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Gijs Du Laing

Gijs Du Laing

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Chemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
8968
World Ranking
15179
National Ranking
183

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
9123
World Ranking
5521
National Ranking
78

Overview

Gijs Du Laing is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, specializing primarily in Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Biomedical Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

Their research focuses on various main topics, such as Selenium in Biological Systems, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Heavy Metals in the Environment, Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects, Extraction and Separation Processes, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, as well as Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies.

Among recently published papers, notable works include:

  • Redox-induced mobilization of Ag, Sb, Sn, and Tl in the dissolved, colloidal and solid phase of a biochar-treated and un-treated mining soil (2020, Environment International)
  • Production of selenium-enriched microalgae as potential feed supplement in high-rate algae ponds treating domestic wastewater (2021, Bioresource Technology)
  • Biological activity and antimicrobial property of Cu/a-C:H nanocomposites and nanolayered coatings on titanium substrates (2020, Materials Science and Engineering C)
  • Fabrication of Microporous Coatings on Titanium Implants with Improved Mechanical, Antibacterial, and Cell-Interactive Properties (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • Constructed wetlands operated as bioelectrochemical systems for the removal of organic micropollutants (2021, Chemosphere)

Gijs Du Laing frequently publishes in several scientific journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemosphere
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Collaboration plays a significant role in Du Laing's research activities. Frequent co-authors include Karel Folens, Tom Hennebel, Lila Otero-González, Piet N.L. Lens, and Ivet Ferrer, with multiple joint publications reflecting continued scientific partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Technologies for Arsenic Removal from Water: Current Status and Future Perspectives

    Nina Ricci Nicomel;Karen Leus;Karel Folens;Pascal Van Der Voort

  • Controlled variation of redox conditions in a floodplain soil: Impact on metal mobilization and biomethylation of arsenic and antimony

    Tina Frohne;Jörg Rinklebe;Roland A. Diaz-Bone;Gijs Du Laing

  • Bioavailability and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in garden edible vegetables and soils around a highly contaminated former mining area in Germany.

    Vasileios Antoniadis;Sabry M Shaheen;Sabry M Shaheen;Judith Boersch;Tina Frohne

  • Use of (modified) natural adsorbents for arsenic remediation: A review.

    Tsegaye Girma Asere;Tsegaye Girma Asere;Christian V. Stevens;Gijs Du Laing

  • Biotechnological strategies for the recovery of valuable and critical raw materials from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - A review.

    Arda Işıldar;Arda Işıldar;Eric D. van Hullebusch;Eric D. van Hullebusch;Markus Lenz;Markus Lenz;Gijs Du Laing

  • Effects of 5-year application of municipal solid waste compost on the distribution and mobility of heavy metals in a Tunisian calcareous soil

    Walid Ben Achiba;Noureddine Gabteni;Abdelbasset Lakhdar;Gijs Du Laing

  • Floc-based sequential partial nitritation and anammox at full scale with contrasting N2O emissions.

    Joachim Desloover;Haydée De Clippeleir;Pascal Boeckx;Gijs Du Laing

  • Arsenic metabolism by human gut microbiota upon in vitro digestion of contaminated soils.

    Tom Van De Wiele;Christina M. Gallawa;Kevin M. Kubachka;John T. Creed

  • Arsenic in cooked rice: effect of chemical, enzymatic and microbial processes on bioaccessibility and speciation in the human gastrointestinal tract.

    Guo-Xin Sun;Tom Van de Wiele;Pradeep Alava;Filip Tack

  • Performance of selected destruction methods for the determination of heavy metals in reed plants (Phragmites australis)

    Gijs Du Laing;Filip M.G Tack;Marc G Verloo

  • Redox-induced mobilization of Ag, Sb, Sn, and Tl in the dissolved, colloidal and solid phase of a biochar-treated and un-treated mining soil.

    Jörg Rinklebe;Jörg Rinklebe;Sabry M. Shaheen;Ali El-Naggar;Hailong Wang

  • Metal accumulation in intertidal litter through decomposing leaf blades, sheaths and stems of Phragmites australis.

    Gijs Du Laing;Gunther Van Ryckegem;Filip M.G. Tack;Marc G. Verloo

  • Antibacterial activity of a porous silver doped TiO2 coating on titanium substrates synthesized by plasma electrolytic oxidation

    Monica Thukkaram;Pieter Cools;Anton Nikiforov;Petra Rigole

  • Selenium content of Belgian cultivated soils and its uptake by field crops and vegetables

    Ludwig De Temmerman;Nadia Waegeneers;Céline Thiry;Gijs Du Laing

  • Sodium Selenate Treatment Using a Combination of Seed Priming and Foliar Spray Alleviates Salinity Stress in Rice.

    Kondeti Subramanyam;Gijs Du Laing;Els J. M. Van Damme

  • Accumulation and fractionation of trace metals in a Tunisian calcareous soil amended with farmyard manure and municipal solid waste compost.

    W. Ben Achiba;Abdelbasset Lakhdar;Noureddine Gabteni;Gijs Du Laing

  • Progress in hydrometallurgical technologies to recover critical raw materials and precious metals from low-concentrated streams

    Jeffrey Paulo H. Perez;Karel Folens;Karen Leus;Frank Vanhaecke

  • Functionalized chitosan adsorbents allow recovery of palladium and platinum from acidic aqueous solutions

    Stein Mincke;Tsegaye Grima Asere;Ivar Verheye;Karel Folens

  • Impact of systematic change of redox potential on the leaching of Ba, Cr, Sr, and V from a riverine soil into water

    Tina Frohne;Roland A. Diaz-Bone;Roland A. Diaz-Bone;Gijs Du Laing;Jörg Rinklebe

  • Removal of pharmaceuticals by a pilot aerated sub-surface flow constructed wetland treating municipal and hospital wastewater

    Hannele Auvinen;Iva Havran;Laurens Hubau;Lize Vanseveren

  • Dynamics of mercury fluxes and their controlling factors in large Hg-polluted floodplain areas.

    Jörg Rinklebe;Jörg Rinklebe;Anja During;Anja During;Mark Overesch;Mark Overesch;Gijs Du Laing

  • Heavy metal contents (Cd, Cu, Zn) in spiders (Pirata piraticus) living in intertidal sediments of the river Scheldt estuary (Belgium) as affected by substrate characteristics.

    Gijs Du Laing;Nicolas Bogaert;Filip M.G. Tack;Marc G. Verloo

Frequent Co-Authors

Filip Tack
Filip Tack Ghent University
Marc Verloo
Marc Verloo Ghent University
Geert Janssens
Geert Janssens Ghent University
Pascal Van Der Voort
Pascal Van Der Voort Ghent University
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Tom Van de Wiele
Tom Van de Wiele Ghent University
Kim Verbeken
Kim Verbeken Ghent University
Karen Leus
Karen Leus Ghent University
Matthias Wessling
Matthias Wessling RWTH Aachen University
Nico Boon
Nico Boon Ghent University

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