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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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Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

A combined experimental and kinetic modeling study on pyrolysis and oxidation of polyoxymethylene dialkyl ethers

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

Coach(es): Kevin De Ras

A conceptual process analysis of methane superdry reforming as an emerging technology for reusing CO2

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Kevin M. Van Geem

Acid-modified structured carbon catalysts for methane pyrolysis– an experimental and optimization study

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

Coach(es): Simon De Langhe

Active Learning for Prediction of Adsorption Enthalpies in Zeolites

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

Coach(es): Yannick Ureel

Analysis of impact of electrolyser operating conditions on oxide ion conductivity of yttrium membranes (solid oxide steam electrolysis)

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

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Analysis of impact of phase change behaviour/oxygen functionalities of perovskites on oxide ion conductivity (for use in solid oxide electrolysers

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

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Application of machine learning potentials for the discovery of stable Fe-based CO2 to jet fuel catalysts

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Konstantijn Rommens

Automatic generation of kinetic models with evolving surface site densities

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Sébastien Siradze

Catalytic ozonation of toluene, ethanol, and their mixture over Copper-Manganese oxide catalysts

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Reza Monjezi

Catalytic production of biobased 3MdVL: experimental assessment, modelling and scale-up

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Lucas Iván Garbarino

Catalytic pyrolysis of plastic vapors by ZSM-5/MCM-41 core-shell catalyst

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Qing He

CFD-DEM study of gas-solid hydrodynamics and heat transfer in a pulsed gas-solid vortex reactor

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

Coach(es): Siyuan Chen; Geraldine J. Heynderickx

Chemical Recycling of Mixed Polyolefins

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Laura Pires da Mata Costa

Chemical recycling of polyolefin plastic waste: Kinetic modelling of the hydrothermal decomposition

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

Coach(es): Gust Popelier

Chemical recycling of solid plastic waste: Kinetic Modeling of Fast Pyrolysis of plastic waste

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

Coach(es): Daniël Withoeck

CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol: Your Chance To Reduce Your CO2-Footprint!

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys; Max Bols

Coach(es): Jan Öner

Computational and experimental study of magnetically assisted fluidised beds (MAFB)

Supervisor(s): Geraldine J. Heynderickx; Vladimir V. Galvita; Hilde Poelman

Coach(es): Balamurugan Deivendran

Computational investigation of the structure and activity of supported Ni- and Co-based catalysts

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Natalia Ruban; Konstantijn Rommens

Dynamic Simulations of a Novel CCU Process Through Temperature-Swing Chemical Looping

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

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Evaluating the performance of new solid micellar catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Catarina Martins de Brito Mendes

Experimental and modelling study of the hydroprocessing of caprolactam

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): César Pernalete Piña

Experimental and theoretical investigation of coke formation in steam cracking reaction

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Hamed Mohamadzadeh Shirazi

Experimental investigation of the reductive catalytic fractionation of biomass

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Lucas Iván Garbarino

Experimental study of the rate coefficients of the polymerization of modified acrylics and model development

Supervisor(s): Dagmar R. D'hooge

Coach(es): Yoshi Marien; Lynn Trossaert

H2S removal from H2 enriched natural gas: experimental assessment and model simulations

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

Coach(es): Klaus Jacobs; Raman Ghassemi

Hydrothermal decomposition of thermally dechlorinated PVC waste

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

Coach(es): Mohammadhossein Havaei

Industrial-scale process design and techno-economic assessment of bio-based 2,3-butanediol dehydration into green 1,3-butadiene

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Pieter Janssens

Influence of Heteroatom-Containing Contaminants in Polyolefin Waste Streams on Catalytic Pyrolysis

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Oğuzhan Akin

Influence of Process Parameters on Polyolefin Pyrolysis Through Experimental Investigation

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

Coach(es): Fatma Defne Çalık Ulu

Investigation of the co-polymer structure effect on the catalytic performance of resin-supported pyrrolidine heterogeneous catalysts in aldol reactions

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Zahra Mohammadbagheri Dastjerdi

Kinetic modeling of supercritical pyrolysis of waste tires

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Gilles Dossche

Kinetic modelling analysis of Vanadia-Based(V/CHA) Catalysts on CO2-Assisted Oxidative Propane Dehydrogenation

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

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Lewis, Louis or Luis? The differences and similarities in CO2 assisted propane dehydrogenation with In, Zn and Ga Lewis acid catalysts

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Yiru Ye ; Max Bols

Light olefins production via steam cracking of plastic-waste pyrolysis oils: Experimental and modeling study

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

Coach(es): Anas Karrar Jamil Abdulrahman

Low-Temperature Aqueous Phase Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Biomass

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Nada Ibrahim Eldesouki Abdelaziz

Machine Learning Meets Sustainable Reaction Engineering: Selecting Greener Reaction Conditions for Pharmaceutical Syntheses

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Maarten Dobbelaere

Microkinetic modelling of methane pyrolysis over an inductively heated carbonaceous catalyst

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

Coach(es): Soroush Zare Ghorbaei; Simon De Langhe

Mitigating PFAS pollution: kinetic study of model compounds

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

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Modeling of Non-oxidative Coupling of Methane (NOCM) in a multifunctional 3D printed plasma reactor

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

Coach(es): Fabio Cameli; Victor Rosa

Molecular design for industrial copolymerization:bridging computational chemistry and pulsed laser polymerization

Supervisor(s): Dagmar R. D'hooge

Coach(es): Yoshi Marien

Novel Approaches for Comprehensive PFAS Destruction: Integrating Analytical & Thermochemical Strategies

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Muhammad Nadeem

Numerical strategies for modelling gas phase hydrodynamics in turbulent fluidized bed reactors

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

Coach(es): Klaus Jacobs

Optimalisatie van ICP analyse voor nanomaterialen

Supervisor(s): Vladimir V. Galvita

Coach(es): Hilde Poelman

Reactive CFD study of solvent regeneration in a gas-liquid vortex reactor for CO2 capture

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

Coach(es): Siyuan Chen; Yi Ouyang

Single-event modelling of the steam cracking of plastic waste pyrolysis oils

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Tamás Buzogany

Solvent assessment in vortex technology-based carbon capture

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

Coach(es): Afroditi Kourou

Study on Methane pyrolysis using Computational fluid dynamics coupled with the Discrete Element Method

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

Coach(es): Hamed Hoorijani

Targeted synthesis of advanced Ni-based catalysts for CO2 methanation

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys; Natalia Ruban

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Techno economic analysis of CH4 and MeOH synthesis from syngas produced by SOEC by modelling and basic experimental validation

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Manly Callewaert

Upgrading of plastic waste pyrolysis oils towards suitable steam cracker feedstocks: technology assessment and experimental investigation

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Marvin Kusenberg

Vanadium Tug of War: Engineering catalyst redox properties for CO2-Assisted Propane Dehydrogenation

Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys

Coach(es): Dilan Tunçer ; Max Bols

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Technology

Beter katalysatorbegrip door interpretatie van IR-spectra met behulp van DFT-berekende vibrationele modes

Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe; Vladimir V. Galvita

Coach(es): Servaas Lips

Chemical Recycling of Mixed Polyolefins

Supervisor(s): Dagmar R. D'hooge

Coach(es): Yoshi Marien

Chemische recycling van plastic afval via pyrolyse met superkritisch water

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Marvin Kusenberg; Gust Popelier

DRIFTS operando katalysatorkarakterisering voor CO2-methanatie over Ni

Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe; Vladimir V. Galvita

Coach(es): Servaas Lips

Experimental and modelling study of the hydroprocessing of caprolactam

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): César Pernalete Piña

Experimental investigation of the reductive catalytic fractionation of biomass

Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Lucas Iván Garbarino

Het effect van de katalysatoreigenschappen op de propeenopbrengst en katalysatorstabiliteit bij de omzetting van methanol-naar-olefinen

Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe; Joris W. Thybaut

Coach(es): Phebe Lemaire

Invloed van heteroatoomhoudende contaminanten in plastic afvalstromen op katalytische pyrolyse

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Oğuzhan Akin

Katalytische pyrolyse van gemengde polyolefinen via dubbelbedkatalysatoren

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Robin John Varghese; Oğuzhan Akin

Selecteren van een alternatieve katalysator in een solid oxide-elektrolysecel die in staat is om zuiver CO te produceren en bestand is tegen zwavel.

Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem

Coach(es): Manly Callewaert