Barbara Vital
PhD Researcher
Biography
Barbara has experience with water management and innovative treatment technologies. Currently, she is working on studying the impact of fouling in blue energy applications and how this problem can be overcome with adequate water treatments and anti-fouling strategies.
Education
Masters of Science in Environmental Technology and Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium, 2016
Research interests
Water technology, water treatment, fouling, blue energy
Selected list of publications
- Vital, B.; J. Bartacek, J.C. Ortego-Bravo, D. Jeison. Treatment of acid mine drainage by forward osmosis: Heavy metal rejection and reverse flux of draw solution constituents. Chemical Engineering Journal, volume 332, p. 85-91
- B. Vital, T. Sleutels, M.C. Gagliano, H.V. Hamelers – Reversible fouling by particulate matter from natural seawater reduces RED performance while limiting biofouling. Desalination 548 (2023) 116262 (doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.116262).
- C. Simões, B. Vital, T. Sleutels, M. Saakes, W. Brilman – Scaled-up multistage reverse electrodialysis pilot study with natural waters. Chemical Engineering Journal 450 (2022) 138412. (doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.138412)
- B. Vital, E.V. Torres, T. Sleutels, M.C. Gagliano, M. Saakes, H.V. Hamelers – Fouling fractionation in reverse electrodialysis with natural feed waters demonstrates dual media rapid filtration as an effective pre-treatment for fresh water. Desalination 518 (2021) 115277. (doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115277)
