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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., …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.

Probing synergies between lignin-rich and cellulose compounds for gasification (2020)
Journal Article
Taylor, M. J., Michopoulos, A. K., Zabaniotou, A. A., & Skoulou, V. (2020). Probing synergies between lignin-rich and cellulose compounds for gasification. Energies, 13(10), Article 2590. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13102590

The fixed bed gasification of lignin rich and deficient mixtures was carried out to probe the synergistic effects between two model compounds, Lignin Pink (LP) rich in Na and Cellulose Microcrystalline (CM). Reaction conditions utilized the most comm... Read More about Probing synergies between lignin-rich and cellulose compounds for gasification.

Augmented Leaching Pretreatments for Forest Wood Waste and Their Effect on Ash Composition and the Lignocellulosic Network (2020)
Journal Article
Taylor, M. J., Alabdrabalameer, H. A., Michopoulos, A. K., Volpe, R., & Skoulou, V. (2020). Augmented Leaching Pretreatments for Forest Wood Waste and Their Effect on Ash Composition and the Lignocellulosic Network. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8(14), 5674-5682. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00351

© 2020 American Chemical Society. By augmenting conventional leaching technologies for the removal of ash constituents from lignocellulosic waste residues, a cleaner and energy efficient solution can be provided for critical industrial problems such... Read More about Augmented Leaching Pretreatments for Forest Wood Waste and Their Effect on Ash Composition and the Lignocellulosic Network.

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., …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.

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.

Recent advances in the catalytic deoxygenation of plant oils and prototypical fatty acid models compounds: Catalysis, process, and kinetics (2021)
Journal Article
Cheah, K. W., Yusup, S., Loy, A. C. M., How, B. S., Skoulou, V., & Taylor, M. J. (2021). Recent advances in the catalytic deoxygenation of plant oils and prototypical fatty acid models compounds: Catalysis, process, and kinetics. Molecular Catalysis, Article 111469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111469

With the inevitable human innate aspirations for better urban mobility and sustainable economic development, bio-based transportation fuels are projected to play an essential role in the foreseeable automotive transportation sector. Agricultural-base... Read More about Recent advances in the catalytic deoxygenation of plant oils and prototypical fatty acid models compounds: Catalysis, process, and kinetics.

Kinetic modelling of hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid over a bimetallic Pd60Cu40 catalyst: an investigation of the surface reaction mechanism and rate limiting step (2020)
Journal Article
Cheah, K. W., Yusup, S., Taylor, M. J., How, B. S., Osatiashtiani, A., Nowakowski, D. J., …Uemura, Y. (2020). Kinetic modelling of hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid over a bimetallic Pd60Cu40 catalyst: an investigation of the surface reaction mechanism and rate limiting step. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 5(9), 1682-1693. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0re00214c

Herein, for the first time, we demonstrate a novel continuous flow process involving the application of tetralin as a hydrogen donor solvent for the catalytic conversion of oleic acid to diesel-like hydrocarbons, using an efficient and stable carbon... Read More about Kinetic modelling of hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid over a bimetallic Pd60Cu40 catalyst: an investigation of the surface reaction mechanism and rate limiting step.

Big problem, little answer: overcoming bed agglomeration and reactor slagging during the gasification of barley straw under continuous operation (2020)
Journal Article
Aladbrabalameer, H., Taylor, M. J., Kauppinen, J., Soini, T., Pikkarainen, T., & Skoulou, V. (2020). Big problem, little answer: overcoming bed agglomeration and reactor slagging during the gasification of barley straw under continuous operation. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 4(7), 3764-3772. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0se00155d

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. The use of conventional water leaching has been scrutanised for... Read More about Big problem, little answer: overcoming bed agglomeration and reactor slagging during the gasification of barley straw under continuous operation.

Towards circular economy solutions for the management of rice processing residues to bioenergy via gasification (2019)
Journal Article
Vaskalis, I., Skoulou, V., Stavropoulos, G., & Zabaniotou, A. (2019). Towards circular economy solutions for the management of rice processing residues to bioenergy via gasification. Sustainability, 11(22), Article 6433. https://doi.org/10.3390/su1122643

An economic assessment of two circular economy scenarios of fluidized bed gasification-based systems for combined heat and power (CHP) generation, fueled with rice processing wastes, was conducted. In the first scenario, the gasification plant with a... Read More about Towards circular economy solutions for the management of rice processing residues to bioenergy via gasification.

Choosing physical, physicochemical and chemical methods of pre-treating lignocellulosic wastes to repurpose into solid fuels (2019)
Journal Article
Taylor, M. J., Alabdrabalameer, H. A., & Skoulou, V. (2019). Choosing physical, physicochemical and chemical methods of pre-treating lignocellulosic wastes to repurpose into solid fuels. Sustainability, 11(13), Article 3604. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133604

Various methods of physical, chemical and combined physicochemical pre-treatments for biomass waste valorization to value added feedstock for downstream processes in Chemical Industries have been reviewed. Where relevant literature was scrutinized fo... Read More about Choosing physical, physicochemical and chemical methods of pre-treating lignocellulosic wastes to repurpose into solid fuels.

Synergistic effects of lignin and cellulose during pyrolysis of agricultural waste. (2018)
Journal Article
Volpe, R., Zabaniotou, A. A., & Skoulou, V. (2018). Synergistic effects of lignin and cellulose during pyrolysis of agricultural waste. Energy and Fuels, 32(8), 8420-8430. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b00767

© 2018 American Chemical Society. Varying lignin and cellulose contents in agro-waste cause feed-stock to respond differently during their thermochemical conversion. The effect of pyrolysis temperature (400, 500, 600oC) and feedstock composition on p... Read More about Synergistic effects of lignin and cellulose during pyrolysis of agricultural waste..

Investigation and simulation of the transport of gas containing mercury in microporous silica membranes (2018)
Journal Article
Ji, G., George, A., Skoulou, V., Reed, G., Millan, M., Hooman, K., …Diniz da Costa, J. C. (2018). Investigation and simulation of the transport of gas containing mercury in microporous silica membranes. Chemical engineering science, 190, 286-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.06.006

This work investigates the effect of condensable Hg vapour on the transport of N2 gas across cobalt oxide silica (CoOxSi) membranes. Experimental results suggest that Hg significantly affects N2 permeation at 100 and 200°C, though this effect is negl... Read More about Investigation and simulation of the transport of gas containing mercury in microporous silica membranes.

Wheat straw bio-refining. Part II: Optimization of the microwave radiation with sulphuric acid pre-treatment and its enzymatic hydrolysis for fermentable sugars (2017)
Journal Article
Festus, O., Skoulou, V. K., & Zein, S. H. (2017). Wheat straw bio-refining. Part II: Optimization of the microwave radiation with sulphuric acid pre-treatment and its enzymatic hydrolysis for fermentable sugars. Current Microwave Chemistry, 4(4), 306-316. https://doi.org/10.2174/2213335604666171103123459

Background: The potential of microwave-assisted heating for enhancing the alkaline pretreatment of lignocellulosic waste is highlighted in this work. Objective: To maximize separation of fermentable sugars from wheat straw. Methods: Wheat straw... Read More about Wheat straw bio-refining. Part II: Optimization of the microwave radiation with sulphuric acid pre-treatment and its enzymatic hydrolysis for fermentable sugars.

Wheat Straw Bio-refining. Part I: Optimization of the Microwave Radiation Process with Sulphuric Acid Pre-treatment (2017)
Journal Article
Demirhan, H., Fauzi, A., Skoulou, V. . K., Haywood, S. . . H., & Zein, S. . . H. (2017). Wheat Straw Bio-refining. Part I: Optimization of the Microwave Radiation Process with Sulphuric Acid Pre-treatment. Current Microwave Chemistry, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.2174/2213335604666170719113659

Background: This study investigates the microwave-assisted acid extraction of lignin from wheat straw. Methods: Two experimental design methods, the Central Composite Design (CCD) and the Response Surface Method (RSM) methods were used to select c... Read More about Wheat Straw Bio-refining. Part I: Optimization of the Microwave Radiation Process with Sulphuric Acid Pre-treatment.

Wheat Straw Bio-refining. Part I: Optimization of the Microwave Radiation Process with Sulphuric Acid Pre-treatment (2017)
Journal Article
Demirhan, H., Fauzi, A., Skoulou, V., Haywood, S., & Zein, S. H. (2017). Wheat Straw Bio-refining. Part I: Optimization of the Microwave Radiation Process with Sulphuric Acid Pre-treatment. Current Microwave Chemistry, 4(3), 205-218. https://doi.org/10.2174/2213335604666170719113659

Background: This study investigates the microwave-assisted acid extraction of lignin from wheat straw. Methods: Two experimental design methods, the Central Composite Design (CCD) and the Response Surface Method (RSM) methods were used to select c... Read More about Wheat Straw Bio-refining. Part I: Optimization of the Microwave Radiation Process with Sulphuric Acid Pre-treatment.

Nanocarbons from acid pretreated waste coffee grounds using microwave radiation (2017)
Journal Article
Zein, S. H., Gyamera, B. A., & Skoulou, V. K. (2017). Nanocarbons from acid pretreated waste coffee grounds using microwave radiation. Materials letters, 193, 46-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2017.01.100

This study investigates the use of microwave radiation to produce nanocarbons from Waste Coffee Grounds (WCG). It is first step to demonstrate the potential of integrating the microwave power to conventional methods of carbonaceous materials and nano... Read More about Nanocarbons from acid pretreated waste coffee grounds using microwave radiation.

Possibilities of upgrading solid underutilized lingo-cellulosic feedstock (carob pods) to liquid bio-fuel: Bio-ethanol production and electricity generation in fuel cells - A critical appraisal of the required processes (2017)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V. K., & Vourdoubas, J. (2017). Possibilities of upgrading solid underutilized lingo-cellulosic feedstock (carob pods) to liquid bio-fuel: Bio-ethanol production and electricity generation in fuel cells - A critical appraisal of the required processes. Studies in Engineering and Technology, 4(1), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.11114/set.v4i1.2170

The exploitation of rich in sugars lingo-cellulosic residue of carob pods for bio-ethanol and bio-electricity generation has been investigated. The process could take place in two (2) or three (3) stages including: a) bio-ethanol production originate... Read More about Possibilities of upgrading solid underutilized lingo-cellulosic feedstock (carob pods) to liquid bio-fuel: Bio-ethanol production and electricity generation in fuel cells - A critical appraisal of the required processes.

Case study of viability of bioenergy production from landfill gas (LFG) (2016)
Journal Article
Vourdoubas, J., & Skoulou, V. K. (2016). Case study of viability of bioenergy production from landfill gas (LFG). Journal of Agricultural Science, 8(10), 165-176. https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v8n10p165

The landfill gas (LFG) produced from the existing landfill site in Heraklion city, Crete island, Greece, is not currently exploited to its full potential. It could however be exploited for power generation and/or combined heat and power (CHP) product... Read More about Case study of viability of bioenergy production from landfill gas (LFG).

CO2 integration in high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) of solid fuels and blends with waste (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Skoulou, V., Kantarelis, E., & Yang, W. (2017). CO2 integration in high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) of solid fuels and blends with waste. In European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings (970-977). https://doi.org/10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-2CV.3.97

Aim of the present work is to investigate the viability of modifying the high temperature steam gasification process by adding CO2 in an attempt to tailor value added gas suitable for the energy - chemicals production industry. Such an integrated pro... Read More about CO2 integration in high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) of solid fuels and blends with waste.

Production of syngas by pressurized fluidized bed gasification of German Lignite in a H2O/CO2 atmosphere (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Long, X., Skoulou, V., Paterson, N., & Agorio-Millan, M. (2014, September). Production of syngas by pressurized fluidized bed gasification of German Lignite in a H2O/CO2 atmosphere. Presented at 10th European Conference on Coal Research and its Applications (10th ERCCIA)

The oxyfuel gasification concept enables a N2 free gas to be obtained by fluidised bed gasification (FBG). This process uses CO2 to moderate the bed temperature and thus agglomeration. An alternative cooling medium is steam, which could be employed a... Read More about Production of syngas by pressurized fluidized bed gasification of German Lignite in a H2O/CO2 atmosphere.

The exploitation of biomass for building space heating in Greece: Energy, environmental and economic considerations (2013)
Journal Article
Michopoulos, A., Skoulou, V., Voulgari, V., Tsikaloudaki, A., & Kyriakis, N. A. (2014). The exploitation of biomass for building space heating in Greece: Energy, environmental and economic considerations. Energy Conversion and Management, 78, 276-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.10.055

The exploitation of forest and agricultural biomass residues for energy production may offer significant advantages to the energy policy of the relevant country, but it strongly depends on a number of financial, technological and political factors. T... Read More about The exploitation of biomass for building space heating in Greece: Energy, environmental and economic considerations.

Co-gasification of crude glycerol with lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced syngas production (2012)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V. K., & Zabaniotou, A. A. (2013). Co-gasification of crude glycerol with lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced syngas production. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 99, 110-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2012.10.015

The present work concerns the co-gasification of crude glycerol (CG), a by-product of biodiesel industry, with locally available lignocellulosic biomass aiming at the production of syngas and further promotion of power production in dedicated bioener... Read More about Co-gasification of crude glycerol with lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced syngas production.

H2 enriched fuels from co-pyrolysis of crude glycerol with biomass (2012)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., Manara, P., & Zabaniotou, A. (2012). H2 enriched fuels from co-pyrolysis of crude glycerol with biomass. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 97, 198-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2012.05.011

Pyrolysis of glycerol has been identified as a possible route for producing high added value fuels like renewable hydrogen (H 2 ). Crude glycerol (CG) is the main byproduct of biodiesel industry and without purification it is a low added value materi... Read More about H2 enriched fuels from co-pyrolysis of crude glycerol with biomass.

Fe catalysis for lignocellulosic biomass conversion to fuels and materials via thermochemical processes (2012)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., & Zabaniotou, A. (2012). Fe catalysis for lignocellulosic biomass conversion to fuels and materials via thermochemical processes. Catalysis Today, 196(1), 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2012.03.035

Recently, international research is aiming at developing gasification and pyrolysis processes for the cost-effective thermochemical conversion of non-food biomass to biofuels. Gasification produces a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, known as... Read More about Fe catalysis for lignocellulosic biomass conversion to fuels and materials via thermochemical processes.

Integrated environmental assessment of energy crops for biofuel and energy production in Greece (2012)
Journal Article
Fontaras, G., Skoulou, V., Zanakis, G., Zabaniotou, A., & Samaras, Z. (2012). Integrated environmental assessment of energy crops for biofuel and energy production in Greece. Renewable energy, 43, 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2011.12.010

This paper attempts an integrated environmental assessment of certain crops, their products and by-products, which are promoted in Greece, as potential raw materials for liquid biofuel and low carbon energy production. The analysis is based on the ex... Read More about Integrated environmental assessment of energy crops for biofuel and energy production in Greece.

Sustainable management of energy crops for integrated biofuels and green energy production in Greece (2011)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., Mariolis, N., Zanakis, G., & Zabaniotou, A. (2011). Sustainable management of energy crops for integrated biofuels and green energy production in Greece. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 15(4), 1928-1936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2010.12.019

The present work deals with the assessment of the sustainability and integrated management of four energy crops and their residues, in Greece. Pilot agronomic experiments were performed by cultivating cotton, sunflower, soya and rapeseed for the esti... Read More about Sustainable management of energy crops for integrated biofuels and green energy production in Greece.

Mobile gasification units for sustainable electricity production in rural areas: the SMARt-CHP project (2010)
Journal Article
Zabaniotou, A. A., Skoulou, V. K., Mertzis, D. P., Koufodimos, G. S., & Samaras, Z. C. (2011). Mobile gasification units for sustainable electricity production in rural areas: the SMARt-CHP project. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 50(2), 602-608. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie100202p

This paper presents a 5 kW th biomass gasification pilot unit along with experimental results concerning producer gas composition. A chemical equilibrium mathematical model is also introduced and a comparison of measured and calculated results is pre... Read More about Mobile gasification units for sustainable electricity production in rural areas: the SMARt-CHP project.

Bioenergy production for CO2-mitigation and rural development via valorisation of low value crop residues and their upgrade into energy carriers: A challenge for sunflower and soya residues (2009)
Journal Article
Zabaniotou, A., Kantarelis, E., Skoulou, V., & Chatziavgoustis, T. (2010). Bioenergy production for CO2-mitigation and rural development via valorisation of low value crop residues and their upgrade into energy carriers: A challenge for sunflower and soya residues. Bioresource technology : biomass, bioenergy, biowastes, conversion technologies, biotransformations, production technologies, 101(2), 619-623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.08.004

The present study concerns the energetic valorization of sunflower and soya residues by air fixed-bed gasification. The main process parameters that have been investigated were the temperature and air equivalence ratio. Experimental results indicated... Read More about Bioenergy production for CO2-mitigation and rural development via valorisation of low value crop residues and their upgrade into energy carriers: A challenge for sunflower and soya residues.

Effect of biomass leaching on H2 production, ash and tar behavior during high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) process (2009)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., Kantarelis, E., Arvelakis, S., Yang, W., & Zabaniotou, A. (2009). Effect of biomass leaching on H2 production, ash and tar behavior during high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34(14), 5666-5673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.117

The effect of biomass water leaching on H 2 production, as well as, prediction of ash thermal behavior and formation of biomass tar during high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) of olive kernel is the main aim of the present work. Within this stu... Read More about Effect of biomass leaching on H2 production, ash and tar behavior during high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) process.

Process characteristics and products of olive kernel high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) (2008)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., Swiderski, A., Yang, W., & Zabaniotou, A. (2009). Process characteristics and products of olive kernel high temperature steam gasification (HTSG). Bioresource technology : biomass, bioenergy, biowastes, conversion technologies, biotransformations, production technologies, 100(8), 2444-2451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2008.11.021

Exploitation of olive kernel for bioenergy production, with respect to the green house gases (GHGs) mitigation, is the main aim of this work. In this study, olive kernels were used as a solid biofuel, and high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) wa... Read More about Process characteristics and products of olive kernel high temperature steam gasification (HTSG).

Low temperature gasification of olive kernels in a 5-kW fluidized bed reactor for H2-rich producer gas (2008)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., Koufodimos, G., Samaras, Z., & Zabaniotou, A. (2008). Low temperature gasification of olive kernels in a 5-kW fluidized bed reactor for H2-rich producer gas. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33(22), 6515-6524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.07.074

Air gasification of olive kernels in a 5 kW bench scale, bubbling fluidized bed gasifier, aimed at H 2 enrichment of the producer gas, was the target of this study. The effects of reactor temperature (T = 750-850 °C) and equivalence ratio (ER = 0.2-0... Read More about Low temperature gasification of olive kernels in a 5-kW fluidized bed reactor for H2-rich producer gas.

Syngas production from olive tree cuttings and olive kernels in a downdraft fixed-bed gasifier (2008)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., Zabaniotou, A., Stavropoulos, G., & Sakelaropoulos, G. (2008). Syngas production from olive tree cuttings and olive kernels in a downdraft fixed-bed gasifier. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33(4), 1185-1194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.12.051

This study presents a laboratory fixed-bed gasification of olive kernels and olive tree cuttings. Gasification took place with air, in a temperature range of 750-950 °C, for various air equivalence ratios (0.14-0.42) and under atmospheric pressure. I... Read More about Syngas production from olive tree cuttings and olive kernels in a downdraft fixed-bed gasifier.

Conceptual design and preliminary hydrodynamic study of an agro biomass bench gasification fluidized bed reactor (2008)
Journal Article
Zabaniotou, A., Skoulou, V., Koufodimos, G., & Samaras, Z. (2008). Conceptual design and preliminary hydrodynamic study of an agro biomass bench gasification fluidized bed reactor. International journal of chemical reactor engineering, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.2202/1542-6580.1639

Theoretical and experimental analysis was conducted in a bench scale, atmospheric fluidized bed gasifier, designed and constructed for exploitation of residues issued from olive oil production activity and other agricultural residues. Research was fo... Read More about Conceptual design and preliminary hydrodynamic study of an agro biomass bench gasification fluidized bed reactor.

Application of pilot technologies for energy utilization of agricultural residues in northern Greece (2007)
Journal Article
Zabaniotou, A. A., & Skoulou, V. (2007). Application of pilot technologies for energy utilization of agricultural residues in northern Greece. Thermal science Society of Heat Transfer Engineers of Serbia and Montenegro, 11(3), 125-134. https://doi.org/10.2298/tsci0703125z

The enormous potential of agro biomass can be exploited to produce sustainable bioenerAy. Proper management and further exploitation of this potential could lead to economically profitable approximations and solutions for the agricultural industry an... Read More about Application of pilot technologies for energy utilization of agricultural residues in northern Greece.

Rapeseed residues utilization for energy and 2nd generation biofuels (2007)
Journal Article
Zabaniotou, A., Ioannidou, O., & Skoulou, V. (2008). Rapeseed residues utilization for energy and 2nd generation biofuels. Fuel, 87(8-9), 1492-1502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2007.09.003

Lignocellulosic biomass is an interesting and necessary enlargement of the biomass used for the production of renewable biofuels. It is expected that second generation biofuels are more energy efficient than the ones of first generation, as a substra... Read More about Rapeseed residues utilization for energy and 2nd generation biofuels.

Activated carbon from olive kernels in a two-stage process: industrial improvement (2007)
Journal Article
Zabaniotou, A., Stavropoulos, G., & Skoulou, V. (2008). Activated carbon from olive kernels in a two-stage process: industrial improvement. Bioresource technology : biomass, bioenergy, biowastes, conversion technologies, biotransformations, production technologies, 99(2), 320-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2006.12.020

Activated carbons have been prepared from olive kernels and their adsorptive characteristics were investigated. A two stage process of pyrolysis-activation has been tested in two scales: (a) laboratory scale pyrolysis and chemical activation with KOH... Read More about Activated carbon from olive kernels in a two-stage process: industrial improvement.

Investigation study for technological application of alternative methods for the energy exploitation of biomass/agricultural residues in Northern Greece (2007)
Journal Article
Zabaniotou, A., Skoulou, V., Koufodimos, G., & Samaras, Z. (2007). Investigation study for technological application of alternative methods for the energy exploitation of biomass/agricultural residues in Northern Greece. Thermal science Society of Heat Transfer Engineers of Serbia and Montenegro, 11(3), 115-123. https://doi.org/10.2298/tsci0703115z

Biomass energy potential is addressed to be the most promising among the renewable energy sources, due to its spread and availability worldwide. Apart form that, biomass has the unique advantage among the rest of renewable energy sources, to be able... Read More about Investigation study for technological application of alternative methods for the energy exploitation of biomass/agricultural residues in Northern Greece.

From biomass to electricity through integrated gasification/SOFC system-optimization and energy balance (2006)
Journal Article
Athanasiou, C., Coutelieris, F., Vakouftsi, E., Skoulou, V., Antonakou, E., Marnellos, G., & Zabaniotou, A. (2007). From biomass to electricity through integrated gasification/SOFC system-optimization and energy balance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32(3), 337-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.06.048

In this paper the integrated process of biomass gasification and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) was studied in terms of thermodynamics. The study is based on an ongoing project intending to develop an innovative sustainable technology with high effic... Read More about From biomass to electricity through integrated gasification/SOFC system-optimization and energy balance.

Investigation of agricultural and animal wastes in Greece and their allocation to potential application for energy production (2006)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., & Zabaniotou, A. (2007). Investigation of agricultural and animal wastes in Greece and their allocation to potential application for energy production. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 11(8), 1698-1719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2005.12.011

Agricultural and animal wastes constitute a high proportion of biomass in Greece, and are able to play an important role towards the satisfaction of heat and/or energy and related material supply, with respect to the environmental protection targets.... Read More about Investigation of agricultural and animal wastes in Greece and their allocation to potential application for energy production.