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The Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT) integrates chemical science and engineering in its research on catalysis, polymerization, kinetics, reactor design and process design. LCT is part of the Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Ghent University in Belgium and member of the Centre for Sustainable Chemistry (CSC) of Ghent University. LCT aims at research excellence and bottom-up innovation in the framework of technological, industrial, and societal challenges.

Master Thesis Subjects

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You can find the subjects for the master of science in Chemical Engineering Technology at the bottom of the page.
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This are the subjects for academic year 2026-2027.

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

"H2S removal from H2 enriched humid natural gas: experimental assessment and kinetic modelling "

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Klaus Jacobs

"Mechanistic study of O3-driven oxidation of alcohols: influence of oxygen carrier"

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Natalia Ruban; Manly Callewaert

A combined theoretical and experimental study on the supercritical water pyrolysis of waste tires

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Maarten K. Sabbe

Coach(es): Gilles Dossche

A Kinetic Study of Innovative Catalysts for the reduction of Methane Emissions

Supervisor(s): Vladimir V. Galvita

Coach(es): Olivier Vloeberghs

Funding: FWO

AI for Decoding the Chemistry Behind Perfumes

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Maarten Dobbelaere

Funding: FWO

Catalyst Design for Autothermal Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM)

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Parviz Yazdani; Hilde Poelman

Coach(es): Mozhdeh Amanati

Funding: Atlantis

Catalyst Design for CO2 and C3H8 Activation on Metal-Organic Framework

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Dilan Tunçer

Funding: D2M2

Catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol over CZG oxide catalysts: Insights into Catalyst Synthesis and Reaction Kinetics

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Joris W. Thybaut

Catalytic Upgrading of Plastic Waste Pyrolysis Oils as Feed for Light Olefin Production

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Behzad Parvizi; Marvin Kusenberg

Coach(es): Anas Karrar Jamil Abdulrahman

Catalytic upgrading of polyethylene and ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) co-pyrolysis vapors: Impact of EVOH on product selectivity and catalyst stability

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Robin John Varghese

Coach(es): Oğuzhan Akin

CFD Study of gas-liquid vortex pyrolyzer for plastic pyrolysis

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Yi Ouyang

Coach(es): Siyuan Chen; Bing Wang

Funding: ERC-OPTIMA

CFD study of solvent selection and internal configuration in an electrified gas-liquid vortex reactor for CO2 capture

Supervisor(s): Yi Ouyang; Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Siyuan Chen

Funding: ERC-e-CAPTURE

CFD study on hydrogen peroxide production in a gas–liquid vortex reactor

Supervisor(s): Yi Ouyang; Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Siyuan Chen; Ji Hua

Chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste: a combined experimental and modelling study

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Paul Van Steenberge

Coach(es): Daniël Withoeck

Funding: FWO

Computational investigation of ethanol oxidation to acetaldehyde via electrocatalysis to produce sustainable aviation fuels from biomass

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Ali Can Kizilkaya

Funding: SAFARI

Controlling Industrial-Scale Catalyst Deactivation in Hydroprocessing

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Pieter Janssens; César Pernalete Piña

Funding: IOF and VLAIO

Controlling Industrial-Scale Catalyst Deactivation in Hydroprocessing

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Pieter Janssens; Sébastien Siradze

Designing a novel process for energy-efficient e-SAF production

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Nicholas Featherstone

Funding: e-SAF

Developing Sophisticated Analytical Techniques For Trace-Level Oxygen Detection And Quantification In Pyrolysis Oil

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Robin John Varghese; Mohammadhossein Havaei

Electrified methane pyrolysis – experimental study on understanding t

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Simon De Langhe; Spyridon Fragkiskatos

Ensemble Prediction of Multiple Physicochemical Properties of Aviation Fuels Using Multiple Machine Learning Models

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Joris W. Thybaut

Equations of State: The critical component in the modelling of supercritical water-hydrocarbon systems.

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Maarten K. Sabbe

Coach(es): Gust Popelier

Funding: FWO

Evaluation of ethanol production from biomass; engineering principles versus AI-driven steps

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Georgios Bellos

Coach(es): Robin Vercauteren

Experimental investigation of ultrafast lignin depolymerization under supercritical conditions

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Lucas Iván Garbarino

Experimental study and kinetic data acquisition for the catalytic conversion of methanol into SAF with olefin co-feed strategies

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Kilian Pletinck

Extended Multi-Phase and Non-Adiabatic Modelling of an Electrothermal Fluidized Bed Reactor

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Klaus Jacobs; Iliyas Melnikov

Gadolinium doped CeO2 (GDC) infiltrated Ni-YSZ electrodes for enhanced CO2/H2O co-electrolysis in solid oxide cells (SOECs)

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Erum Pervaiz

Het effect van de katalysatoreigenschappen bij de omzetting van methanol-naar-olefinen met co-voeden

Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe

Coach(es): Phebe Lemaire

Influence of Ni-modified HZSM-5 on light olefin and BTX selectivity during short-residence-time LDPE pyrolysis vapor cracking

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Robin John Varghese

Coach(es): Oğuzhan Akin

Kinetic analysis of the catalytic conversion of methanol into SAF with olefin co-feed strategies

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Jose Fernando Durán Pérez

Kinetic Assessment of Heterogeneously Catalysed Hydroformylation reaction over Cobalt based Catalysts

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Russel Anchamparuthy Salim ; Zahra Mohammadbagheri Dastjerdi

Kinetic modeling and upscaling of oxidative H2S removal from underground-stored gas

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut; Soroush Zare Ghorbaei

Coach(es): Raman Ghassemi

Kinetic Study of Light Olefin Production from Syngas using Hybrid Catalysis

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut; Vladimir V. Galvita

Coach(es): Willem De Meyer; Alexandra Bouriakova; Jose Fernando Durán Pérez

Low-order modeling of non-oxidative Coupling of Methane (NOCM) in a plasma catalytic reactor

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Georgios Stefanidis

Coach(es): Victor Rosa

Mapping the Molecular Complexity of Plastic Waste Pyrolysis Products Through Experimental Investigation

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Maarten K. Sabbe

Coach(es): Robin John Varghese; Fatma Defne Çalık Ulu

Mechanism of High-Temperature COx Adsorption and Hydrogenation to Methanol over ZnxZrOy Catalysts

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Zinat Zanganeh

Mechanistic Exploration of Methane Pyrolysis over Carbon Catalysts: Elucidating the Role of C2 and C3 Species

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Iliyas Melnikov; Soroush Zare Ghorbaei

Mechanistic insights into the effect of cobalt doping in iron carbide catalysts for the direct conversion of carbon dioxide to valuable products

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Ali Can Kizilkaya

Funding: CO2MBS

Modeling of coke formation during steam cracking of plastic waste-derived pyrolysis oils

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Geraldine J. Heynderickx

Coach(es): Lander Nelis

Modelling & controlling industrial poly(isobutylene) reactors

Supervisor(s): Paul Van Steenberge

Coach(es): Paul Van Steenberge

Modelling of The Conversion of Contaminants During the Pyrolysis of Post-Consumer Plastic Waste

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Marvin Kusenberg

Coach(es): Xander Van Eeckaute

Optimizing Syngas Composition in CO₂-Rich Dry Reforming of Methane via Hydrogen Co-feeding: Thermodynamics and Experiments

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Vladimir V. Galvita

Coach(es): Tong Liu

Perovskite-Based Strategies for Selective CO2 Hydrogenation: Ni-SFM and Ni-SGM Catalysts

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Zinat Zanganeh; Dipika Rajendra Kanchan

Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of Electrified Direct Methane Conversion Pathway to Ethylene

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Parviz Yazdani

Coach(es): Mohammad Lahafdoozian

Funding: European Recovery Fund and VLAIO

Rate-Based Modeling Toolbox Development for Point-Source CO₂ Capture

Supervisor(s): Yi Ouyang; Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Afroditi Kourou

Reaction Engineering of Hybrid Catalysts for Light Olefin Production from Syngas

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut; Vladimir V. Galvita

Coach(es): Willem De Meyer; Alexandra Bouriakova

Scale-Up of Methanol-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel: From Catalyst Screening to Pilot Demonstration

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Manly Callewaert

Science for AI: Physics-Informed Agents for Predictive Reaction Kinetics

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Maarten Dobbelaere

Secondary amine functionalized poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate-based catalyst for aldol reactions

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Zahra Mohammadbagheri Dastjerdi

TechnoEconomical and Life Cycle Analysis of biogas conversion to methanol and solid carbon

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Iliyas Melnikov

The effect of mixed carbon sources on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis Aim

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Nicholas Featherstone

Funding: e-SAF

Understanding the active site for industrially relevant C-H activation utilizing experimental methods

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Ari Fischer; Alessandro Fumagalli

Using Machine-Learning Tools to Model Hydrocarbon Adsorption in Metalcatalyzed Plastics Upcycling

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Ari Fischer

Funding: FWO

Valorization of waste thermosets by means of (supercritical water) pyrolysis

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Friso Versteeg; Ruben de Korte

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Technology

Catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol over CZG oxide catalysts: Insights into Catalyst Synthesis and Reaction Kinetics

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Joris W. Thybaut

Chemische recyclage van complexe multilayer plastics via thermische pyrolyse

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Paul Van Steenberge

Coach(es): Daniël Withoeck

Diepgaande Analyse van Heteroatoom-Bevattende Componenten in Pyrolyse Producten

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Marvin Kusenberg; Xander Van Eeckaute

Ensemble Prediction of Multiple Physicochemical Properties of Aviation Fuels Using Multiple Machine Learning Models

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Joris W. Thybaut

Experimental investigation of ultrafast lignin depolymerization under supercritical conditions

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Lucas Iván Garbarino

Experimental study and kinetic data acquisition for the catalytic conversion of methanol into SAF with olefin co-feed strategies

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Kilian Pletinck

Hoog-entropische legeringen als katalysatoren voor de omzetting van bio-olie in duurzame luchtvaartbrandstof en hoogwaardige chemicaliën

Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe

Coach(es): Arne De Landsheere

Kinetic analysis of the catalytic conversion of methanol into SAF with olefin co-feed strategies

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Jose Fernando Durán Pérez

Kinetic Study of Light Olefin Production from Syngas using Hybrid Catalysis

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut; Vladimir V. Galvita

Coach(es): Willem De Meyer; Alexandra Bouriakova; Jose Fernando Durán Pérez

Reaction Engineering of Hybrid Catalysts for Light Olefin Production from Syngas

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut; Vladimir V. Galvita

Coach(es): Willem De Meyer; Alexandra Bouriakova

Rol van ZrO₂-oppervlakken en Ni/ZrO₂-grensvlakken tijdens CO₂-methanatie

Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe

Coach(es): Vladimir V. Galvita

Secondary amine functionalized poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate-based catalyst for aldol reactions

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Zahra Mohammadbagheri Dastjerdi