In the context of the Biofact project, a Winter School on Green Chemistry was organised with Prof. James Clark of the University of York (UK) as guest speaker.
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Tom Renders' doctoral dissertation about the Reductive catalytic fractionation process is awarded with the McKinsey & Company Phd Award from FWO and FNRS.
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In cooperation with the research team of Bert Maes (UAntwerpen), the cancer drugs Gefitinib and Erlotinib could be produced out of wood. Therefore, analines were produced out of the lignin oil from the Sels group.
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In cooperation with prof. Sels and U.W. Maes, Jeroen Bomon was able to efficiently convert ferulic acid into bio-catechol. Their article resulted in a publication in Angewandte Chemie and a back cover of the journal.
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In October, the 18th Dutch Design week took place in Eindhoven (350.000 visitors), and GreenTech Park Brabant (one of our partners) could present there the potential of different wood side streams as substrate for the biorefinery. In a sustainable wood-made pavilion, the Dutch inhabitants could come in contact with our lignin based Bio-aromates.
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In the context of his selection for the Flemish PhD Cup, Dr. Ir. Aron Deneyer presented his research in EOS. He converted cellulose from biomass into naphtha, the major component of gasoline. With a simple and feasible procedure, he developed a promising and renewable alternative for fossil fuel production.
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Prof. Bert Sels' vision about the circularity of the chemical industry is written down on the second page of a chemical magazine of the newspaper De Standaard: Focus Chemie. He tells the reader about his vision of recycling materials and the transition from fossil feedstocks towards renewable ones.
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At the graduation ceremony of the masters in Bioscience engineering at the KU Leuven, Benjamin Vermeeren has won the INEOS Master thesis award, with a value of 1500 euros.
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At friday july 5, 234 students in Bio-science engineering graduated as a master of science at the KU Leuven. Many of them could enjoy the research and educational activities of the CSCE during their studies, and we're proud to see them graduated. Congratulations to all of you!
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Our research is highlighted in the planet future magazine "Mediaplanet". Bert Lagrain explains the research focus of the Sels-group towards a sustainable and circular chemistry.
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