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Chemical Technology

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.

Diego Alejandro Castellanos Proaños

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+32 (0) 9 264 58 26

Diego’s research focuses on developing new computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools to predict process performance related to a revolutionary e-cracker technology, which has the potential to significantly reduce emissions from conventional fuel-based cracking processes by electrifying the system with renewable energy sources.