Manage settings
MENU
About this site
In het Nederlands
Home
Researchers
Projects
Organisations
Outputs & Impact
Infrastructure
Contact
Research Explorer
Your browser does not support JavaScript or JavaScript is not enabled. Without JavaScript some functions of this webapplication may be disabled or cause error messages. To enable JavaScript, please consult the manual of your browser or contact your system administrator.
Researcher
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Profile
Projects
Publications & Research Data
Activities
Awards & Distinctions
Patents
29
Results
2026
Pilot-scale membrane distillation modeling : validation, comparison, and consensus
Martijn Bindels
Juan A. Andrés-Mañas
Weijian Ding
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Oyku Mutlu-Salmanli
Mukta Hardikar
Tzahi Y. Cath
Johan Vanneste
Radisav D. Vidic
Andrea Achilli
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
DESALINATION
2026
2025
Evaluation of various pretreatments of surface water for ion exchange demineralization in industrial applications
Sarah I. Mueller
Eduard de las Heras García
Lies Hamelink
Lisa Wyseure
David H. Moed
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Gergana Chapanova
Thomas Diekow
Christian Kaiser
Laurence Palmowski
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
2025
Hybrid model development emulating linear polarization resistance method towards optimizing dosages of corrosion inhibitors
Chamanthi Denisha Jayaweera
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
David Fernandes del Pozo
Elias De Ketelaere
Tom Depover
Sarah Isabell Müller
Thomas Diekow
Arne Verliefde
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
2025
Maximizing the energy efficiency of induced draft and hybrid draft cooling towers
Chamanthi Denisha Jayaweera
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Joachim Wauman
Nicolaas Van Belzen
Niels Groot
Ralf Bosch
Arne Verliefde
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING
2025
Model development and model selection for simultaneous optimization of corrosion inhibitor dosages for a cooling water system
Chamanthi Denisha Jayaweera
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Maxime Van Haeverbeke
Kimberly Tumlos Solon
Cristian Camilo Gómez Cortés
Tom Depover
Thomas Diekow
Arne Verliefde
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
2025
2024
Assessing the feasibility of using a data-driven corrosion rate model for optimizing dosages of corrosion inhibitors
Chamanthi Denisha Jayaweera
David Fernandes del Pozo
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Maxime Van Haeverbeke
Thomas Diekow
Arne Verliefde
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
NPJ MATERIALS DEGRADATION
2024
Comparison of cooling tower blowdown and enhanced make up water treatment to minimize cooling water footprint
Sarah I. Mueller
Gergana Chapanova
Thomas Diekow
Christian Kaiser
Lies Hamelink
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Lisa Wyseure
David H. Moed
Laurence Palmowski
Thomas Wintgens
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
2024
2023
A dynamic model for ion exchange and resin regeneration : model calibration and global sensitivity analysis
Daniel Illana González
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Benjamin Claessens
Juan Pablo Gallo
Ingmar Nopens
Elena Torfs
C3
Conference
2023
2022
Analyzing transport in ceramic membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration using Maxwell-Stefan theory
Benjamin Claessens
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Arne Verliefde
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
2022
2021
Selection of membranes and operational parameters aiming for the highest rejection of petrochemical pollutants via membrane distillation
Irina Veleva
Marjolein Vanoppen
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Rishav Phukan
Lisa Wyseure
Karlien Dejaeger
Emile Cornelissen
Arne Verliefde
A1
Journal Article
in
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
2021
2019
Condensate reuse in the chemical industry : pilot scale experience
Marjolein Vanoppen
Evelyn De Meyer
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Farnoosh Fasaei
Hans Cappon
Ewoud van den Brande
Arne Verliefde
C3
Conference
2019
2017
Full-scale air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) model, opportunities for module design improvement
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Kristien De Sitter
Chris Dotremont
Ingmar Nopens
C3
Conference
2017
Full-scale direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) model including membrane compaction effects
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
L Eykens
W De Schepper
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
2017
Full-scale validated Air Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD) model without calibration parameters
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
P Cauwenberg
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
2017
Model-based analysis and optimization of membrane distillation
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Ingmar Nopens
Chris Dotremont
Kristien De Sitter
Dissertation
2017
2016
Calibration and analysis of a direct contact membrane distillation model using Monte Carlo filtering
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
L Eykens
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
L Pinoy
B van der Bruggen
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
2016
Influence of membrane thickness and process conditions on direct contact membrane distillation at different salinities
L Eykens
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
L Pinoy
Ingmar Nopens
B Van der Bruggen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
2016
2015
Calibration and analysis of a direct contact membrane distillation model using Monte Carlo filtering
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
L Eykens
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
L Pinoy
B Van der Bruggen
Ingmar Nopens
C1
Conference
2015
Calibration and analysis of a direct contact membrane distillation model using the GLUE method
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
L Eykens
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
Ingmar Nopens
C3
Conference
2015
Calibration and analysis of a direct contact membrane distillation model using the GLUE method
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
L Eykens
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
Ingmar Nopens
C3
Conference
2015
Full-scale model validation of flux and energy efficiency for a direct contact membrane distillation module
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
L Eykens
W De Schepper
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
Ingmar Nopens
C3
Conference
2015
How to operate direct contact membrane distillation at high salinities: evaluation of membrane properties and process conditions
Lies Eykens
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Kristien De Sitter
Chris Dotremont
Luc Pinoy
Ingmar Nopens
Bart Van der Bruggen
C3
Conference
2015
Modelling approaches in membrane distillation: a critical review
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Thomas Maere
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
2015
Operation of direct contact membrane distillation at high salinities: evaluation of membrane properties and process conditions
L Eykens
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
L Pinoy
Ingmar Nopens
B Van der Bruggen
C3
Conference
2015
Successful model validation of flux and energy efficiency at full scale using a model calibrated at lab-scale
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
L Eykens
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
Ingmar Nopens
C3
Conference
2015
2014
Analysis of salinity and membrane thickness influence on a Direct Contract Membrane Distillation module using the Dusty Gas model
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Thomas Maere
L Eykens
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
Ingmar Nopens
C3
Conference
2014
Calibration and analysis of a direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) model using the GLUE method
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
Stijn Van Hoey
L Eykens
Thomas Maere
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
Ingmar Nopens
C3
Conference
2014
Evaluation of optimal membrane thickness for DCMD via modeling and experiments
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
L Eykens
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
L Pinoy
B Van der Bruggen
Ingmar Nopens
C3
Conference
2014
Evaluation of the optimal membrane thickness for direct contact membrane distillation desalination via modelling and experiments
L Eykens
Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov
K De Sitter
C Dotremont
L Pinoy
Ingmar Nopens
B Van der Bruggen
C3
Conference
2014