Researcher
Karel Folens
- Keywords:Biometallurgy, Metal recovery, Biosorption, Flow reactor technology
- Disciplines:Analytical chemistry not elsewhere classified, Instrumental methods, Soil ecology, Chemical aspects of sensor technology, Analytical spectrometry, Environmental chemistry
Affiliations
- Department of Biotechnology (Department)
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From1 Feb 2019 → 31 Jan 2024 - Department of Green Chemistry and Technology (Department)
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From1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2018 - Department of Applied analytical and physical chemistry (Department)
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From1 Oct 2012 → 31 Dec 2017
Projects
1 - 1 of 1
- Biometallurgy of critical raw materials: microbial affinity and sequestration from liquid streamsFrom1 Oct 2020 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
Publications
1 - 10 of 13
- Chemical degradation of platinum oncolytics in urine and speciation of the inorganic contaminants cisplatin and carboplatin relevant in waste water(2024)
Authors: Karel Folens, Janis Baeten, KAREN COUVREUR, Gijs Du Laing
- A sulfate reducing bioreactor controlled by an electrochemical system enables near-zero chemical treatment of metallurgical wastewater(2023)
Authors: Pieter Ostermeyer, Karel Folens, Florian Verbruggen, Luiza Bonin, Tom Hennebel, Korneel Rabaey
- Content, speciation and in vitro bioaccessibility of trace elements in seaweeds and derived food products(2023)
Authors: Ediu Carlos Da Silva Junior, Mehrnoosh Babaahmadifooladi, Karel Folens, André Rodrigues dos Reis, Luiz Roberto Guimarães Guilherme, Tom Van de Wiele, Liesbeth Jacxsens, Gijs Du Laing
- Excitation dependent multicolour luminescence and colour blue-shifted afterglow at room-temperature of europium incorporated hydrogen-bonded multicomponent frameworks(2021)
Authors: Chaoqing Yang, Flavia Artizzu, Karel Folens, Gijs Du Laing, Rik Van Deun
Pages: 7154 - 7162 - Valorization of selenium-enriched sludge and duckweed generated from wastewater as micronutrient biofertilizer(2021)
Authors: Jun Li, Lila Otero Gonzalez, Amelia Parao, Pieter Tack, Karel Folens, Ivet Ferrer, Piet N. L. Lens, Gijs Du Laing
- Citrate-mediated hydrometallurgical lead extraction and integrated electrochemical recovery from zinc leaching residue(2021)
Authors: Karel Folens, Adam Williamson, Kylian Van Damme, Pieter Ostermeyer, Cristina García Timermans, Gijs Du Laing, Nico Boon, Tom Hennebel, Paul Anastas, Michael Saltzberg, et al.
Pages: 9282 - 9288 - Conjoint bioleaching and zinc recovery from an iron oxide mineral residue by a continuous electrodialysis system(2020)
Authors: Adam Williamson, Karel Folens, Kylian Van Damme, Oludotun Olaoye, Thomas Abo Atia, Bernd Mees, Nina Ricci Nicomel, Florian Verbruggen, Jeroen Spooren, Nico Boon, et al.
- Improved quantum yield and excellent luminescence stability of europium-incorporated polymeric hydrogen-bonded heptazine frameworks due to an efficient hydrogen-bonding effect(2020)
Authors: Chaoqing Yang, Karel Folens, Gijs Du Laing, Flavia Artizzu, Rik Van Deun
- Near-zero-waste processing of low-grade, complex primary ores and secondary raw materials in Europe : technology development trends(2020)
Authors: Jeroen Spooren, Koen Binnemans, Johanna Bjorkmalm, Koen Breemersch, Yoko Dams, Karel Folens, Maria Gonzalez-Moya, Liesbeth Horckmans, Konstantinos Komnitsas, Witold Kurylak, et al.
- Selective recovery of valuable metals from an alkaline electronic waste leachate(2020)
Authors: Rui Gao, Luiza Bonin, Jose Carvajal Arroyo, Karel Folens, Bernd Mees, Gijs Du Laing, Korneel Rabaey
Number of pages: 1