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Siegfried E. Vlaeminck

Siegfried E. Vlaeminck

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
55
Citations
10819
World Ranking
3009
National Ranking
38

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
58
Citations
11914
World Ranking
3276
National Ranking
49

Overview

Siegfried E. Vlaeminck is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on diverse aspects of wastewater treatment, nitrogen removal, and resource recovery, reflecting a broad engagement with sustainable environmental engineering and microbial technologies.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to microbial processes and nutrient management. Notable papers include:

  • Purple phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery: Challenges and opportunities, 2020, published in Biotechnology Advances
  • A systematic comparison of commercially produced struvite: Quantities, qualities and soil-maize phosphorus availability, 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage, 2024, published in Nature Sustainability
  • Purple bacteria as added-value protein ingredient in shrimp feed: Penaeus vannamei growth performance, and tolerance against Vibrio and ammonia stress, 2020, published in Aquaculture
  • Bio-electrochemical COD removal for energy-efficient, maximum and robust nitrogen recovery from urine through membrane aerated nitrification, 2020, published in Water Research

Siegfried E. Vlaeminck's collaboration network includes frequent co-authorship with the following researchers:

  • Abbas Alloul
  • Marc Spiller
  • Michiel Van Tendeloo
  • Jolien De Paepe
  • Tim Van Winckel

Their work has been published most frequently in these scientific venues:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Water Research

In terms of academic disciplines, Vlaeminck's main field of study is Environmental Science, with specific subfields of focus that include:

  • Pollution
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Molecular Biology

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Best Publications

  • Full-scale partial nitritation/anammox experiences--an application survey

    Susanne Lackner;Eva M. Gilbert;Siegfried E. Vlaeminck;Adriano Joss

  • Aggregate size and architecture determine microbial activity balance for one-stage partial nitritation and anammox.

    Siegfried E. Vlaeminck;Akihiko Terada;Barth F. Smets;Haydée De Clippeleir

  • Successful application of nitritation/anammox to wastewater with elevated organic carbon to ammonia ratios.

    Sarina Jenni;Siegfried E. Vlaeminck;Eberhard Morgenroth;Kai M. Udert

  • ZeroWasteWater: short-cycling of wastewater resources for sustainable cities of the future

    Willy Verstraete;Siegfried E. Vlaeminck

  • One-stage partial nitritation/anammox at 15 °C on pretreated sewage: feasibility demonstration at lab-scale

    Haydée De Clippeleir;Siegfried E. Vlaeminck;Fabian De Wilde;Katrien Daeninck

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

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

  • Nitrogen removal from digested black water by one-stage partial nitritation and anammox.

    Siegfried E. Vlaeminck;Akihiko Terada;Barth F. Smets;Davy Van der Linden

  • Microbial resource management of one-stage partial nitritation/anammox

    S. E. Vlaeminck;H. De Clippeleir;W. Verstraete

  • Strategies to mitigate N2O emissions from biological nitrogen removal systems.

    Joachim Desloover;Siegfried E Vlaeminck;Peter Clauwaert;Willy Verstraete

  • Toward energy-neutral wastewater treatment: A high-rate contact stabilization process to maximally recover sewage organics

    Francis A. Meerburg;Nico Boon;Tim Van Winckel;Jensen A.R. Vercamer

  • Purple phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery: Challenges and opportunities.

    Gabriel Capson-Tojo;Gabriel Capson-Tojo;Damien J. Batstone;María Grassino;Siegfried E. Vlaeminck

  • Environmental sustainability of an energy self-sufficient sewage treatment plant: improvements through DEMON and co-digestion.

    Thomas Schaubroeck;Haydée De Clippeleir;Haydée De Clippeleir;Norbert Weissenbacher;Jo Dewulf

  • Success of mainstream partial nitritation/anammox demands integration of engineering, microbiome and modeling insights.

    Shelesh Agrawal;Dries Seuntjens;Pieter De Cocker;Susanne Lackner

  • OLAND is feasible to treat sewage-like nitrogen concentrations at low hydraulic residence times.

    Haydée De Clippeleir;Xungang Yan;Willy Verstraete;Siegfried Elias Vlaeminck

  • High variability in nutritional value and safety of commercially available Chlorella and Spirulina biomass indicates the need for smart production strategies.

    Maarten Muys;Yixing Sui;Barbara Schwaiger;Céline Lesueur

  • Biological removal of 17α-ethinylestradiol by a nitrifier enrichment culture in a membrane bioreactor

    Bart De Gusseme;Benny Pycke;Tom Hennebel;Annabel Marcoen

  • Capture-Ferment-Upgrade: A Three-Step Approach for the Valorization of Sewage Organics as Commodities.

    Abbas Alloul;Ramon Ganigué;Marc Spiller;Francis Meerburg

  • Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage

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  • Volatile fatty acids impacting phototrophic growth kinetics of purple bacteria: Paving the way for protein production on fermented wastewater.

    Abbas Alloul;Sander Wuyts;Sarah Lebeer;Siegfried E. Vlaeminck

  • Granular biomass capable of partial nitritation and anammox

    Siegfried Vlaeminck;Lieven Ff Cloetens;Marta Carballa;Nico Boon

  • Uncoupling the solids retention times of flocs and granules in mainstream deammonification: A screen as effective out-selection tool for nitrite oxidizing bacteria

    Mofei Han;Siegfried Vlaeminck;Siegfried Vlaeminck;A Al-Omari;B Wett

  • Purple non-sulphur bacteria and plant production: benefits for fertilization, stress resistance and the environment.

    Myrsini Sakarika;Janne Spanoghe;Yixing Sui;Eva Wambacq

  • Microbial resource management of one-stage partial nitritation/anammox

    Siegfried Vlaeminck;Haydée De Clippeleir;Willy Verstraete

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico Boon
Nico Boon Ghent University
Willy Verstraete
Willy Verstraete Ghent University
Sudhir Murthy
Sudhir Murthy Columbia University
Bernhard Wett
Bernhard Wett University of Innsbruck
Marta Carballa
Marta Carballa University of Santiago de Compostela
Korneel Rabaey
Korneel Rabaey Ghent University
Arne Verliefde
Arne Verliefde Ghent University
Pascal Boeckx
Pascal Boeckx Ghent University
Ingmar Nopens
Ingmar Nopens Ghent University
Barth F. Smets
Barth F. Smets Technical University of Denmark

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