Author Archives: enews

“We design microreactors that integrate renewable, electricity-based energy sources”

Prof. Simon Kuhn is a KU Leuven Professor in the ProcESS division (Department of Chemical Engineering). After obtaining an ERC Starting Grant, he has now also been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for his work on novel reactor types.

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Prof. Simon Kuhn (ProCESS/SIM² KU Leuven) obtains ERC Consolidator Grant

SIM² KU Leuven has a new ERC Grantee! Following his ERC Starting Grant, Prof. Simon Kuhn has now also been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for his pioneering work on reactors for a more sustainable chemical industry.

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Faster reaction times and controlled particle size distribution using ultrasound

A joint team of SIM² KU Leuven/ProCESS and ARKEMA researchers have corroborated how the use of ultrasound led to faster reaction times and more controlled particle size distribution during NaX zeolite synthesis.

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Using ultrasound for polymorph control & boosting yields in flow crystallisation

SIM² KU Leuven/ProCESS researchers have corroborated how the use of ultrasound increased the potential of flow crystallisation by combining high yield with polymorph control. The work was published in Chemical Engineering.

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How games gained value in learning

A short recap of educational history; how children's play and its value for learning has been seen and how it is seen now..

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Immersive learning in Chemical Engineering: a CHARMING future

The EU MSCA - ETN CHARMING team is happy to present the first introductory video about their research

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Training on MSCA Individual Fellowship (IF2020) proposal writing (Febr. 5, 2020)

The ETN NEW-MINE project organizes a dedicated training session on proposal writing dedicated to the MSCA Individual Fellowships. The training is free of charge and will take place on Wednesday February 5, 2020, from 13h30 to 17h00, in Park Inn Hotel in Leuven (Belgium).

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Open Position for a Professor in METAL RECOVERY FROM MINERAL FLOWS

The Science, Engineering & Technology Group of KU Leuven, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Department of Materials Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering, has a joint, full-time academic vacancy in the area of metal recovery from mineral flows. We are looking for internationally oriented candidates with an excellent research record, a strong affinity with industrial applications, and with educational competence within ...

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CosmiClean receives educational award

CosmiClean game have won a Comenius Edu-Media Seal issued by Gesellschaft für Pädagogik, Information und Medien e.V.(Society for Education, Information and Media) , Berlin 27 June 2019

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New book on the fundamentals of Process Intensification (PI)

In collaboration with Prof. Andrzej Stankiewicz (TU Delft), two SIM² KU Leuven Professors, Tom Van Gerven and Georgios Stefanidis, have co-written a new book. “The Fundamentals of Process Intensification” has just been released by Wiley.

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