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Geert-Jan Witkamp is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions in related subfields including biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, water science and technology, catalysis, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's body of work is frequently published in journals such as the Journal of Molecular Liquids, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Key topics in their research include ionic liquids properties and applications, membrane separation technologies, phosphorus and nutrient management, chemical and physical properties in aqueous solutions, solar-powered water purification methods, membrane-based ion separation techniques, and layered double hydroxides synthesis and applications.

Recent publications feature studies on natural deep eutectic solvents and their applications:

  • Solubility and Stability of Some Pharmaceuticals in Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents-Based Formulations, 2021, Molecules
  • Natural deep eutectic solvents as biofilm structural breakers, 2021, Water Research
  • Structural properties and stability of the Betaine-Urea natural deep eutectic solvent, 2021, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • A Super-Hygroscopic Solar-Regenerated Alginate-Based Composite for Atmospheric Water Harvesting, 2024, Small
  • The role of ionic liquid pretreatment and recycling design in the sustainability of a biorefinery: a sugarcane to ethanol example, 2021, Green Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Witkamp include Andreia S.F. Farinha, Robert Verpoorte, Young Hae Choi, Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder, and Lamya Al Fuhaid, indicating a consistent pattern of collaboration in their research projects.

Best Publications

  • Natural deep eutectic solvents as new potential media for green technology.

    Yuntao Dai;Jaap van Spronsen;Geert Jan Witkamp;Robert Verpoorte

  • Are natural deep eutectic solvents the missing link in understanding cellular metabolism and physiology

    Young Hae Choi;Jaap van Spronsen;Yuntao Dai;Marianne Verberne

  • Tailoring properties of natural deep eutectic solvents with water to facilitate their applications

    Yuntao Dai;Geert-Jan Witkamp;Robert Verpoorte;Young Hae Choi

  • Mineral CO2 sequestration by steel slag carbonation.

    Wouter J. J. Huijgen;Geert-Jan Witkamp;Rob N. J. Comans

  • Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents as a New Extraction Media for Phenolic Metabolites in Carthamus tinctorius L.

    Yuntao Dai;Geert-Jan Witkamp;Robert Verpoorte;Young Hae Choi

  • The Relevance of Phosphorus and Iron Chemistry to the Recovery of Phosphorus from Wastewater: A Review

    Philipp Wilfert;Prashanth Suresh Kumar;Leon Korving;Geert-Jan Witkamp

  • Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents in Natural Products Research: Mixtures of Solids as Extraction Solvents

    Yuntao Dai;Jaap Van Spronsen;Geert Jan Witkamp;Robert Verpoorte

  • Mechanisms of aqueous wollastonite carbonation as a possible CO2 sequestration process

    Wouter J.J. Huijgen;Geert-Jan Witkamp;Rob N.J. Comans;Rob N.J. Comans

  • Adsorption as a technology to achieve ultra-low concentrations of phosphate: Research gaps and economic analysis.

    Prashanth Suresh Kumar;Leon Korving;Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht;Geert-Jan Witkamp;Geert-Jan Witkamp

  • Effect of pore size distribution and particle size of porous metal oxides on phosphate adsorption capacity and kinetics

    Prashanth Suresh Kumar;Leon Korving;Karel J. Keesman;Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht

  • Quantum chemical aided prediction of the thermal decomposition mechanisms and temperatures of ionic liquids

    Maaike C. Kroon;Wim Buijs;Cor J. Peters;Geert-Jan Witkamp

  • Cost evaluation of CO2 sequestration by aqueous mineral carbonation

    Wouter J.J. Huijgen;Rob N.J. Comans;Rob N.J. Comans;Geert-Jan Witkamp

  • Vivianite as the main phosphate mineral in digested sewage sludge and its role for phosphate recovery

    P. Wilfert;A.I. Dugulan;K. Goubitz;L. Korving

  • Energy consumption and net CO2 sequestration of aqueous mineral carbonation

    Wouter J. J. Huijgen;Gerrit Jan Ruijg;Rob N. J. Comans;Geert-Jan Witkamp

  • Vivianite as an important iron phosphate precipitate in sewage treatment plants.

    P. Wilfert;A. Mandalidis;A.I. Dugulan;K. Goubitz

  • Distributions of rare earths and heavy metals in field-grown maize after application of rare earth-containing fertilizer.

    Xingkai Xu;Wangzhao Zhu;Zijian Wang;Geert-Jan Witkamp

  • Decomposition of ionic liquids in electrochemical processing

    Maaike C. Kroon;Wim Buijs;Cor J. Peters;Geert-Jan Witkamp

  • Modeling of the carbon dioxide solubility in imidazolium-based ionic liquids with the tPC-PSAFT equation of state.

    Maaike C Kroon;Eirini K Karakatsani;Ioannis G Economou;Geert-Jan Witkamp

  • High-pressure phase behavior of systems with ionic liquids: Part V. The binary system carbon dioxide+1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate

    M.C. Kroon;A. Shariati Sarabi;M. Costantini;J. van Spronsen

  • Dyeing of natural and synthetic textiles in supercritical carbon dioxide with disperse reactive dyes

    M. van der Kraan;M.V. Fernandez Cid;G.F. Woerlee;W.J.T. Veugelers

Frequent Co-Authors

Cor J. Peters
Cor J. Peters Colorado School of Mines
Robert Verpoorte
Robert Verpoorte Leiden University
Maria D. Kennedy
Maria D. Kennedy IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Wim Jiskoot
Wim Jiskoot Leiden University
Daan J.A. Crommelin
Daan J.A. Crommelin Utrecht University
Gary L. Amy
Gary L. Amy Clemson University
Young Hae Choi
Young Hae Choi Leiden University
Jan C. Schippers
Jan C. Schippers IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Rob N.J. Comans
Rob N.J. Comans Wageningen University & Research
Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder
Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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