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- removal of solutes from aqueous streams using advanced membrane processes, such as reverse osmosis (RO), forward osmosis (FO), electrodialysis (ED), etc.;
- determination of particle size and surface charge characteristics;
- determination of membrane surface charge and wettability characteristics;
- physico-chemical treatment processes of water streams.
\r\n\r\nThe marine research focuses on the development and optimisation of a novel hybrid membrane process for energy-efficient seawater desalination.","AbstractOtherLang":"De Particle and Interfacial Technology groep (PaInT) richt zich op verschillende fysico-chemische aspecten van oplossingen en mengsels:\r\n- onderzoek naar colloïdale mengsels, zoals (dubbel) emulsies, (nano)suspensies en liposomale mengsels;
- verwijdering van opgeloste stoffen uit waterige stromen met geavanceerde membraanprocessen zoals omgekeerde osmose (RO), voorwaartse osmose (FO), elektrodialyse (ED), etc.;
- bepaling van de deeltjesgrootte en oppervlakteladingskenmerken;
- bepaling van de oppervlaktelading van membranen en bevochtigbaarheidskenmerken;
- fysico-chemische behandelingsprocessen van waterstromen.
\r\n\r\nHet mariene aspect van het onderzoek richt zich op de ontwikkeling en optimalisatie van nieuwe hybride membraanprocessen voor de energie-efficiënte ontzilting van zeewater.","AbstractLangCode":"nl","AbstractLangID":41,"AbstractLang":"Dutch","AbstractLangNL":"Nederlands","SuccessorOfInsID":null,"DateLastModified":{"date":"2024-06-04 01:34:19.073000","timezone_type":1,"timezone":"+00:00"},"PrevIns":null,"PrevAcro":null,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"ParID":471,"InstituteType":"Scientific","EnvName":"Belgium","ISO3166":"BE","LevelName":null,"ND":"2016-07-08","UD":"2018-06-28","EncAddress":", Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium"},"parent":{"PublicFlag":1,"InsID":14147,"OrigNameLangCode":"en","OrigNameLangID":15,"FullStandardName":"Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Groene Chemie en Technologie","FullOrigName":"Ghent University; Faculty of Bioscience Engineering; Green Chemistry and Technology","Acronym":"UGent"},"institutes":null,"references":[{"BRefID":366183,"RR":"Taelman, S.E.; de Luca Peña, L.V.; Préat, N.; Bachmann, T.M.; Van der Biest, K.; Maes, J.; Dewulf, J. 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Fouling-resistant PVDF nanofibre membranes for the desalination of brackish water in membrane distillation. Separation and Purification Technology 228: 115793. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2019.115793","PeerRev":1},{"BRefID":322997,"RR":"Nthunya, L.N.; Gutierrez, L.; Derese, S.; Nxumalo, E.N.; Verliefde, A.R.; Mamba, B.B.; Mhlanga, S.D. (2019). A review of nanoparticle-enhanced membrane distillation membranes: membrane synthesis and applications in water treatment. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 94(9): 2757-2771. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5977","PeerRev":1},{"BRefID":322905,"RR":"Roman, M.; Van Dijk, L.H.; Gutierrez, L.; Vanoppen, M.; Post, J.W.; Wols, B.A.; Cornelissen, E.R.; Verliefde, A.R.D. (2019). Key physicochemical characteristics governing organic micropollutant adsorption and transport in ion-exchange membranes during reverse electrodialysis. 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