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Researcher
Karel Folens
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Patents
58
Results
2024
3D visualization of cyanobacterial biofilms using micro-computed tomography with contrast-enhancing staining agents
Laurenz Schröer
Tim Balcaen
Karel Folens
Nico Boon
Tim De Kock
Greet Kerckhofs
Veerle Cnudde
A2
Journal Article
in
TOMOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
2024
Chemical degradation of platinum oncolytics in urine and speciation of the inorganic contaminants cisplatin and carboplatin relevant in waste water
Karel Folens
Janis Baeten
KAREN COUVREUR
Gijs Du Laing
A2
Journal Article
in
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS
2024
Enhanced imaging of biofilms in pore spaces with absorption and spectral CT
Laurenz Schröer
Tim Balcaen
Karel Folens
Nico Boon
Jan Dewanckele
Tim De Kock
Greet Kerckhofs
Veerle Cnudde
C3
Conference
2024
Production of biostable drinking water using a lab-scale biological trickling filter enriched with hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria
Jorien Favere
Fien Waegenaar
Mingsheng Jia
Karel Folens
Milan Verhoeven
Elien Balliu
Andreja Rajkovic
Bart De Gusseme
Nico Boon
A1
Journal Article
in
NPJ CLEAN WATER
2024
2023
A sulfate reducing bioreactor controlled by an electrochemical system enables near-zero chemical treatment of metallurgical wastewater
Pieter Ostermeyer
Karel Folens
Florian Verbruggen
Luiza Bonin
Tom Hennebel
Korneel Rabaey
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER RESEARCH
2023
Content, speciation and in vitro bioaccessibility of trace elements in seaweeds and derived food products
Ediu Carlos Da Silva Junior
Mehrnoosh Babaahmadifooladi
Karel Folens
André Rodrigues dos Reis
Luiz Roberto Guimarães Guilherme
Tom Van de Wiele
Liesbeth Jacxsens
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
2023
Production of biostable drinking water using a lab-scale biological trickling filter enriched with hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria
Nico Boon
Jorien Favere
Fien Waegenaar
Mingsheng Jia
Karel Folens
Milan Verhoeven
Elien Balliu
Andreja Rajkovic
Bart De Gusseme
Preprint
2023
Visualizing Cyanobacterial Biofilms in 3D Using Micro-Computed Tomography
Laurenz Schröer
Tim Balcaen
Karel Folens
Nico Boon
Tim De Kock
Greet Kerckhofs
Veerle Cnudde
Research data
2023
2022
Axenic uptake of nickel and cobalt cations by oligotrophic Cupriavidus necator H16
Karel Folens
Luca Vergauwen
Gijs Du Laing
Tom Hennebel
Nico Boon
C3
Conference
2022
Combined hydro-solvo-bioleaching approach toward the valorization of a sulfidic copper mine tailing
Nerea Rodriguez Rodriguez
Maarten Everaert
Karel Folens
Jakob Busse
Thomas Abo Atia
Adam Williamson
Lieven Machiels
Jeroen Spooren
Nico Boon
Gijs Du Laing
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
2022
Distinguishing biofilms from water using X-ray micro-computed tomography
Laurenz Schröer
Tim De Kock
Tim Balcaen
Greet Kerckhofs
Karel Folens
Nico Boon
Veerle Cnudde
C3
Conference
2022
High rate production of concentrated sulfides from metal bearing wastewater in an expanded bed hydrogenotrophic sulfate reducing bioreactor
Pieter Ostermeyer
Josefien Van Landuyt
Luiza Bonin
Karel Folens
Adam Williamson
Tom Hennebel
Korneel Rabaey
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY
2022
Visualizing biofilms within porous media using contrast-enhancing staining agents
Laurenz Schröer
Tim De Kock
Tim Balcaen
Greet Kerckhofs
Karel Folens
Nico Boon
Veerle Cnudde
C3
Conference
2022
2021
A combined culture-independent and simulation reactor approach to assess the microbial community of an operational denitrifying bioreactor treating As-bearing metallurgical wastewater
Josefien Van Landuyt
Cindy Law
Pieter Ostermeyer
Jorien Favere
Karel Folens
Nico Boon
Adam Williamson
A2
Journal Article
in
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY REPORTS
2021
Citrate-mediated hydrometallurgical lead extraction and integrated electrochemical recovery from zinc leaching residue
Karel Folens
Adam Williamson
Kylian Van Damme
Pieter Ostermeyer
Cristina García Timermans
Gijs Du Laing
Nico Boon
Tom Hennebel
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
2021
Copper and zinc extraction from automobile shredder residues via an integrated electrodeposition and crystallization process
Rui Gao
Karel Folens
Bernd Mees
Gijs Du Laing
Korneel Rabaey
Luiza Bonin
A1
Journal Article
in
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
2021
Effect of speciation and composition on the kinetics and precipitation of arsenic sulfide from industrial metallurgical wastewater
Pieter Ostermeyer
Luiza Bonin
Karel Folens
Florian Verbruggen
Cristina García Timermans
Kim Verbeken
Korneel Rabaey
Tom Hennebel
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
2021
Excitation dependent multicolour luminescence and colour blue-shifted afterglow at room-temperature of europium incorporated hydrogen-bonded multicomponent frameworks
Chaoqing Yang
Flavia Artizzu
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
Rik Van Deun
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
2021
Oxygen-rich poly-bisvanillonitrile embedded amorphous zirconium oxide nanoparticles as reusable and porous adsorbent for removal of arsenic species from water
Bram Seynnaeve
Karel Folens
Chidharth Krishnaraj
Ivan K. Ilic
Clemens Liedel
Johannes Schmidt
An Verberckmoes
Gijs Du Laing
Karen Leus
Pascal Van Der Voort
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
2021
Rational design of lanthanide nano periodic mesoporous organosilicas (Ln-nano-PMOs) for near-infrared emission
Wanlu Liu
Anna Kaczmarek
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
Pascal Van Der Voort
Rik Van Deun
A1
Journal Article
in
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
2021
Selective and enhanced nickel adsorption from sulfate- and calcium-rich solutions using chitosan
Nina Ricci Nicomel
Lila Otero Gonzalez
Karel Folens
Bernd Mees
Tom Hennebel
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
2021
Selective metal extraction by biologically produced siderophores during bioleaching from low-grade primary and secondary mineral resources
Adam Williamson
Karel Folens
Sandra Matthijs
Yensy Ivonne Paz Cortes
Jeet Varia
Gijs Du Laing
Nico Boon
Tom Hennebel
A1
Journal Article
in
MINERALS ENGINEERING
2021
Valorization of selenium-enriched sludge and duckweed generated from wastewater as micronutrient biofertilizer
Jun Li
Lila Otero Gonzalez
Amelia Parao
Pieter Tack
Karel Folens
Ivet Ferrer
Piet N. L. Lens
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMOSPHERE
2021
2020
Bio-metallurgical process for extraction and recovery of lead from low-grade mineral tailings of zinc refining
Karel Folens
Adam Williamson
Cristina García-Timermans
Pieter Ostermeyer
Gijs Du Laing
Tom Hennebel
Nico Boon
C3
Conference
2020
Conjoint bioleaching and zinc recovery from an iron oxide mineral residue by a continuous electrodialysis system
Adam Williamson
Karel Folens
Kylian Van Damme
Oludotun Olaoye
Thomas Abo Atia
Bernd Mees
Nina Ricci Nicomel
Florian Verbruggen
Jeroen Spooren
Nico Boon
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
HYDROMETALLURGY
2020
Near-zero-waste processing of low-grade, complex primary ores and secondary raw materials in Europe : technology development trends
Jeroen Spooren
Koen Binnemans
Johanna Bjorkmalm
Koen Breemersch
Yoko Dams
Karel Folens
Maria Gonzalez-Moya
Liesbeth Horckmans
Konstantinos Komnitsas
Witold Kurylak
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
2020
Selective recovery of valuable metals from an alkaline electronic waste leachate
Rui Gao
Luiza Bonin
Jose Maria Carvajal Arroyo
Karel Folens
Bernd Mees
Gijs Du Laing
Korneel Rabaey
C3
Conference
2020
2019
Dialdehyde carboxymethyl cellulose cross-linked chitosan for the recovery of palladium and platinum from aqueous solution
Tsegaye Girma Asere
Stein Mincke
Karel Folens
Flore Vanden Bussche
Linsey Lapeire
Kim Verbeken
Pascal Van Der Voort
Dejene A. Tessema
Gijs Du Laing
Christian Stevens
A1
Journal Article
in
REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
2019
Functionalized chitosan adsorbents allow recovery of palladium and platinum from acidic aqueous solutions
Stein Mincke
Tsegaye Grima Asere
Ivar Verheye
Karel Folens
Flore Vanden Bussche
Linsey Lapeire
Kim Verbeken
Pascal Van Der Voort
Dejene A. Tessema
Fekadu Fufa
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
GREEN CHEMISTRY
2019
Lanthanide-centered luminescence evolution and potential anti-counterfeiting application of Tb3+/Eu3+ grafted melamine cyanurate hydrogen-bonded triazine frameworks
Chaoqing Yang
Anna Kaczmarek
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
Henk Vrielinck
Samira Khelifi
Kai Li
Rik Van Deun
A1
Journal Article
in
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
2019
Progress in hydrometallurgical technologies to recover critical raw materials and precious metals from low-concentrated streams
Jeffrey Paulo Perez
Karel Folens
Karen Leus
Frank Vanhaecke
Pascal Van Der Voort
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
2019
Selective bioleaching and electrochemical recovery of metals from low-grade mineral residues
Karel Folens
Adam Williamson
Gijs Du Laing
Nico Boon
C3
Conference
2019
2018
Biosorption of residual cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin antineoplastic drugs in urine after chemotherapy treatment
Karel Folens
Alebel Abebe
Jingyue Tang
Frederik Ronsse
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
2018
Identification of platinum nanoparticles in road dust leachate by single particle inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
Karel Folens
Thibaut Van Acker
Eduardo Bolea-Fernandez
Geert Cornelis
Frank Vanhaecke
Gijs Du Laing
Sebastien Rauch
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
2018
Partitioning of Ag and CeO2 nanoparticles versus Ag and Ce ions in soil suspensions and effect of natural organic matter on CeO2 nanoparticles stability
Frederik Van Koetsem
Gebeyehu Sebsibie Woldetsadik
Karel Folens
Jorg Rinklebe
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMOSPHERE
2018
Physical-chemical treatment of rainwater runoff in recovery and recycling companies : lab-scale investigation
Evelyne Blondeel
Stijn De Wandel
R Florin
S Hugelier
Michael Chys
V Depuydt
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
Arne Verliefde
Stijn Van Hulle
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
2018
Removal of arsenic and mercury species from water by covalent triazine framework encapsulated γ -Fe2O3 nanoparticles
Karen Leus
Karel Folens
Nina Ricci Nicomel
Jeffrey Paulo Perez
Maria Filippousi
Maria Meledina
Marinela M Dîrtu
Stuart Turner
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
Yann Garcia
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
2018
γ-Fe2O3@CTF-1 : a selective and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of arsenite and arsenate from water
Nina Ricci Nicomel
Karel Folens
Karen Leus
Maria Filippoussi
Maria Meledina
S Turner
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
Pascal Van Der Voort
Gijs Du Laing
C3
Conference
2018
2017
Chemical and economic optimization of the coagulation-flocculation process for silver removal and recovery from industrial wastewater
Steve Huysman
Karel Folens
Stijn Van Hulle
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
2017
Dispersion and solubility of In, Tl, Ta and Nb in the aquatic environment and intertidal sediments of the Scheldt estuary (Flanders, Belgium)
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMOSPHERE
2017
Impact of an urban environment on trace element concentrations in domestically produced lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
Karel Folens
Marie-Christine Van Labeke
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
2017
Impact of speciation on the removal and recovery of trace elements from aqueous streams
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
Frank Vanhaecke
Dissertation
2017
Ship-in-a-bottle CMPO in MIL-101(Cr) for selective uranium recovery from aqueous streams through adsorption
Jeroen De Decker
Karel Folens
Jeriffa De Clercq
Maria Meledina
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
Gijs Du Laing
Pascal Van Der Voort
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
2017
Supported γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles in CTF-1 : a novel hybrid adsorbent for heavy metal sequestration
Jeffrey Paulo Perez
Karel Folens
Karen Leus
Maria Meledina
Marinela M Dirtu
Yann Garcia
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
Pascal Van Der Voort
Gijs Du Laing
C3
Conference
2017
UiO-66-(SH)2 : a selective, stable and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of mercury from water
Karen Leus
Karel Folens
Jeffrey Paulo Perez
Maria Meledina
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
Gijs Du Laing
Pascal Van Der Voort
C3
Conference
2017
UiO-66-(SH)2 as stable, selective and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of mercury from water under environmentally-relevant conditions
Karen Leus
Jeffrey Paulo Perez
Karel Folens
Maria Meledina
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
Gijs Du Laing
Pascal Van Der Voort
A1
Journal Article
in
FARADAY DISCUSSIONS
2017
2016
Chemical fractionation and speciation modelling for optimization of ion-exchange processes to recover palladium from industrial wastewater
Karel Folens
Stijn Van Hulle
Frank Vanhaecke
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2016
Fe3O4@MIL-101-A selective and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of As species from water
Karel Folens
Karen Leus
Nina Ricci Nicomel
Maria Meledina
Stuart Turner
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
Gijs Du Laing
Pascal Van Der Voort
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
2016
Modelling and sensitivity analysis of urinary platinum excretion in anticancer chemotherapy for the recovery of platinum
Karel Folens
Séverine Mortier
Janis Baeten
KAREN COUVREUR
Robin Michelet
Krist V Gernaey
Thomas De Beer
Gijs Du Laing
Ingmar Nopens
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY
2016
Quantitative determination of gadolinium based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents in urine and hospital wastewater by HPLC-ICP-QMS
Karel Folens
Frank Vanhaecke
Gijs Du Laing
C3
Conference
2016
Technologies for arsenic removal from water: current status and future perspectives
Nina Ricci Nicomel
Karen Leus
Karel Folens
Pascal Van Der Voort
Gijs Du Laing
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
2016
2015
Chemical fractionation and speciation modelling for optimization of ion-exchange processes to recover palladium from industrial wastewater
Karel Folens
Stijn Van Hulle
Frank Vanhaecke
Gijs Du Laing
C1
Conference
2015
Fe3O4@MIL-101 : a selective and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of As species from water
Karen Leus
Karel Folens
Nina Ricci Nicomel
Maria Meledina
Stuart Turner
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
Gijs Du Laing
Pascal Van Der Voort
C3
Conference
2015
2014
Leaching behaviour of different scrap materials at recovery and recycling companies: full-, pilot- and lab-scale investigation
Evelyne Blondeel
Michael Chys
Veerle Depuydt
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
Arne Verliefde
Stijn Van Hulle
A1
Journal Article
in
WASTE MANAGEMENT
2014
Leaching behaviour of different scrap materials at recovery and recycling companies: pilot-scale investigation
Evelyne Blondeel
Michael Chys
Veerle Depuydt
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
Arne Verliefde
Stijn Van Hulle
C3
Conference
2014
Speciation-analysis for recycling of critical elements in aqueous waste streams
Karel Folens
Frank Vanhaecke
Gijs Du Laing
C3
Conference
2014
2013
Leaching behaviour of different scrap materials at recovery and recycling companies: pilot-scale investigation
Evelyne Blondeel
Michael Chys
Veerle Depuydt
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
Arne Verliefde
Stijn Van Hulle
C3
Conference
2013
Removal of cytostatic platinum compounds and recovery of precious metal from aqueous wastestream
Karel Folens
Gijs Du Laing
C3
Conference
2013