Prof. Koen Martens is Head of Research of the Royal Belgian Institute of natural Sciences (Brussels, Belgium), guest professor at the University of Ghent (Belgium) and invited professor at the University of Maringa (Brazil). His research interests are in aquatic ecology and evolutionary biology,
especially in the field of speciation in ancient lakes and the evolution of
asexual reproduction, and in the taxonomy and ecology of non-marine
Ostracoda (Crustacea).
Author of c 200 ISI rated papers and of more than 500 additional titles. He is author or (co-) editor of 18 books. He has been (co-) PI of about 50 national and international projects, including several large EU projects. Koen has been Editor in Chief of Hydrobiologia (since 2003). He is co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Diamond Open Access “European Journal of Taxonomy” (since 2011).
Prof. Koen Martens is Head of Research of the Royal Belgian Institute of natural Sciences (Brussels, Belgium), guest professor at the University of Ghent (Belgium) and invited professor at the University of Maringa (Brazil). His research interests are in aquatic ecology and evolutionary biology,
especially in the field of speciation in ancient lakes and the evolution of
asexual reproduction, and in the taxonomy and ecology of non-marine
Ostracoda (Crustacea).
Author of c 200 ISI rated papers and of more than 500 additional titles. He is author or (co-) editor of 18 books. He has been (co-) PI of about 50 national and international projects, including several large EU projects. Koen has been Editor in Chief of Hydrobiologia (since 2003). He is co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Diamond Open Access “European Journal of Taxonomy” (since 2011).
Prof. Koen Martens is Head of Research of the Royal Belgian Institute of natural Sciences (Brussels, Belgium), guest professor at the University of Ghent (Belgium) and invited professor at the University of Maringa (Brazil). His research interests are in aquatic ecology and evolutionary biology,
especially in the field of speciation in ancient lakes and the evolution of
asexual reproduction, and in the taxonomy and ecology of non-marine
Ostracoda (Crustacea).
Author of c 200 ISI rated papers and of more than 500 additional titles. He is author or (co-) editor of 18 books. He has been (co-) PI of about 50 national and international projects, including several large EU projects. Koen has been Editor in Chief of Hydrobiologia (since 2003). He is co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Diamond Open Access “European Journal of Taxonomy” (since 2011).
Prof. Koen Martens is Head of Research of the Royal Belgian Institute of natural Sciences (Brussels, Belgium), guest professor at the University of Ghent (Belgium) and invited professor at the University of Maringa (Brazil). His research interests are in aquatic ecology and evolutionary biology,
especially in the field of speciation in ancient lakes and the evolution of
asexual reproduction, and in the taxonomy and ecology of non-marine
Ostracoda (Crustacea).
Author of c 200 ISI rated papers and of more than 500 additional titles. He is author or (co-) editor of 18 books. He has been (co-) PI of about 50 national and international projects, including several large EU projects. Koen has been Editor in Chief of Hydrobiologia (since 2003). He is co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Diamond Open Access “European Journal of Taxonomy” (since 2011).
Prof. Koen Martens is Head of Research of the Royal Belgian Institute of natural Sciences (Brussels, Belgium), guest professor at the University of Ghent (Belgium) and invited professor at the University of Maringa (Brazil). His research interests are in aquatic ecology and evolutionary biology,
especially in the field of speciation in ancient lakes and the evolution of
asexual reproduction, and in the taxonomy and ecology of non-marine
Ostracoda (Crustacea).
Author of c 200 ISI rated papers and of more than 500 additional titles. He is author or (co-) editor of 18 books. He has been (co-) PI of about 50 national and international projects, including several large EU projects. Koen has been Editor in Chief of Hydrobiologia (since 2003). He is co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Diamond Open Access “European Journal of Taxonomy” (since 2011).
Godelieve Gheysen (PhD in Sciences) is full time professor at the Faculty of BioScience Engineering at Ghent University, where she heads the Department of Biotechnology and she also is director of International Plant Biotechnology Outreach. Her expertise is plant molecular biology and biotechnology, including science communication to the public. Her research focuses on the molecular analysis of interactions between plants and pathogens and the use of molecular breeding and biotechnology to improve plant resistance to biotic stress. G. Gheysen has an h-index of 44, with 164 a1 publications.
She is a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) and in 2013 she obtained the Prometheus Award for Research from Ghent University. She teaches, amongst other courses, Molecular Biology, Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Aspects of Plant Nematode Relationships.
Godelieve Gheysen (PhD in Sciences) is full time professor at the Faculty of BioScience Engineering at Ghent University, where she heads the Department of Biotechnology and she also is director of International Plant Biotechnology Outreach. Her expertise is plant molecular biology and biotechnology, including science communication to the public. Her research focuses on the molecular analysis of interactions between plants and pathogens and the use of molecular breeding and biotechnology to improve plant resistance to biotic stress. G. Gheysen has an h-index of 44, with 164 a1 publications.
She is a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) and in 2013 she obtained the Prometheus Award for Research from Ghent University. She teaches, amongst other courses, Molecular Biology, Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Aspects of Plant Nematode Relationships.
Graphene for water deslination
D.A. Pacheco Tanaka, Y. Belaustegui, A. García
Tecnalia Research and Innovation, Energy and Environmental Division, Mikeletegi 2, Donostia-San Sebastián, 20009, Spain
Graphene is considered by many as the material of the future, due to its exceptional properties and applications. The European Commission launched in 2013 the "Graphene Flagship", with a budget of one billion euros for 10 years, to facilitate the transition of graphene and related materials from academic laboratories to their application. Grafene is composed of carbon atoms with sp2 hybridization with planar structure in the form of honeycomb (Fig 1a); conferring high a) thermal and electrical conductivity, b) elasticity and c) hardness. Graphene with an atom of thickness is manufactured by CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition), this is an expensive and difficult method for large scale fabrication. Another way to prepare graphene is by oxidation and exfoliation of graphite forming graphene oxide (GO). GO can be solubilized in several solvents, facilitating the formation of films and the manufacture of graphene-containing materials, such as photocatalysts with Titania1 (Fig b), graphene composite materials such as polymers with gas-tight properties2, conductive polymers, catalysts, solar cells3, batteries, supercapacitors, catalysts, etc. Under special conditions, it is possible to prepare GO with three-dimensional structure (monoliths) containing pores of different sizes useful for the manufacture of GO electrodes for the desalination of water by capacitive deionization (CDI)3. This presentation will be focused in the uses of graphene specially for CDI.
Figura 1: a) Honeycomb structure of grafene, b) Graphene decorated with nanoparticles of TiO2, c) 3D GO for water desalination.
Acknowledgments: The work has received founding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement n°604391 Graphene Flagship and H2020 under grant agreement nº 785219 GRAPHENECORE2.
Key words: Graphene; Graphene oxide, desalination, Capacitive deionization.
References:
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Pacheco Tanaka D.A., Mendes A., 2010. Composite Graphene-metal oxide platelet and its method of preparation and applications, WO 2011/132036 A1
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Pinto A., Cabral J., Pacheco Tanaka D.A., Mendes A., Magalhaes F., 2012. Effect of incorporation of graphene oxide and graphene nanoplatelets on mechanical and gas permeability properties of poly(lactic acid), Polym Int 62,33–40.
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Mendes A., Cruz R., Pacheco Tanaka D.A., 2011. Catalytic and transparent electrode of graphene, preparation method and applications thereof, PT 105612 (A).
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Belaustegui Y., Zorita S., Fernandez F., Garcia A., Pacheco Tanaka D.A. 2017. Capacitive dionization electrode, EP 17382438.4
Prof. David Alfredo
Pacheco Tanaka
Tecnalia
España
