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Tom Van Gerven

Tom Van Gerven

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
67
Citations
18901
World Ranking
1290
National Ranking
12

Overview

Tom Van Gerven is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Catalysis, and Biomaterials.

The main thematic areas of their research include:

  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

Van Gerven has published frequently in specific scientific venues, regularly contributing to:

  • Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification
  • Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
  • Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Collaborations with other researchers have been an important aspect of their work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Simon Kuhn
  • M. Enis Leblebici
  • Georgios D. Stefanidis
  • Koen Binnemans
  • Leen Braeken

Their recent publications reflect a focus on both applied and theoretical topics in chemical engineering and related areas. These recent papers include:

  • Virtual chemical laboratories: A systematic literature review of research, technologies and instructional design (2021), published in Computers and Education Open
  • Ball milling as an important pretreatment technique in lignocellulose biorefineries: a review (2021), published in Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
  • Dawn of a new era in industrial photochemistry: the scale-up of micro- and mesostructured photoreactors (2020), published in Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Process intensification education contributes to sustainable development goals. Part 1 (2020), published in Education for Chemical Engineers
  • A Review of Experimental Methods for Nucleation Rate Determination in Large-Volume Batch and Microfluidic Crystallization (2021), published in Crystal Growth & Design

Best Publications

  • Recycling of rare earths: a critical review

    Koen Binnemans;Peter Tom Jones;Bart Blanpain;Tom Van Gerven

  • Structure, energy, synergy, time - the fundamentals of Process Intensification

    Thomas Van Gerven;Andrzej Stankiewicz

  • Towards zero-waste valorisation of rare-earth-containing industrial process residues: a critical review

    Koen Binnemans;Peter Tom Jones;Bart Blanpain;Tom Van Gerven

  • REE Recovery from End-of-Life NdFeB Permanent Magnet Scrap: A Critical Review

    Yongxiang Yang;Allan Walton;Richard Sheridan;Konrad Güth

  • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MEMBRANE-BASED TECHNOLOGIES FOR CO2 CAPTURE

    Patricia Luis;Tom Van Gerven;Bart Van der Bruggen

  • Leaching of rare earths from bauxite residue (red mud)

    Chenna Rao Borra;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans;Tom Van Gerven

  • A review of intensification of photocatalytic processes

    Thomas Van Gerven;Thomas Van Gerven;Guido Mul;Jacob A. Moulijn;Andrzej Stankiewicz

  • Leaching mechanisms of oxyanionic metalloid and metal species in alkaline solid wastes: A review

    Geert Cornelis;C. Annette Johnson;Thomas Van Gerven;Carlo Vandecasteele

  • Recovery of rare earths and other valuable metals from bauxite residue (red mud): A review

    Chenna Rao Borra;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans

  • Characterization of landfilled materials: screening of the enhanced landfill mining potential

    Mieke Quaghebeur;Ben Laenen;Daneel Geysen;Peter Nielsen

  • Carbonation of MSWI-bottom ash to decrease heavy metal leaching, in view of recycling.

    T. Van Gerven;E. Van Keer;S. Arickx;M. Jaspers

  • Removal of Dyes from Wastewater Using Bottom Ash

    V. K. Gupta;Imran Ali;V. K. Saini;Tom Van Gerven

  • Accelerated mineral carbonation of stainless steel slags for CO2 storage and waste valorization: effect of process parameters on geochemical properties

    Rafael M. Santos;Jens Van Bouwel;Ellen Vandevelde;Gilles Mertens

  • From NdFeB magnets towards the rare-earth oxides: a recycling process consuming only oxalic acid

    Tom Vander Hoogerstraete;Bart Blanpain;Tom Van Gerven;Koen Binnemans

  • Selective recovery of rare earths from bauxite residue by combination of sulfation, roasting and leaching

    Chenna Rao Borra;Jasper Mermans;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes

  • Accelerated carbonation for treatment of MSWI bottom ash

    S. Arickx;T. Van Gerven;C. Vandecasteele

  • Stabilization of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag by Hot-stage Carbonation Treatment.

    Rafael M. Santos;Da Ling;Amin Sarvaramini;Muxing Guo

  • Smelting of Bauxite Residue (Red Mud) in View of Iron and Selective Rare Earths Recovery

    Chenna Rao Borra;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans

  • Extraction of rare earths from bauxite residue (red mud) by dry digestion followed by water leaching

    Rodolfo Marin Rivera;Brecht Ulenaers;Ghania Ounoughene;Koen Binnemans

  • Hydrodynamic evaluations in high rate algae pond (HRAP) design

    H. Hadiyanto;Steven Elmore;Tom Van Gerven;Andrzej Stankiewicz

  • Synthesis of inorganic polymers using fly ash and primary lead slag

    S. Onisei;Y. Pontikes;T. Van Gerven;G.N. Angelopoulos

  • Assessment of Pb-slag, MSWI bottom ash and boiler and fly ash for using as a fine aggregate in cement mortar.

    Nabajyoti Saikia;Geert Cornelis;Gilles Mertens;Jan Elsen

  • Comparison of photocatalytic space-time yields of 12 reactor designs for wastewater treatment

    M. Enis Leblebici;Georgios D. Stefanidis;Tom Van Gerven

  • Municipal solid waste generation in growing urban areas in Africa: current practices and relation to socioeconomic factors in Jimma, Ethiopia

    T. Getahun;T. Getahun;E. Mengistie;E. Mengistie;A. Haddis;A. Haddis;F. Wasie

  • Pre-treatment of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash for utilisation in cement mortar

    Nabajyoti Saikia;Nabajyoti Saikia;Gilles Mertens;Koenraad Van Balen;Jan Elsen

  • Towards zero-waste mineral carbon sequestration via two-way valorization of ironmaking slag

    Yi Wai Chiang;Yi Wai Chiang;Rafael M. Santos;Jan Elsen;Boudewijn Meesschaert

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrzej Stankiewicz
Andrzej Stankiewicz Delft University of Technology
Bart Blanpain
Bart Blanpain KU Leuven
Andreas G. Boudouvis
Andreas G. Boudouvis National Technical University of Athens
Rudy Swennen
Rudy Swennen KU Leuven

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