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

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
Palladate Precatalysts for the Formation of C-N and C-C Bonds
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
ORGANOMETALLICS
Zinser, CM; Warren, KG; Nahra, F; Al-Majid, A; Barakat, A; Islam, MS; Nolan, SP; Cazin, CSJ
Lipase-Catalyzed Solvent-Free Esterification of Furan Containing Components
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION
Satyawali, Y; Akemeier, V; Dejonghe, W; De Wever, H; Van Hecke, W
Investigating Pervaporation for In Situ Acetone Removal as Process Intensification Tool in omega-Transaminase Catalyzed Chiral Amine Synthesis
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS
Satyawali, Y; del Pozo, DF; Vandezande, P; Nopens, I; Dejonghe, W

Pages