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René Van Grieken

René Van Grieken

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
14263
World Ranking
11470
National Ranking
144

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
58
Citations
14296
World Ranking
3231
National Ranking
47

Overview

René Van Grieken is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with specific attention to Water Science and Technology as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment. Their body of work also extends into Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's publications cover a range of topics including Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells, Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods, Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, and Water Quality Monitoring Technologies.

René Van Grieken has contributed to several recent papers, such as:

  • A review on LED technology in water photodisinfection, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • High-performance low-cost solar collectors for water treatment fabricated with recycled materials, open-source hardware and 3d-printing technologies, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Assessing the efficacy of novel and conventional disinfectants on Salmonella cross contamination during washing of fresh-cut lettuce and their impact on product shelf life, 2022, LWT
  • Enhancing the recyclability of ELV plastic bumpers: Characterization of molecular, morphological, rheological, mechanical properties and ageing degradation, 2024, Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • Comparing the efficiency of solar water treatment: Photovoltaic-LED vs compound parabolic collector photoreactors, 2023, Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Their frequent collaborators include Javier Marugán, Miguel Martín-Sómer, Cristina Pablos, José Moreno-SanSegundo, and Carmen Álvarez-Fernández.

René Van Grieken has published regularly in venues including Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of environmental chemical engineering, Polymer Degradation and Stability, and LWT.

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Source attribution, emission factors and regulation

    Khaiwal Ravindra;Khaiwal Ravindra;Ranjeet Sokhi;René Van Grieken

  • Platinum group elements in the environment and their health risk.

    Khaiwal Ravindra;László Bencs;René Van Grieken

  • Internal Mixture of Sea Salt, Silicates, and Excess Sulfate in Marine Aerosols

    Meinrat O. Andreae;Robert J. Charlson;Frank Bruynseels;Hedwig Storms

  • Determination of platinum, palladium, and rhodium in automotive catalysts using high-energy secondary target X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.

    Katleen Van Meel;Anne Smekens;Marc Behets;Paul Kazandjian

  • Enrichment of trace metals in water by adsorption on activated carbon

    Bruno M. Vanderborght;Rene E. Van Grieken

  • Variation in particulate PAHs levels and their relation with the transboundary movement of the air masses.

    Khaiwal Ravindra;Khaiwal Ravindra;Eric Wauters;René Van Grieken

  • Chemical composition and mass closure of particulate matter at six urban sites in Europe

    Markus Sillanpää;Risto Hillamo;Sanna Saarikoski;Anna Frey

  • Composition and sources of aerosols from the Amazon Basin

    Paulo Artaxo;Hedwig Storms;Frank Bruynseels;René Van Grieken

  • Aerosol characteristics and sources for the Amazon Basin during the wet season

    Paulo Artaxo;Willy Maenhaut;Hedwig Storms;René Van Grieken

  • Atmospheric BTEX-concentrations in an area with intensive street traffic

    Anna Jolanta Buczynska;Agnieszka Krata;Marianne Stranger;Ana Flavia Locateli Godoi

  • Assessment of air quality after the implementation of compressed natural gas (CNG) as fuel in public transport in Delhi, India.

    Khaiwal Ravindra;Eric Wauters;Sushil K. Tyagi;Suman Mor

  • Methods for the determination of platinum group elements originating from the abrasion of automotive catalytic converters

    László Bencs;Khaiwal Ravindra;René Van Grieken

  • Laser microprobe mass spectrometry. 1. Basic principles and performance characteristics

    Eric. Denoyer;Rene. Van Grieken;Fred. Adams;David F. S. Natusch

  • Indoor air quality at the Correr Museum, Venice, Italy

    Dario Camuffo;Peter Brimblecombe;René Van Grieken;Hans-Jürgen Busse

  • Determination of low-Z elements in individual environmental particles using windowless EPMA

    † Chul-Un Ro;János Osán,‡,§ and;René Van Grieken

  • Composition and diurnal variability of the natural Amazonian aerosol

    Bim Graham;Bim Graham;Pascal Guyon;Willy Maenhaut;Philip E. Taylor

  • Inorganic deterioration affecting the Altamira Cave, N Spain: quantitative approach to wall-corrosion (solutional etching) processes induced by visitors

    S Sánchez-Moral;S Sánchez-Moral;V Soler;J.C Cañaveras;E Sanz-Rubio

  • A Monte Carlo program for quantitative electron-induced X-ray analysis of individual particles.

    Chul-Un Ro, ,†;János Osán;Imre Szalóki;Johan de Hoog

  • Absorption correction via scattered radiation in energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence analysis for samples of variable composition and thickness

    Peter M. Van Dyck;Rene E. Van Grieken

  • Classification of estuarine particles using automated electron microprobe analysis and multivariate techniques

    Paul C. Bernard;Rene E. Van Grieken;Doeke. Eisma

Frequent Co-Authors

Khaiwal Ravindra
Khaiwal Ravindra Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Willy Maenhaut
Willy Maenhaut Ghent University
Freddy Adams
Freddy Adams University of Antwerp
Paulo Artaxo
Paulo Artaxo Universidade de São Paulo
Koen Janssens
Koen Janssens University of Antwerp
Kevin J. Noone
Kevin J. Noone Stockholm University
Dario Camuffo
Dario Camuffo National Research Council (CNR)
Richard C. Flagan
Richard C. Flagan California Institute of Technology
Annemie Bogaerts
Annemie Bogaerts University of Antwerp
Cesáreo Sáiz-Jiménez
Cesáreo Sáiz-Jiménez Spanish National Research Council

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