From October 14 to October 17, 2025, the NANAQUA network gathered in Leuven for the second Network-Wide Event (NWE2) — the very first in-person meeting for many Doctoral Candidates (DCs),…
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Project: Rapid CEC Detection with Advanced Nanosensor Platforms in Water Treatment Monitoring (WP3) Host institution: UGL Supervisor(s): William Peveler (PhD promoter) Objectives: To engineer a suite of multimodal, responsive nanomaterial-based…
Learn moreProject: Sustainability Assessment of Nanomaterial Application in Water Treatment Technologies (WP3) Host institution: USC Supervisor(s): Maite Moreira (PhD promoter) Objectives: To perform a Life-Cycle Sustainability Analysis of nanomaterials used in…
Learn moreProject: Impact Assessment of Nanoparticle-Induced Reactive Oxidation Species on Bacterial Viability in Natural Environments (WP3) Host institution: ATU Supervisor(s): Suresh Pillai (PhD promoter) Objectives: To evaluate the impact of reactive…
Learn moreProject: Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LCxLC-MS) method for Water Treatment Monitoring (WP3) Host institution: KU Leuven Supervisor(s): Deirdre Cabooter, Raf Dewil (PhD promoters) Objectives: To develop a highly…
Learn moreProject: Cytotoxicity and Safety Assessment of Innovative Heterojunction Photocatalytic Nanomaterials (WP3) Host institution: NORG Supervisor(s): Suresh Pillai, Sergey Shaposhnikovn (PhD promoter) Objectives: To establish a technological platform for the comprehensive…
Learn moreProject: Catalytic Enhancement of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation for Nitrogen and Pharmaceutical Removal in Wastewater (WP2) Host institution: UT Supervisor(s): Ivar Zekker (PhD promoter) Objectives: To explore the impact of nanomaterials…
Learn moreProject: Hybrid Biofilm Systems Enhanced with Nanostructured Materials for Micropollutant Biodegradation (WP2) Host institution: PURE Supervisor(s): Nelis De Rouck, Raf Dewil (PhD promoter) Objectives: To innovate and incorporate a nanostructured…
Learn moreProject: Application of conductive nanomaterials for enhanced biodegradation in anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) (WP2) Host institution: TU Delft Supervisor(s): Jules van Lier, Henri Spanjers (PhD promoters) Objectives: To better understand…
Learn moreProject: AI-optimized nanoparticle systems for advanced anaerobic biodegradation of micropollutants (WP2) Host institution: KU Leuven Supervisor(s): Lise Appels (PhD promoter) Objectives: To integrate artificial intelligence with nanotechnology to develop an…
Learn moreProject: Encapsulation of micro-nutrients in porous nanostructures for enhanced anaerobic micropollutant biodegradation (WP2) Host institution: KU Leuven Supervisor(s): Lise Appels (PhD promoter) Objectives: To innovate the encapsulation of micro-nutrients within…
Learn moreProject: Electrocatalytic Water Purification Using Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials (WP1) Host institution: TU Delft Supervisor(s): Ivan Buijnsters (PhD Promoter) Objectives: To investigate the application of two-dimensional (2D) materials as electrocatalysts in the…
Learn moreProject: Optimization of heterogeneous photo-Fenton processes for enhanced CECs degradation in wastewater treatment (WP1) Host institution: UNISA Supervisor(s): Luigi Rizzo (PhD Promoter) Objectives: To optimize the heterogeneous photo-Fenton (HPF) process…
Learn moreProject: Nanostructured catalytic materials for disinfection and CECs degradation in wastewater by non-thermal plasma treatment (WP1) Host institution: UNISA Supervisor(s): Luigi Rizzo (PhD Promoter), Giuseppina Iervolino Objectives: To investigate nanostructured…
Learn moreProject: Design and application of hybrid photocatalysis/membrane techniques for the removal of CECs in water bodies (WP1) Host institution: USC Supervisor(s): Maite Moreira (PhD promoter) Objectives: To devise a hybrid…
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