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Herman Van Langenhove

Herman Van Langenhove

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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
19502
World Ranking
4695
National Ranking
65

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Herman Van Langenhove is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has concentrated their research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several specialized subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Process Chemistry and Technology, Pollution, Water Science and Technology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research topics reflect a strong focus on environmental quality and treatment technologies. Key areas of study include:

  • Odor and Emission Control Technologies
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

Van Langenhove has published extensively, with frequent appearances in specific academic journals. Notable publication venues where they have multiple contributions include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Their recent papers cover a variety of environmental and chemical engineering topics. Selected publications are:

  • "A review on ambient and indoor air pollution status in Africa", 2020, Atmospheric Pollution Research
  • "Enhanced removal of hydrophobic volatile organic compounds in biofilters and biotrickling filters: A review on the use of surfactants and the addition of hydrophilic compounds", 2021, Chemosphere
  • "The ozone-activated peroxymonosulfate process (O3/PMS) for removal of trace organic contaminants in natural and wastewater: Effect of the (in)organic matrix composition", 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Multi-component ppm level adsorption of VOCs on the ZIF-8 and UiO-66 MOFs: Breakthrough analysis with selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry", 2021, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • "Occurrence and point-of-use treatment of contaminants of emerging concern in groundwater of the Nzoia River basin, Kenya", 2021, Environmental Pollution

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Kristof Demeestere
  • Christophe Walgraeve
  • Paula Alejandra Lamprea-Pineda
  • Martín Ramírez
  • Paula Alejandra Lamprea Pineda

Best Publications

  • Combining non-thermal plasma with heterogeneous catalysis in waste gas treatment: A review

    Jim Van Durme;Jo Dewulf;Christophe Leys;Herman Van Langenhove

  • Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: an emerging class of environmental micropollutants

    Xander Van Doorslaer;Jo Dewulf;Herman Van Langenhove;Kristof Demeestere

  • Enhanced CO2 fixation and biofuel production via microalgae: recent developments and future directions

    Amit Kumar;Sarina Ergas;Xin Yuan;Ashish Sahu

  • Sample preparation for the analysis of volatile organic compounds in air and water matrices.

    Kristof Demeestere;Jo Dewulf;Bavo De Witte;Herman Van Langenhove

  • Occurrence patterns of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater, surface water and groundwater of Nairobi and Kisumu city, Kenya

    K.O. K'oreje;L. Vergeynst;D. Ombaka;P. De Wispelaere

  • Recycling rechargeable lithium ion batteries: Critical analysis of natural resource savings

    Jo Dewulf;Geert Van der Vorst;Kim Denturck;Herman Van Langenhove

  • Malondialdehyde measurement in oxidized foods: evaluation of the spectrophotometric thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) test in various foods.

    Antonios Papastergiadis;Edward Mubiru;Herman Van Langenhove;Bruno De Meulenaer

  • Oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric particulate matter: Molecular characterization and occurrence

    Christophe Walgraeve;Kristof Demeestere;Jo Dewulf;Ralf Zimmermann

  • Treatment of waste gases contaminated with odorous sulfur compounds.

    E. Smet;P. Lens;H. Van Langenhove

  • Ozonation and advanced oxidation by the peroxone process of ciprofloxacin in water

    Bavo De Witte;Jo Dewulf;Kristof Demeestere;Herman Van Langenhove

  • The emission of volatile compounds during the aerobic and the combined anaerobic/aerobic composting of biowaste

    Erik Smet;Herman Van Langenhove;Inge De Bo

  • Heterogeneous Photocatalysis as an Advanced Oxidation Process for the Abatement of Chlorinated, Monocyclic Aromatic and Sulfurous Volatile Organic Compounds in Air: State of the Art

    Kristof Demeestere;Jo Dewulf;Herman Van Langenhove

  • UV-A and UV-C induced photolytic and photocatalytic degradation of aqueous ciprofloxacin and moxifloxacin: Reaction kinetics and role of adsorption

    Xander Van Doorslaer;Kristof Demeestere;Philippe M. Heynderickx;Herman Van Langenhove

  • Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of four alternatives for using by-products of cane sugar production.

    Ana M. Contreras;Elena Rosa;Maylier Pérez;Herman Van Langenhove

  • Ozonation of ciprofloxacin in water: HRMS identification of reaction products and pathways.

    Bavo DeWitte;Jo Dewulf;Kristof Demeestere;Vincent Van De Vyvere

  • Anthropogenic volatile organic compounds in ambient air and natural waters: a review on recent developments of analytical methodology, performance and interpretation of field measurements

    Jo Dewulf;Herman Van Langenhove

  • The present status of landfill leachate treatment and its development trend from a technological point of view

    Junling Gao;Junling Gao;Violet Oloibiri;Michael Chys;Wim Audenaert

  • TiO2 mediated heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of moxifloxacin: Operational variables and scavenger study

    Xander Van Doorslaer;Philippe M. Heynderickx;Kristof Demeestere;Kevin Debevere

  • Heterogeneous photocatalytic removal of toluene from air on building materials enriched with TiO2

    Kristof Demeestere;Jo Dewulf;Bavo De Witte;Anne Beeldens

  • Measurement of Henry's law constant as function of temperature and salinity for the low temperature range

    Jo Dewulf;David Drijvers;Herman Van Langenhove

  • Influence of pH on the sonolysis of ciprofloxacin: Biodegradability, ecotoxicity and antibiotic activity of its degradation products

    Evelien De Bel;Jo Dewulf;Bavo De Witte;Herman Van Langenhove

  • From multi-residue screening to target analysis of pharmaceuticals in water: development of a new approach based on magnetic sector mass spectrometry and application in the Nairobi River basin, Kenya.

    Kenneth Otieno K'oreje;Kristof Demeestere;Patrick De Wispelaere;Leendert Vergeynst

  • Analysis of volatile organic compounds using gas chromatography

    Jo Dewulf;Herman Van Langenhove;Gyula Wittmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Jo Dewulf
Jo Dewulf Ghent University
Kristof Demeestere
Kristof Demeestere Ghent University
Stijn Van Hulle
Stijn Van Hulle Ghent University
Willy Verstraete
Willy Verstraete Ghent University
Ingmar Nopens
Ingmar Nopens Ghent University
Roland Ludwig
Roland Ludwig BOKU University
Kathy Steppe
Kathy Steppe Ghent University
Dietmar Haltrich
Dietmar Haltrich BOKU University
Colin R. Janssen
Colin R. Janssen Ghent University
Rino Morent
Rino Morent Ghent University

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