Master Thesis Subjects
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Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
"A combined experimental and kinetic modeling study on pyrolysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)" Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Kevin De Ras |
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"Computational Investigation of Acid Catalyzed Aldol Condensation for the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Biomass" Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys Coach(es): Zinat Zanganeh |
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"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): Zinat Zanganeh |
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A combined experimental and kinetic modeling study on pyrolysis and oxidation of e-fuels Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Kevin De Ras |
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A combined theoretical and experimental study on the supercritical water pyrolysis of waste tires Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Gilles Dossche |
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Acid-modified structured carbon catalysts for methane pyrolysis– an experimental and optimization study Supervisor(s): Georgios Stefanidis ; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Parviz Yazdani; Spyridon Fragkiskatos |
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AI for Designing Greener Pharmaceuticals and Agrochemicals Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Maarten Dobbelaere |
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Amine Functionalized Mo doped graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) as efficient catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation in plasma reactor Supervisor(s): Erum Pervaiz; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Fabio Cameli |
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Anhydrous mevalonolactone (aMVL) hydrogenation: experimental investigation and modelling of the production of new biochemical platform molecule Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Alexandra Bouriakova; Katrien De Gusseme |
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Artificial Intelligence Meets Sustainable Reaction Engineering: Optimizing Reaction Conditions for Greener Chemical Production Processes Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): |
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Automatic generation of kinetic models with evolving surface site densities Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Sébastien Siradze |
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Autothermal oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) operation in a fixed bed reactor with ambient feed temperature Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Hilde Poelman Coach(es): Parviz Yazdani |
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Catalytic pyrolysis of plastic vapors using structure-modified and metal-doped catalysts Supervisor(s): Robin John Varghese; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Qing He |
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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 |
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CFD Study of electrified gas-liquid vortex reactor for CO2 capture Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Yi Ouyang Coach(es): Geraldine J. Heynderickx; Siyuan Chen |
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CFD-DEM Study of Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer in Electrified Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds Supervisor(s): Yi Ouyang; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Hamed Hoorijani |
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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 |
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Combined experimental and computational evaluation of high entropy oxide catalysts through Temporal Analysis of Products (TAP) Supervisor(s): Vladimir V. Galvita Coach(es): Lennert D'ooghe |
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Data-driven optimization of NH3 decomposition catalysts Supervisor(s): Vladimir V. Galvita; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Hilde Poelman |
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Development of a machine learning model to account for diffusional limitations in the simulation of highly exothermic reactions in an industrial reactor Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Wout Callewaert |
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Dopant Effects on CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol over In₂O₃: Mechanistic Insights into Activity and Surface Interactions Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys Coach(es): Konstantijn Rommens |
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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 |
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Experimental and theoretical investigation of coke formation in steam cracking reaction Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Marie-Françoise Reyniers Coach(es): |
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Experimental investigation of mixed plastic waste pyrolysis in a bench scale reactor Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Marvin Kusenberg Coach(es): Shouzhuang Li |
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Experimental study of mixed metal oxides catalytic materials for Dry Reforming (DR) of CH4 and CO2 in post-plasma use Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Georgios Stefanidis Coach(es): Fabio Cameli; Victor Rosa |
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Experimental study of the hydroprocessing of non-aromatic and aromatic ketones Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): César Pernalete Piña ; Pieter Janssens |
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H2S removal from H2 enriched natural gas:experimental assessment Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut; Soroush Zare Ghorbaei Coach(es): Klaus Jacobs |
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Integrated modelling and process simulation of the chemical recycling of polyolefins using sub- and supercritical water Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Marvin Kusenberg Coach(es): Sphurti Prakash Kulkarni |
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Kinetic modeling and upscaling of oxidative H2S removal from underground-stored gas Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut; Soroush Zare Ghorbaei Coach(es): Raman Ghassemi |
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Kinetic Modeling of the Combustion of Lignin-based Biofuels: a Machine Learning Approach Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Istvan Lengyel Coach(es): Lowie Tomme |
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Light olefins production via steam cracking of plastic-waste pyrolysis oils: Experimental and modeling study Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Behzad Parvizi Coach(es): Marvin Kusenberg; Anas Karrar Jamil Abdulrahman |
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Machine Learning Meets Sustainable Reaction Engineering:Selecting Greener Reaction Conditions for Pharmaceutical Syntheses Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Maarten Dobbelaere |
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Machine Learning to Predict Segregation Indices in Magnetically Fluidized Beds Supervisor(s): Geraldine J. Heynderickx; Vladimir V. Galvita Coach(es): Hilde Poelman; Balamurugan Deivendran |
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Machine Learning-Driven Prediction of Bubble Dynamics in Magnetically Fluidized Beds Supervisor(s): Geraldine J. Heynderickx; Vladimir V. Galvita Coach(es): Hilde Poelman; Balamurugan Deivendran |
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Mechanistic Modelling of Propylene Oxidation on Vanadium Catalysts for CO₂ -Assisted Propane Dehydrogenation Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys Coach(es): Dilan Tunçer |
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Mg-AlO Hydrotalcite-Based Catalysts: Synthesis and Performance Evaluation Supervisor(s): Alexandra Bouriakova; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Lingfeng Li ; Hari Sekhar Mitta |
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Modeling Feed Dependence of Catalytic Pyrolysis of Plastic Waste Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Maarten K. Sabbe Coach(es): Yannick Ureel |
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Modeling the Impact of Catalyst Structure and Surface Coverages on CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol over ZnZrO₂ catalysts Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys Coach(es): Konstantijn Rommens |
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Modelling of ultrafast lignin depolymerization kinetics under supercritical conditions Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Lucas Iván Garbarino |
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Optimization of Mixed Plastic Waste pyrolysis process: Production of py-oil for steam-cracking to attain plastic circularity Supervisor(s): Azd Zayoud; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Bhargav Baruah; Azd Zayoud |
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Optimization of Mixed Plastic Waste pyrolysis process: Production of py-oil for steam-cracking to attain plastic circularity Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): |
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Optimizing Metal-Impregnated MOF Catalysts for Hydrogenolysis of Oxygenated Plastic Wastes (MOFHYD) Supervisor(s): Vladimir V. Galvita; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Hari Sekhar Mitta |
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Ozone-assisted catalytic oxidation of toluene, ethanol, and their mixture over copper-manganese oxide catalyst Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut; Alexandra Bouriakova Coach(es): |
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Process intensification of solid-based direct air capture using vortex technology Supervisor(s): Yi Ouyang; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Afroditi Kourou |
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Process simulation and life cycle assessment of mixed plastic waste pyrolysis heated by renewable power at different locations in EU Supervisor(s): Marvin Kusenberg; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Shouzhuang Li |
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PVC Waste Composition: Effects of additives on pyrolysis products and dechlorination Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Robin John Varghese Coach(es): Mohammadhossein Havaei |
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Single-event modelling of the steam cracking of plastic waste pyrolysis oils Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Geraldine J. Heynderickx Coach(es): Tamás Buzogany |
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Techno-economic comparison of syngas and CO₂ sources for sustainable methanol synthesis Supervisor(s): Georgios Stefanidis ; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Oleksii Mynko |
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Thermodynamic equilibrium model for gasification of glass fibre reinforced plastics from decommissioned wind turbine blades (WTBs) using Aspen Plus Supervisor(s): Georgios Stefanidis ; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Diyar Tokmurzin |
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Tuning porosity in poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate-based crosslinked copolymer resins for enhanced catalytic activity in aldol reactions Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Zahra Mohammadbagheri Dastjerdi |
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Unlocking the Secrets of Contamination in Pyrolysis Oil: A Predictive Modeling Framework Supervisor(s): Marvin Kusenberg; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Laura Pires da Mata Costa |
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Unraveling the Role of Additives in Thermal Pyrolysis of Polyolefins: An Analytical Perspective Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Maarten K. Sabbe Coach(es): Robin John Varghese; Fatma Defne Çalık Ulu |
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Valorization of waste thermosets by means of (supercritical water) pyrolysis Supervisor(s): Friso Versteeg; Kevin M. Van Geem Coach(es): Ruben de Korte |
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Zeolite-templated carbon catalysts for electrified methane pyrolysis – an experimental study Supervisor(s): Kevin M. Van Geem; Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Simon De Langhe; Spyridon Fragkiskatos |
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Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Technology
Anhydrous mevalonolactone (aMVL) hydrogenation: experimental investigation and modelling of the production of new biochemical platform molecule Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Alexandra Bouriakova; Katrien De Gusseme |
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Engineering Bifunctional Catalysts for Light Olefin Synthesis from Syngas. Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut; Vladimir V. Galvita Coach(es): Willem De Meyer |
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Experimental study of the hydroprocessing of non-aromatic and aromatic ketones Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Pieter Janssens |
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Het effect van de katalysatoreigenschappen bij de omzetting van methanol-naar-olefinen met co-voeden Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe; Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Phebe Lemaire |
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Hoog-entropische legeringen als katalysatoren voor de omzetting van bio-olie in duurzame luchtvaartbrandstof en hoogwaardige chemicalien Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe Coach(es): Arne De Landsheere |
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Low-Temperature Aqueous Phase Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Biomass Supervisor(s): Mark Saeys Coach(es): Nada Ibrahim Eldesouki Abdelaziz |
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Microkinetisch modelleren van CO2-methanatie over nickel Supervisor(s): Maarten K. Sabbe; Vladimir V. Galvita Coach(es): Servaas Lips |
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Optimalisatie van ICP analyse voor nanomaterialen Supervisor(s): Vladimir V. Galvita Coach(es): Hilde Poelman |
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Tuning porosity in poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate-based crosslinked copolymer resins for enhanced catalytic activity in aldol reactions Supervisor(s): Joris W. Thybaut Coach(es): Zahra Mohammadbagheri Dastjerdi |
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