About the research
About the research
Ever heard of pyrolysis? Then chances are you have a self-cleaning oven (lucky you). But pyrolysis, a way to "burn" things without using oxygen, is more than a fancy trick that allows modern ovens to clean themselves. Willem Vercruysse (Universiteit Hasselt) uses this method to make fertilizers and water treatment products out of microalgae and ivy.
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