Projects
Some examples of current joint research projects in cooperation with a variety of partners from industry and academia are:
Advanced Experimental Techniques
- Delficar (GreenWin) : Creation of filters for air handling units (AHUs) - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
- MicroEcoTex (Programme Win4Collective, 2023-2025) : Antimicrobial textiles and coatings for medical (treatment of burns and wounds) and agrifood (food preservation) applications - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
Batteries
- CATHOPLASM (Win4Doc, cotutelle avec UNamur, 2022-2026) : Plasma treatment of materials for the manufacture of positive electrodes for Li-ion batteries using environmentally friendly processes - Driélle MÜLLER DA SILVA (NCE Group)
- PDR-FNRS Li-ion battery monitoring : Berke Karaman (NCE Group)
- PLASMANODE (M-Era.net) : PLASma-modified active powders for Li-ion battery ANODEs processable by water-based techniques - Hélène TONNOIR (NCE Group)
Catalysts for specific applications
- CORNET-DAF3D : Development of new antibacterial functionalised textiles and 3-D-printed filters for process water treatment - Antoine FARCY (NCE Group)
- MultiO (GreenWin, 2023-2026) : Functional and modular swimmig pool for optimized management of water and energy in the sustainable habitat of tomorrow - Antoine FARCY (NCE Group)
- PhotoTex2 (Win2Wal) : Optically active textile materials capable of adjusting their infrared reflectance - Joachim CAUCHETEUX and Christelle ALIE (NCE Group)
- SWAM@ASC (FEDER) : Smart Water Management Across Scales - Development of electrocoagulation for phosphorus recovering in waste waters and biomethanisation with sludges for SMEs - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
Coalescence, Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
- DBLLD : Drop Behavior of Liquid-Liquid Dispersions - David LELEU (PEPs Group)
CO2 Capture
- CARBOC (REverse Mineral INDustry) : (SPW, ODD9) Captage et le stockage du CO2 par carbonatation de mâchefers et de béton à teneur réduite en ciment - Pablo de la RETA (PEPs Group)
- Delficar (GreenWin) : Creation of filters for air handling units (AHUs) - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
- HECO2 Saturn : Test of post-combustion carbon capture technologies on different industrial productions - Justin BARRAS and Loris BAGGIO (PEPs Group)
- MonoCrete (GreenWin) : Revêtement Monocouche épais à base de liants alternatifs et de granulats recyclés - Delphine CERICA and Natalia VIDAL DE LA PENA (PEPs Group)
- PROCURA (Energy Transition Fund, Belgian FOD Economie) : Power to X and Carbon Capture & Utilization Roadmap for Belgium -So-Mang KIM (PEPs Group) and Alejandro MORALES PEREZ (PEPs Group)
- TRILATE : TRILateral research for optimal Investments in Adequate cross-border infrastructure
Drying of Materials
- BIOSOLIDS : Optimization of sludge dewatering and drying through a better understanding of its rheological characteristics and evolution within the whole treatment chain - Sergio Luis PARRA ANGARITA (PEPs Group)
- FRIA (Funding by Walloon Region) : Contribution au développement d'un procédé "low cost" de stabilisation des boues d'épuration - Hajer BEN HAMED (PEPs Group)
- PDR FNRS Rheosludge (T.0159.20) : Towards a better understanding of slude drying through its rheological properties - Sergio Luis PARRA ANGARITA (PEPs Group)
- SWAM@ASC (FEDER) : Smart Water Management Across Scales - Development of electrocoagulation for phosphorus recovering in waste waters and biomethanisation with sludges for SMEs - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
Fuel cells
- Be-HyFE (Belgian Hydrogen Fundamental Expertise) : Optimized carbon supports for durable and high performance PEMFC electrodes - Bryan CARRE (NCE Group)
- PROCURA (Energy Transition Fund, Belgian FOD Economie) : Power to X and Carbon Capture & Utilization Roadmap for Belgium -So-Mang KIM (PEPs Group) and Alejandro MORALES PEREZ (PEPs Group)
- TRILATE : TRILateral research for optimal Investments in Adequate cross-border infrastructure - Muhammad SALMAN (PEPs Group)
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
- AD-CORSSI (GreenWin) : Automatisation et Digitalisation d’une Chaine de production de cOmposites Revalorisés et application à une Solution de Sécurité Industrielle - Pablo de la RETA (PEPs Group)
- BIOFACON (Win2Wal) : Valorisation de cendres de biomasse dans les produits de type béton - Jean METZMACHER (PEPs Group)
- CARBOC (REverse Mineral INDustry) : (SPW, ODD9) Captage et le stockage du CO2 par carbonatation de mâchefers et de béton à teneur réduite en ciment - Pablo de la RETA (PEPs Group)
- CESAREF (MSCA-DN-ID) : Concerted European action on Sustainable Applications of REFractories - Sarah BADIOLI and Muhammad JUBAYED (PEPs Group)
- CGROUT (REverse Mineral INDustry) : (SPW, ODD9) Prétraitement de déchets et de sous-produits d'origine minérale en vue de leur intégration dans des formulations de matériaux architectoniques et destinés à l'éolien offshore - Nadine RIIASHI (PEPs Group)
- CIBER (Remind, Greenwin) : Circularité des bétons préfabriqués - Nadine RIIASHI (PEPs Group)
- CIRC-PVC (Greenwin) : Développement d'u nouveau procédé de recyclage du PVC - Jean METZMACHER (PEPs Group)
- CIsTEEMIC (Portefeuille Reverse Metallurgy +) : (SPW, ODD9) this project ambition is to grow three of the industrial value chains in Wallonia underpinned by the rise of the electric mobility and energy transition sectors - Thibaut LAVIS and PEROCILLO MAGALLANO Kaye (PEPs Group)
- CosmoCem (GreenWin) : Création d'additions minérales réactives pour liants hydrauliques - Sylvie GROSLAMBERT (PEPs Group)
- Delficar (GreenWin) : Creation of filters for air handling units (AHUs) - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
- DEMOST (GreenWin) : Conception d'un dispositif mobile de dépollution complet (filtration & revalorisation) par captation de particules fines (PM10, PM2.5 et PM1) dans des volumes élevés
- ECOLISER : Development of eco-binders for soil treatment, waterproofing and roads (ERDF funds) - Pablo de la RETA (PEPs Group)
- ECWALI (Portefeuille Reverse Metallurgy +) : Dismantling, crushing and robotic sorting of aluminum and stainless steel wastes to recycling in high purity bars - Thibaut LAVIS and Kaye PEROCILLO MAGALLANO (PEPs Group)
- ELITHE (GreenWin) : Development of enzymes by synthetic biology for the production of new biosourced elicitors for agricultural use - Delphine CERICA (PEPs Group)
- GEOSLAGS (Greenwin) : Création d'une nouvelle chaîne de valeur complète en Wallonie, pour la fabrication de bâtiments préfabriqués sur base de liants géopolymères possédant des performances mécaniques et thermiques (isolation) adaptables - Arno RECHUL (PEPs Group)
- HEC02 Butterfly : Study a carbon capture technology after oxy-combustion on lime production : design of the new PFR kiln as well as the capture (CPU) of CO2 after enrichment of the flue gas in CO2 - Justin BARRAS (PEPs Group)
- HECO2 Electrification : Reduction of use of fossil fuels in industrial processes by using electricity is one of the objectives - Justin BARRAS (PEPs Group)
- HECO2 Saturn : Test of post-combustion carbon capture technologies on different industrial productions - Justin BARRAS and Loris BAGGIO (PEPs Group)
- IRMA (REverse Mineral INDustry) : (SPW, ODD9) Fabrication de matériaux réfractaires et incombustibles par valorisation de déchets industriels inertes, de déchets de déconstruction (dont les isolants minéraux) et d'autres ressources recyclées - Nadine RIIASHI (PEPs Group)
- MalsoVi (GreenWin, 2022-2024) : MAtériaux isoLants SOus VIde - Sylvie GROSLAMBERT (PEPs Group)
- Mineral LOOP (GreenWin) : Capture and sequestration of industrial CO2 by carbonation of mineral waste - Delphine CERICA (PEPs Group)
- MonoCrete (GreenWin) : Revêtement Monocouche épais à base de liants alternatifs et de granulats recyclés - Delphine CERICA and Natalia VIDAL DE LA PENA (PEPs Group)
- MultiO (GreenWin, 2023-2026) : Functional and modular swimmig pool for optimized management of water and energy in the sustainable habitat of tomorrow - Antoine FARCY (NCE Group)
- PEPPERONI (Horizon Europe) : Pilot line for European Production of PEROvskite-Silicon taNdem modules on Industrial scale - Sabela TEIXEIRA TABOADA and Roberto MAGNIFICO (PEPs Group)
- PILATUS (Horizon Europe) : Digitalised pilot lines for silicon heterojunction tunnel interdigitated back contact solar cells and modules - Sabela TEIXEIRA TABOADA (PEPs Group)
- PYROTECNIC (Reverse Metallurgy + Portfolio) : Development of a pyrometallurgy industrial sector and intelligent packaging techniques for the circular economy - Thibaut LAVIS and Kaye PEROCILLO MAGALLANO (PEPs Group)
- RECOB2 (Greenwin) : Fabrication d'un panneau innovant de chape sèche circulaire composé de matières recyclées, combinant fibres de cellulose, fibres minérales, sables de concassage et agents basiques - Pablo de la RETA (PEPs Group)
- REMADE (Reverse Metallurgy +) : (SPW, ODD9) Valoriser les métaux recyclés dans des produits à très haute valeur ajoutée en développant différentes filières de production/utilisation de poudres métalliques - Thibaut LAVIS and Kaye PEROCILLO MAGALLANO (PEPs Group)
- Sare4Be (Win4collective) : Valorisation des sables recyclés dans le béton - Arno RECHUL (PEPs Group)
- SFP Liner : Development of thermosetting resins for the rehabilitation of underground pipes - Pablo de la RETA (PEPs Group)
- SWAM@ASC (FEDER) : Smart Water Management Across Scales - Development of electrocoagulation for phosphorus recovering in waste waters and biomethanisation with sludges for SMEs - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
- VALHALLA : Perovskite solar cells with enhanced stability and applicability - Afzal Khan PEERUKHAN (PEPs Group)
- WalBioPower : Energy recovery from food waste and urea contained in human urine and livestock effluent in Wallonia - Arno RECHUL (PEPs Group)
- WASTES2CEM (REverse Mineral INDustry): (SPW, ODD9) Développement d'un liant circulaire alternatif à base de scories et de cendres volantes - Nadine RIIASHI (PEPs Group)
- WASTES2MAT (REverse Mineral INDustry) : (SPW, ODD9) Développement d'un liant circulaire alternatif à base d'ettringite - Nadine RIIASHI (PEPs Group)
Product Oriented Engineering
- MultiO (GreenWin, 2023-2026) : Functional and modular swimmig pool for optimized management of water and energy in the sustainable habitat of tomorrow - Antoine FARCY (NCE Group)
- PhotoTex2 (Win2Wal) : Optically active textile materials capable of adjusting their infrared reflectance - Joachim CAUCHETEUX and Christelle ALIE (NCE Group)
- SWAM@ASC (FEDER) : Smart Water Management Across Scales - Development of electrocoagulation for phosphorus recovering in waste waters and biomethanisation with sludges for SMEs - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
Process Simulation, Optimization and Economic Evaluation
- PROCURA (Energy Transition Fund, Belgian FOD Economie) : Power to X and Carbon Capture & Utilization Roadmap for Belgium - So-Mang KIM (PEPs Group) and Alejandro MORALES PEREZ (PEPs Group)
- TRILATE : TRILateral research for optimal Investments in Adequate cross-border infrastructure - Muhammad SALMAN (PEPs Group)
Shaping and Scaling-up
- CORNET-DAF3D : Development of new antibacterial functionalised textiles and 3-D-printed filters for process water treatment - Antoine FARCY (NCE Group)
- Delficar (GreenWin) : Creation of filters for air handling units (AHUs) - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
- MultiO (GreenWin, 2023-2026) : Functional and modular swimmig pool for optimized management of water and energy in the sustainable habitat of tomorrow - Antoine FARCY (NCE Group)
- PhotoTex2 (Win2Wal) : Optically active textile materials capable of adjusting their infrared reflectance - Joachim CAUCHETEUX and Christelle ALIE (NCE Group)
- SWAM@ASC (FEDER) : Smart Water Management Across Scales - Development of electrocoagulation for phosphorus recovering in waste waters and biomethanisation with sludges for SMEs - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
Sludge Management
- BIOSOLIDS : Optimization of sludge dewatering and drying through a better understanding of its rheological characteristics and evolution within the whole treatment chain - Sergio Luis PARRA ANGARITA (PEPs Group)
- FRIA (Funding by Walloon Region) : Contribution au développement d'un procédé "low cost" de stabilisation des boues d'épuration - Hajer BEN HAMED (PEPs Group)
- PDR FNRS Rheosludge (T.0159.20) : Towards a better understanding of slude drying through its rheological properties - Sergio Luis PARRA ANGARITA (PEPs Group)
- SWAM@ASC (FEDER) : Smart Water Management Across Scales - Development of electrocoagulation for phosphorus recovering in waste waters and biomethanisation with sludges for SMEs - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
Solvent and Reactive Extraction
- ValProStruMuCS (FNRS) : Validation of new process structure for separating multi-component systems - - Marc PHILIPPART DE FOY and Ezgi USLU (PEPs Group)
Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials
- CORNET-DAF3D : Development of new antibacterial functionalised textiles and 3-D-printed filters for process water treatment - Antoine FARCY (NCE Group)
- Delficar (GreenWin) : Creation of filters for air handling units (AHUs) - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
- MicroEcoTex (Win4Collective, 2023-2025) : Antimicrobial textiles and coatings for medical (treatment of burns and wounds) and agrifood (food preservation) applications - Pierre NGUE SONG (NCE Group)
- MultiO (GreenWin, 2023-2026) : Functional and modular swimmig pool for optimized management of water and energy in the sustainable habitat of tomorrow - Antoine FARCY (NCE Group)
- PhotoTex2 (Win2Wal) : Optically active textile materials capable of adjusting their infrared reflectance : Joachim CAUCHETEUX and Christelle ALIE (NCE Group)
Others
- AlgaeFactory - Usinalgue : Mass culture of microalgue in photobioreactor : Production of metabolites of interest.
- AlgaeFactory - Valoalgue : Mass culture of microalgae and their valorization for the production of molecules of interest.
- FRITCO2T : Technological platform dedicated to CO2.
- GSK : List of current projects and previous projects (from 2010)
- INTENSE4CHEM - Flow4Solids : Intensification du procédé de synthèse de Zéolite Beta en réacteur continu innovant.
- NKL : (SPW, ODD9) Synthèse de kérosène neutre en carbone (EKérosène) à partir d'électricité renouvelable et de dioxyde de carbone fatal.
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
- AEROPERF : Effect of particle microstructure on the efficacy of inhalation powders.
- AOPTi : Assessment of Advanced Photocatalytic Oxidation process for Micropollutant Elimination in Municipal and Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants
- ATISOL C2C : Vapour and air barrier membrane – insulating system according to cradle-to-cradle for new buildings and renovation by the inside of existing buildings (GreenWin)
- BACZEREAU : Development of an innovative low energy disinfection process for natural bathing areas.
- BIODEC : Sustainable bioactive surfaces for environmental decontamination.
- BioDrugHybrid : Development and Characterization of Inorganic–Polymer Composites for the Delivery of Biopharmaceutical Drugs
- BitumClean (GreenWin, Région wallonne, 2020-2024) : Optimisation du recyclage des revêtements de toitures bitumineuses par extraction préalable des goudrons (HAP)
- BlueV : Nouvelle génération d’outils de désinfection et de décontamination basse énergie par oxydation avancée
- Brain-Trains : TRansversal Assessment of Intermodal New Strategies (BELSPO)
- CIrMAP (Interreg NW Europe) : CIrcular economy via customisable furniture with Recycled MAterials for public Places (poster).
- CO2GREEN : Synthesis of new bio- and CO2-sourced polymers for the production of insulating materials obtained by CO2 foaming
- ENSO : Energy for Smart Objects
- ERICAA : Saving Energy and Resources by Innovative CFD-based Design of Liquid-Liquid Gravity Settlers
- Phos4You : PHOSphorus recovery from waste water FOR YOUr Life.
- GSK :Since 2010, list of current projects and previous projects
- HYBRID MODELS : Application of machine learning techniques to process and laboratory data to improve the operational performance of phosphate plants.
- icFlow : Integrated Continuous Flow Photoreactors.
- IMPROVE STEM : Development of new biomaterials for proliferation and in vitro expansion of stem cells
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of electricity production in Belgium (Walloon Region - DGO4 convention n°1450333AIE-IETS ECEB)
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of ECOSE : biobased binder developed by Knauf Insulation
- MOPI : Monitoring of pollutants in groundwater
- MOUV (Win2Wal) : UV sensor for continuous MOnitoring of organic pollutants in water.
- Optimisation de bioréacteurs : Intensification of Zeolite Beta synthesis process in an innovative continuous reactor
- PING : Innovative treatment for table tennis rackets
- PULSATEC : Methodology for techno-economical and environmental assessment of innovative technologies : Case of a functionalized coating using pulsed plasma (HiPIMS) technology.
- ReNEW : REsource innovation Network for European Waste (Interreg NWE)
- SAPII : Lifelong learning project about the successful application of process integration in the industry
- VALDEM : Integrated solutions for Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) recycling : A cross-border approach to a circular economy (INTERREG V France, Wallonie, Vlaanderen)
updated on 4/16/24