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Kevin Van Geem

Kevin Van Geem

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
60
Citations
15367
World Ranking
2152
National Ranking
24

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
15045
World Ranking
10031
National Ranking
129

Overview

Kevin Van Geem is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, contributing extensively to the fields of engineering and environmental science. The scientist's research spans various subfields, including biomedical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, computational mechanics, materials chemistry, and mechanical engineering.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Polymer Crystallization and Properties
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Heat Transfer and Supercritical Fluids
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming

Kevin Van Geem has published frequently in several academic venues. The most notable publication venues include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • Energy & Fuels
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist cover topics related to plastic waste recycling, pyrolysis, and machine learning applications in chemical engineering. These include:

  • "The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions" (2021) published in Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • "Towards closed-loop recycling of multilayer and coloured PET plastic waste by alkaline hydrolysis" (2020) published in Green Chemistry
  • "Detailed Analysis of the Composition of Selected Plastic Packaging Waste Products and Its Implications for Mechanical and Thermochemical Recycling" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Machine Learning in Chemical Engineering: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats" (2021) published in Engineering
  • "Opportunities and challenges for the application of post-consumer plastic waste pyrolysis oils as steam cracker feedstocks: To decontaminate or not to decontaminate?" (2021) published in Waste Management

Throughout their career, Kevin Van Geem has worked alongside frequent collaborators, including Steven De Meester, Guy Marin, Geraldine J. Heynderickx, Marvin Kusenberg, and Ruben Van de Vijver. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement in advancing chemical engineering and environmental sciences, particularly in the context of recycling technologies and sustainable chemical processes.

Best Publications

  • Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste.

    Kim Ragaert;Laurens Delva;Kevin Van Geem

  • New Trends in Olefin Production

    Ismaël Amghizar;Laurien A. Vandewalle;Kevin M. Van Geem;Guy B. Marin

  • The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions

    Onur Dogu;Matteo Pelucchi;Ruben Van de Vijver;Paul H.M. Van Steenberge

  • Towards closed-loop recycling of multilayer and coloured PET plastic waste by alkaline hydrolysis

    Sibel Ügdüler;Kevin M. Van Geem;Ruben Denolf;Martijn Roosen

  • Comprehensive reaction mechanism for n-butanol pyrolysis and combustion

    Michael R. Harper;Kevin M. Van Geem;Steven P. Pyl;Guy B. Marin

  • Laminar burning velocity of gasoline and the gasoline surrogate components iso-octane, n-heptane and toluene

    L. Sileghem;Vladimir Alekseev;J. Vancoillie;K. M. Van Geem

  • Machine Learning in Chemical Engineering: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

    Maarten R. Dobbelaere;Pieter P. Plehiers;Ruben Van de Vijver;Christian V. Stevens

  • Detailed Analysis of the Composition of Selected Plastic Packaging Waste Products and Its Implications for Mechanical and Thermochemical Recycling.

    Martijn Roosen;Nicolas Mys;Marvin Kusenberg;Pieter Billen

  • Challenges and opportunities of solvent-based additive extraction methods for plastic recycling

    Sibel Ügdüler;Kevin M. Van Geem;Martijn Roosen;Elisabeth I.P. Delbeke

  • A comprehensive experimental investigation of plastic waste pyrolysis oil quality and its dependence on the plastic waste composition

    Marvin Kusenberg;Azd Zayoud;Azd Zayoud;Martijn Roosen;Hang Dao Thi

  • Automatic reaction network generation using RMG for steam cracking of n-hexane

    Kevin M. Van Geem;Marie-Francoise Reyniers;Guy B. Marin;Jing Song

  • Genesys: kinetic model construction using chemo-informatics

    Nick M. Vandewiele;Kevin M. Van Geem;Marie-Françoise Reyniers;Guy B. Marin

  • Making chemicals with electricity

    Kevin M. Van Geem;Vladimir V. Galvita;Guy B. Marin

  • Quantitative analysis of crude and stabilized bio-oils by comprehensive two-dimensional gas-chromatography.

    Marko R. Djokic;Thomas Dijkmans;Guray Yildiz;Wolter Prins

  • Techno-economic assessment of mechanical recycling of challenging post-consumer plastic packaging waste

    Macarena Larrain;Steven Van Passel;Gwenny Thomassen;Gwenny Thomassen;Bart Van Gorp

  • Automatic Mechanism and Kinetic Model Generation for Gas‐ and Solution‐Phase Processes: A Perspective on Best Practices, Recent Advances, and Future Challenges

    Ruben Van de Vijver;Nick M. Vandewiele;Pierre L. Bhoorasingh;Belinda L. Slakman

  • Characterization and Comparison of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oils from Pinewood, Rapeseed Cake, and Wheat Straw Using 13C NMR and Comprehensive GC × GC

    Leila Negahdar;Arturo Gonzalez-Quiroga;Daria Otyuskaya;Hilal E. Toraman

  • Molecular reconstruction of naphtha steam cracking feedstocks based on commercial indices

    Kevin M. Van Geem;Damien Hudebine;Marie Françoise Reyniers;François Wahl

  • Validation of a new set-up for continuous catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass coupled with vapour phase upgrading

    Güray Yildiz;Marty Pronk;Marko Djokic;Kevin M. van Geem

  • On-line analysis of complex hydrocarbon mixtures using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography.

    Kevin M. Van Geem;Steven P. Pyl;Marie-Françoise Reyniers;Joeri Vercammen

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Marin
Guy Marin Ghent University
Christian V. Stevens
Christian V. Stevens Ghent University
Frédérique Battin-Leclerc
Frédérique Battin-Leclerc University of Lorraine
Frederik Ronsse
Frederik Ronsse Ghent University
Olivier Herbinet
Olivier Herbinet University of Lorraine
Kim Verbeken
Kim Verbeken Ghent University
Ingmar Nopens
Ingmar Nopens Ghent University
Wolter Prins
Wolter Prins Ghent University

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