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

Integrating membrane separation with gold-catalyzed carboxylative cyclization of propargylamine and catalyst recovery via organic solvent nanofiltration
Year: 
2021
Journal: 
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Bayrakdar, TA; Nahra, F; Ormerod, D; Nolan, SP
Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes
Year: 
2021
Journal: 
NATURE PROTOCOLS
Nahra, F; Tzouras, NV; Collado, A; Nolan, SP
Platinum-Catalyzed Alkene Hydrosilylation: Solvent-Free Process Development from Batch to a Membrane-Integrated Continuous Process
Year: 
2021
Journal: 
CHEMSUSCHEM
Bayrakdar, TACA; Maliszewski, BP; Nahra, F; Ormerod, D; Nolan, SP
Enzymatic Synthesis of Glucose- and Xylose Laurate Esters Using Different Acyl Donors, Higher Substrate Concentrations, and Membrane Assisted Solvent Recovery
Year: 
2021
Journal: 
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Martinez-Garcia, M; Dejonghe, W; Cauwenberghs, L; Maesen, M; Vanbroekhoven, K; Satyawali, Y

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