The application of process intensification goes further than an efficiency increase in existing production processes. It consists of concepts aiming at productivity increase and sustainable separation, while preserving and improving selectivity and product quality. VITO applies membrane technology for the direct coupling with chemical and biological conversion processes and as alternative for the energy-intensive distillation techniques.

Affinity electrodes
Chemical process intensification
Enzymatic process intensification
Fermentative process intensification
Membrane contactors
Membrane Filtration
Gas fermentation
Techno-economic assessment
ISPR
Process chiral
Process esters
Shaped catalyst
VITO-VID & cata-recovery
Chemical analyses & methods

Projects

INNOMEM: Open INNOvation Test Bed for nano-enabled MEMbranes

Development and characterization of Silicon Carbide (SiC) membranes for innovative applications

EASiCHEM: Efficient Affinity Separations for Chemical Applications

Valorization of citric acid side streams to high value coproducts

Sustainable membrane technology-based solutions for solvent-rich wastewater treatment

Implementation of Solvent Recovery in edible Oil industry

Solvent tolerant nanofiltration

Publications

Process intensification of lipase catalyzed isopropyl ester synthesis by integration with hydrophilic pervaporation: Experimental results, engineering aspects and techno-economic analysis
Year: 
2023
Journal: 
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Satyawali, Y; Van Hecke, W; Khan, MN; Vandezande, P; van der Weeën, P; Dejonghe, W
Capturing unmodelled phenomena: A hybrid approach for the prediction of the transport through ceramic membranes in organic solvent nanofiltration
Year: 
2023
Journal: 
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Gallo-Molina, JP; Claessens, B; Buekenhoudt, A; Verliefde, A; Nopens, I
Toward Renewable-Based Prebiotics from Woody Biomass: Potential of Tailored Xylo-Oligosaccharides Obtained by Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Beechwood Xylan as a Prebiotic Feed Supplement for Young Broilers
Year: 
2023
Journal: 
ANIMALS
Dieryck, I; Dejonghe, W; Van Hecke, W; Delacourt, J; Bautil, A; Courtin, CM; Vermeulen, D; Buyse, J; Paeshuyse, J
Simply accessible platinum(ii) complexes enabling alkene hydrosilylation at ppm catalyst loadings
Year: 
2023
Journal: 
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Maliszewski, B; Casillo, E; Lambert, P; Nahra, F; Cazin, CSJ; Nolan, SP
Elaboration of A Coupled Numerical Model for Predicting Magnesia Refractory Damage Behavior in High-Temperature Reactor
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Year: 
2023
Journal: 
METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS B-PROCESS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS PROCESSING SCIENCE
Wang, Q; Tan, C; Liu, C; Chen, ZY; Yan, W; Wang, Q; Li, GQ

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