Michiel Van Tendeloo senior onderzoeker Over Michiel Van Tendeloo Michiel Van Tendeloo Contact Campus Groenenborger Toon e-mailadres Tel. +3232659856 Groenenborgerlaan 171 2020 Antwerpen, BEL Michiel’s research focuses on two topics: sewage treatment and biological nitrogen removal & CO2 sequestra…

Michiel Van Tendeloo senior researcher 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 bou…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Analytical Service Due to its strong analytically oriented profile, the Toxicological Centre offers also a number of services in the field of Forensic Toxicology and Environmental Toxicology. All methods have an adequate quality control/quality assuran…

Hugo Neels emeritus occasional assignment Research Hugo Neels Research team Bisphenol A alternatives: transfer from food contact materials, fate and human exposure. 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019 Abstract Bisphenol-A (BPA) is again at the forefront of research because its restriction has resulted in the us…

Michiel Van Tendeloo senior researcher About Michiel Van Tendeloo Michiel Van Tendeloo Contact Campus Groenenborger Show email address Tel. +3232659856 Groenenborgerlaan 171 2020 Antwerpen, BEL Michiel’s research focuses on two topics: sewage treatment and biological nitrogen removal & CO2 sequest…

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…

Siegfried Vlaeminck hoofddocent Publicaties Siegfried Vlaeminck Circular nutrient management in livestock-dense regions : insights from substance flows and cost-benefit analysis Bron Gent, Ghent University & University of Antwerp, 2024,xxviii, 276 p. Auteur(s) Ruben Vingerhoets, Erik Meers, Marc Spi…

Iris Cornet hoofddocent From oil substrate to long-chain dicarboxylic acids / Iris Cornet From Waste Oil to long-chain DiCarboxylic Acids (WODCA) We are developing a process which uses yeast to convert used cooking oil into long-chain dicarboxylic acids, which are very flexible chemical building blo…

Siegfried Vlaeminck associate professor Research Siegfried Vlaeminck Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise In general: • Biological wastewater treatment • Resource recovery and reuse • Sustainable water treatment technology • Cleantech and environmental techno…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Quality Control Due to its strong analytically oriented type of research, the Toxicological Centre has developed an adequate quality control/quality assurance system. All analytical methods have been in-house optimized and validated using official guid…

Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content Intensive care Head: prof de Philippe Jorens Main research topics: The main study topics of this unit are dedicated to the use of sewage to estimate whole population illicit drug use; in vivo migration and different…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Topics The Toxicological Centre is led by Prof. dr. Adrian Covaci and Prof. dr. Alexander van Nuijs. Together they guide a group of post-doctoral researchers, PhD students and technical staff, working in several research teams. Endocrine disruptive che…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Wastewater-based epidemiology An innovative way of estimating the use of drugs and other substances The analysis of sewage for human excretion products of illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco and other health parameters is an alternative methodology of obta…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Vision and organisation The Toxicological Centre has developed a research direction - Environmental Toxicology - in which it has a strong and international reputation. There are various themes, some of them of recent nature. The research direction has …

Philippe Jorens full professor Research Philippe Jorens Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise ICU of university hospital with 39 patients, capable of hospitalising and treating both adult and pediatric patients, with all tools of modern management and (hemody…

Alexander van Nuijs associate research professor Research Alexander van Nuijs Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise Expertise in development and validation of bioanalytical assays to detect endogenous and exogenous substances in biological matrices. Assays are based on chromatographic separat…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Outreach In the media Our hair doesn't lie: court increasingly detects drug or alcohol use via hair analysis. Alexander van Nuijs on VRT, 9 March 2024 (in Dutch) Ever wondered what your toilet visit could reveal about the pharmaceuticals you're taking?…

Iris De Corte predoc researcher FWO Research Iris De Corte Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) DeUriNate – Decentral urine conversions for sewer application to maximise resource efficiency and environmental sustainability across the urban wastewater system. 01/11/2023 - 31/…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content From oil substrate to long-chain dicarboxylic acids From Waste Oil to long-chain DiCarboxylic Acids (WODCA) We are developing a process which uses yeast to convert used cooking oil into long-chain dicarboxylic acids, whic…

Iris Cornet associate professor From oil substrate to long-chain dicarboxylic acids / Iris Cornet From Waste Oil to long-chain DiCarboxylic Acids (WODCA) We are developing a process which uses yeast to convert used cooking oil into long-chain dicarboxylic acids, which are very flexible chemical buil…

Siegfried Vlaeminck associate professor Publications Siegfried Vlaeminck Circular nutrient management in livestock-dense regions : insights from substance flows and cost-benefit analysis Source Gent, Ghent University & University of Antwerp, 2024,xxviii, 276 p. Author(s) Ruben Vingerhoets, Erik Meer…

Ludo Diels unpaid guest prof. Research Ludo Diels Research team Unique lignin-based functional oligomers: a challenging route towards a sustainable biobased economy. 01/05/2018 - 30/04/2019 Abstract In this PhD lignin-based oligomers, specifically dimeric compounds, will be studied. Due to the compl…

Marijn Juliaan Timmer predoc researcher FWO Research Marijn Juliaan Timmer Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Encouraging grant 2023 'Rosa Blanckaert' for young researchers: Exact and Applied Sciences. 01/12/2023 - 31/12/2025 Abstract Water is essential for human survival, b…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Researchers from UAntwerp publish new study on antibiotic resistance genes Antibiotic resistance is a global threat that claims high morbidity, mortality and economic costs. It is aggravated by the global dissemination of human and animal…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Dora BUONFRATE Strongyloides stercoralis in the non-endemic setting and beyond: an epidemiological, diagnostic and treatment challenge Project summary Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth widely distributed in areas of the world …