What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
Willy Verstraete mainly investigates Microbiology, Biochemistry, Microbial fuel cell, Bacteria and Wastewater.
His research on Microbiology also deals with topics like
- Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis which intersects with area such as Soil microbiology and Microbial population biology,
- Virulence most often made with reference to Vibrio harveyi.
His Biochemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Food science and Microbial metabolism.
His study looks at the relationship between Microbial fuel cell and fields such as Inorganic chemistry, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.
Willy Verstraete has researched Bacteria in several fields, including Composite material and Mineralogy.
His studies deal with areas such as Waste disposal, Effluent and Bioreactor as well as Wastewater.
His most cited work include:
- Microbial Fuel Cells: Methodology and Technology† (3916 citations)
- Microbial fuel cells: novel biotechnology for energy generation (1624 citations)
- Probiotic Bacteria as Biological Control Agents in Aquaculture (1517 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Willy Verstraete mainly focuses on Waste management, Environmental chemistry, Microbiology, Bacteria and Activated sludge.
His study looks at the intersection of Waste management and topics like Anaerobic digestion with Waste treatment and Methanogenesis.
His Environmental chemistry research integrates issues from Ecology, Soil water, Biodegradation, Nitrate and Nitrification.
The concepts of his Nitrification study are interwoven with issues in Denitrification and Ammonium.
In his research, Biochemistry is intimately related to Food science, which falls under the overarching field of Microbiology.
His Wastewater course of study focuses on Bioreactor and Chromatography.
He most often published in these fields:
- Waste management (17.02%)
- Environmental chemistry (16.82%)
- Microbiology (14.37%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?
- Waste management (17.02%)
- Anaerobic digestion (9.28%)
- Environmental chemistry (16.82%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Waste management, Anaerobic digestion, Environmental chemistry, Microbiology and Wastewater.
His Waste management research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biomass and Methane.
Willy Verstraete focuses mostly in the field of Biomass, narrowing it down to matters related to Environmental engineering and, in some cases, Microbial fuel cell.
His Environmental chemistry study incorporates themes from Water treatment and Ecology.
In his study, Composite material is strongly linked to Bacteria, which falls under the umbrella field of Microbiology.
His studies in Wastewater integrate themes in fields like Effluent and Sewage treatment.
Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Microbial carbonate precipitation in construction materials: A review (669 citations)
- Use of bacteria to repair cracks in concrete (463 citations)
- Methanosarcina: the rediscovered methanogen for heavy duty biomethanation. (439 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His scientific interests lie mostly in Anaerobic digestion, Microbiology, Food science, Biochemistry and Biogas.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Waste management, Biofuel, Waste treatment, Bioenergy and Methanogenesis.
The various areas that Willy Verstraete examines in his Microbiology study include Mucus, Human gastrointestinal tract, Bacteria, Silver nanoparticle and In vivo.
His Food science research incorporates elements of Bran, Mesophile and Microbial population biology.
His Biogas research incorporates themes from Biomass and Methanosaeta.
His Environmental chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Microbial metabolism, Microbial fuel cell and Nuclear chemistry.
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