Projects
Development of X-ray absorption and fluorescence microspectroscopic imaging using novel detection systems Ghent University
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy provides qualitative and quantitative information on the elemental composition of a sample by illuminating it with X-rays and monitoring the emitted characteristic radiation.1, 2 X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) provides information on the local chemical structure of an element of interest in a sample by tuning the primary X-ray beam energy over an absorption edge of the element of interest, and ...
The Effects of Particles on the Dynamics of Sheared Droplets KU Leuven
Polymer blending is a commonly used technique to create new polymer materials that combine the properties of their components. Polymer blends are multiphasic materials and hence, their final material properties not only depend on the type of polymers and concentration, but also on the final blend microstructure. This microstructure is formed during processing wherein a complex flow field is applied. Hence, understanding the relation between ...
Secondary classification of the chemical elements: contemporary problems in partitioning the Mendeleev line. KU Leuven
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Efficiency enhancement of bulk thermoelectrics by a nanostructuring approach Ghent University
Mesoporous silica materials with linear and interconnected pore systems and tuneable pore diameters were synthesized for their use as template material for the nanocasting of thermoelectric materials, which allows us to synthesize nanowire network structures with a controllable diameter and interconnectivity. It was shown that the templateU+2019s pore diameter could be easily enlarged by ageing them at a higher temperature or using ...
Ultrasound-Assisted Synthesis of Zeolite Catalysts KU Leuven
Zeolites are aluminosilicate minerals with a microporous structure used as adsorbents and catalysts. They are conventionally synthesized by hydrothermal methods in batch systems. However, this process exhibits several disadvantages, such as long synthesis times and non-uniform qualities of product from batch to batch. There is a strong interest from the zeolite manufacturing industry to reduce the synthesis time and achieve a continuous ...
Model Platinum Catalysts KU Leuven
Platinum is used by many industries because of its exceptional catalytic activity, electrochemical properties and corrosion resistance. It is widely used as a catalyst in the chemical production, in fuel cell and electrolyser electrodes and in sensors for analytical and medical applications. Catalysts are key to face grand technological challenges in the fields of energy and environmental protection and to ensure a sustainable supply of ...
Development of MOF-filled polymeric membranes for gas separation. KU Leuven
State of the art: Currently, membranes with gas separation properties are of fundamental importance to accelerate progress toward an energy-efficient economy and reduce greenhouse gas emission. Polymeric membranes with easy fabrication and low cost have been explored for gas separation. Many efforts to improve the performance of polymeric membranes to broaden the different membrane applications have been reported, including polymer ...
Soil Modeling, Dynamic Refinement, and Shared Memory Parallelization within SPH KU Leuven
In this thesis we extendthe applicability of ...
Een generische prospectiestrategie voor industriële zanden met grote mechanische sterkte. KU Leuven
The prevalent occurrence of sand, makes it often forget that sand is a natural resource, occurring in highly varying quantities, with highly varying properties. In all its different aspects, sand is an important commodity for the current, and certainly future, societies. However, high quality sand, having industrial applications is rather exceptional as a number of strictly defined, both physical and chemical, properties must be fulfilled. ...