Electrification and biochemical synthesis routes can offer alternatives for conventional chemical production processes and lead to safer and more sustainable operation at less severe temperature and pression conditions, with minimal loss of waste heat. VITO contributes to this strategy via its electrochemical, gas fermentation and enzymatic technology platforms, for example for the production of drop-in chemicals, bioplastics and high value nanocrystals.

Projects

Bregilab

Publications

Si/TiSi2/G@void@C composite with good electrochemical performance as anode of lithium ion batteries
Year: 
2022
Journal: 
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Chen, MY; Zhang, YC; Duan, PX; Wang, Y; Chen, ZY; Zhong, YJ; Wu, ZG; Zhang, ZY
Electrified bioreactors: the next power-up for biometallurgical wastewater treatment
Year: 
2022
Journal: 
MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Ostermeyer, P; Bonin, L; Leon-Fernandez, LF; Dominguez-Benetton, X; Hennebel, T; Rabaey, K
Recent progress in upgrading metallurgical-grade silicon to solar-grade silicon via pyrometallurgical routes
Year: 
2022
Journal: 
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERALS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS
Lei, Y; Ma, XD; Wang, Y; Chen, ZY; Ren, YS; Ma, WH; Morita, K
Reactions of N-heterocyclic carbene-based chalcogenoureas with halogens: a diverse range of outcomes
Year: 
2022
Journal: 
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
Saab, M; Nelson, DJ; Leech, MC; Lam, K; Nolan, SP; Nahra, F; Van Hecke, K
Oxidation-assisted alkaline precipitation of nanoparticles using gas-diffusion electrodes
Year: 
2021
Journal: 
REACTION CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Eggermont, SGF; Prato, R; Dominguez-Benetton, X; Fransaer, J

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