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Researcher

Emilie Courtens

Awards & Distinctions

22 Results

2016

A robust nitrifying community in a bioreactor at 50 °C opens up the path for thermophilic nitrogen removal

Emilie CourtensEva SpieckRamiro Vilchez VargasSamuel BodéPascal BoeckxStefan SchoutenRuy JaureguiDietmar H PieperSiegfried VlaeminckNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in ISME JOURNAL

Empowering a mesophilic inoculum for thermophilic nitrification : growth mode and temperature pattern as critical proliferation factors for archaeal ammonia oxidizers

Emilie CourtensTom VandekerckhoveDelphine PratRamiro Vilchez VargasMarius VitalDietmar H PieperKen MeerbergenBart LievensNico BoonSiegfried Vlaeminck

A1 Journal Article in WATER RESEARCH

The rise of thermophilic biotechnology for nitrogen removal

Tom VandekerckhoveEmilie CourtensDelphine PratNico BoonSiegfried Vlaeminck

Transitioning from mesophilic to thermophilic nitrification : shaping a niche for archaeal ammonia oxidizers

Tom VandekerckhoveEmilie CourtensDelphine PratRamiro Vilchez VargasMarius VitalDietmar H PieperKen MeerbergenBart LievensNico BoonSiegfried Vlaeminck

2015

Enhancing microbial cryopreservation: from fastidious microbes to mixed communities

Frederiek-Maarten KerckhofBram VekemanAnnelies GeirnaertEmilie CourtensRamiro Vilchez VargasAdrian HoKim HeylenNico Boon

Exploring the boundaries of biological nitrogen removal : development strategies for thermophilic nitrification and denitrification

Emilie CourtensNico BoonSiegfried Vlaeminck

Nitric oxide preferentially inhibits nitrite oxidizing communities with high affinity for nitrite

Emilie CourtensHaydée De ClippeleirSiegfried VlaeminckRobin JordaensHongkeun ParkKartik ChandranNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

2014

Control of nitratation in an oxygen-limited autotrophic nitrification/denitrification rotating biological contactor through disc immersion level variation

Emilie CourtensNico BoonHaydée De ClippeleirKarla BerckmoesLuz Mariela Mosquera RenteriaDries SeuntjensSiegfried Vlaeminck

A1 Journal Article in BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Increased salinity improves the thermotolerance of mesophilic nitrification

Emilie CourtensNico BoonPeter De SchryverSiegfried Vlaeminck

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Optimized cryopreservation of mixed microbial communities for conserved functionality and diversity

Frederiek-Maarten KerckhofEmilie CourtensAnnelies GeirnaertSven HoefmanAdrian HoRamiro Vilchez VargasDietmar H PieperRuy JaureguiSiegfried VlaeminckTom Van de Wiele et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Trade-off between mesophilic and thermophilic denitrification: rates vs. sludge production, settleability and stability

Emilie CourtensSiegfried VlaeminckRamiro Vilchez VargasArne VerliefdeRuy JaureguiDietmar H PieperNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in WATER RESEARCH

When the smoke disappears: dealing with extinguishing chemicals in firefighting wastewater

Emilie CourtensFrancis MeerburgVinzens MausenSiegfried Vlaeminck

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2013

A novel oxygen control strategy to suppress nitratation in an OLAND rotating biological contactor

Emilie CourtensNico BoonHaydée De ClippeleirKarla BerckmoesDries SeuntjensSiegfried Vlaeminck

Mainstream sewage treatment with partial nitritation–anammox: potential role of NO production

Haydée De ClippeleirSiegfried VlaeminckFabian De WildeRobin JordaensEmilie CourtensPascal BoeckxWilly VerstraeteNico Boon

NOB out-selection in rotating biological contactors for sidestream and mainstream deammonification

Haydée De ClippeleirEmilie CourtensDries SeuntjensSiegfried Vlaeminck

When the smoke disappears: dealing with extinguishing chemicals in fire-fighting wastewater

Emilie CourtensFrancis MeerburgVinzens MausenSiegfried Vlaeminck

2012

A high-rate ammonia gas biofilter based on partial nitritation/anammox removes total nitrogen at high efficiency

Haydée De ClippeleirEmilie CourtensSiegfried VlaeminckNico BoonWilly Verstraete

A4 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Behandeling van anaerobe digestaten met OLAND maximaliseert de elektrische netto-energiewinst

Haydée De ClippeleirSiegfried VlaeminckEmilie CourtensWilly VerstraeteNico Boon

A4 Journal Article in WT-AFVALWATER

Efficient total nitrogen removal in an ammonia gas biofilter through high-rate OLAND

Haydée De ClippeleirEmilie CourtensLuz Mariela Mosquera RenteriaSiegfried VlaeminckBarth F SmetsNico BoonWilly Verstraete

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Selecting nitrifying inocula on different ammonium concentrations

Ivar ZekkerSiegfried VlaeminckSamik BagchiEmilie CourtensHaydée De ClippeleirFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofNico Boon

A4 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Simple strategies to control the oxygen budget of an OLAND rotating biological contactor

Emilie CourtensHaydée De ClippeleirKarla BerckmoesWilly VerstraeteNico BoonSiegfried Vlaeminck

A4 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

2011

Simple strategies to control the oxygen budget of an OLAND rotating biological contactor

Emilie CourtensHaydée De ClippeleirSiegfried VlaeminckNico BoonWilly Verstraete