Parent institute: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Groene Chemie en Technologie (UGent), more
MRG keywords (2) : (Micro)plastics; Biotechnology
Address:
Ghent University - Campus Kortrijk
Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B
8500 Kortrijk
Belgium
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Type: Scientific
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1 Director: Head of the department 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
| Abstract: |
The laboratory of Industrial Water and Ecotechnology (LIWET) focuses on both water technology and ecotechnology. The laboratory is testing new water treatment technologies on lab-scale, followed by upscaling in pilot demo-sites to make sure these technologies can be implemented on industrial scale. With regard to water technology, the group is mainly focussing on advanced oxidation process and physical-chemical water treatment. In the field of ecotechnology, the group is focussing on microplastics removal in constructed wetlands, water treatment with natural systems and algal technology.
Within the marine context, the group is studying the characteristics and removal of microplastics in constructed wetlands, the biological growth of microalgae through microalgae cultivation and kinetic modelling, development of decentralised/mobile water treatment systems and removal of organic micropollutants with different techniques such as advanced oxidation. |
| Publications (10) |
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 Zheng, X.; Zhang, L.; Jiang, C.; Li, J.; Li, Y.; Liu, X.; Li, C.; Wang, Z.; Zheng, N.; Fan, Z. (2023). Acute effects of three surface-modified nanoplastics against Microcystis aeruginosa: growth, microcystin production, and mechanisms. Sci. Total Environ. 855: 158906. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158906, more- Liu, Z.; Huang, Q.; Wang, H.; Zhang, S. (2022). An enhanced risk assessment framework for microplastics occurring in the Westerscheldt estuary. Sci. Total Environ. 817: 153006. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153006, more
- Zheng, X.; Liu, X.; Zhang, L.; Wang, Z.; Yuan, Y.; Li, J.; Li, Y.; Huang, H.; Cao, X.; Fan, Z. (2022). Toxicity mechanism of Nylon microplastics on Microcystis aeruginosa through three pathways: photosynthesis, oxidative stress and energy metabolism. J. Hazard. Mater. 426: 128094. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128094, more
- Manhaeghe, D.; Arashiro, L.T.; Van Hulle, S.W.H.; Rousseau, D.P.L. (2021). Towards a general kinetic microalgae model: extending a semi-deterministic green microalgae model for the cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis and red alga Porphyridium purpureum. Bioresour. Technol. 342: 125993. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125993, more
- Wang, Q.; Hernández-Crespo, C.; Du, B.; Van Hulle, S.W.H.; Rousseau, D.P.L. (2021). Fate and removal of microplastics in unplanted lab-scale vertical flow constructed wetlands. Sci. Total Environ. 778: 146152. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146152, more
- Wei, S.; Luo, H.; Zou, J.; Chen, J.; Pan, X.; Rousseau, D.P.L.; Li, J. (2020). Characteristics and removal of microplastics in rural domestic wastewater treatment facilities of China. Sci. Total Environ. 739: 139935. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139935, more
- Decostere, B.; Coppens, J.; Vervaeren, H.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; De Gelder, L.; Boon, N.; Nopens, I.; Van Hulle, S.W.H. (2017). Kinetic exploration of intracellular nitrate storage in marine microalgae. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering 52(14): 1303-1311. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2017.1364921, more
- Coppens, J.; Grunert, O.; Van den Hende, S.; Vanhoutte, I.; Boon, N.; Haesaert, G.; De Gelder, L. (2016). The use of microalgae as a high-value organic slow-release fertilizer results in tomatoes with increased carotenoid and sugar levels. J. Appl. Phycol. 28(4): 2367-2377. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-015-0775-2, more
- Van den Hende, S.; Claessens, L.; De Muylder, E.; Boon, N.; Vervaeren, H. (2016). Microalgal bacterial flocs originating from aquaculture wastewater treatment as diet ingredient for Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone). Aquac. Res. 47(4): 1075-1089. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/are.12564, more
- Coppens, J.; Decostere, B.; Van Hulle, S.; Nopens, I.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; De Gelder, L.; Boon, N. (2014). Kinetic exploration of nitrate-accumulating microalgae for nutrient recovery. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 98(19): 8377-8387. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-014-5854-9, more
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