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

A generalized whole-cell model for wastewater-fed microbial fuel cells
Year: 
2022
Journal: 
APPLIED ENERGY
Littfinski, T; Stricker, M; Nettmann, E; Gehring, T; Hiegemann, H; Krimmler, S; Lubken, M; Pant, D; Wichern, M
Synthetic Access to Aromatic alpha-Haloketones
Year: 
2022
Journal: 
MOLECULES
Porre, M; Pisano, G; Nahra, F; Cazin, CSJ
Recent progress in the structure optimization and development of proton-conducting electrolyte materials for low-temperature solid oxide cells
Year: 
2022
Journal: 
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERALS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS
Song, J; Birdja, YY; Pant, D; Chen, ZY; Vaes, J
A green route to platinum N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: mechanism and expanded scope
Year: 
2022
Journal: 
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
Maliszewski, BP; Ritacco, I; Belis, M; Hashim, II; Tzouras, NV; Caporaso, L; Cavallo, L; Van Hecke, K; Nahra, F; Cazin, CSJ; Nolan, SP
Model-based identification of biological and pH gradient driven removal pathways of total ammonia nitrogen in single-chamber microbial fuel cells
Year: 
2022
Journal: 
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Littfinski, T; Beckmann, J; Gehring, T; Stricker, M; Nettmann, E; Krimmler, S; Murnleitner, E; Lubken, M; Pant, D; Wichern, M

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