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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
This research unit has two main fields of activities:
- The chemical analysis of all samples found on Belgian territory which possibly contain energetic materials (explosives), in assistance of the Belgian Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) group, Police and the Department of Justice.
- The synthesis of (new) energetic materials and the determination of their physicochemical properties. This allows the laboratory to be up to date for current and future threats involving home-made explosives.
The laboratory infrastructure consists of the typical equipment for analysis and detection: thermogravimetric, calorimetric, spectroscopic and (liquid and gaseous) chromatographic instruments.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MinDec-VIR: Land-Mine Detection using Visible and Infrared Imaging
Hosteaux, S. (Promotor) & Simoens, B. (Promotor)
1/10/25 → 30/09/29
Project: Research
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ICAM: Improved Chemical Compatibility in Ammunition
Van Riet, R. (Promotor) & Van Brabant, D. (Researcher)
2/06/25 → 1/06/29
Project: Research
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nStorH: Nanoporous materials for tailored hydrogen storage
Fernandez Velasco, L. (Promotor) & Melo Bravo, P. (Researcher)
1/06/25 → 31/05/29
Project: Research
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Double-layer humidity to electricity converter based on oxide powders with opposite ionic conductivity for operation without humidity gradient
Danilenko, I., Gorban, O., Shylo, A., Velasco, L. F., Lyubchuk, S., Kumar, N., Lyubchuk, S., Appazov, N. & Lyubchuk, A., 1 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Power Sources. 652, 237439.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving first responder forensic capabilities: On-site detection and quantification of explosive precursors using portable near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning
Prior, A. F., Rochat, A., Chevalley, J., Coppey, F., Esseiva, P., Simoens, B. & Delémont, O., Mar 2025, In: Forensic Science International. 368, 112378.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Methods for Detection and Identification of Chemical Compounds Using GC-IMS
Olarte, O., Couchard, D., Schroeder, S., Allers, M., Velasco, L. F. & Haelterman, R., 2025, IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2025 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Activities
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Aisha Bessegmar Carrera
Fernandez Velasco, L. (Host)
Sept 2023 → May 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting a foreign student (Erasmus)
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Advanced characterization of activated carbons by means of water vapour sorption coupled with n-octane preadsorption
Fernandez Velasco, L. (Invited speaker)
18 Oct 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific talk (Invited speaker)
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Air humidity as a new source of green energy
Fernandez Velasco, L. (Co-author), Bessegmar Carrera, A. (Co-author), Melo Bravo, P. (Poster presenter), Lyubchyk , S. (Co-author), Lyubchyk , A. (Co-author) & Lyubchyk , S. (Co-author)
5 Jun 2024 → 7 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific poster presentation
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Student theses
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New Energetic Materials Based On Nanoporous Carbon Filled With an Oxidizing Agent
Van Riet, R. (Author), Lodewyckx, P. (Supervisor) & Ovin Ania M., C. (Supervisor), 9 Dec 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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