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.

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

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

Organic Solvent Nanofiltration and Data-Driven Approaches
Year: 
2023
Journal: 
SEPARATIONS
Piccard, PJ; Borges, P; Cleuren, B; Hooyberghs, J; Buekenhoudt, A
Site selective gold(i)-catalysed benzylic C-H amination via an intermolecular hydride transfer to triazolinediones
Year: 
2023
Journal: 
CHEMICAL SCIENCE
Bevernaege, K; Tzouras, NV; Poater, A; Cavallo, L; Nolan, SP; Nahra, F; Winne, JM
Short term fouling tests on homogeneous and heterogeneous anion-exchange membranes from food and bio-based industrial streams: Foulant identification and characterization
Year: 
2023
Journal: 
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
Phukan, R; Guttierez, L; De Schepper, W; Vanoppen, M; Verbeken, K; Raes, K; Verliefde, A; Cornelissen, E
Pt-II-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes in Solvent-Free Alkene Hydrosilylation
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Year: 
2023
Journal: 
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
Maliszewski, BP; Bayrakdar, TACA; Lambert, P; Hamdouna, L; Trivelli, X; Cavallo, L; Poater, A; Belis, M; Lafon, O; Van Hecke, K; Ormerod, D; Cazin, CSJ; Nahra, F; Nolan, SP
Facilitated solvent screening for membrane-based extraction of chiral amines via a priori simulations
Year: 
2023
Journal: 
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
Van Eygen, G; Mariën, D; Vananroye, A; Clasen, C; Van der Bruggen, B; Buekenhoudt, A; Coutinho, JAP; Luis, P

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