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Recent Updates on the Barrier Properties of Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH): A Review by Maes, Caroline, Luyten, Wout, Herremans, Geert, Peeters, Roos, Carleer, Robert, Buntinx, Mieke

“…The gas barrier properties of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) against oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor have been widely investigated in relation…”
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Ectomycorrhizal fungi decompose soil organic matter using oxidative mechanisms adapted from saprotrophic ancestors by Shah, Firoz, Nicolás, César, Bentzer, Johan, Ellström, Magnus, Smits, Mark, Rineau, Francois, Canbäck, Björn, Floudas, Dimitrios, Carleer, Robert, Lackner, Gerald, Braesel, Jana, Hoffmeister, Dirk, Henrissat, Bernard, Ahrén, Dag, Johansson, Tomas, Hibbett, David S, Martin, Francis, Persson, Per, Tunlid, Anders

“…Ectomycorrhizal fungi are thought to have a key role in mobilizing organic nitrogen that is trapped in soil organic matter (SOM). However, the extent to which…”
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Determination of the nitrogen gas transmission rate (N2GTR) of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, using a newly developed permeation measurement system by Maes, Caroline, Molder, Maarten te, Luyten, Wout, Herremans, Geert, Winckelmans, Naomi, Peeters, Roos, Carleer, Robert, Buntinx, Mieke

“…The oxygen (O2) barrier properties of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) have been widely investigated, but for other gases the available data are usually…”
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Potential for plant growth promotion by a consortium of stress‐tolerant 2,4‐dinitrotoluene‐degrading bacteria: isolation and characterization of a military soil by Thijs, Sofie, Weyens, Nele, Sillen, Wouter, Gkorezis, Panagiotis, Carleer, Robert, Vangronsveld, Jaco

“…Summary The presence of explosives in soils and the interaction with drought stress and nutrient limitation are among the environmental factors that severely…”
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Fenton-Mediated Biodegradation of Chlorendic Acid - A Highly Chlorinated Organic Pollutant - By Fungi Isolated From a Polluted Site by Jambon, Inge, Thijs, Sofie, Torres-Farradá, Giselle, Rineau, François, Weyens, Nele, Carleer, Robert, Samyn, Pieter, Vangronsveld, Jaco

“…Chlorendic acid is a recalcitrant, highly chlorinated organic pollutant for which no microbial degrader has yet been identified. To address this knowledge gap,…”
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Fe-TiO2/AC and Co-TiO2/AC Composites: Novel Photocatalysts Prepared from Waste Streams for the Efficient Removal and Photocatalytic Degradation of Cibacron Yellow F-4G Dye by Roberto Machado Garcia, Robert Carleer, Maria Arada Pérez, Jeamichel Puente Torres, Ying Gu, Pieter Samyn, Jan Yperman

“…Fe-TiO2/AC and Co-TiO2/AC composites were prepared from activated carbon (AC) derived from residues of peanut hulls and TiO2 photocatalyst, electrochemically…”
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Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)/Organomodified Montmorillonite Nanocomposites for Potential Food Packaging Applications by Vandewijngaarden, Jens, Wauters, Ruben, Murariu, Marius, Dubois, Philippe, Carleer, Robert, Yperman, Jan, D’Haen, Jan, Ruttens, Bart, Schreurs, Sonja, Lepot, Nadia, Peeters, Roos, Buntinx, Mieke

“…Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) is a versatile, biobased and biodegradable copolymer from the family of polyhydroxyalkanoates. This…”
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Iron Oxide-Activated Carbon Composites for Enhanced Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of Hardwood by Amine Lataf, Andrew E. Khalil Awad, Bjorn Joos, Robert Carleer, Jan Yperman, Sonja Schreurs, Jan D’Haen, Ann Cuypers, Dries Vandamme

“…A commercial activated carbon (AC) was modified through iron oxide incorporation to obtain microwave absorbers (MWAs) for microwave-assisted pyrolysis. The…”
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The Sycamore Maple Bacterial Culture Collection From a TNT Polluted Site Shows Novel Plant-Growth Promoting and Explosives Degrading Bacteria by Thijs, Sofie, Sillen, Wouter, Truyens, Sascha, Beckers, Bram, van Hamme, Jonathan, van Dillewijn, Pieter, Samyn, Pieter, Carleer, Robert, Weyens, Nele, Vangronsveld, Jaco

“…Military activities have worldwide introduced toxic explosives into the environment with considerable effects on soil and plant-associated microbiota…”
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Mathematical Tool Based on Breakthrough Curves to Evaluate the Economic Advantages of Chemical Regeneration of Activated Carbon in Power Plants: A Comparative Study by Mariño Peacok, Thayset, Crespo Sariol, Harold, Puente Torres, Jeamichel, Yperman, Jan, Sánchez Roca, Ángel, Carleer, Robert, Salomón García, Liset

“…A mathematical tool has been developed to evaluate the economic advantages of in-situ chemical regeneration of fixed-bed industrial adsorbers of granular…”
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An Experimentally Validated Selection Protocol for Biochar as a Sustainable Component in Green Roofs by Haeldermans, Tom, Puente Torres, Jeamichel, Vercruysse, Willem, Carleer, Robert, Samyn, Pieter, Vandamme, Dries, Yperman, Jan, Cuypers, Ann, Vanreppelen, Kenny, Schreurs, Sonja

“…Green roofs contribute to more sustainable cities, but current commercial substrates suffer from important limitations. If carefully selected, biochar could…”
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A detailed investigation of the microwave assisted phenylphosphonic acid modification of P25 TiO2 by Tassi, Marco, Roevens, Annelore, Reekmans, Gunter, Vanhamel, Martine, Meynen, Vera, D’Haen, Jan, Adriaensens, Peter, Carleer, Robert

“…[Display omitted] •Formation of titaniumphosphonate starts around 45°C.•The water is crucial for the formation of titaniumphenylphosphonate.•The absence of…”
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Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH) as a Functional Barrier against Surrogate Components Migrating from Paperboard by Buntinx, Mieke, Carleer, Robert, Peeters, Roos, Herremans, Geert, Luyten, Wout, Teniers, Cynthia, Yuki Junior, Giberto Mitsuyoshi, Maes, Caroline, Samyn, Pieter

“…Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) is a key material of interest as a functional barrier against substances migrating from recycled paperboard, due to its…”
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A novel X-ray radiography approach for the characterization of granular activated carbons used in the rum production by Puente Torres, Jeamichel, Crespo Sariol, Harold, Yperman, Jan, Brito Sauvanell, Ángel, Carleer, Robert, Navarro Campa, José

“…Background X-ray methods have proven to be reliable, accurate and sensitive techniques to study activated carbons in order to define its porous structure and…”
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Fully quantitative carbon-13 NMR characterization of resol phenol–formaldehyde prepolymer resins by Rego, Robby, Adriaensens, Peter J, Carleer, Robert A, Gelan, Jan M

“…Different resol phenol–formaldehyde prepolymer resins have been synthesized with different Formaldehyde/Phenol (F/P) ratios or different catalysts and…”
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Boltzmann-Based Empirical Model to Calculate Volume Loss during Spirit Ageing by del Toro del Toro, Noemí, Fong Casas, Fredy, Ayan Rial, Julio, Caridad Portuondo González, Maria, Crespo Sariol, Harold, Navarro Campa, José, Yperman, Jan, Vandamme, Dries, Carleer, Robert

“…The Boltzmann equation is applied to fit data of volume loss for evaporation (in %) during spirit ageing in northern white oak (Quercus Alba) standard barrels…”
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The association between urinary kidney injury molecule 1 and urinary cadmium in elderly during long-term, low-dose cadmium exposure: a pilot study by Pennemans, Valérie, De Winter, Liesbeth M, Munters, Elke, Nawrot, Tim S, Van Kerkhove, Emmy, Rigo, Jean-Michel, Reynders, Carmen, Dewitte, Harrie, Carleer, Robert, Penders, Joris, Swennen, Quirine

“…Urinary kidney injury molecule 1 is a recently discovered early biomarker for renal damage that has been proven to be correlated to urinary cadmium in rats…”
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A Colorimetric Method for the Determination of the Exhaustion Level of Granular Activated Carbons Used in Rum Production by Crespo Sariol, Harold, Vanreppelen, Kenny, Yperman, Jan, Brito Sauvanell, Ángel, Carleer, Robert, Navarro Campa, José

“…Spectrophotometric measurement applied on saturated granular activated carbon (GAC) is not yet explored. A colorimetric method in the visible range has been…”
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Comparative Study between Acoustic Emission Analysis and Immersion Bubble-Metric Technique, TGA and TD-GC/MS in View of the Characterization of Granular Activated Carbons Used in Rum Production by Crespo Sariol, Harold, Mariño Peacok, Thayset, Yperman, Jan, Sánchez Roca, Ángel, Carvajal Fals, Hipólito, Brito Sauvanell, Ángel, Carleer, Robert, Czech, Jan, Ledea Vargas, José, Navarro Campa, José

“…Microscopic and acoustic emission analysis and sound patterns recognition techniques were applied for the characterization of granular activated carbon (GAC)…”
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Amendment-induced immobilization of lead in a lead-spiked soil: Evidence from phytotoxicity studies by GEEBELEN, Wouter, VANGRONSVELD, Jaco, ADRIANO, Domy C, CARLEER, Robert, CLIJSTERS, Herman

“…Lead immobilization was evaluated on soils spiked with increasingconcentrations of Pb (as Pb-acetate) using the following soilamendments: bentonite, zeolite,…”
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