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.

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

Invariant expressions for linear complex mechanisms: Generalization for polar two-step sub-mechanisms
Year: 
2020
Journal: 
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Branco, D; Yablonsky, GS; Marin, GB; Constales, D
Exploring the potential of co-fermenting sewage sludge and lipids in a resource recovery scenario
Year: 
2020
Journal: 
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Peces, M; Pozo, G; Koch, K; Dosta, J; Astals, S
Techno-economic evaluation of squalene recovery from oil deodorizer distillates
Year: 
2020
Journal: 
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
Bouriakova, A; Mendes, PSF; Elst, K; De Clercq, J; Thybaut, JW
Bulky-Yet-Flexible Carbene Ligands and Their Use in Palladium Cross-Coupling
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
INORGANICS
Vanden Broeck, SMP; Nahra, F; Cazin, CSJ
Volume intensified dilution of a ring-closing metathesis in ethyl acetate by means of a membrane-assisted process in solvent recycle
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Porto-Carrero, W; Cupani, A; Veenstra, MJ; Dorbec, M; Eykens, L; Ormerod, D

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