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Torrefaction, carbonization and pyrolysis: Valorising woody wastes towards energy generation via solid biofuels production. (2025)
Book Chapter
Skoulou, V., & Arcelus-Arillagha, P. (2025). Torrefaction, carbonization and pyrolysis: Valorising woody wastes towards energy generation via solid biofuels production. In B. Török (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Green Chemistry (39). (Elsevier). Elsevier

To align with international policies regarding climate change, resource efficiency and environmental protection when using woody biomass wastes for energy generation, wastes need upgrading to acquire better characteristics as energy carriers. In this... Read More about Torrefaction, carbonization and pyrolysis: Valorising woody wastes towards energy generation via solid biofuels production..

D1.1. State of the Art Report on Industrial Symbiosis topic and its different sub areas (2024)
Report
Giacomi, . E., Anastasovski, A., Ryan, . Y., Skoulou, V., Chrabak, P., Erceg, A., & Krzeminski, P. (2025). D1.1. State of the Art Report on Industrial Symbiosis topic and its different sub areas. LIAISE COST Action

3. Evaluation: What criteria are necessary to assess the potential for Industrial Symbiosis implementation?

Opening paragraph:
Assessing the potential for Industrial Symbiosis (IS) implementation involves several critical criteria that help dete... Read More about D1.1. State of the Art Report on Industrial Symbiosis topic and its different sub areas.

Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels (2024)
Journal Article
Taylor, M. J., Hornsby, K., Cheah, K. W., Hurst, P., Walker, S., & Skoulou, V. (2024). Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels. Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 7, Article 100123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scenv.2024.100123

Value added lignin rich waste sludges from biorefinery processes are, as yet untapped valuable feedstocks that can be reformed into clean, high quality solid fuels. By water washing sludges produced from base hydrolyzed waste, a material stripped of... Read More about Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels.

Woody biomass waste derivatives in decarbonised blast furnace ironmaking process (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, R. Q., Jiang, L., Wang, Y. D., Font-Palma, C., Skoulou, V., & Roskilly, A. P. (2024). Woody biomass waste derivatives in decarbonised blast furnace ironmaking process. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 199, Article 114465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114465

Modern ironmaking process relies significantly on fossil-related fuels, which ultimately results in the enormous CO2 emitted into the atmosphere. Biomass of plant origin, as a carbon-neutral energy source, has been considered as an alternative to fos... Read More about Woody biomass waste derivatives in decarbonised blast furnace ironmaking process.

Synthesis of graphene-encapsulated Fe3C/Fe catalyst supported on Sporopollenin exine capsules, and its use for the reverse water gas shift reaction (2023)
Journal Article
Malik, W., Tafoya, J. . P. V., Doszczeczko, S., Jorge Sobrido, A. B., Skoulou, V., Boa, A. N., Zhang, Q., Ramirez Reina, T., & Volpe, R. (in press). Synthesis of graphene-encapsulated Fe3C/Fe catalyst supported on Sporopollenin exine capsules, and its use for the reverse water gas shift reaction. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering,

Bioderived materials have emerged as sustainable catalyst supports for several heterogeneous reactions owing to their naturally occurring hierarchal pore size distribution, high surface area, and thermal and chemical stability. We utilize sporopollen... Read More about Synthesis of graphene-encapsulated Fe3C/Fe catalyst supported on Sporopollenin exine capsules, and its use for the reverse water gas shift reaction.

Residues pre-treatment for a better performance as feedstock in advanced thermal treatments under a circular bioeconomy scenario (2022)
Thesis
Alabdrabalameer, H. A. (2022). Residues pre-treatment for a better performance as feedstock in advanced thermal treatments under a circular bioeconomy scenario. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4909028

Defluidisation as a result of reactor bed agglomeration is a global challenge associated with the gasification of lignocellulosic biomass waste, specifically its high inorganic content. This problem occurred as a result of interaction between ash fro... Read More about Residues pre-treatment for a better performance as feedstock in advanced thermal treatments under a circular bioeconomy scenario.

Airborne transmission of biological agents within the indoor built environment: a multidisciplinary review (2022)
Journal Article
Argyropoulos, C. D., Skoulou, V., Efthimiou, G., & Michopoulos, A. K. (2022). Airborne transmission of biological agents within the indoor built environment: a multidisciplinary review. Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-022-01286-w

The nature and airborne dispersion of the underestimated biological agents, monitoring, analysis and transmission among the human occupants into building environment is a major challenge of today. Those agents play a crucial role in ensuring comforta... Read More about Airborne transmission of biological agents within the indoor built environment: a multidisciplinary review.

A Multidisciplinary Approach for an Effective and Rational Energy Transition in Crete Island, Greece (2022)
Journal Article
Katsaprakakis, D., Michopoulos, A., Skoulou, V., Dakanali, I., Maragkaki, A., Pappa, S., Antonakakis, I., Christakis, D., & Contaxakis, C. (2022). A Multidisciplinary Approach for an Effective and Rational Energy Transition in Crete Island, Greece. Energies, 15(9), Article 3010. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093010

This article proposes a mixture of actions for the development of an effective and rational energy transition plan for all sectors and for all types of onshore final energy use in Crete. Energy transition is initiated with an appropriate capacity bui... Read More about A Multidisciplinary Approach for an Effective and Rational Energy Transition in Crete Island, Greece.

Overview of biomass conversion to biofuels (2021)
Book Chapter
Cheah, K. W., Taylor, M. J., Evans, G., Samson, A., & Skoulou, V. (2022). Overview of biomass conversion to biofuels. In S. Yusup, & N. A. Rashidi (Eds.), Value chain of Biofuels (1-48). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824388-6.00007-5

This chapter introduces the main biomass conversion routes to biofuels currently available in industry. It begins with a general comparison between first- and second-generation lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks, and the lessons learned by utilizing... Read More about Overview of biomass conversion to biofuels.