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	Author	Sankaran, K.; Swerts, J.; Couet, S.; Stokbro, K.; Pourtois, G.
	Title	Oscillatory behavior of the tunnel magnetoresistance due to thickness variations in Ta vertical bar CoFe vertical bar MgO magnetic tunnel junctions : a first-principles study			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Physical review B	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	94	Issue	94	Pages	094424
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	To investigate the impact of both the CoFe ferromagnetic layer thickness and the capping paramagnetic layer on the tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR), we performed first-principles simulations on epitaxial magnetic tunnel junctions contacted with either CoFe or Ta paramagnetic capping layers. We observed a strong oscillation of the TMR amplitude with respect to the thickness of the ferromagnetic layer. The TMR is found to be amplified whenever the MgO spin tunnel barrier is thickened. Quantization of the electronic structure of the ferromagnetic layers is found to be at the origin of this oscillatory behavior. Metals such as Ta contacting the magnetic layer are found to enhance the amplitude of the oscillations due to the occurrence of an interface dipole. The latter drives the band alignment and tunes the nature of the spin channels that are active during the tunneling process. Subsequently, the regular transmission spin channels are modulated in the magnetic tunnel junction stack and other complex ones are being activated.
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	Language		Wos	000383860700004	Publication Date	2016-09-20
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2469-9950;2469-9969;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	4	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:137122			Serial	4468
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	Author	van den Broek, B.; Houssa, M.; Lu, A.; Pourtois, G.; Afanas'ev, V.; Stesmans, A.
	Title	Silicene nanoribbons on transition metal dichalcogenide substrates : effects on electronic structure and ballistic transport			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Nano Research	Abbreviated Journal	Nano Res
	Volume	9	Issue	9	Pages	3394-3406
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The idea of stacking multiple monolayers of different two-dimensional materials has become a global pursuit. In this work, a silicene armchair nanoribbon of width W and van der Waals-bonded to different transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) bilayer substrates MoX2 and WX2, where X = S, Se, Te is considered. The orbital resolved electronic structure and ballistic transport properties of these systems are simulated by employing van der Waals-corrected density functional theory and nonequilibrium Green's functions. We find that the lattice mismatch with the underlying substrate determines the electronic structure, correlated with the silicene buckling distortion and ultimately with the contact resistance of the two-terminal system. The smallest lattice mismatch, obtained with the MoTe2 substrate, results in the silicene ribbon properties coming close to those of a freestanding one. With the TMD bilayer acting as a dielectric layer, the electronic structure is tunable from a direct to an indirect semiconducting layer, and subsequently to a metallic electronic dispersion layer, with a moderate applied perpendicular electric field.
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	Language		Wos	000386770300018	Publication Date	2016-08-20
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1998-0124	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	7.354	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 7.354
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:138210			Serial	4469
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	Author	Ozkan, A.
	Title	CO₂ splitting in a dielectric barrier discharge plasma : understanding of physical and chemical aspects			Type	Doctoral thesis
	Year	2016	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages
	Keywords	Doctoral thesis; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Publisher	Université Libre de Bruxelles/Universiteit Antwerpen	Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos		Publication Date
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	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136265			Serial	4470
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	Author	Becker, T.; Nelissen, K.; Cleuren, B.; Partoens, B.; Van den Broeck, C.
	Title	Comment on “Generalized exclusion processes : transport coefficients”			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Physical review E	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev E
	Volume	93	Issue	93	Pages	046101
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	In a recent paper, Arita et al. [Phys. Rev. E 90, 052108 (2014)] consider the transport properties of a class of generalized exclusion processes. Analytical expressions for the transport-diffusion coefficient are derived by ignoring correlations. It is claimed that these expressions become exact in the hydrodynamic limit. In this Comment,we point out that (i) the influence of correlations upon the diffusion does not vanish in the hydrodynamic limit, and (ii) the expressions for the self- and transport diffusion derived by Arita et al. are special cases of results derived in Becker et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 110601 (2013)].
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	Language		Wos	000374962100019	Publication Date	2016-04-25
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2470-0045;2470-0053;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.366	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.366
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:141060			Serial	4591
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	Author	Hoang, D.-Q.; Pobedinskas, P.; Nicley, S.S.; Turner, S.; Janssens, S.D.; Van Bael, M.K.; D'Haen, J.; Haenen, K.
	Title	Elucidation of the Growth Mechanism of Sputtered 2D Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanowalls			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Crystal growth & design	Abbreviated Journal	Cryst Growth Des
	Volume	16	Issue	7	Pages	3699-3708
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Hexagonal boron nitride nanowall thin films were deposited on Si(100) substrates using a Ar(51%)/N-2(44%)/H-2(5%) gas mixture by unbalanced radio frequency sputtering. The effects of various target-to-substrate distances, substrate temperatures, and substrate tilting angles were investigated. When the substrate is close to the target, hydrogen etching plays a significant role in the film growth, while the effect is negligible for films deposited at a farther distance. The relative quantity of defects was measured by a non-destructive infrared spectroscopy technique that characterized the hydrogen incorporation at dangling nitrogen bonds at defect sites in the deposited films. Despite the films deposited at different substrate tilting angles, the nanowalls of those films were found to consistently grow vertical to the substrate surface, independent of the tilting angle. This implies that chemical processes, rather than physical ones, govern the growth of the nanowalls. The results also reveal that the degree of nanowall crystallization is tunable by varying the growth parameters. Finally, evidence of hydrogen desorption during vacuum annealing is given based on measurements of infrared stretching (E-1u) and bending (A(2u)) modes of the optical phonons, and the H-N vibration mode.
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	Language		Wos	000379456700020	Publication Date	2016-05-25
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1528-7483	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.055	Times cited	8	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 4.055
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144690			Serial	4652
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	Author	van den Broek, B.; Houssa, M.; Iordanidou, K.; Pourtois, G.; Afanas'ev, V.V.; Stesmans, A.
	Title	Functional silicene and stanene nanoribbons compared to graphene: electronic structure and transport			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	2D materials	Abbreviated Journal	2D Mater
	Volume	3	Issue	1	Pages	015001
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	Since the advent of graphene, other 2D materials have garnered interest; notably the single element materials silicene, germanene, and stanene. Weinvestigate the ballistic current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of armchair silicene and stanene armchair nanoribbons (AXNRs with X = Si, Sn) using a combination of density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's functions. The impact of out-of-plane electric field and in-plane uniaxial strain on the ribbon geometries, electronic structure, and (I-V)s are considered and contrasted with graphene. Since silicene and stanene are sp(2)/sp(3) buckled layers, the electronic structure can be tuned by an electric field that breaks the sublattice symmetry, an effect absent in graphene. This decreases the current by similar to 50% for Sn, since it has the largest buckling. Uniaxial straining of the ballistic channel affects the AXNR electronic structure in multiple ways: it changes the bandgap and associated effective carrier mass, and creates a local buckling distortion at the lead-channel interface which induces a interface dipole. Due to the increasing sp(3) hybridization character with increasing element mass, large reconstructions rectify the strained systems, an effect absent in sp(2) bonded graphene. This results in a smaller strain effect on the current: a decrease of 20% for Sn at 15% tensile strain compared to a similar to 75% decrease for C.
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	Publisher	IOP Publishing	Place of Publication	Bristol	Editor
	Language		Wos	000373936300021	Publication Date	2016-01-06
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2053-1583	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	6.937	Times cited	19	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 6.937
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144746			Serial	4658
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	Author	De Dobbelaere, C.; Lourdes Calzada, M.; Bretos, I.; Jimenez, R.; Ricote, J.; Hadermann, J.; Hardy, A.; Van Bael, M.K.
	Title	Gaining new insight into low-temperature aqueous photochemical solution deposited ferroelectric PbTiO3 films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Materials chemistry and physics	Abbreviated Journal	Mater Chem Phys
	Volume	174	Issue		Pages	28-40
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The nature of the low-temperature photochemical assisted formation process of ferroelectric lead titanate (PbTiO3) films is studied in the present work. Films are obtained by the deposition of an aqueous solution containing citric acid based (citrato) metal ion complexes with intrinsic UV activity. This UV activity is crucial for the aqueous photochemical solution deposition (aqueous PCSD) route being used. UV irradiation enhances the early decomposition of organics and results in improved electrical properties for the crystalline oxide film, even if the film is crystallized at low temperature. GATR-FTIR shows that UV irradiation promotes the decomposition of organic precursor components, resulting in homogeneous films if applied in the right temperature window during film processing. The organic content, morphology and crystallinity of the irradiated films, achieved at different processing atmospheres and temperatures, is studied and eventually correlated to the functional behavior of the obtained films. This is an important issue, as crystalline films obtained at low temperatures often lack ferroelectric responses. In this work, the film prepared in pure oxygen at the very low temperature of 400 degrees C and after an optimized UV treatment presents a significant remanent polarization value of P-r = 8.8 mu C cm(-2). This value is attributed to the better crystallinity, the larger grain size and the reduced porosity obtained thanks to the early film crystallization effectively achieved through the UV treatment in oxygen. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lausanne	Editor
	Language		Wos	000373865700005	Publication Date	2016-03-16
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0254-0584	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.084	Times cited	4	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.084
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144729			Serial	4659
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	Author	Kamaraj, B.; Purohit, R.
	Title	Mutational Analysis on Membrane Associated Transporter Protein (MATP) and Their Structural Consequences in Oculocutaeous Albinism Type 4 (OCA4)A Molecular Dynamics Approach			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of cellular biochemistry	Abbreviated Journal	J Cell Biochem
	Volume	117	Issue	11	Pages	2608-2619
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000383626800017	Publication Date	2016-03-28
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0730-2312	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.085	Times cited	28	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.085
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144634			Serial	4671
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	Author	Lu, A.K.A.; Pourtois, G.; Agarwal, T.; Afzalian, A.; Radu, I.P.; Houssa, M.
	Title	Origin of the performances degradation of two-dimensional-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors in the sub-10 nm regime: A first-principles study			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Applied physics letters	Abbreviated Journal	Appl Phys Lett
	Volume	108	Issue	4	Pages	043504
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	The impact of the scaling of the channel length on the performances of metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors, based on two-dimensional (2D) channel materials, is theoretically investigated, using density functional theory combined with the non-equilibrium Green's function method. It is found that the scaling of the channel length below 10nm leads to strong device performance degradations. Our simulations reveal that this degradation is essentially due to the tunneling current flowing between the source and the drain in these aggressively scaled devices. It is shown that this electron tunneling process is modulated by the effective mass of the 2D channel material, and sets the limit of the scaling in future transistor designs. (C) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC.
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	Publisher	American Institute of Physics	Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000375217200061	Publication Date	2016-01-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0003-6951; 1077-3118	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.411	Times cited	4	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.411
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144750			Serial	4677
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	Author	Semkina, A.S.; Abakumov, M.A.; Abakumov, A.M.; Nukolova, N.V.; Chekhonin, V.P.
	Title	Relationship between the Size of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Efficiency of MRT Imaging of Cerebral Glioma in Rats			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine	Abbreviated Journal	B Exp Biol Med+
	Volume	161	Issue	2	Pages	292-295
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	BSA-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles with different hydrodynamic diameters (36 +/- 4 and 85 +/- 10 nm) were synthesized, zeta potential and T2 relaxivity were determined, and their morphology was studied by transmission electron microscopy. Studies on rats with experimental glioma C6 showed that smaller nanoparticles more effectively accumulated in the tumor and circulated longer in brain vessels. Optimization of the hydrodynamic diameter improves the efficiency of MRT contrast agent.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York	Editor
	Language		Wos	000380118500022	Publication Date	2016-07-07
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0007-4888	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	0.456	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 0.456
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144707			Serial	4684
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	Author	Shen, Y.; Lebedev, O.I.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Song, X.; Yu, X.; Wang, Q.; Chen, H.; Dayeh, S.A.; Wu, T.
	Title	Size-Induced Switching of Nanowire Growth Direction: a New Approach Toward Kinked Nanostructures			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Advanced functional materials	Abbreviated Journal	Adv Funct Mater
	Volume	26	Issue	21	Pages	3687-3695
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Exploring self-assembled nanostructures with controllable architectures has been a central theme in nanoscience and nanotechnology because of the tantalizing perspective of directly integrating such bottom-up nanostructures into functional devices. Here, the growth of kinked single-crystal In2O3 nanostructures consisting of a nanocone base and a nanowire tip with an epitaxial and defect-free transition is demonstrated for the first time. By tailoring the growth conditions, a reliable switching of the growth direction from [111] to [110] or [112] is observed when the Au catalyst nanoparticles at the apexes of the nanocones shrink below approximate to 100 nm. The natural formation of kinked nanoarchitectures at constant growth pressures is related to the size-dependent free energy that changes for different orientations of the nanowires. The results suggest that the mechanism of forming such kinked nanocone-nanowire nanostructures in well-controlled growth environment may be universal for a wide range of functional materials.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Weinheim	Editor
	Language		Wos	000377597400014	Publication Date	2016-04-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1616-301x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	12.124	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 12.124
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144705			Serial	4687
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	Author	Goris, B.; De Beenhouwer, J.; de Backer, A.; Zanaga, D.; Batenburg, J.; Sanchez-Iglesias, A.; Liz-Marzan, L.; Van Aert, S.; Sijbers, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bals, S.
	Title	Investigating lattice strain in Au nanodecahedrons			Type	P1 Proceeding
	Year	2016	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	11-12
	Keywords	P1 Proceeding; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2016-12-21
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	978-3-527-80846-5	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145813			Serial	5144
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	Author	De Schepper, E.; Van Passel, S.; Lizin, S.; Vincent, T.; Martin, B.; Gandibleux, X.
	Title	Economic and environmental multi-objective optimization to evaluate the impact of Belgian policy on solar power and electric vehicles			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of environmental economics and policy	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	5	Issue	1	Pages	1-27
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This research uses multi-objective optimisation to determine the optimal mixture of energy and transportation technologies, while optimising economic and environmental impacts. We demonstrate the added value of using multi-objective mixed integer linear programming (MOMILP) considering economies of scale versus using continuous multi-objective linear programming assuming average cost intervals. This paper uses an improved version to solve MOMILPs exactly. To differentiate optimal solutions with and without subsidies, the impact of policy on the Pareto frontier is assessed. We distinguish between minimising economic life cycle costs (complete rationality) and required investments (bounded rationality). The approach is illustrated using a Belgian company with demands for electricity and transport. Electricity technologies are solar photovoltaics and the grid; transportation includes internal combustion engine vehicles, grid powered battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and solar-powered BEVs. The impact of grid powered BEVs to reduce GHG emissions is limited, yet they are less costly than solar panels to decrease emissions. Current policy measures are found to be properly targeting rational investors who consider life cycle costs, while private (potentially bounded rational) investors often focus on required investments only.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2015-03-12
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2160-6544	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:136756			Serial	6186
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	Author	Desmet, N.; Touchant, K.; Seuntjens, P.; Tang, T.; Bronders, J.
	Title	A hybrid monitoring and modelling approach to assess the contribution of sources of glyphosate and AMPA in large river catchments			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	The science of the total environment	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	573	Issue		Pages	1580-1588
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	Large river catchments with mixed land use capture pesticides from many sources, and degradable pesticides are converted during downstream transport. Unravelling the contribution of pesticide source and the effect of degradation processes is a challenge in such areas. However, insight and understanding of the sources is important for targeted managen-lent, especially when water is abstracted from the river for drinking water production. The river Meuse is such a case. A long-term monitoring data set was applied in a modelling approach for assessing the contribution of waste water treatment plants (WWTPs) and tributaries (sub-basins) to surface water contamination, and to evaluate the effect of decay on the downstream concentrations of glyphosate and AMPA at the point of drinking water abstraction. The results show that WWTPs are important contributors for glyphosate and AMPA in large river catchments with mixed land uses. In the studied area, the river Meuse in the Netherlands, the relative contribution of WWTP effluents is above 29% for glyphosate and around 12% for AMPA. Local industries are found to be potentially big contributors of AMPA. Glyphosate entering the river system is gradually converted to AMPA and other degradation-productions, which results in downstream loads that are considerably lower than the sum of all influxes. In summer when the travel time is longer due to lower discharge, the first order decay of glyphosate in the river Meuse is estimated to result in about 50% reduction of the downstream glyphosate concentrations over a river stretch of 250 km. The contribution of glyphosate decay to the observed AMPA concentrations ranges between 2% and 10%. Contributions are sensitive to seasonal variations in discharge that influence the concentrations through dilution and degradation. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Language		Wos	000390071000153	Publication Date	2016-10-08
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0048-9697; 1879-1026	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:140296			Serial	7391
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	Author	Courtens, E.N.P.; Spieck, E.; Vilchez-Vargas, R.; Bode, S.; Boeckx, P.; Schouten, S.; Jauregui, R.; Pieper, D.H.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Boon, N.
	Title	A robust nitrifying community in a bioreactor at 50 degrees C opens up the path for thermophilic nitrogen removal			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	The ISME journal : multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	10	Issue	9	Pages	2293-2303
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	The increasing production of nitrogen-containing fertilizers is crucial to meet the global food demand, yet high losses of reactive nitrogen associated with the food production/consumption chain progressively deteriorate the natural environment. Currently, mesophilic nitrogen-removing microbes eliminate nitrogen from wastewaters. Although thermophilic nitrifiers have been separately enriched from natural environments, no bioreactors are described that couple these processes for the treatment of nitrogen in hot wastewaters. Samples from composting facilities were used as inoculum for the batch-wise enrichment of thermophilic nitrifiers (350 days). Subsequently, the enrichments were transferred to a bioreactor to obtain a stable, high-rate nitrifying process (560 days). The community contained up to 17% ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOAs) closely related to 'Candidatus Nitrososphaera gargensis', and 25% nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOBs) related to Nitrospira calida. Incorporation of C-13-derived bicarbonate into the respective characteristic membrane lipids during nitrification supported their activity as autotrophs. Specific activities up to 198 +/- 10 and 894 +/- 81 mg N g(-1) VSS per day for AOAs and NOBs were measured, where NOBs were 33% more sensitive to free ammonia. The NOBs were extremely sensitive to free nitrous acid, whereas the AOAs could only be inhibited by high nitrite concentrations, independent of the free nitrous acid concentration. The observed difference in product/substrate inhibition could facilitate the development of NOB inhibition strategies to achieve more cost-effective processes such as deammonification. This study describes the enrichment of autotrophic thermophilic nitrifiers from a nutrient-rich environment and the successful operation of a thermophilic nitrifying bioreactor for the first time, facilitating opportunities for thermophilic nitrogen removal biotechnology.
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	Language		Wos	000386664600019	Publication Date	2016-02-19
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1751-7362	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:138184			Serial	7397
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	Author	Smets, W.; Moretti, S.; Denys, S.; Lebeer, S.
	Title	Airborne bacteria in the atmosphere : presence, purpose, and potential			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Atmospheric environment : an international journal	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	139	Issue		Pages	214-221
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	Numerous recent studies have highlighted that the types of bacteria present in the atmosphere often show predictable patterns across space and time. These patterns can be driven by differences in bacterial sources of the atmosphere and a wide range of environmental factors, including UV intensity, precipitation events, and humidity. The abundance of certain bacterial taxa is of interest, not only for their ability to mediate a range of chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere, such as cloud formation and ice nucleation, but also for their implications -both beneficial and detrimental-for human health. Consequently, the widespread importance of airborne bacteria has stimulated the search for their applicability. Improving air quality, modelling the dispersal of airborne bacteria (e.g. pathogens) and biotechnological purposes are already being explored. Nevertheless, many technological challenges still need to be overcome to fully understand the roles of airborne bacteria in our health and global ecosystems.
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	Language		Wos	000379093900021	Publication Date	2016-05-24
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1352-2310	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:133711			Serial	7432
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	Author	Van Winckel, T.; De Clippeleir, H.; Mancell-Egala, A.; Rahman, A.; Wett, B.; Bott, C.; Sturm, B.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Al-Omari, A.; Murthy, S.
	Title	Balancing flocs and granules by external selectors to increase capacity in high-rate activated sludge systems			Type	P3 Proceeding
	Year	2016	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	6 p. T2 - WEFTEC.16, 24 - 28 September 2016, New O
	Keywords	P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:151122			Serial	7548
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	Author	Carvajal-Arroyo, J.M.; Vitor Akaboci, T.R.; Ruscalleda, M.; Colprim, J.; Courtens, E.; Vlaeminck, S.E.
	Title	Biofilms for one-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal			Type	H3 Book chapter
	Year	2016	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	205-222 T2 - Aquatic biofilms : ecology, water qua
	Keywords	H3 Book chapter; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date
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	ISSN		ISBN	978-1-910190-17-3	Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:130466			Serial	7559
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	Author	Ilgrande, C.; Christiaens, M.; Clauwaert, P.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Boon, N.
	Title	Can nitrification bring us to Mars? The role of microbial interactions on nitrogen recovery in Life Support Systems			Type	A2 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	81	Issue	1	Pages	74-79
	Keywords	A2 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	The development cost-effective life support technologies is a highly relevant topic for space biology. Currently, food and water supply during space flights is currently restricted by technical and economic constraints: daily water consumption of an average crew of 6 members is about 72 L, with an estimated cost of 2,160,000 d-1. To reduce these costs and sustain long term space missions, the European Space Agency designed MELiSSA, an artificial ecosystem based on 5 compartments for the recycling gas, liquid and solid waste (Lasseur et al., 2011). In the CI stage, crew and inedible solid waste is fermented by thermophilic anaerobic bacteria, producing volatile fatty acids (VFAs), CO2 and ammonium (NH4+). In the CII compartment the VFAs are converted into edible biomass, using the photoheterotroph Rodospirillum rubrum. Afterwards, the nitrifying CIII unit converts toxic levels of ammonia/ammonium into nitrate, which enables the effluent to be fed to the photoautotrohopic CIV stage, that provides food and oxygen for the crew (Godia et al., 2002). The highest nitrogen flux in a Life Support System is human urine. As nitrate is the preferred form of nitrogen fertilizer for hydroponic plant cultivation, urine nitrification is an essential process in the MELiSSA loop. The development of the Additional Unit for Water Treatment or Urine NItrification ConsortiUM (UNICUM) requires the selection and characterization of the microorganisms that will be used. The key microorganisms in the biological treatment of urine are heterotrophs, for the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria (AOB), for the ammonia oxidation into nitrite and Nitrite Oxidizing Bacteria (NOB), for the conversion of nitrite into nitrate. The strains were selected according to predefined safety (non sporogenic and BSL 1) and metabolic (Ks, μmax) criteria. To evaluate functional consortia for space applications, ureolysis, nitritation and nitratation of the selected microorganisms and synthetic communities were elucidated. Additionally, urine is a matrix with a high salt content. Unhydrolised urine's EC ranges from 1.1 to 33.9 mS/cm, the mean value being 21.5 mS/cm (Marickar, 2010), while hydrolysed urine can reach higher levels, up to 75 mS/cm. This conditions could inhibit microbial metabolism, therefore the effect of salinity on urine nitrification was also elucidated.
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1379-1176	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:151151			Serial	7573
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	Author	Lachmann, T.; van der Snickt, G.; Haschke, M.; Mantouvalou, I.
	Title	Combined 1D, 2D and 3D micro-XRF techniques for the analysis of illuminated manuscripts			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	31	Issue	10	Pages	1989-1997
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	The combination of several micro-XRF analysis modes is presented for the investigation of an illuminated parchment manuscript. With a commercial instrument, conventional micro-XRF spot analysis (0D) and mapping (2D) are performed, yielding detailed lateral elemental information. Depth resolution becomes accessible by mounting an additional polycapillary lens in front of an SDD detector. Quantitative confocal depth profiles (1D) are presented as well as the full separation of the front and the backside decorations with the help of fast 3D mappings of specific areas. Only through the use of these multidimensional modes can elemental information be assigned both to lateral and depth positions, making the analysis of such heterogeneous samples feasible.
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	Language		Wos	000385362200004	Publication Date	2016-08-25
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0267-9477	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	no
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:144755			Serial	7679
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	Author	Van Vlierberghe, S.
	Title	Crosslinking strategies for porous gelatin scaffolds			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of materials science	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	51	Issue	9	Pages	4349-4357
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
	Abstract	The present work reports on the application and the evaluation of a multitude of crosslinking approaches including high-energy irradiation, redox-initiating systems and conventional carbodiimide-coupling chemistry for frozen and/or freeze-dried porous gelatin scaffolds. The latter is particularly relevant for a plethora of biomedical applications such as tissue engineering supports, wound dressings, adhesive and absorbent pads for surgery, etc. Moreover, the results obtained for gelatin can be considered a proof-of-concept to be extrapolated to other polymer systems containing double bonds and/or amines and carboxylic acids to also realize scaffold crosslinking in dry or frozen state. The results showed that high-energy irradiation at -5 A degrees C enabled sufficient segmental mobility to induce chemical crosslinking after performing a cryogenic treatment of methacrylamide-modified gelatin scaffolds. Alternatively, although several redox-initiating systems were unable to chemically crosslink functionalized gelatin, the combination of ammonium persulphate and TEMED resulted in the formation of scaffolds with a reasonable gel fraction. Interestingly, carbodiimide-coupling was found suitable to crosslink freeze-dried gelatin matrices.
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	Language		Wos	000370342100016	Publication Date	2016-01-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-2461	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:132277			Serial	7742
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	Author	Zhang, Q.; De Clippeleir, H.; Su, C.; Al-Omari, A.; Wett, B.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Murthy, S.
	Title	Deammonification for digester supernatant pretreated with thermal hydrolysis : overcoming inhibition through process optimization			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Applied microbiology and biotechnology	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	100	Issue	12	Pages	5595-5606
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	The thermal hydrolysis process (THP) has been proven to be an excellent pretreatment step for an anaerobic digester (AD), increasing biogas yield and decreasing sludge disposal. The goal of this work was to optimize deammonification for efficient nitrogen removal despite the inhibition effects caused by the organics present in the THP-AD sludge filtrate (digestate). Two sequencing batch reactors were studied treating conventional digestate and THP-AD digestate, respectively. Improved process control based on higher dissolved oxygen set-point (1 mg O-2/L) and longer aeration times could achieve successful treatment of THP-AD digestate. This increased set-point could overcome the inhibition effect on aerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AerAOB), potentially caused by particulate and colloidal organics. Moreover, based on the mass balance, anoxic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) contribution to the total nitrogen removal decreased from 97 +/- A 1 % for conventional to 72 +/- A 5 % for THP-AD digestate treatment, but remained stable by selective AnAOB retention using a vibrating screen. Overall, similar total nitrogen removal rates of 520 +/- A 28 mg N/L/day at a loading rate of 600 mg N/L/day were achieved in the THP-AD reactor compared to the conventional digestate treatment operating at low dissolved oxygen (DO) (0.38 +/- A 0.10 mg O-2/L).
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	Language		Wos	000376456700033	Publication Date	2016-02-19
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0175-7598; 1432-0614	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:134166			Serial	7755
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	Author	Pilehvar, S.
	Title	Development of new strategies for electrochemical aptasensing			Type	Doctoral thesis
	Year	2016	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	198 p.
	Keywords	Doctoral thesis; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:133790			Serial	7802
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	Author	Mescia, L.; Bia, P.; Caratelli, D.; Chiapperino, M.A.; Stukach, O.; Gielis, J.
	Title	Electromagnetic mathematical modeling of 3D supershaped dielectric lens antennas			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Mathematical problems in engineering: theory, methods, and applications	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	8130160-10
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	The electromagnetic analysis of a special class of 3D dielectric lens antennas is described in detail. This new class of lens antennas has a geometrical shape defined by the three-dimensional extension of Gielis formula. The analytical description of the lens shape allows the development of a dedicated semianalytical hybrid modeling approach based on geometrical tube tracing and physical optic. In order to increase the accuracy of the model, the multiple reflections occurring within the lens are also taken into account.
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	Language		Wos	000372246600001	Publication Date	2016-02-29
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1024-123x; 1563-5147	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:131516			Serial	7866
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	Author	Courtens, E.N.P.; Vandekerckhove, T.; Prat, D.; Vilchez-Vargas, R.; Vital, M.; Pieper, D.H.; Meerbergen, K.; Lievens, B.; Boon, N.; Vlaeminck, S.E.
	Title	Empowering a mesophilic inoculum for thermophilic nitrification : growth mode and temperature pattern as critical proliferation factors for archaeal ammonia oxidizers			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Water research	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	92	Issue		Pages	94-103
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	Cost-efficient biological treatment of warm nitrogenous wastewaters requires the development of thermophilic nitrogen removal processes. Only one thermophilic nitrifying bioreactor was described so far, achieving 200 mg N L-1 d-1 after more than 300 days of enrichment from compost samples. From the practical point of view in which existing plants would be upgraded, however, a more time-efficient development strategy based on mesophilic nitrifying sludge is preferred. This study evaluated the adaptive capacities of mesophilic nitrifying sludge for two linear temperature increase patterns (non-oscillating vs. oscillating), two different slopes (0.25 vs. 0.08 °C d-1) and two different reactor types (floc vs. biofilm growth). The oscillating temperature pattern (0.25 °C d-1) and the moving bed biofilm reactor (0.08 °C d-1) could not reach nitrification at temperatures higher than 46°C. However, nitrification rates up to 800 mg N L-1 d-1 and 150 mg N g-1 volatile suspended solids d-1 were achieved at a temperature as high as 49°C by imposing the slowest linear temperature increase to floccular sludge. Microbial community analysis revealed that this successful transition was related with a shift in ammonium oxidizing archaea dominating ammonia oxidizing bacteria, while for nitrite oxidation Nitrospira spp. was constantly more abundant than Nitrobacter spp.. This observation was accompanied with an increase in observed sludge yield and a shift in maximal optimum temperature, determined with ex-situ temperature sensitivity measurements, predicting an upcoming reactor failure at higher temperature. Overall, this study achieved nitrification at 49°C within 150 days by gradual adaptation of mesophilic sludge, and showed that ex-situ temperature sensitivity screening can be used to monitor and steer the transition process.
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	Language		Wos	000371555200011	Publication Date	2016-01-14
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0043-1354; 1879-2448	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:130444			Serial	7900
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	Author	Seuntjens, D.; Bundervoet, B.L.M.; Mollen, H.; De Mulder, C.; Wypkema, E.; Verliefde, A.; Nopens, I.; Colsen, J.G.M.; Vlaeminck, S.E.
	Title	Energy efficient treatment of A-stage effluent : pilot-scale experiences with short-cut nitrogen removal			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Water science and technology	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	73	Issue	9	Pages	2150-2158
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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	Language		Wos	000376285300013	Publication Date	2016-02-09
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0273-1223; 1996-9732	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:130442			Serial	7908
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	Author	Meerburg, F.A.; Rahman, A.; Van Winckel, T.; Pauwels, K.; De Clippeleir, H.; Al-Omari, A.; Murthy, S.; Boon, N.; Vlaeminck, S.E.
	Title	Fast and furious : optimization and validation of high-rate contact stabilization (HiCS) for recovery of organics from sewage			Type	P3 Proceeding
	Year	2016	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	3 p. T2 - WEF/IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Co
	Keywords	P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:151132			Serial	7958
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	Author	Grunert, O.; Robles Aguilar, A.A.; Hernandez-Sanabria, E.; Reheul, D.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Boon, N.; Jablonowski, N.D.
	Title	Fertilizer type influences dynamics of the microbial community structure in the rhizosphere of tomato and impact the nutrient turnover and plant performance			Type	A2 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	81	Issue	1	Pages	67-73
	Keywords	A2 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	Ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms (AOB and AOA) and nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) are the most important organisms responsible for ammonia and nitrite oxidation in agricultural ecosystems and growing media. Ammonia and nitrite oxidation are critical steps in the soil nitrogen cycle and can be affected by the application of mineral fertilizers or organic fertilizers. The functionality of the microbial community has a major impact on the nutrient turnover and will finally influence plant performance. The microbial community associated with the growing medium and its functionality will also be influenced by the rhizosphere and the bulk soil. In our study, we used a tomato plant with a high root exudation capacity in order to stimulate microbial activity. We studied plant performance in rhizotrons (a phentotyping system for imaging roots), including an optical method (planar optodes) for non-invasive, quantitative and high-resolution imaging of pH dynamics in the rhizosphere and adjacent medium. The horticultural growing medium was supplemented with organic-derived nitrogen or ammonium derived from struvite. The possible differences in the root structure between treatments is compared with the total root length. Destructive growing medium sampling and high throughput sequencing analysis of the bacterial abundance of the communities present in the rhizosphere and the bulk soil is used to study the growing medium-associated microbial community structure and functionality, and this will be related to pH changes in the rhizosphere and the bulk soil. Our hypothesis is that the growing medium-associated microbial community structure changes depending on the nitrogen form provided and we expect a higher abundance of bacteria in the treatment with organic fertilizer and a higher abundance of AOB and NOB in the rhizosphere in comparison to the bulk soil.
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1379-1176	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:151149			Serial	7964
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	Author	Coppens, J.; Meers, E.; Boon, N.; Buysse, J.; Vlaeminck, S.E.
	Title	Follow the N and P road : high-resolution nutrient flow analysis of the Flanders region as precursor for sustainable resource management			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Resources, conservation and recycling	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	115	Issue		Pages	9-21
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
	Abstract	Resource-efficient nutrient management is key to secure food production in the context of a growing global population, rising resource scarcity and increasing pressure on the environment. To map the potential towards increasing nutrient use efficiencies and reduce environmental losses, a high-resolution insight of the nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) nutrient streams is pivotal. In this study, a substance flow analysis for N and P is presented for the nutrient intensive region of Flanders (6,211,065 inhabitants) in Belgium for the year 2009. A set of 160 nutrient fluxes was quantified throughout 21 economic and environmental compartments, with a particular focus on 10 waste management processes. A total nutrient load of 20 kg N cap(-1) yr(-1) (ca. 73% to the air and 28% to surface waters) and 0.53 kg P cap(-1) yr(-1) (to surface waters) is emitted to the environment; with crop and livestock production as the main contributors (49% of N and 36% of P). The food supply chain revealed a fertilizer-to-consumer efficiency of 14% for N as well as for P, with important losses embedded in waste streams such as excess manure. Advanced manure and waste processing facilities nevertheless offer the opportunity for enhanced nutrient recycling to increase the nutrient use efficiencies and reduce the dependency of inorganic fertilizers. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Language		Wos	000384852500002	Publication Date	2016-08-30
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0921-3449	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:137229			Serial	7977
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	Author	Han, M.; De Clippeleir, H.; Al-Omari, A.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Wett, B.; Murthy, S.
	Title	Free ammonia and/or temperature impact study on temperature-acclimated mainstream nitrification sludge			Type	P3 Proceeding
	Year	2016	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	3 p. T2 - WEF/IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Co
	Keywords	P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
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	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:151134			Serial	7984
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