Wastewater treatment by non-thermal plasma
Lab-scale studies of several plasma configurations (gas-liquid DBD and corona, plasma bubbles) for the degradation of various organic pollutants (e.g. PFAS, antibiotics, dyes) in aqueous solutions. Inactivation of bacteria by cold plasma. Process optimization and exploration of plasma and pollutant degradation mechanisms.
Recent Relevant Journal Publications:
- I-E. Triantaphyllidou, C.A. Aggelopoulos, Insights on bacteria inactivation in water by cold plasma: Effect of water matrix and pulsed plasmas waveform on physicochemical water properties, species formation and inactivation efficiency of Escherichia coli, Environmental Research, 2025, 266, 120467, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.120467
- S. Meropoulis and C.A. Aggelopoulos, Advancing Nanopulsed Plasma Bubbles for the Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Water: From Lab to Pilot Scale, Technologies, 2024, 12(10), 189, https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies12100189
- K. Papalexopoulou, X. Huang, A. Ronen, C.A. Aggelopoulos, Reactive species and mechanisms of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) degradation in water by cold plasma: The role of HV waveform, reactor design, water matrix and plasma gas, Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, 342, 126955, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.126955
- S. Meropoulis and C.A. Aggelopoulos, Plasma microbubbles vs gas-liquid DBD energized by low-frequency high voltage nanopulses for pollutants degradation in water: Destruction mechanisms, composition of plasma-activated water and energy assessment, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023, 11 (3), 109855, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.109855
- S. Meropoulis, S. Giannoulia, S. Skandalis, G. Rassias, C.A. Aggelopoulos, Key-study on plasma-induced degradation of cephalosporins in water: Process optimization, assessment of degradation mechanisms and residual toxicity, Separation and Purification Technology, 2022, 298, 121639, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121639
- S. Meropoulis, G. Rassias, V. Bekiari, C.A. Aggelopoulos, Structure-Degradation Efficiency Studies in the Remediation of Aqueous Solutions of Dyes using Nanosecond-Pulsed DBD Plasma, Separation and Purification Technology, 2021, 274, 119031, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383586621007413
- C.A. Aggelopoulos, M. Hatzisymeon, S. Meropoulis, Z. Lada, G. Rassias, Degradation of antibiotic enrofloxacin in water by gas-liquid nsp-DBD plasma: Parametric analysis, effect of H2O2 and CaO2 additives and exploration of degradation mechanisms, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 398, 125622, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.125622
