Raf Dewil

19.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
283 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Raf Dewil is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Raf Dewil has authored 283 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Water Science and Technology, 82 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 66 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Raf Dewil's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (62 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (37 papers). Raf Dewil is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (62 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (37 papers). Raf Dewil collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and China. Raf Dewil's co-authors include Lise Appels, Jan Baeyens, Jan Degrève, Jan Van Impe, Mohammadreza Kamali, Anke Brems, Deirdre Cabooter, Yimin Deng, Qian Kang and Tianwei Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Raf Dewil

274 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Principles and potential of the anaerobic digestion of waste-activated sludge

2008 2.3k citations Lise Appels, Jan Baeyens et al. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science profile →
Anaerobic digestion in global bio-energy production: Potential and research challenges

2011 692 citations Lise Appels, Joost Lauwers et al. profile →
New perspectives for Advanced Oxidation Processes

2017 511 citations Raf Dewil et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
Fundamentals, kinetics and endothermicity of the biomass pyrolysis reaction

2009 498 citations Jan Baeyens, Raf Dewil et al. profile →
Post-combustion carbon capture

2020 443 citations Raf Dewil, Jan Baeyens et al. profile →
Challenges and opportunities in improving the production of bio-ethanol

2014 428 citations Jan Baeyens, Lise Appels et al. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science profile →
Pharmaceuticals in freshwater aquatic environments: A comparison of the African and European challenge

2018 377 citations Raf Dewil, Bart Van der Bruggen et al. profile →
Biochar for soil applications-sustainability aspects, challenges and future prospects

2021 206 citations Mohammadreza Kamali, S.M. Al–Salem et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Raf Dewil

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raf Dewil

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Raf Dewil. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Raf Dewil based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Raf Dewil. Raf Dewil is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sustainable fabrication of mixed matrix membranes using oxycut powder from steel waste for efficient heavy metal removal 2025 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Riri Liu, Wei Guo, (unknown), Raf Dewil, Bart Van der Bruggen	3
2	Advanced oxidation processes for spent caustic wastewater treatment: A systematic review of efficiency, challenges, and future perspectives 2025 ·Environmental Technology & Innovation ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Babak Kakavandi, Raf Dewil	0
3	Facile construction of a tight polypeptide-based composite ultrafiltration membrane with antimicrobial activity for sustainable treatment of highly saline organic wastewater 2025 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·Riri Liu, Jiale Du, Qin Chen, (unknown), Yu Fan, Kenneth Simoens, Alexander Volodin, Patricia Luis, Wenyuan Ye, Raf Dewil, Ming Xie, Jiuyang Lin, Bart Van der Bruggen	7
4	Atmospheric corrosion of welded dissimilar T-joints made of steel and improvements in the corrosion prediction model 2025 ·Engineering Failure Analysis ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Raf Dewil, Barbara Rossi	1
5	Highly efficient FeS/Fe3O4 @ biomass carbon bifunctional catalyst with enriched oxygen vacancies for heterogeneous electro-Fenton catalysis 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·(unknown), Chengfei Zhang, Ge Song, Jiana Jing, Shuaishuai Li, Minghua Zhou, Raf Dewil	8
6	Intercalation of small molecules in the selective layer of polyamide nanofiltration membranes facilitates the separation of Mg2+/Li+ 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Junwei Li, Fang Long, Daliang Xu, Xi Zhang, Lei Jiang, (unknown), Qin Chen, Pengrui Jin, Alexander Volodin, Raf Dewil, (unknown), Qieyuan Gao, Bart Van der Bruggen	24
7	Choline chloride modification of nanofiltration membranes for improving heavy metal ions separation in wastewater 2024 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Daliang Xu, Xi Zhang, (unknown), Riri Liu, (unknown), Qin Chen, Alexander Volodin, Raf Dewil, Qieyuan Gao, Bart Van der Bruggen	12
8	A new concept for bioenergy yield in anaerobic digestion process: Highlighting current yield challenges 2024 ·Fuel ·(unknown), Mohsen Karrabi, Bahar Shahnavaz, Raf Dewil	2
9	Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography with high resolution mass spectrometry to investigate the photoelectrochemical degradation of environmentally relevant pharmaceuticals and their degradation products in water 2024 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom van de Goor, Raf Dewil, Deirdre Cabooter	6
10	Direct electron transfer mediated electrochemical activation of persulfates by reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) cathode 2024 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·Zhongda Liu, (unknown), Frédéric Lynen, Najmeh Askari, Raf Dewil, S. Ladas, Georgios Kyriakou, Alexandros Katsaounis	6
11	Advancing drinking water safety: Facile fabrication of nanofiltration membrane for enhanced antibiotics removal and efficient water softening 2024 ·Desalination ·Yanyan Liu, Xi Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Yaoli Guo, Kenneth Simoens, Alexander Volodin, Raf Dewil, Junfeng Zheng, Zhongde Dai, Bart Van der Bruggen	15
12	Biochar in hydroxyl radical-based electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (eAOPs) – Mechanisms and prospects 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Yong Liu, (unknown), Mohammadreza Kamali, Xi Zhang, Sara Feijoo, S.M. Al–Salem, Raf Dewil, Lise Appels	45
13	Degradation of ciprofloxacin using magnetite nanoparticle-activated periodate: Kinetic, mechanistic and toxicity evaluation 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Xi Zhang, Mohammadreza Kamali, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Deirdre Cabooter, Raf Dewil	47
14	Vermicomposting of Green Organic Wastes Using Eisenia Fetida Under Field Conditions: a Case Study of a Green Campus 2023 ·Waste and Biomass Valorization ·Parveen Fatemeh Rupani, Asha Embrandiri, Vinod Kumar Garg, M. Abbaspour, Raf Dewil, Lise Appels	10
15	Climate crisis and recent developments in bio-based restoration of ecosystems 2023 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Hrvoje Mikulčić, Xuebin Wang, Neven Duić, Raf Dewil	4
16	Novel approach to ammonia recovery from anaerobic digestion via side-stream stripping at multiple pH levels 2022 ·Bioresource Technology ·(unknown), Parveen Fatemeh Rupani, Samet Azman, Raf Dewil, Lise Appels	11
17	Biomass-derived aviation fuels: Challenges and perspective 2019 ·Progress in Energy and Combustion Science ·Meng Wang, Raf Dewil, K. Maniatis, John Wheeldon, Tianwei Tan, Jan Baeyens, Yunming Fang	232
18	A chemically assembled anion exchange membrane surface for monovalent anion selectivity and fouling reduction 2019 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Yan Zhao, Yi Li, Shushan Yuan, Junyong Zhu, Sofie Houtmeyers, Jian Li, Raf Dewil, Congjie Gao, Bart Van der Bruggen	73
19	The design of cyclonic pre-heaters in suspension cement kilns 2013 ·International Journal of Sustainable Engineering ·Huili Zhang, Raf Dewil, Jan Degrève, Jan Baeyens	18
20	Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) with Waste Activated-Sludge 2012 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Joost Lauwers, Lise Appels, (unknown), Jan Van Impe, Raf Dewil	5

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