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K. Folens

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h-index: 18
Works: 54
Citations: 1,814

Most-cited papers

Technologies for Arsenic Removal from Water: Current Status and Future Perspectives
N. R. Nicomel, Karen Leus, K. Folens, P. Van der Voort +1 more
2015International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health444 citations Open access
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Near-zero-waste processing of low-grade, complex primary ores and secondary raw materials in Europe: technology development trends
J. Spooren, K. Binnemans, Johanna Björkmalm, K. Breemersch +19 more
2020191 citations Open access
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Progress in hydrometallurgical technologies to recover critical raw materials and precious metals from low-concentrated streams
J. P. Perez, K. Folens, Karen Leus, F. Vanhaecke +2 more
2019Resources, Conservation and Recycling115 citations Open access
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Functionalized chitosan adsorbents allow recovery of palladium and platinum from acidic aqueous solutions
Stein Mincke, Tsegaye Girma Asere, Ivar Verheye, K. Folens +8 more
2019Green Chemistry112 citations Open access
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Ship-in-a-bottle CMPO in MIL-101(Cr) for selective uranium recovery from aqueous streams through adsorption.
Jeroen de Decker, K. Folens, J. De Clercq, M. Meledina +3 more
2017Journal of Hazardous Materials107 citations Open access
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Effect of speciation and composition on the kinetics and precipitation of arsenic sulfide from industrial metallurgical wastewater.
Pieter Ostermeyer, L. Bonin, K. Folens, F. Verbruggen +4 more
2020Journal of Hazardous Materials98 citations Open access
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Removal of arsenic and mercury species from water by covalent triazine framework encapsulated γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles.
Karen Leus, K. Folens, N. R. Nicomel, J. P. Perez +8 more
2018Journal of Hazardous Materials93 citations Open access
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Fe3O4@MIL-101 – A Selective and Regenerable Adsorbent for the Removal of As Species from Water
K. Folens, Karen Leus, N. R. Nicomel, M. Meledina +4 more
201683 citations
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Dialdehyde carboxymethyl cellulose cross-linked chitosan for the recovery of palladium and platinum from aqueous solution
Tsegaye Girma Asere, Stein Mincke, K. Folens, Flore Vanden Bussche +6 more
2019Reactive & functional polymers71 citations Open access
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Chemical and economic optimization of the coagulation-flocculation process for silver removal and recovery from industrial wastewater
K. Folens, Steve Huysman, S. Van Hulle, G. Du Laing
201758 citations
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UiO-66-(SH)2 as stable, selective and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of mercury from water under environmentally-relevant conditions.
Karen Leus, J. P. Perez, K. Folens, M. Meledina +3 more
2017Faraday discussions57 citations
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Identification of platinum nanoparticles in road dust leachate by single particle inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.
K. Folens, T. Van Acker, E. Bolea-Fernandez, G. Cornelis +3 more
2018Science of the Total Environment47 citations
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Selective and enhanced nickel adsorption from sulfate- and calcium-rich solutions using chitosan
N. R. Nicomel, Lila Otero-González, K. Folens, Bernd Mees +2 more
202140 citations Open access
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Selective metal extraction by biologically produced siderophores during bioleaching from low-grade primary and secondary mineral resources
Adam J. Williamson, K. Folens, S. Matthijs, Yensy Paz Cortez +4 more
2021bioRxiv37 citations Open access
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Improved Quantum Yield and Excellent Luminescence Stability of Europium‐Incorporated Polymeric Hydrogen‐Bonded Heptazine Frameworks Due to an Efficient Hydrogen‐Bonding Effect
Chao-Qing Yang, K. Folens, G. Du Laing, F. Artizzu +1 more
2020Advanced Functional Materials22 citations
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Partitioning of Ag and CeO2 nanoparticles versus Ag and Ce ions in soil suspensions and effect of natural organic matter on CeO2 nanoparticles stability.
F. Van Koetsem, Gebeyehu Sebsibie Woldetsadik, K. Folens, J. Rinklebe +1 more
2018Chemosphere21 citations
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Copper and zinc extraction from automobile shredder residues via an integrated electrodeposition and crystallization process
Rui Gao, K. Folens, Bernd Mees, G. Du Laing +2 more
202120 citations
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Oxygen-rich poly-bisvanillonitrile embedded amorphous zirconium oxide nanoparticles as reusable and porous adsorbent for removal of arsenic species from water.
Bram Seynnaeve, K. Folens, Chidharth Krishnaraj, I. Ilic +6 more
2021Journal of Hazardous Materials19 citations
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Content, speciation and in vitro bioaccessibility of trace elements in seaweeds and derived food products
Ediu Carlos da Silva, Mehrnoosh Babaahmadifooladi, K. Folens, A. R. dos Reis +4 more
2023Journal of Food Composition and Analysis16 citations Open access
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Valorization of selenium-enriched sludge and duckweed generated from wastewater as micronutrient biofertilizer.
Jun Li, Lila Otero-González, A. Parao, P. Tack +4 more
2021Chemosphere16 citations Open access
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High rate production of concentrated sulfides from metal bearing wastewater in an expanded bed hydrogenotrophic sulfate reducing bioreactor
Pieter Ostermeyer, Josefien Van Landuyt, L. Bonin, K. Folens +3 more
2022Environmental Science and Ecotechnology14 citations Open access
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Biosorption of residual cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin antineoplastic drugs in urine after chemotherapy treatment
K. Folens, Alebel Abebe, Jing-Yue Tang, F. Ronsse +1 more
201814 citations
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Leaching behaviour of different scrap materials at recovery and recycling companies: full-, pilot- and lab-scale investigation.
E. Blondeel, M. Chys, V. Depuydt, K. Folens +3 more
2014Waste Management14 citations
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Lanthanide-centered luminescence evolution and potential anti-counterfeiting application of Tb3+/Eu3+ grafted melamine cyanurate hydrogen-bonded triazine frameworks
Chao-Qing Yang, A. Kaczmarek, K. Folens, G. Du Laing +4 more
2019Materials Chemistry Frontiers13 citations Open access
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Impact of an Urban Environment on Trace Element Concentrations in Domestically Produced Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
K. Folens, M. Van Labeke, G. Du Laing
2017Water, Air and Soil Pollution13 citations
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Citrate-Mediated Hydrometallurgical Lead Extraction and Integrated Electrochemical Recovery from Zinc Leaching Residue
K. Folens, Adam J. Williamson, Kylian Van Damme, Pieter Ostermeyer +4 more
2021ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering12 citations
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Conjoint bioleaching and zinc recovery from an iron oxide mineral residue by a continuous electrodialysis system
Adam J. Williamson, K. Folens, Kylian Van Damme, O. Olaoye +8 more
202012 citations
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A sulfate reducing bioreactor controlled by an electrochemical system enables near-zero chemical treatment of metallurgical wastewater.
Pieter Ostermeyer, K. Folens, F. Verbruggen, L. Bonin +2 more
2023Water Research10 citations Open access
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Dispersion and solubility of In, Tl, Ta and Nb in the aquatic environment and intertidal sediments of the Scheldt estuary (Flanders, Belgium).
K. Folens, G. Du Laing
2017Chemosphere8 citations
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Chemical degradation of platinum oncolytics in urine and speciation of the inorganic contaminants cisplatin and carboplatin in waste water
K. Folens, J. Baeten, Karen Couvreur, G. Du Laing
2023Emerging Contaminants6 citations Open access
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Excitation dependent multicolour luminescence and colour blue-shifted afterglow at room-temperature of europium incorporated hydrogen-bonded multicomponent frameworks
Chao-Qing Yang, F. Artizzu, K. Folens, G. Du Laing +1 more
2021Journal of Materials Chemistry C5 citations
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Rational design of lanthanide nano periodic mesoporous organosilicas (Ln-nano-PMOs) for near-infrared emission.
Wanlu Liu, A. Kaczmarek, K. Folens, G. Du Laing +2 more
2021Dalton Transactions5 citations
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3D Visualization of cyanobacterial biofilms using micro-computed tomography with contrast-enhancing staining agents
L. Schröer, T. Balcaen, K. Folens, Nico Boon +3 more
2024Tomography of Materials and Structures4 citations Open access
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Production of biostable drinking water using a lab-scale biological trickling filter enriched with hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria
Jorien Favere, Fien Waegenaar, Mingsheng Jia, K. Folens +5 more
2024npj Clean Water4 citations Open access
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A combined culture-independent and simulation reactor approach to assess the microbial community of an operational denitrifying bioreactor treating As-bearing metallurgical wastewater
Josefien Van Landuyt, C. K. Law, Pieter Ostermeyer, Jorien Favere +3 more
2021Bioresource Technology Reports4 citations
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Modelling and sensitivity analysis of urinary platinum excretion in anticancer chemotherapy for the recovery of platinum
K. Folens, S. Mortier, J. Baeten, Karen Couvreur +5 more
20164 citations
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Contrast-Enhanced micro-computed tomography for 3D imaging of biofilms in opaque materials: Insights from water treatment plant sand filters.
L. Schröer, T. Balcaen, K. Folens, N. Boon +4 more
2025Water Research3 citations Open access
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Quantitative determination of gadolinium based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents in urine and hospital wastewater by HPLC-ICP-QMS
K. Folens, F. Vanhaecke, G. Du Laing
20163 citations
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Combined Hydro–Solvo–Bioleaching Approach toward the Valorization of a Sulfidic Copper Mine Tailing
Nerea Rodriguez Rodriguez, M. Everaert, K. Folens, Jakob Bussé +7 more
2021Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research1 citations Open access
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The legacy of two World War II shipwrecks and their influence on marine microbial communities of coastal sediment and geochemistry in the North Sea
K. Folens, Josefien Van Landuyt, Fien Waegenaar, S. Van Haelst +2 more
2026Marine and Freshwater Research0 citations
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Tracing the dynamic ecology of microbial biofilms on steel with prolonged submersion in surface water
K. Folens, Valérie Mattelin, Antonin Prévoteau, Flor Stoops +4 more
2024Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology0 citations Open access
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Valorization of Se-enriched sludge and duckweed generated from wastewater as micronutrient biofertilizer
Jun Li, Lila Otero-González, A. Parao, P. Tack +4 more
20210 citations
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Bio-metallurgical process for extraction and recovery of lead from low-grade mineral tailings of zinc refining
K. Folens, Adam J. Williamson, Cristina García-Timermans, Pieter Ostermeyer +3 more
20200 citations
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Selective bioleaching and electrochemical recovery of metals from low-grade mineral residues
K. Folens, Adam J. Williamson, G. Laing, N. Boon
20190 citations
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γ-Fe2O3@CTF-1 : a selective and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of arsenite and arsenate from water
N. R. Nicomel, K. Folens, Karen Leus, Maria Filippoussi +5 more
20180 citations
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Supported γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles in CTF-1 : a novel hybrid adsorbent for heavy metal sequestration
J. P. Perez, K. Folens, Karen Leus, M. Meledina +5 more
20170 citations
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Impact of speciation on the removal and recovery of trace elements from aqueous streams
K. Folens
20170 citations
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UiO-66-(SH)2 : a selective, stable and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of mercury from water
Karen Leus, K. Folens, J. P. Perez, M. Meledina +3 more
20170 citations
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The embedding of Fe nanoparticles in COFs and MOFs towards selective and regenerable adsorbents for the removal of As species from water
Karen Leus, K. Folens, N. R. Nicomel, M. Meledina +6 more
20160 citations
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Dispersion and Mobility of Technology-Critical Elements in the Aquatic Environment and Sediments of the Flanders Scheldt Estuary
K. Folens
2016Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment0 citations Open access
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