) p. 1-13 A…

Iris Cornet hoofddocent BioWAVE - Industrial Biotechnology / Iris Cornet Research overview The industrial biotechnology research at BioWAVE_IB is directed to using the biorefinery approach (microorganisms, enzymes and, sometimes, chemicals) for the valorisation of industrial side-streams for the pro…

Quinten Van Laere predoc researcher FWO Research Quinten Van Laere Research team Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) Optimisation of Bubble Removal in Alkaline Water Electrolysers at Industrial Current Densities. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Hydrogen is considered essential for the tran…

Jan Dries hoofddocent Publicaties Jan Dries The key role of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) for the stability of enhanced biological phosphorus removal and N₂O formation in aerobic granular sludge systems Bron Environmental Technology and Innovation - ISSN 2352-1864-40 (2025) p. 1-13 Auteur(s) Johanna…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content Highlighted PhD research Sir Daniel Sperling Removal of micropollutants from domestic effluent using a combination of ozonation and biological activated carbon filtration Dorothee Goettert Biological P-removal from indust…

Tim Van Winckel senior onderzoeker - gastprofessor Publicaties Tim Van Winckel Environmental impact of integrating decentralized urine treatment in the urban wastewater management system : a comparative life cycle assessment Bron Water research - ISSN 0043-1354-282 (2025) p. 1-14 Auteur(s) Hanson Ap…

Jan Dries associate professor Research Jan Dries Research team Biochemical Wastewater Valorization & Engineering (BioWaVE) Expertise 1. industrial wastewater treatment and reuse 2. (energy-)efficient technologies: sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and aerobic granular sludge (AGS) 3. real-time control …

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content Research projects Catalytic detoxification of lignocellulosic hydrolysate - PhD Valentin Sóti Lignocellulose-ethanol conversion is an interesting and intensely researched area of biochemical engineering. The need for an …

Lotte Jacobs doctoral scholarship holder Research Lotte Jacobs Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Elucidating the role of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) peptide p27 and N-glycans in this peptide in protein structure and protective antibody responses. 01…

Harun Niron senior researcher Research Harun Niron Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise During my Ph.D., I developed a strong foundation in plant physiology, bioinformatics, and molecular biology, acquiring proficiency in advanced techniques such as cloning, transgen…

Ehab Alemam senior researcher Publications Ehab Alemam Towards a novel strategy for soot removal from water-soluble materials : the synergetic effect of hydrogels and cyclomethicone on gelatine emulsion-based photographs Source Heritage science - ISSN 2050-7445-11:1 (2023) p. 1-17 Author(s) Natalia …

Jolien De Paepe unpaid staff Publications Jolien De Paepe Combined membrane aeration and filtration for energy- and space-efficient COD removal in water reuse Source Water Research X - ISSN 2589-9147-27 (2025) p. 1-12 Author(s) Marijn Juliaan Timmer, Maria Inês Vaz, Jolien De Paepe, Iris De Corte, …

Marijn Juliaan Timmer senior researcher Publications Marijn Juliaan Timmer The membrane-aerated biofilm reactor as resource-efficient solution for water reuse in decentralized treatment schemes on Earth and in space Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience …

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content Projects - BioWAVE Ongoing projects PFAS removal from industrial effluents using biological activated carbon filtration 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The overall objective of the project is the lab scale evaluation and…

Jana Scheynen doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Jana Scheynen Advancing biological phosphorus removal from carbon-limited potato processing wastewater : enhancing EBPR through organic load optimization Bron Journal of Water Process Engineering - ISSN 2214-7144-75 (2025) p. 1-13 Auteur(s) Dorothee Goette…

Mitra De Geest academisch medewerker predoc Publicaties Mitra De Geest Structured LDH/bentonite composites for chromium removal and recovery from aqueous solutions Bron Molecules: a journal of synthetic chemistry and natural product chemistry - ISSN 1420-3049-28:12 (2023) p. 1-21 Auteur(s) Mitra De …

Patrick Fuchs postdoctoraal bursaal Publicaties Patrick Fuchs Investigating the effect of masking and background field removal algorithms on the quality of QSM reconstructions using a realistic numerical head phantom Bron Neuroimage - ISSN 1053-8119-321 (2025) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Carlos Milovic, Patri…

Marjan Demuynck mandaatassistent Publicaties Marjan Demuynck Closing the loop : a kinetic study on photocatalytic in situ regeneration of activated carbon filters for continuous indoor VOC removal Bron Chemical engineering journal - ISSN 1385-8947-518 (2025) p. 1-13 Auteur(s) Kobe Schoofs, Alexander…

Jolien De Paepe unpaid staff Research Jolien De Paepe Research team Expertise In general: • Biological wastewater treatment • Resource recovery and reuse • Sustainable water treatment technology • Cleantech and environmental technology • Microbial biotechnology More specifically: • Nutri…

Michiel Van Tendeloo unpaid staff Research Michiel Van Tendeloo Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise Climate change forces humanity to rethink the way we utilise resources and deal with waste streams. To avoid (further) transgression of the Earth’s natural boundari…

Johanna Geesey doctoral scholarship holder Publications Johanna Geesey The key role of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) for the stability of enhanced biological phosphorus removal and N₂O formation in aerobic granular sludge systems Source Environmental Technology and Innovation - ISSN 2352-1864-40 (20…