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J. (Hans) van Leeuwen

R&D Innovator of the Year, 2009

Born: Johannes van Leeuwen, Gouda, Netherlands, 1946. Lived in the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia and the United States since 2000. Chemical, biological and environmental engineer, professor and entrepreneur. Vlasta Klima Balloun Professor of Engineering, Iowa State University.

Hans van Leeuwen is a Professor in the Departments of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University. His research interests include recovery of byproducts from liquid wastes and sludges, fungal treatment of food processing wastewater, reuse applications of residues from water softening, recovery of byproducts from liquid wastes and sludges, fungal treatment of food processing wastewater, and reuse applications of residues from water softening. He has several patents to his name.

He has developed processes for purifying alcohol, creating a new product at ethanol plants, and keeping exotic species out of coastal waters. The purification of alcohol makes the world's purest vodka possible and Oz Spirits LLC, of which he is the founder, is launching a product based on this process involving ozone, activated carbon, and nanogold filtration. He developed a new animal feed, potentially a new human food source, by developing a process for cultivating fungi on corn processing leftovers. His ozonation process disinfests ships' ballast waters and ensures that feral species are not introduced into ports by shipping and has been applied on oil tankers.

Awards and honors

Global Award Applied Research, International Water Association, 2012

R&D 100 Awards as team leader
  • Mycofuel fungal process for biodiesel from processing wastes, 2009
  • MycoMax fungal process for additional ethanol plant coproduct, 2008
Grand Prize University Research – American Academy of Environmental Engineers
  • Fungal pilot plant for animal feed production, 2011, Honor Award
  • Bio-oil from an integrated fungal lignocellulosic biorefinery, 2009
  • Fungal process for ethanol plant stillage beneficiation, 2008
  • Ethanol purification with ozonation and activated carbon, 2007

Honorary member, Japan Industrial Water Association, 2002

References

http://www.rdmag.com/Awards/Innovator-Of-The-Year/2009/07/Innovator-Of-The-Year-Hans-Van-Leeuwen/
http://www.rdmag.com/Awards/Innovator-Of-The-Year/2009/07/Innovator-Of-The-Year-Fighting-Famine-With-Fungi/ http://www.ccur.iastate.edu/news/newsletters/2010/winter10/winter10.pdf http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/Improving_Ethanol_Production_Economics_122317849.html http://www.aaee.net/DownloadCenter/E3Winners-2007.pdf http://www.aaee.net/DownloadCenter/E3Winners-2008.pdf http://www.aaee.net/DownloadCenter/EEV45N2Spring2009.pdf http://www.aaee.net/E32011HonorUniversityResearch2.php

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