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The Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT) Contact: Rino Morent |
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has a vast experience in the development, characterisation and application of non-thermal plasmas in atmospheric pressure for the destruction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). For 2 decades, research on the reduction of VOCs using plasma has been carried out in the RUPT research group. Various VOCs have already been investigated with various plasma systems. The effluents of these plasma systems, containing different types of products, have already been thoroughly studied. Cooperation with various project partners is already in place. Since 2008, there has been a collaboration between UGent and ULille. Together, they form the ‘plasma catalysis’ laboratory.
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The building physics research group contact : Jelle Laverge |
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The building physics research group has extensive experience in evaluating ventilation systems, air purifiers, and, more broadly, indoor air quality (IAQ) control techniques. Among other things, they supported the Belgian federal government in developing new federal regulations on ventilation and air purification in public buildings. The group includes experts specializing in the proper use and development of dynamic numerical models of dwellings that incorporate all physical processes affecting indoor air quality, such as ventilation, infiltration, sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), occupancy, and heating patterns. In addition, the group has developed an innovative assessment method to dynamically evaluate the impact of exposure to VOCs and other pollutants. This method, based on the disability-adjusted life years (DALY) approach, also includes a monetised measure of the overall impact on indoor air quality.
