W&T6: Chemical Engineering, Material Sciences

The scope of Expertpanel W&T6 is fundamental engineering research targeting in content and/or methodology Chemical Engineering and Material Science. The final outcome of the research is fundamental and innovative knowledge with a long term applicability objective.

More specific:

• Chemical and biochemical engineering
• (Bio)reactor technology including chemical kinetics
• Material characterization (incl. non-destructive testing and mechanical properties of materials)
• Product design and formulation
• Process engineering, streamlining and intensification (including high throughput strategies)
• Separation technologies (physical and physico-chemical processes)
• Heterogeneous / technical catalysis
• Transport phenomena, thermal and fluid engineering
• Rheology, multiphase flow, microfluidics
• Multiscale modelling
• Nano- and biomaterials, including tissue engineering
• Safety and hazardous materials
• Sustainable development (life cycle analysis, recycling,…)
• Environmental engineering and technology
• Materials and materials processing (powders, ceramics, metals, polymers, composites, textiles, colloids, gels, liquid crystals, bio-degradable materials, etc.)
• Porous materials and membranes
• Surface engineering and tribology