Research Group ENVOC Environmental Chemistry & Technology Clean Technology Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Van Langenhove Prof. Dr. Ir. J. Dewulf Prof. Dr. Ir. K. Demeestere pag. 1
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FLANDERS: For 6 million people: 6 universities: - 2 big universities: Ghent and Leuven: 30 000 students each - 4 smaller universities: Antwerp, Brussels, Hasselt, Kortrijk pag. 3
Where and What is? Ghent University Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Department of Organic Chemistry Environmental Organic Chemistry and Technology pag. 4
- staff - 3 professors - 2 post-docs - 12 PhDs - 1 MSc - 12 MSc students - 3 technicians - 1 administrative staff member Presentation at Universität Duisburg Essen June 2nd 2008 pag. 5
Research topics at Environmental Chemistry Environmental Technology Clean Technology pag. 6
Research focus I. Environmental Chemistry Focus on anthropogenic volatile organic contaminants Focus on pharmaceuticals as emerging contaminants Focus on atmospheric pollution: odor nuisance, organics in particulate matter,... Presentation at Universität Duisburg Essen June 2nd 2008 pag. 7
Research focus Environmental Analysis and Chemistry pag. 8
Research focus Environmental Analysis and Chemistry pag. 9
Research focus Environmental Analysis and Chemistry GC MS 50 190 C pag. 10
Research focus Environmental Analysis and Chemistry Chloroform Tetrachloormethaan 1,1-Dichloorethaan 1,2-Dichloorethaan 1,1,1-Trichloorethaan Trichloorethyleen Tetrachloorethyleen Benzeen Tolueen Ethylbenzeen m/p-xyleen o-xyleen 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 ng/l pag. 11
Research focus Environmental Analysis and Chemistry pag. 12
Research focus Environmental Analysis and Chemistry pag. 13
Research focus Environmental Analysis and Chemistry pag. 14
Analytical equipment at Sampling and sample preparation pag. 15
Demeestere et al. (2007) J. Chromatogr. A, 1153, 130-144 pag. 16
Gastight syringe SPME SPDE pag. 17
L = 56 mm o.d. = 800 µm i.d. = 400 µm V PDMS = 0.66 µl V PDMS = 4.0 µl pag. 18
Jochmann et al. (2006) J. Chromatogr. A, 1115, 208-216 pag. 19
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Analytical equipment at Sampling and sample preparation Chromatography GC HPLC - IC pag. 21
Analytical equipment at Sampling and sample preparation Chromatography Olfactometry GC HPLC - IC pag. 22
Analytical equipment at Sampling and sample preparation Chromatography Olfactometry GC HPLC - IC Mass Spectrometry GC-MS ; HPLC-MS pag. 23
http://www.amberlab.ugent.be Presentation at Universität Duisburg Essen June 2nd 2008 pag. 24
Research focus II. Environmental Technology Presentation at Universität Duisburg Essen June 2nd 2008 pag. 25
Research focus Environmental Technology pag. 26
Research focus Environmental Technology pag. 27
Research focus III. Clean Technology W Mass in Ex in Mass out Ex out Q (T) Presentation at Universität Duisburg Essen June 2nd 2008 pag. 28
Research focus Clean Technology Sustainable Development: Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Practical Approach: Brundtland definition Quantitative sustainability assessment based on second law thermodynamics (generation of entropy and loss of exergy) pag. 29
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Coupure Links 653 B-9000 Ghent BELGIUM herman.vanlangenhove@ugent.be jo.dewulf@ugent.be kristof.demeestere@ugent.be http://www..ugent.be/ pag. 31