1 A. I. Z O U B O U L I S, Professor ================================================================= LIST OF PUBLICATIONS A. Publications (published in refereed Journals) 1. Matis K.A. and A.I. Zouboulis. Occurrence and extraction of Germanium from fly ash of power plants. Technica Chronica (Part C: Chemical Engineering), C-4 (1-4), 31-47, (1984), (in Greek with extended English summary). Presented also by A.I. Zouboulis at the Scientific Meeting “Fly ash valorization”, organized by the Greek Public Energy Corporation, Ptolemais (April 15-16, 1983). The paper was also published in the Proceedings (Greek), edited by the organizers. 2. Papadoyiannis* I.N., K.A. Matis and A.I. Zouboulis. Extraction and flameless A. A.S. determination of germanium in lignite fly ash. Analytical Letters, 18 (A19), 24672475, (1985). 3. G.A. Stalidis, K.A. Matis* and A.I. Zouboulis. Flotation techniques for the separation of trace pollutants. Chimica Chronica (New Series), 15, 133-146, (1986). Presented also by K. A. Matis (in modified form) at the 5th Eur. Conf. on "Environmental Pollution", organized by the Environmental Pollution Research Institute, Amsterdam, (June 1112, 1984). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 4. Zouboulis A.I. and K.A. Matis*. Ion flotation in environmental technology. Chemosphere, 16 (2&3), 623-631, (1987). Presented also by A.I. Zouboulis at the 3rd Int. Symp. on "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region", organized by the Mediterranean Scientific Association on Environmental Pollution (MESAEP), Istanbul, (Sept. 1-4, 1985). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 5. Matis* K.A., I.N. Papadoyiannis and A.I. Zouboulis. Separation of germanium and arsenic ions from effluents by flotation techniques. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 21, 83-92, (1987). With the (*) the corresponding author is indicated 2 6. Zouboulis A.I., K.A. Matis* and P.K. Spathis. Removal of zinc from solutions by precipitate flotation. Technica Chronica (Section C: Chemical Engineering), C-7 (1), 5-27, (1987), (in Greek with extended English summary). 7. Matis* K.A., G.A. Stalidis and A.I. Zouboulis. Flotation of germanium from dilute solutions. Separation Science & Technology, 23 (4&5), 347-362, (1988). 8. Matis* K.A., G.P. Gallios and A.I. Zouboulis. Adsorption of fatty acids on fine mineral particles as a purification method of industrial wastewaters. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 20 (1), 425-435, (1989). Presented also by A.I. Zouboulis, at the 4th Int. Symp. "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region", organized by MESAEP, Kavala (Greece), (Sept. 6-11, 1987). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 9. Zouboulis A.I. and K.A. Matis*. Electrolytic flotation of chromium from dilute solutions. Environmental Technology (Letters), 10, 601-612, (1989). 10. Zouboulis* A.I., I.N. Papadoyiannis and K.A. Matis. Possibilities of germanium recovery from fly ash. Chimica Chronica (New Series), 18, 85-97, (1989). 11. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Matis and G.A. Stalidis. Parameters influencing flotation in the removal of metal ions. International Journal of Environmental Studies (Section B: Environmental Science & Technology), 35, 183-196, (1990). 12. Zouboulis A.I., K.A. Matis* and N.K. Lazaridis. Separation of germanium from lead in solutions by flotation. Separation Science & Technology, 25 (4), 463-476, (1990). 13. Zouboulis* A.I., D. Zamboulis and K.A. Matis. Foam flotation of zeolites application on zinc ion removal. Separation Science & Technology, 26 (3), 355-365, (1991). 14. Zouboulis A.I. and L. Goetz*. Ion Flotation as a tool for speciation studies: selective separation in the system Cr3+/Cr6+. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 31-32, 539-547, (1991). Presented also by A.I. Zouboulis at the 5th Int. Symp. on "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region", organized by MESAEP, Barcelona (Spain), (Oct. 1-4, 1989). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 15. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Matis and D. Zamboulis. Foam flotation for fine particles removal from water: the example of zeolites. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 31-32, 611-619, (1991). Presented also by A. I. Zouboulis, at the 5th Int. Symp. on "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region", organized by MESAEP, Barcelona (Spain), (Oct. 1-4, 1989). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 3 16. Zouboulis A.I. and P. Mavros*. Use of fly ash for the removal of nickel ions from wastewaters. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 1 (6), 457-462, (1992). Presented also by A. I. Zouboulis at the 6th Int. Symp. on "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in Mediterranean Region", organized by MESAEP, Como (Italy), (Oct. 2-5, 1991). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 17. Matis K.A., A.I. Zouboulis* and K.A. Kydros. Removal of copper ions during flotation of pyrite fines. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 1 (6), 450-455, (1992). Presented also by K.A. Kydros at the 6th International Symposium on "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in Mediterranean Region", organized by MESAEP, Como (Italy), (Oct. 2-5, 1991). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 18. Zouboulis* A.I. and L. Goetz. Selective separation in the system Cr(III)/Cr(VI) using precipitate flotation. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 1 (5), 317-322, (1992). Presented also by A. I. Zouboulis at the 6th Int. Symp. on "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in Mediterranean Region", organized by MESAEP, Como (Italy), (Oct. 2-5, 1991). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 19. Guitonas* A., M. Papadopoulou and A.I. Zouboulis. The treatment of low concentrated effluent in an anaerobic fixed-bed reactor with organic support. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 1 (11), 736-740, (1992). Presented also by A. Guitonas at the 6th Int. Symp. on "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in Mediterranean Region", organized by MESAEP, Como (Italy), (Oct. 2-5, 1991). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 20. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Kydros and K.A. Matis. Adsorbing flotation of copper hydroxoprecipitates by pyrite fines. Separation Science & Technology, 27 (15), 2143-2155, (1992). 21. Vlyssidis A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of alcohol distillery wastewaters. Bioresourse Technology, 43, 131-140, (1993). 22. Mavros* P., A.I. Zouboulis and N.K. Lazaridis. Removal of metal ions from wastewaters - the case of nickel. Environmental Technology, 14, 83-91, (1993). 23. Zouboulis A.I., K.A. Kydros and K.A. Matis*. Removal of toxic metal ions from solutions using industrial solid by-products. Water Science & Technology, 27 (10), 8393, (1993). Presented also by K.A. Matis at the Int. Symp. on "Separation of Particles from Water", organized by the International Association on Water Quality (IAWQ), London (UK), (Sept. 10-12, 1992). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings (G. Gregory, Ed.). 4 24. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Kydros and K.A. Matis. Recovery of gold from thiourea solutions by flotation. Hydrometallurgy, 34, 79-90, (1993). 25. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Kydros. Use of red mud for toxic metals removal: the case of nickel. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 58, 95-101, (1993). 26. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Kydros and K.A. Matis. Arsenic (III and V) removal from solutions by pyrite fines. Separation Science & Technology, 28 (15&16), 2449-2463, (1993). 27. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. Flotation as a bioseparation process for fungi removal. Biotechnology Techniques (Letters), 7 (12), 867-872, (1993). 28. Zouboulis* A.I., N.K. Lazaridis and D. Zamboulis. Powdered activated carbon separation from water by foam flotation. Separation Science & Technology, 29 (3), 385-400, (1994). 29. Nenov V., A.I. Zouboulis*, N. Dimitrova and I. Dobrevski. As(III) removal from wastewaters using non-stoichiometric precipitation with ferric sulphate and adsorbing colloid flotation. Environmental Pollution, 83, 283-289, (1994). 30. Koutlemani M.M., P. Mavros*, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. Recovery of Co(II) ions from aqueous solutions by froth flotation. Separation Science & Technology, 29 (7), 867-886, (1994). 31. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis & I. Hancock. Biosorptive flotation in metal ions recovery. Separation Science & Technology, 29 (8), 1055-1071, (1994). 32. Matis* K.A. and A.I. Zouboulis. Flotation of cadmium-loaded biomass. Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 44 (3), 354-360, (1994). 33. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Kydros and K.A. Matis. Flotation of the gold/thiourea complex adsorbed on activated carbon. Hydrometallurgy, 36, 39-51, (1994). 34. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis and I. Hancock. Waste biomass for Cd(II) ion removal: application of flotation for downstream processing. Bioresource Technology, 49, 253259, (1994). 35. Guitonas* A., G. Paschalidis and A.I. Zouboulis. Treatment of strong wastewaters by fixed bed anaerobic reactors with organic support. Water Science & Technology, 29 (9), 257-263, (1994). 5 Presented also by A.I. Zouboulis at the Int. Specialized Conf. on "Pretreatment of Industrial Wastewaters", organized by IAWQ, Athens (Greece), (Oct. 13-15, 1993). It was published also in the Proceedings (A. Andreadakis, ed.), IAWQ, pp. 333-341. 36. Zouboulis* A.I. and A. Guitonas. Use of fly ash as conditioning agent for improving biological sludge dewaterability. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 4, 387-392, (1995). Presented also by A. Guitonas at the 7th Int. Conf. on "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region", organized by MESAEP, Antibes (France), (Oct. 12-15, 1993). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 37. Koutlemani M.M., P. Mavros* and A.I. Zouboulis. Recovery of Co2+ ions from aqueous solutions by froth flotation. Part II. CoS precipitation. Separation Science & Technology, 30 (2), 263-284, (1995). 38. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Kydros and K.A. Matis. Removal of hexavalent chromium ions using pyrite fines. Water Research, 29 (7), 1755-1760, (1995). 39. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. Removal of cadmium from dilute solutions by flotation. Water Science and Technology, 31 (3-4), 315-326, (1995). Presented also by A.I. Zouboulis at the Int. Joint Specialized Conf. on "Flotation Processes in Water and Sludge Treatment", organized by IAWQ-AWWA-IWSA, Orlando (Florida-USA), (April 26-28, 1994). It was published also in the Proceedings (K. Ives, ed.), IAWQ (London), pp. 271-284. 40. Kouras A., A.I. Zouboulis, K. Samara and T. Kouimtzis*. Removal of pesticides from surface waters applying combined physicochemical processes: I. Dodine. Chemosphere, 30 (12), 2307-2315, (1995). 41. Manjiny S., A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis*. Removal of cadmium from dilute solutions by hydroxyapatite: Part I. Sorption studies. Separation Science & Technology, 30 (15), 2963-2978, (1995). 42. Guitonas* A., G. Alexiou, G. Paschalidis and A. Zouboulis. Study of carbon elimination in a two stage plastic media trickling filter. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 4 (5), 320-326, (1995). Presented also by A. Guitonas at the 7th Int. Conf. on "Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region", organized by MESAEP, Antibes (France), (Oct. 12-15, 1993). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 43. Zouboulis* A.I. Silver recovery from wastewaters using ion flotation. Minerals Engineering, 8 (12), 1477-1488, (1995). Presented also at the Int. Conf. on "Minerals Engineering '95", (June 14-16, 1995), organized by the Camborne School of Mines, St. Ives (Cornwall, UK). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 6 44. Zouboulis* A.I., P. Solari, K.A. Matis and G.A. Stalidis. Toxic metal removal from dilute solutions by biosorptive flotation of activated sludge. Water Science & Technology, 32 (9/10), 211-220, (1995). Presented also by A. I. Zouboulis at the Int. Conf. on "Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea", organized by IAWQ, (Nicolaou M.L., Andreadakis A.D., eds.), Nicosia (Cyprus), (Nov. 2-4, 1994). The paper was published also in the Proceedings, IAWQ, pp. 423-432. 45. Solari P., A.I. Zouboulis*, K.A. Matis and G.A. Stalidis. Removal of toxic metals by biosorption on non-living sewage sludge. Separation Science & Technology, 31 (8), 1075-1092, (1996). 46. Zhao Y.-C., A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis*. Removal of molybdate and arsenate from aqueous solutions by flotation. Separation Science & Technology, 31 (6), 769785, (1996). 47. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis, A.A. Grigoriadou, N.K. Lazaridis and L.V. Ekateriniadou. Metals biosorption-flotation: application to Cd removal. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology, 45, 569-573, (1996). 48. Zhao Y.-C., A.I. Zouboulis* and K.A. Matis. Flotation of molybdate oxyanions in dilute solutions. Part I. Selective separation from arsenate. Hydrometallurgy, 43, 143154, (1996). 49. Zhao Y.-C., A.I. Zouboulis* and K.A. Matis. Flotation of molybdate oxyanions from aqueous solutions. Part II. Selective separation from phosphates, arsenates and silicates mixtures. Hydrometallurgy, 43, 155-167, (1996). 50. Zouboulis* A.I., Y.-C. Zhao and K.A. Matis. Separation of tungstates from aqueous mixtures containing impurities (arsenate, phosphate and silicate anions) using ion flotation. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 67, 195-203, (1996). 51. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Matis, G. Lanara and C. Loos-Neskovic. Removal of Cadmium from dilute aqueous solutions by hydroxyapatrite. Part II. Flotation studies. Separation Science and Technology, 32 (10), 1755-1767, (1997). 52. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis, S. Mandjiny and D. Zamboulis. Removal of cadmium from dilute Solutions by hydroxyapatite. Part III. Flocculation studies. Separation Science and Technology, 32 (13), 2107-2128, (1997). 53. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis, F.B. Malamas, M.D. Ramos Afonso and M.J. Hudson. Flotation removal of As(V) onto goethite. Environmental Pollution, 97, 239-245, (1997). 7 54. Zouboulis A.I. and K.A. Matis*. Removal of metal ions from dilute solutions by sorptive flotation. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 27 (3), 195-235, (1997). 55. Zouboulis A.I., K.A. Matis* and I.C. Hancock. Biosorption of metals from dilute aqueous solutions. Separation and Purification Methods, 26 (2), 255-297, (1998). 56. Butter* T J., L.M. Evison, I.C. Hancock, F.S. Holland, K.A. Matis, A. Philipson, A.I. Sheikh and A.I. Zouboulis. The removal and recovery of cadmium from dilute aqueous solutions by biosorption and electrolysis. Water Research, 32 (2), 400-407, (1998). 57. Kouras A., A. Zouboulis*, C. Samara and Th. Kouimtzis. Removal of pesticides from surface waters by combined physicochemical processes. Part II: Lindane. Environmental Pollution, 103 (2-3), 193-202, (1998). 58. Matis* K.A. and A.I. Zouboulis. Biosorptive flotation for separation of zinc and cadmium cations in presence of biomass. Resource and Environmental Biotechnology, 2, 117-136, (1998). Presented also by K.A. Matis at the Int. Symp. on "Biotechnology in Minerals EngineeringBIOTECH '96", organized by Camborne School of Mines, Falmouth, (Cornwall, England), (March 25-27, 1996). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. 59. Mandjiny S., K.A. Matis, A.I. Zouboulis, M. Fedoroff*, J. Jeanjean, J.C. Rouchaud, N. Toulhoat, V. Potocek, C. Loos-Neskovic, P. Maireles-Torres and D. Jones. Calcium hydroxyapatites: evaluation of sorption properties for cadmium ions in aqueous solution. Journal of Materials Science, 33, 5433-5439, (1998). 60. Kefala M.I., A.I. Zouboulis* and K.A. Matis. Biosorption of cadmium ions by Actinomycetes and separation by flotation. Environmental Pollution, 104 (2), 283-293, (1999). Presented also by M. Kefala at the 2nd Int. Symp. on “Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse”, organized by IAWQ, Iraklio (Creta, Greece) (Oct. 17-20, (1995). The paper was also published (in modified form) in the Proceedings of the Conf., published by IAWQ, (A. Angelankis et al., eds.), pp. 301-309. 61. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis, D. Zamboulis and A.V. Valtadorou. Sorption of As(V) by goethite particles and study of their flocculation. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 111, 297-316, (1999). 8 62. Zouboulis* A.I., E. Rousou, K.A. Matis and I. Hancock. Removal of toxic metals from aqueous mixtures. Part I. Biosorption. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 74, 429-436, (1999). 63. Lehmann M., A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis*. Removal of metal ions from dilute aqueous solutions: a comparative study of inorganic sorbent materials. Chemosphere, 39 (6), 881-892, (1999). 64. Kungolos* A.G., P. Samaras, A.-M. Kipopoulou, A.I. Zoumboulis and G.P. Sakellaropulos. Interactive toxic effects of agrochemicals on aquatic organisms. Water Science & Technology, 40 (1), 357-364, (1999). Presented also by A. Kungolos at the 4th Int. Conf. on “Waste Management Problems in Agroindustries”, organized by IAWQ, Istanbul, (Sept. 23-25, 1998). 65. Poulios* I., A. Avranas, E. Rekliti and A. Zouboulis. Photocatalytic oxidation of Auramine-O in the presence of semiconducting oxides. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 75, 205-212, (2000). 66. Zouboulis* A.I. and A. Avranas. Treatment of oil-in-water emulsions by coagulation and dissolved-air flotation. Colloids and Surfaces, Part I: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 172, 153-161, (2000). 67. Kaimakamis G.*, P. Kavouras, Th. Ioannidis, Th. Kahagias, E. Pavlidou, Ph. Komninou, S. Kokkou, I. Antonopoulos, M. Sofoniou, A. Zouboulis, C.P. Hadjiantoniou, A. Prakouras and Th. Karakostas. Glass conversion of lead-rich solid industrial wastes. Bulgarian Journal of Physics, 27, 63-66, (2000). Παρουσιάστηκε επίσης από τον Π. Κάβουρα στο 4th Conf. οf Balkan Physics Union, VelicoTurnovo, Bulgaria, (Aug. 21-25, 2000). 68. Loukidou M.X. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Comparison of two biological treatment processes using attached-growth biomass for sanitary landfill leachate treatment. Environmental Pollution, 111, 273-281, (2001). 69. Lehmann M., A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis*. Modeling the sorption of metals from aqueous solutions on goethite fixed-beds. Environmental Pollution, 113, 121-128, (2001). 70. Loukidou M.X. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Biodegradability tests of diary and cheese wastewaters using enzymes. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 10 (2), 188-192, (2001). 71. Zouboulis* A.I., M.X. Loukidou and K. Christodoulou. Enzymatic treatment of sanitary landfill leachate. Chemosphere, 44, 1103-1108, (2001). 9 72. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Matis and N.K. Lazaridis. Removal of metal ions from simulated wastewater by Saccharomyces yeast biomass: combining biosorption and flotation processes. Separation Science and Technology, 36 (3), 349-365, (2001). 73. Deliyanni E.A., D.N. Bakoyannakis*, A.I. Zouboulis, K.A. Matis and L.T. Nalbantian. Akaganeite (β-FeOOH) nanocrystals: preparation, characterization and study. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 42 (1), 49-57, (2001). 74. Matis* K.A. and A.I. Zouboulis. Flotation techniques in water technology for metals recovery: the impact of speciation. Separation Science and Technology, 36 (16), 37773800, (2001). 75. Zouboulis A.I., K.A. Matis*, E.G. Rousou and D.A. Kyriakidis. Biosorptive flotation for metal ions recovery. Water Science & Technology, 43 (8), 123-129, (2001). Presented also (as invited lecture) by K.A. Matis at the 4th Int. Conf. on “Flotation in Water and Wastewater Treatment”, organized by the Finnish Water and Wastewater Works Association and IWA, Helsinki (Sept. 11-14, 2000). The paper was also published in the Proceedings (without paging), IWA, 8 p. (without paging). 76. Katsoyiannis I., A.I. Zouboulis*, H. Althoff and H. Bartel. As(III) removal from groundwaters using fixed-bed upflow bioreactors. Chemosphere, 47, 325-332, (2002). 77. Zouboulis* A. and I. Katsoyiannis. Removal of arsenates from contaminated water by coagulation-direct filtration. Separation Science & Technology, 37 (12), 2859-2873, (2002). 78. Palaiomylitou M.A., K.A. Matis, A.I. Zouboulis and D. A. Kyriakidis*. A kinetic model describing cell growth and production of highly active, recombinant ice nucleation protein in Escherichia coli. Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 78 (3), 321332, (2002). 79. Zouboulis* A.I., N.K. Lazaridis and K.A. Matis. Removal of toxic metal ions from aqueous systems by biosorptive flotation. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 77, 958-964, (2002). 80. Zouboulis* A.I., N.K. Lazaridis and A. Grohmann. Removal of toxic metals from simulated wastewaters by upflow filtration using floating filter medium. Part I: the case of zinc. Separation Science & Technology, 37 (2), 1-14, (2002). Presented also (partly and in modified form) by A. I. Zouboulis at the 2nd Specialized Int. Conf. on "Pretreatment of Industrial Wastewaters”, Athens (Greece), (Oct. 16-18, 1996). The paper was also published in the Proceedings (A. Andreadakis, ed.), IAWQ, pp. 171-178. 10 81. Tatsi A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Production, composition and temporal variation of pollution parameters for sanitary landfill leachates. Advances in Environmental Research, 6, 207-219, (2002). Presented also (partly and in modified form) by A. Tatsi at the Int. Conf. on “Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea”, organized by IAWQ, Nicosia (Cyprus), (Nov. 2-4, 1994). The paper was also published in the Proceedings, IAWQ, pp. 95-103. It is the 7th/25 most downloaded paper of this Journal for the period: May 2002-3. 82. Katsoyiannis I.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Removal of arsenic from contaminated water sources by sorption onto iron oxide coated polymeric materials. Water Research, 36, 5141-5155, (2002). 83. Zouboulis* A.I. and I.A. Katsoyiannis. Arsenic removal using iron oxide loaded alginate beads. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (ACS), 41, 6149-6155, (2002). 84. Deliyanni* E.A., D.N. Bakoyannakis, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. Sorption of As(V) ions by Akaganeite-type nanocrystals. Chemosphere, 50, 155-163, (2002). 85. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Matis, M.X. Loukidou and F. Sebesta. Metal biosorption by PAN-immobilized fungi biomass in simulated wastewaters. Colloids & Surfaces. Part A: Physicochemical & Engineering Aspects, 212, 185-195, (2003). Presented also by M.X. Loukidou at the 1st Eur. Conf. “Bioremediation-1”, organized by T.U. Crete, Chania (Greece), (July 3-6, 2001). The paper was also published in the Proceedings in shorter (modified) form (N. Kalogerakis, ed.), pp. 184-187, (2001). 86. Bakoyannakis* D.N., E.A. Deliyanni, A.I. Zouboulis, K.A. Matis, L. Nalbantian and Th. Kehagias. Akaganeite and goethite-type nanocrystals: synthesis and characterization. Microporous & Mesoporous Materials, 59, 35-42, (2003). 87. Ioannidis Th. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Detoxification of a higly toxic lead-loaded industrial solid waste by stabilization using apatites. Journal of Hazardous Materials, B97, 173-191, (2003). Presented also (partly and in modified form) by Th. Ioannidis at the 6th Int. Conf. on “Protection & Restoration of the Environment”, organized by Stevens Institute of Technology & University of Thessaly in Skiathos (Greece), (July 1-5, 2002). Proceedings (A. G. Kungolos et al., eds.) published by the University of Thessaly, pp. 659-666. 88. Lazaridis N.K., M. Jekel and A.I. Zouboulis*. Removal of Cr(VI), Mo(VI) and V(V) ions from single metal solutions by (i) sorption, or (ii) nano-filtration. Separation Science & Technology, 38 (10), 2201-2219, (2003). 89. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis and N.K. Lazaridis. Heavy metals removal by biosorption and flotation. Water, Air & Soil Pollution: Focus, 3, 143-151, (2003). 11 Presented also by K. A. Matis at the 1st European Conference “Bioremediation-1”, organized by T.U. Crete, Chania (Greece), (July 3-6, 2001). Published in the Proceedings (in shorter form) (N. Kalogerakis, ed.), pp. 165-169, (2001). It was the 2nd/5 most viewed article of this Journal for 2004. 90. Kavouras P., G. Kaimakamis, Th. Ioannidis, Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou*, S. Kokkou, E. Pavlidou, I. Antonopoulos, M. Sofoniou, A. Zouboulis, C.P. Hadjiantoniou, G. Nouet, A. Prakouras and Th. Karakostas. Vitrification of lead-rich solid ashes from incineration of hazardous industrial wastes. Waste Management, 23, 361-371, (2003). 91. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis, N.K. Lazaridis and I.C. Hancock. Sorptive flotation for metal ions recovery. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 70, 99-108, (2003). Presented also by K. A. Matis as Invited Lecture at the Int. Conf. on "Froth Flotation/Dissolved Air Flotation: Bringing the Gap", organized by United Engineering Foundation, Tahoe City, (California, USA, May 20-25, 2001). Only the abstracts of the presented papers were published as Proceedings. It was the 10th/24 in the list of most downloaded articles of this Journal for the period March 2003-March 2004. 92. Tatsi A.A., A.I. Zouboulis*, K.A. Matis and P. Samaras. Coagulation-flocculation pretreatment of sanitary landfill leachates. Chemosphere, 53 (7), 737-744, (2003). It is 18th/24 in the list of most downloaded articles of this Journal for the period June 2003-4. 93. Prohaska C.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Performance of intermittently operated sand filters: a comparable study, treating wastewaters of different origins. Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 147, 367-388, (2003). 94. Deliyanni* E.A., D.N. Bakoyannakis, A.I. Zouboulis and E. Peleka. Removal of arsenic and cadmium by akaganeite fixed-beds. Separation Science & Technology, 38 (16), 3967-3981, (2003). 95. Solozhenkin* P.M., V.P. Nebera, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. Metal ion extraction by microorganism biomass and sorption flotation. Journal of Mining Science (Kluwer), 39 (1), 78-88, (2003). Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 1, pp. 89-98, (Jan.-Feb., 2003). 96. Solozhenkin* P.M., E.A. Deliyianni, D.N. Bakoyianniakis, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. Removal of As(V) from solution by akaganeite β-FeO(OH) nanocrystals. Journal of Mining Science (Kluwer), 39 (3), 287-296, (2003). Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 3, pp. 92-102, (May-June, 2003). 12 97. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Matis, N.K. Lazaridis and P.N. Golyshin. The use of biosurfactants in flotation: application for the removal of metal ions. Minerals Engineering, 16, 1231-1236, (2003). Erratum published in Minerals Engineering, 17, 105, (2004). Presented also by A.I. Zouboulis at the Int. Conf. on "Flotation", organized by the Minerals Engineering Institute, Helsinki, (March 17-19, 2003). Extended abstract was also published in the Proceedings (as CD-ROM), (B. Wills, ed.), 4 p. (without paging). It was the 14th/25 in the list of most downloaded articles of this Journal for the period Oct. 2003-Sept. 3004. 98. Loukidou M.X., K.A. Matis*, A.I. Zouboulis and M. Liakopoulou-Kyriakidou. Removal of As(V) from wastewaters by chemically modified fungal biomass. Water Research, 37, 4544-4552, (2003). 99. Zouboulis* A.I., Wu Jun and I.A. Katsoyiannis. Removal of humic acids by flotation. Colloids & Surfaces. Part A’: Physico-chemical & Engineering Aspects, 231, 181193, (2003). Δημοσιεύτηκε επίσης σε τροποποιημένη μορφή στο περιοδικό China Water & Wastewater 22 (5), 63-67 (2006). 100. Katsoyiannis I.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Application of biological processes for the removal of arsenic from groundwaters. Water Research, 38 (1), 17-26, (2004). Presented also by I. Katsoyiannis at the 11th Int. Symp. on “Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region” (1st prize awarded presentation), organized by MESAEP and SECOTOX, (Oct. 6-10, 2001), Limassol, Cyprus. The Proceedings were published by the organizers as extended abstracts (without numbering of pages). It was the 2nd/25 in the list of most requested articles of this Journal for the period Oct. 2003Sept. 2004. 101. Zouboulis* A.I., M.X. Loukidou and K.A. Matis. Biosorption of toxic metals from aqueous solutions by bacteria strains isolated from metal-polluted soils. Process Biochemistry, 39, 909-916, (2004). Presented also (in modified form) by A.I. Zouboulis (as invited lecture) at the 12th Int. Symp. on “Biodeterioration and Biodegradation” held together with the 3rd Int. Conf. on “Biosorption and Bioremediation”, Prague (Czech), (July 14-18, 2002). The Proceedings were published by the organizers as extended abstracts (without numbering of pages). 102. Kipopoulou, A.-M., A.I. Zouboulis, K. Samara* and Th. Kouimtzis. Fate of Lindane in conventional activated sludge system, treating industrial or domestic wastewaters. Chemosphere, 55, 81-91, (2004). Presented (in modified form) by A.-M. Kipopoulou at the 5th Int. Conf. of “Environmental Science & Technology”, Univ. of Aegean, Molyvos, Lesvos, (Sept. 1-4, 1997). 13 103. Zamboulis D., S.I. Pataroudi, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis*. The application of sorptive flotation for the removal of metal ions. Desalination, 162, 159-168, (2004). Presented also by D. Zampoulis at the Int. Conf. “PΕRMEA 2003 – Membrane Science and Technology”, organized by Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering (Sept. 7-11, 2003), in Tatranske Matliare (Slovakia). The paper was also published (in modified form) in the Proceedings (available as CD-ROM), 6 p. (without paging). 104. Zouboulis* A.I., Chai Xiao-Li and I.A. Katsoyiannis. The application of bioflocculant for the removal of humic acids from stabilized landfill leachates. Journal of Environmental Management, 70, 35-41, (2004). 105. Katsoyiannis I.A., A.I. Zouboulis* and M. Jekel. Kinetics of bacterial As(III) oxidation and subsequent As(V) removal by sorption onto biogenic manganese oxides in groundwater treatment. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (ACS), 43 (2), 486-493, (2004). 106. Matis K.A., A.I. Zouboulis*, G.P. Gallios, T. Erwe and C. Bloecher. Application of flotation for the separation of metal-loaded zeolites. Chemosphere, 55, 65-72, (2004). 107. Katsoyiannis I.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Biological treatment of Mn(II) and Fe(II) during groundwater treatment: kinetic consideration and products characterization. Water Research, 38 (7), 1922-1932, (2004). 108. Loukidou M.X., Th. D.Karapantsios, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis*. Diffusion kinetic study of Chromium(VI) biosorption by Aeromonas caviae. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 43 (7), 1748-1755, (2004). 109. Deliyanni E.A., D.N. Bakoyannakis, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis*. Develpoment and study of iron-based nanoadsorbents. Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, 40(B) (1), 1-9 (2004). Invited lecture presented by K.A. Matis in the 36h Int. Conf. on “Mining and Metallurgy”, organized by Univ. of Belgrade, Technical Faculty at Bor (Yugoslavia) (29 Sept.-2 Oct., 2004). Published also in the Proc., pp. 492-497. 110. Loukidou M.X., Th.D. Karapantsios, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis*. Diffusion kinetic study of cadmium(II) biosorption by Aeromonas caviae. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 79, 711-719, (2004). 111. Loukidou M.X., A.I. Zouboulis, Th.D. Karapantsios and K.A. Matis*. Equilibrium and kinetic modeling of chromium(VI) biosorption by Aeromonas caviae. 14 Colloids & Surfaces. Part A’: Physico-chemical & Engineering Aspects, 242, 93-104, (2004). It was the 8th/25 in the catalogue of Top articles for this Journal for the period July-Sept. 2004. 112. Svitelska G.V., G.P. Gallios* and A.I. Zouboulis. Sonochemical decomposition of natural polyphenolic compound (condensed tannin). Chemosphere, 56, 981-987, (2004). 113. Matis Κ.Α., N.K. Lazaridis*, A.I. Zouboulis, G.P. Gallios and V. Mavrov. A hybrid flotation–microfiltration process for metal ions recovery. Journal of Membrane Science, 247, 29-35, (2005). 114. Zouboulis* A.I. and I.A. Katsoyiannis. Recent advances in the bioremediation of metal-contaminated groundwaters. Environment International, 31, 213-219, (2005). Presented also by A. I. Zouboulis as invited-Keynote Lecture at the 2nd Int. Conf. on "Bioremediation", organized by T.U. Krete, Chania, (June 30-July 4, 2003). Extended abstract was published in the Proceedings (as supplement), (N. Kalogerakis, ed.), 4 pp. It is the 2nd/25 in the list of TOP25 most-requested articles of this journal (period Jan-March 2005). 115. Zouboulis* A.I., Ch. Prohaska and P. Solozhenkin. Removal of Zinc by galvano-chemical treatment. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 80, 553-564, (2005). 116. Raicevic S., T. Kaludjerovic-Radoicic and A.I. Zouboulis*. In-situ stabilization of toxic metals in polluted soils using phosphates: theoretical prediction and experimental verification Journal of Hazardous Materials, Β117, 4153, (2005). 117. Zouboulis* A.I., F. Peleka, D. Zamboulis and K.A. Matis. Application of flotation for the separation of metal-loaded resins. Separation Science & Technology, 40 (4), 861-876, (2005). 118. Zouboulis* A.I., G.Traskas and P. Samaras. Improvement of drinking water plant treatment. IASME Transactions, 4 (2), 523-528, (2005). Presented also by A.I. Zouboulis (as invited-plenary lecture) in Int. Conf. on “Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development”, organized by WSEAS in Vouliagmeni (Athens), (12-14 July, 2005). Proceedings (N. Mastorakis, ed.) published by the organizers as CD-ROM (without page numbering). 119. Loukidou M.X., T.D. Karapantsios, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis*. Cadmium(II) biosorption by Aeromonas caviae: kinetic modeling. Separation Science and Technology, 40 (6), 1293-1313, (2005). 15 Presented also by M. Loukidou in: 15th Int. Symp. on “Biohydrometallurgy”, Athens, (Sept. 14-19, 2003). The paper was also published in the Proceedings (as CD-ROM, 8 p.) (A. Tzezos, ed.), in modified-shorter form. 120. Ioannidis Th. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Hazardous industrial waste stabilization using inorganic phosphates: investigation of possible mechanisms. Invited paper, Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), 77 (10), 1737-1752, (2005). Presented also (in modified form) by A.I. Zouboulis as invited lecture during the 4th Int. Conf. of Chemical Societies of the South-East European Countries (ICOSECS) on “Chemical Sciences in Changing Times: Visions, Challenges and Solutions”, organized by the Serbian Chem. Soc., Belgrade, (July 18-21), 2004. The abstract was published in the Proceedings, Vol. II, p. 150. 121. Lehmann M., A.I. Zouboulis, K.A. Matis* and A.Grohmann. Sorption of Arsenic oxyanions from aqueous solution on goethite: a study of the process modeling. Invited paper (for a Special Issue), Microchimica Acta, 151 (3-4), 269275 (2005). Presented also (in modified form) by M. Lehmann during the Advanced Research Workshop on “Application of Natural Microporous Materials to the Environmental Technology”, organized by NATO, Smolenice (Slovak Rep.), (Oct. 26-30, 1998). Published as a book with the title “Natural Microporous Materials in Environmental Technology” (P. Misaelidis et al., eds.) by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, NATO Science Series, Series E: Applied Sciences, 362 (1999), pp. 463-472. 122. Zouboulis* A.I. and G. Traskas. Comparable evaluation of various commercially available aluminum-based coagulants for the treatment of surface water and for the post-treatment of urban wastewater. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 80, 1136-1147, (2005). 123. Ioannidis Th.A., A.I. Zouboulis* and K.A. Matis. Effective treatment and recovery of laurionite-type lead from toxic industrial solid wastes. Separation and Purification Technology, 48, 50-61, (2006). 124. Petala M.D. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Vibratory shear enhanced processing membrane filtration applied for the removal of natural organic matter from surface waters. Journal of Membrane Science, 269, 1-14, (2006). 125. Ntampou X., A.I. Zouboulis* and P. Samaras. Appropriate combination of physico-chemical methods (coagulation/flocculation and ozonation) for the efficient treatment of landfill leachates. Chemosphere, 62, 722-730, (2006). It was the 21st/25 most downloaded article of this Journal during the period Jan-Mar. 2006. 126. Ioannidis Th.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Selective removal of lead and bromide from a hazardous industrial solid waste using Limited Acid Demand and Separation Factor at ambient conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials, B131, 46-58, (2006). 16 127. Prohaska C.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Removal of phosphates by pilot vertical flow constructed wetlands using a mixture of sand and dolomite as substrate. Ecological Engineering, 26, 293-303, (2006). It was the 14th/25 most downloaded article of this Journal during the period Jan-Mar. 2006. 128. Katsoyiannis I. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Comparative evaluation of conventional and alternative methods for the removal of arsenic from contaminated groundwaters. Invited paper, Reviews on Environmental Health, 21 (1), 25-43, (2006). 129. Petala M., V. Tsiridis, P. Samaras*, A. Zouboulis and G.P. Sakellaropoulos. Wastewater reclamation by advanced treatment of secondary influents. Desalination, 195, 109-118, (2006). 130. Kavouras P., G. Kaimakamis, I. Tsilika, Th.A. Ioannidis, Th. Kehagias, K. Chrissafis, E. Pavlidou, S. Kokkou, G.P. Dimitraskopoulos, C. Charitidis, E. FournouKarga, I. Haritonidis, K. Paraskevopoulos, A.I. Zouboulis, P.H. Komninou and Th. Karakostas. Vitrification as a tool for solid waste treatment: a case study for electric arc furnace dust. Journal of Environmental Protection & Ecology, 7 (4), 838-844 (2006). 131. Zouboulis* A.I. and I.A. Katsoyiannis. Use of iron and manganese oxidizing bacteria for the combined removal of iron, manganese and arsenic from contaminated ground waters. Invited paper, Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 41 (2), 117-129, (2006). 132. Petala M., P. Samaras*, A. Kungolos, A. Zouboulis, A. Papadopoulos and G.P. Sakellaropoulos. Ecotoxicological properties of effluents treated using tertiary methods. Environmental Toxicology, 21 (4), 417-424 (Sp. Iss.), (2006). Presented also (in modified form) by M. Petala at the 12th Int. Symp. on “Toxicity Assessment” (ISTA 12), organized by Dept.of Planning and Regional Development, Univ. of Thessaly in Skiathos (Greece), (12-17 June, 2005). Proc. (abstract) published by the organizers (A. Kungolos, ed.), p. 10. 133. Petala M., P. Samaras*, A. Kungolos, A. Zouboulis, A. Papadopoulos and G.P. Sakellaropoulos. The effect of coagulation on the toxicity and mutagenicity of reclaimed municipal effluents. Chemosphere, 65, 1007-1018, (2006). 134. Katsoyiannis A., A. Zouboulis and C. Samara*. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the conventional activated sludge treatment process: model predictions against experimental values. Chemosphere, 65, 1634-41, (2006). This paper was the 9th/25 in the catalogue of most downloaded articles for this Journal for the period Oct.-Dec. 2006. 17 135. Ioannidis Th.A., G. Kaimakamis, P. Kavouras, C. Hadjiantoniou, M. Sofoniou, A.I. Zouboulis* and Th. Karakostas. The determination of contaminant release from the PbO-Fe2O3-SiO2-Na2O vitrification system, using industrial solid waste or artificial mixtures. Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 176, 201-216, (2006). 136. Zouboulis* A., G. Traskas and P. Samaras. Comparison of single and dual media filtration in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant. Desalination, 213, 334-42, (2007). Presented also in modified form by A.I. Zouboulis in AQUA 2005, Int. Conf. on “New Water Culture of South-East European Countries”, org. by Assoc. of Greek Chemists, Athens (21-23, Oct., 2005). Proceedings published by the organizers as CD-Rom (without page numbering). 137. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Matis and N.K. Lazaridis. The application of flotation for the downstream separation of metal-loaded microorganisms. Invited paper, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 30 (2), 287-295 (2007). In the Special Journal issue entitled “Flotation in Wastewater Treatment” (guest editor: K.A. Matis). 138. Ioannidis* Th.A., N. Kyriakis, A.I. Zouboulis and P. Akrivos. Lead and bromide precipitation from aqueous acidic solutions. Potential exploitation in industrial applications. Desalination, 24 (1-3), 272-285, (2007). Presented also (in modified form) by Th.A. Ioannidis at the 9th Inter. Symp. on "Environmental Science and Technology", organized by the Global-NEST organization in Rhodes (Greece), (Sept. 1-3, 2005). Proceedings published by the organizers as CD (Th. Lekkas, ed.), vol. A’, pp. 614-619. 139. Kavouras P., Th.A. Ioannidis, G. Kaimakamis, I. Tsilika, K. Chrissafis, Th. Kehagias*, A. Zouboulis and Th. Karakostas. EAFD-loaded vitreous and glassceramic materials. J. Eur. Ceramic Soc., 27, 2317-2333, (2007). 140. Prohaska C.A., A.I. Zouboulis* and K.M. Eskridge. Performance of experimental-scale vertical-flow constructed wetlands as affected by substrate, volume and frequency of application of simulated domestic sewage. Ecological Engineering, 31, 57-66, (2007). 141. Zouboulis* A.I., G. Traskas and A. Ntolia. Comparable evaluation of ironbased coagulants for the treatment of surface water. Separation Science & Technology, 42, 803-817, (2007). 142. Solozhenkin* P.M., A.I. Zouboulis and I.A. Katsoyiannis. Removal of arsenic compounds by chemisorption filtration. Journal of Mining Science, 43 (2), 212-220, 18 (2007). Also in Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering, 41 (5), pp. 772779, (2007). Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 2, pp. 114-123, (March-April, 2007). 143. Zouboulis* A., P. Samaras, X. Ntampou and M. Petala. Potential ozone applications for water/wastewater treatment. Separation Science & Technology, 42 (7), 1433-1446, (2007). Presented also (in modified/shortened form) by A.I. Zouboulis at the 1st Eur. Conf. on “Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes-EAAOP-1”, organized by the Tech. Univ. of Creta in Chania (Greece), (7-9 Sept., 2006). Published in the Proceedings, (D. Mantzavinos and I. Poulios, Εd.), without page numbering, 8 pp. 144. Tsilogeorgis J., A.I. Zouboulis*, P. Samaras and D. Zamboulis. Application of a membrane sequencing batch reactor for landfill leachate treatment. Desalination, 221, 483-493 (2008). Presented also at the Inter. Conf. “Desalination and the Environment”, organized by the Eur. Desalination Soc., Sani Resort, Halkidiki, Greece, April 22-25, 2007). The Abstract was published in the Proceedings. 145. Zouboulis* A.I. and M.D. Petala. Performance of VSEP vibratory membrane filtration system during the treatment of landfill leachates. Desalination, 222, 165-175, (2008). Presented also at the Inter. Conf. “Desalination and the Environment”, organized by the Eur. Desalination Soc., Sani Resort, Halkidiki, Greece, April 22-25, 2007). The Abstract was published in the Proceedings. 146. Zouboulis* A.I. and P.A. Moussas. Polyferric Silicate Sulphate (PFSiS): Preparation, characterization and coagulation behaviour. Desalination, 224, 307-316 (2008). Presented at the 2nd Inter. Conf. “AQUA-2006, Water Science and Technology – Integrated Management of Water resources”, organized by Greek Chem. Soc., Athens (23-26 Nov. 2006). Published in the Proceedings of the Conf. (available as CD-Rom), 6 p. and in the Book of Abstracts. 147. Papadimitriou C.A., P. Samaras*, I. Haritou and A.I. Zouboulis. Investigation of sewage sludge stabilization potential by fly ash and lime additions. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 154 (1-3), 1052-1059 (2008). 148. Zouboulis A.I., N. K. Lazaridis and K.A. Matis*. The process of flotation: an efficient solid/liquid separation technique for biological materials. Invited paper, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 32 (1), 29-42 (2008). In the special Journal issue entitled “Pollutant Control by Microbial Technology” (Guest Editor: Xie Bing). 19 149. Matis K.A.*, A.I. Zouboulis, N.K. Lazaridis and Th.D. Karapantsios. Metal ions biosorption from dilute aqueous solution. Invited paper, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 34 (1-4), 231-245 (2008). In the Special Journal issue entitled “Application of biosorbents on wastewater treatment” (guest editor: Yuh-Shan Ho). 150. Zouboulis* A.I., P.A. Moussas and F. Vasilakou. Polyferric Sulphate: preparation, characterization and application in coagulation experiments. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 155, 459-468 (2008). 151. Papadimitriou C.A., P. Samaras*, A.I. Zouboulis and I. Haritou. Investigation of leaching and ecotoxicological properties of activated sludge – fly ash mixture. Environmental Research, 106, 340-348 (2008). Presented in modified (shortened) form by C. Papadimitriou at the Inter. Conf. με θέμα “Protection and Restoration of the Environment-PRE-8”, organized by Tech. Univ. Of Creta and the Stevens Inst. οf Technology in Chania (3-7 July 2006). Published in the Proceedings of the Conf. (E. Gidarakos, N. Nikolaidis and C. Christodoulatos, eds.); the paper in electronic form (as CD-ROM), whereas the summary as printed matter, p. 643. 152. Goula A.M., M. Kostoglou, T.D. Karapantsios* and A.I. Zouboulis. A CFD methodology for the design of sedimentation tanks in potable water treatment. Case study: the influence of a feed flow control baffle. Chemical Engineering Science, 140, 110-121, (2008). 153. Zouboulis* A., G. Traskas and P. Samaras. Comparison of efficiency between poly-aluminium chloride and aluminium sulphate coagulants during fullscale experiments in a drinking water treatment plant. Separation Science & Technology, 43, 1507-1519 (2008). 154. Goula A., M. Kostoglou, Th. Karapantsios* and A. Zouboulis. The effect of influent temperature variations in a sedimentation tank for potable water treatment – A Computational Fluid Dynamics study. Water Research, 42, 1405-1414, (2008). 155. Moussas P.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Characterization and evaluation of coagulation efficiency of modified Inorganic Polymeric Coagulant, Polyferric Silicate Sulphate (PFSiS). Separation & Purification Technology, 63, 475-483 (2008). 156. Tzoupanos N.D., A.I. Zouboulis* and Y.-C. Zhao. Novel coagulation reagent (polyaluminium silicate chloride) for the post-treatment of landfill leachates. Chemosphere, 73, 729-736 (2008). 20 157. Petala M., P. Samaras, A. Zouboulis*, A. Kungolos and G.P. Sakellaropoulos. Influence of ozonation on the in vitro mutagenic and toxic potential of secondary effluents. Water Research, 42 (20), 4929-4940 (2008). 158. Zouboulis* A.I. and N. Tzoupanos. Polyaluminium Silicate Chloride-a comparable evaluation for the application of an efficient coagulant for water or wastewater treatment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 162, 1379-1389, (2009). 159. Prochaska C.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Treatment performance at different depths within vertical subsurface-flow experimental wetlands fed with simulated domestic sewage. Desalination, 237, 367 (2009). 160. Raicevic* S., V. Perovic. and A.I. Zouboulis. Theoretical assessment of phosphate amendments for stabilization of (Pb+Zn) in polluted soil. Waste Management Journal, 29 (5), 1779-1784 (2009). Presented also at the 1st Int. Conf. on “Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE)”, organized by the Univ. of Thessaly (Greece), Skiathos (Greece), (June 24-28, 2008). Published in the Proc. in modified form (A. Kungolos, K. Aravosis, A. Karagiannidis and P. Samaras, eds.), pp. 1371-1378. 161. Tzoupanos N.D., A.I. Zouboulis* and C.A. Tsoleridis. A systematic study for the characterization of a novel coagulant (polyaluminium silicate chloride). Colloids & Surfaces – Part A’: Physico-chemical & Engineering Aspects, 342 (1-3), 30-39, (2009). 162. Moussas P.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*, A new inorganic–organic composite coagulant, consisting of Polyferric Sulphate (PFS) and Polyacrylamide (PAA). Water Research, 43, 3511-3524, (2009). 163. Zouboulis* A.I., X. Ntampou and P. Samaras. Characterization and Treatment of Leachates from Municipal Sanitary Landfill of Thessaloniki, Greece. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 4 (3-4), 385-398, (2009). Invited paper. In the Special Issue on “Landfill Leachate Management and Control” (guest editor: Hamidi Abdul Aziz). 164. Peleka* E.N., P. Μavros, Α.Ι. Ζouboulis and Κ.Α. Μatis. A hybrid flotationmicrofiltration cell for effluent treatment. Desalination, 248 (1-3), 881-890 (2009). Presented at the 2nd Conf. on “Small Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants”, Skiathos (Greece), 2-4 May 2008. 165. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. Biosorptive Flotation for Metal Ions Removal: the Influence of Surface Tension. Desalination, 248, 740-752, (2009). 21 Presented at the PRE-9, 9th Intern. Conf. on “Protection & Restoration of the Environment”, taken place in Kefalonia (Greece), 29 June – 3 July 2008. 166. Zouboulis* A. and K.A. Matis. Bioremoval of toxic metals from aqueous mixtures and recovery of biomass by dispersed-air flotation. International Journal of Environmental Engineering (IJEE), 1 (2), 208-219 (2009). 167. Petala M., L. Kokokiris, P. Samaras, A. Papadopoulos and A. Zouboulis*. Toxicological and ecotoxic impact of secondary and tertiary treated sewage effluents. Water Research, 43, 5063-5074 (2009). 168. Zouboulis* A.I. and N. Tzoupanos. Alternative cost-effective preparation method of polyaluminium chloride (PAC) for industrial use: characterization and comparative evaluation. Desalination, 250, 339-344 (2010). Presented also at the 1st Int. Conf. on “Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE)”, organized by the Univ. of Thessaly (Greece), Skiathos (Greece), (June 24-28, 2008), Published in the Proc. in modified (shorter) form (A. Kungolos, K. Aravosis, A. Karagiannidis and P. Samaras, eds.), pp. 1371-1378. 169. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. Hydrophobicity in biosorptive flotation for metal ion removal. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management (IJETM), 12 (2-4), 192-201 (2010). 170. Tzoupanos N.D. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Novel inorganic-organic composite coagulants based on aluminium. Desalination and Water Treatment, 13, 340-347 (2010). 171. Zouboulis A.I., N. K. Lazaridis and K.A. Matis*. Heavy metals removal from industrial wastewaters by flotation. Invited paper, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, in press (2010). In the special Journal issue entitled “Industrial Waste Treatment” (Guest Editor: Yung-Tse Hung). 172. Zouboulis A.I.*, V. Sarasidis and P.A. Moussas. Removal of copper from wastewaters by the hybrid coagulation-microfiltration process. Separation Science & Technology, 45 (11), 1658-1666 (2010). 173. Samaras K., A. Zouboulis, T. Karapantsios and M. Kostoglou*. A CFDbased simulation study of a large scale flocculation tank for potable water treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 162, 208-216 (2010). 174. Tzoupanos N.D and A.I. Zoubouls. Preparation, characterisation and application of novel composite coagulants for surface water treatment. Water Research, 45 (12), 3614-3626 (2011). 22 175. Moussas P.A., N.D. Tzoupanos and A.I. Zouboulis*. Advances in coagulation/flocculation field: Al- and Fe-based composite coagulation reagents. Desalination and Water Treatment, 33, 140-146 (2011). 176. Papadimitriou* C.A., P. Samaras, A.I. Zouboulis, D. Petridis and G.P. Sakellaropoulos. Effects of influent composition on activated sludge protozoa. Desalination and Water Treatment, 33, 132-139 (2011). 177. Tzoupanos N.D., P. Karamanolis, P. Zannis and A.I. Zouboulis*. Evaluation of the treatment efficiency of the central treatment unit (CTU) of the industrial area of Larisa(Greece). Desalination and Water Treatment, 39, 248-255 (2012). 178. Litas G.C., A.I. Zouboulis*, D. Zaboulis and P. Samaras. The use of a submerged membrane batch reactor (S.M.B.R) for co-treatment of landfi ll leachates and domestic wastewater. Desalination and Water Treatment, 39, 284-290 (2012). 179. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. Cadmium ion removal by electroflotation onto sewage sludge biomass. Invited paper, International Journal Environment and Waste Management, 9 (3-4), 245-256 (2012). In the Special Journal Issue entitled: “Metal Ions Removal from Liquid Effluents” (Guest Editor: K.A. Matis). 180. Moussas P.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Synthesis, characterisation and coagulation behaviour of a composite coagulation reagent by the combination of Polyferric Sulphate (PFS) and cationic polyelectrolyte. Separation and Purification Technology, 96, 263-273 (2012). 181. Zouboulis* A.I., P. Samaras, A. Krestou and N. Tzoupanos. Leather production modification methods towards minimization of tanning pollution: “Green tanning”. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 21 (8b), 2406-2412 (2012). 182. Kanakoudis* V., S. Tsitsifli, P. Samaras, A. Zoumpoulis, G. Demetriou and P. Banovec. A new set of water losses related Performance Indicators focused on areas facing water scarcity conditions. Desalination and Water Treatment, accepted for publication (2012). 183. Kanakoudis* V., S. Tsitsifli, P. Samaras and A. Zouboulis. Benchmarking six Mediterranean water pipe networks performance assessment results highlighting the role of the management practices applied by the local water utilities. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, accepted for publication (2012). 23 184. Kanakoudis* V., S. Tsitsifli, P. Samaras, A. Zouboulis and G. Demetriou. Developing appropriate Indicators for urban water supply systems evaluation across the Mediterranean. Water Utility (EWRA), accepted for publication (2012). 185. Katsoyiannis* I.A. and A.I. Zouboulis. Removal of uranium from contaminated ground waters: A mini review of available treatment methods. Desalination and Water Treatment, accepted for publication, (2012). 186. Tresintsi S., K. Simeonidis, A. Zouboulis and M. Mitrakas*. Comparative study of As(V) removal by ferric coagulation and oxy-hydroxides adsorption: Laboratory and full scale case studies. Desalination and Water Treatment, accepted for publication, (2012). 187. Mitrakas* M., P. Samaras, S. Stylianou and A. Zouboulis. Artificial destratification of Dipotamos reservoir in Northern Greece by low energy air injection. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, accepted for publication (2012). 24 Under preparation 1. Papadimitriou C.A., P. Samaras*, A.I. Zouboulis, M. Yiangou and G.P. Sakellaropoulos. The role of extracellular polymeric substances on the performance of two different (SBR and SBBR) reactors receiving phenol influents. Biochemical Engineering Science. 2. Antonopoulos* I.-S., A. Zouboulis, P. Samaras and A. Karagiannidis. Indicators and options towards sustainability in industrial areas: the Hellenic case. Waste Management, submitted for publication, (2012). 25 Papers in Russian language/journals or translated into English (modified forms of previously published results) 1. Solozhenkin* P.M., V.P. Nebera, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. The biosorptive flotation of metals. Doklady Rossiyskoy Academii Nauk (Proceedings of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences), 367 (5), 652-655, (1999). 2. Zouboulis A.I., K.A. Matis, P.M. Solozhenkin* and V.P. Nebera. Removal of toxic metal ions from solutions using industrial solid products. Tcvetnye metally (Journal of Non-ferrous Metals), (No. 12), 45-49, (2000). 3. Nebera* V.P., P.M. Solozhenkin, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. New aspects of removing of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) ions from dilute solutions. Gorniy Zhurnal, (No. 2), 57-59, (2000). 4. Nebera* V.P., P.M. Solozhenkin, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. Flotation of complex compounds of gold and silver. Zhurnal Prikladnoy Chimii (Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry), 73 (7), 1061-1065, (2000). 5. Solozhenkin* P.M., V.P. Nebera, K.A. Matis and A.I. Zouboulis. Flotation recovery of arsenic from aqueous solutions and pulps. Obogashchenie rud, (“Ore Beneficiation”), (No. 6), 42-44, (2000). 6. Solozhenkin* P.M., V.P. Nebera, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. Sorptive flotation of copper hydroxo precipitates at surface of pyrite fines. Tcvetnye metally, (No. 8), 70-72, (2000). 7. Solozhenkin* P.M., V.P. Nebera, K.A. Matis and A.I. Zouboulis. Biosorption and flotation of biomass of organisms loaded with precious and toxic metals. Obogashchenie rud, (No. 3), 13-19, (2001). 8. Zouboulis A.I., K.A. Matis, P.M. Solozhenkin and V.P. Nebera*. Recovery of cobalt from aqueous solutions by flotation. Tcvetnye metally, (No. 12), (2002). Presentations in Russian Conferences: 1. A.I. Zouboulis, P.M. Solozhenkin*, K.A. Matis and V.P. Nebera. Flotation of gold and silver complexes. Α) Abstract presented as Plaskin reading in a Conference, Irkutsk, Irkutskiy Gorniy Universitet, (14-17 Sept. 1999), Proceedings, pp. 42-43. 26 Presented also in Specialized Siberian Symp. “Gold of Sibiria”, Krasnoyarsk (Russia), (1-3 Dec. 1999). 2. P.M. Solozhenkin, V.P. Nebera*, K.A. Matis and A.I. Zouboulis. Flotation recovery of As from solutions and pulps. Presented at the Conf. «Obogashchenie rud» (“Ore Beneficiation”), Sankt-Peterburg, Mechanobr (2000). 3. P.M. Solozhenkin*, V.P. Nebera, K.A. Matis and A.I. Zouboulis. New trends for the removal of metals from wastewaters. Presented at the 2nd Int. Congress on “Mineral Processing”, Moscow (16-18 March 1999). 4. P.M. Solozhenkin*, V.P. Nebera, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. Sorption Flotation of Metals. Presented at I.N. Plaskin Anniversary Conf., Moscow, (10-14 Oct. 2000). Russian Patent (No. 2228797, 20.5.2004) Trubetskoi K.M., Chanturia V.A., Solozhenkin P.M., Nebera V.P., Zouboulis A.I. and Matis K.A. Method of flotation of cadmium ions from dilute water solutions with carrier. 27 B. Ph.D. Zouboulis A.I. Germanium Recovery from Dilute Aqueous Solutions and its Separation from Arsenic, Lead, and Zinc by Flotation Techniques. Ph.D. Thesis, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki (Greece), Scientific Annals No. 4, 230 pp., (1986), (in Greek). C. Chapters in Books 1. Matis K.A. and A.I. Zouboulis. Flotation: an overview of the process. In Flotation: Science and Engineering (K. A. Matis, ed.), published by M. Dekker, New York, (1995), Chapter 1, pp. 1-44. 2. Matis K.A. and A.I. Zouboulis. The role of bubble/particle size. In Flotation: Science and Engineering (K. A. Matis, ed.), published by M. Dekker, New York, (1995), Chapter 3, pp. 63-87. 3. Matis K.A. and A.I. Zouboulis. Electrolytic flotation: an unconventional technique. In: Flotation: Science and Engineering (K. A. Matis, ed.), published by M. Dekker, New York, (1995), Chapter 14, pp. 385-413. 4. Zouboulis A.I. and K.A. Matis. Metal ion flotation in hydrometallurgy: the case of germanium. In: Flotation: Science and Engineering (K. A. Matis, ed.), published by M. Dekker, New York, (1995), Chapter 20, pp. 517-550. 5. Kouimtzis Th. and A.I. Zouboulis. Particulate emission control. In: Vol. 4-D: Airborne Particulate Matter (T. Kouimtzis and K. Samara, eds.), part of "The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry" (O. Hutzinger, ed.), published by SpringerVerlag, Berlin, (1995), pp. 279-335. 6. Zouboulis* A.I. and collaborators (mostly post-graduate students). 9 articles were totally published in the Wiley “Water Encyclopedia” (2005) on several issues, dealing with water or wastewater treatment, as well as with soil remediation, such as landfill leachate origin, characterization and treatment, phytoremediation of lead-contaminated soils, solidification/stabilization of hazardous solid wastes, municipal storm water management, combined sewer overflow treatment, biosorption of toxic metals, 28 technologies for arsenic removal from contaminated water sources, and arsenic health effects. 7. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. The removal of metal ions from solution by flotation. Invited contribution. Chapter 2 in: Focus on Water Pollution Control, (J.V. Livingston, ed.), Nova Publishers, New York, USA, (2006), pp. 23-49. 8. P. Samaras*, C. Papadimitriou, K. Gudulas, S. Shumka and A. Zouboulis. The Ecological Quality of the Transboundary Protected Area of Prespa Lakes According to the Principles of Water Framework Directive. (2008) 9. A. I. Zouboulis*, P.A. Moussas and N.D. Tzoupanos. Coagulation-flocculation processes applied in Water or Wastewater Treatment. Chapter 11 in: Industrial Waste: Environmental Impact, Disposal and Treatment, (J.P. Samuelson, ed.), Nova Publishers, New York, USA, (2009), pp. 289-324. 10. A. I. Zouboulis*and A. Moussas. Groundwater and Soil Pollution: Bioremediation. To be published in: Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Elsevier, Amsterdam (2011). 11. P. Samaras et al., Sludge, to be published (2011). 29 Participation in International Conferences and publication of presented papers (after review) in the respective Proceedings (additionally of those Conferences previously referred) 1. Matis K.A. and A.I. Zouboulis*. Separation of chromium by flotation techniques. In: 5th Int. Conf. on "Heavy Metals in the Environment", organized by CEP, Athens, (Sept. 10-13, 1985). Proceedings (Th. Lekkas, ed.) published by CEP (Edinburgh), vol. 2, (1985), as extended abstract, pp. 641-643. 2. Zouboulis* A.I., and K.A. Matis. Separation of heavy metals from effluents by flotation. In: 3rd Int. Conf. on "Pretreatment in Chemical Water and Wastewater Treatment", organized by Kemira, Gothenburg (Sweden), (June 1-3, 1988). Proceedings published as book with the same title (H.H. Hahn and R. Klute, eds.), by Springer-Verlag, Berlin, (1988), pp. 159-167. 3. Papachristou* E., A. Guitonas and A.I. Zouboulis. Fly ash employment in conditioning biological sludges for dewatering. In: 2nd Asian Conf. on "Water Pollution Control in Asia", organized by International Association on Water Pollution Research & Control (IAWPRC), Bangkok, (Nov. 9-11, 1988). Proceedings published as a book with the title “Advances in Water Pollution Control” (T. Panswad, C. Polprasert and K. Yamamoto, eds.), published by Pergamon, Oxford (UK), (1988), pp. 405-411. 4. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. Ionenflotation von Chrom. In: 2nd Int. Fachtagung, organized by FIA, Freiberg (Germany), (Oct. 24-26, 1989). Proceedings published as a book with the title “Fortschritte in Theorie und Praxis der Aufbereitungstechnik” (K. Uhlig, ed.), published by Forschungsinstitute fuer Aufbereitung (FIA, Germany), (1989), pp. 418-424. 5. Zouboulis* A.I. and R. Tzimou-Tsitouridou. Fly ash utilization in environmental engineering: the case of Greece. In: 3rd Int. Symp. on "Reclamation, Treatment and Utilization of Coal Mining Wastes", organized by British Coal, Glasgow (UK), (Sept. 3-7, 1990). Proceedings published as a book with the same title (A. Rainbow, ed.) by Balkema, Rotterdam, (1990), pp. 493-501. 6. Zouboulis A.I. and A.G. Guitonas*. Estimation of wastewater quality parameters from the industrial zone of Thessaloniki and proposals for their reuse. In: 2nd Eur. Conf. on "Water Resourses Technology", organized by ECOWARM, Athens, (March 20-23, 1991). Proceedings published as a book with the same title (G. Tsakiris, ed.) by Balkema, Rotterdam, (1991), pp. 425-431. ------------------------------------------------With the asterisk (*) the speaker is indicated. 30 7. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Matis and G.A. Stalidis. Flotation methods and techniques in wastewater treatment. In: Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on "Innovations in Advanced Flotation Technology" (invited lecture), organized by NATO, Chalkidiki (Greece), (May 12-25, 1991). Proceedings published as a book (P. Mavros and K.A. Matis, eds.) with the same title by M. Nijhoff, Dordrecht (Netherlands), (1992), pp. 475-499. 8. Zouboulis* A.I. and L. Goetz. Selective separation and speciation of Cr(VI)/Cr(III) system, using flotation. In: ACHEMA 91: Int. Meeting on “Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology”, organized by DECHEMA, Frankfurt, (June 9-14, 1991). Proceedings published by DECHEMA, vol. on Mechanical Engineering (without paging), 4 pp. 9. Zouboulis* A.I. and A.G. Guitonas. Sludge dewatering using filter press. In: Int. Symp. on "Treatment and Use of Sewage Sludge and Liquid Agricultural Wastes", organized by European Commission, Athens (Greece), (Oct. 1-4, 1990). Proceedings published as a book with the same title (H.P. L' Hermitte, ed.) by Elsevier, Amsterdam, (1991), pp. 355-364. 10. Zouboulis* A.I. and L. Goetz. Influence of ionic strength in the separation of Cr(III)/Cr(VI) system through flotation. In: 8th Int. Conf. on "Heavy Metals in the Environment", organized by CEP, Edinburgh, (Oct. 4-6, 1991). Proceedings (J. G. Farmer, ed.), published by CEP (UK), vol. 2, (1991), pp. 49-53. 11. Zouboulis* A.I., Th. Kouimtzis and K. Samara. Comparison of aeration methods applied in biological pretreatment of brewery effluents. In: Int. Specialized Conf. on "Pretreatment of Industrial Wastewaters", organized by IAWQ, Athens (Greece), (Oct. 13-15, 1993). Proceedings (A. Andreadakis, ed.) published by IAWQ, pp. 341-351. 12. Zouboulis* A.I. and A. Grohmann. Removal of phosphates from surface waters applying induced-air flotation. In: Eur. Conf. on "Nutrient Removal from Wastewater", organized by Aqua Environmental Technoplogy Transfer, Wakefield (Leeds, UK), (Sept. 1-4, 1992). Proceedings published as a book with the same title (N.J. Horan, P. Lowe and E.I. Stentiford, eds.) by Technomic Publs., Lancaster (USA), (1994), pp. 327-334. 13. Matis K.A., A.I. Zouboulis* and I. Hancock. Biosorption and flotation for metal effluent treatment. In: 2nd Int. Symp. on "Environmental Biotechnology”, organized by the Institute of Chemical Engineers, Brighton (UK), (July 4-6, 1994). Proceedings published by (I.Chem.E., UK), pp. 86-89. 14. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Kydros and K.A. Matis. Adsorption of gold/thiourea complex on Greek lignite. In: Int. Conf. on "Hydrometallurgy 94", organized by Society of 31 Chemical Industry (SCI) & Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (IMM), Cambridge (UK), (July, 11-14, 1994). Proceedings published as a book by Chapman & Hall, London, (1994), pp. 547-559. 15. Kefala M.I., L.V. Ekateriniadou*, A.I. Zouboulis, K.A. Matis and D.A. Kyriakidis. Cadmium biosorption and toxicity to laboratory-grown X. Campestris. In: 3rd Int. Conf. on "Separations for Biotechnology", organized by Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), Reading (UK), (Sept. 12-15, 1994). Proceedings published as a book with the same title (D.L. Pyle, ed.) by SCI (UK), (1994), pp. 249-254. 16. Voutsa* D., A.I. Zouboulis, A. Kouras and Th. Kouimtzis. Evaluation of industrial wastewater treatment plant efficiency-implication for subsequent reuse of the treated wastewaters. In: 2nd Int. Symp. on “Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse” organized by IAWQ, Iraklio (Creta, Greece) (Oct. 17-20, 1995). Proceedings (A. Angelakis, E. Diamantopoulos, T. Ashano, Eds.) published by IAWQ (1995), pp. 803-812. 17. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis and D.A. Kyriakidis. Removal of heavy metal ions: Application of Flotation and Biosorption. In: Advanced Research Workshop on "Biotechnologies for Radioactive and Toxic Wastes Management and Site Restoration" (invited lecture), organized by NATO, Mol (Belgium), (Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 1994). Published as a book (O. Bitchaeva and C. Ronneau, eds.) with the same title by Kluwer Publishers, Dordrecht (The Netherlands), (1997), pp. 71-84. 18. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. Application of flotation and/or biosorption for the removal of toxic metals from dilute aqueous solutions-groundwaters. In: Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on "Remediation of Soil and Groundwater as a Technical, Institutional and Socio-economic Problem: Opportunities in Eastern Europe", (invited lecture) organized by NATO, Karlovy Vary (Czech Rep.), (Nov. 6-10, 1995). Proceedings published as a book (E. A. McBean, J. Balek and B. Clegg, eds.) with the title “Remediation of Soil and Groundwater Opportunities in Eastern Europe” by Kluwer Publs., Dordrecht (The Netherlands), (1996), pp. 405-424. 19. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis, L.V. Ekateriniadou, I.C. Hancock, T. Butter and A.N. Phillipson. Removal of metals from dilute aqueous solutions by biosorbents. In: Int. Conf. on "Ion Exchange Processes ION-EX '95", organized by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Wrexham (Wales, UK), (Sept. 10-14, 1995). Proceedings published as a book with the title “Progress in Ion Exchange: Advances and Applications” (A. Dyer, M.J. Hudson and P.A. Williams, Eds.) by Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge (U.K.), (1997), pp. 235-241. 20. A) Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis and N.K. Lazaridis. Removal and recovery of metals from dilute solutions. In: Advanced Study Institute on "Mineral Processing and 32 the Environment", organized by NATO, Varna (Bulgaria), (Aug. 18-30, 1996). Published as a book (G. P. Gallios and K. A. Matis, eds.) with the same title by Kluwer Publs., Dordrecht (The Netherlands), (1998), pp. 165-196. B) Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. The Biosorption process: an innovation in heavy metal ions reclamation (invited lecture). Ibid: pp. 361-385. 21. Siapkas* D.I., I. Samaras, C.L. Mitsas, E. Hatzikraniotis, T. Zorba, D. Terzidis, G. Moumouzias, S. Kokkou, A. Zoumpoulis and K. Paraskevopoulos. Characterization of optimized cathodes prepared from synthesized spinel LiMn2O4 for Li-ion battery applications. In: Joint Int. Scientific Meeting Electrochemical Society (192nd meeting) and Int. Society of Electrochemistry (annual meeting), Paris (1997). Published in Electrochemical Soc. Proceedings, 18, 199-207, (1997). 22. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. Biosorptive flotation: an innovate advanced treatment method for the removal of toxic metals. In: Int. Conf. on “Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes”, organized by Aqua-Enviro Technology Transfer, Leeds (UK), (Sept. 8-11, 1997). Proceedings published as a book with the same title (N. Horan, ed.) by Zeebra, Manchester, (1998), pp. 225-231. 23. Kungolos* A., V. Batziaka, P. Samaras, G. P. Sakellaropulos, A. M. Kipopoulou, A. I. Zouboulis and Th. Kouimtzis. Using Toxkits for calculating Interactive effects of chemicals. In: Int. Conf. “New microbiotests for routine toxicity screening and biomonitoring”, Brno (Czech Rep.), (June 1-3, 1998). Proceedings published as a book with the same title (G. Persoone, C. Janssen and W. DeCoen, eds.) by Kluwer, New York, (1999), pp. 487-493. 24. Matis* K.A., D. Zamboulis, A.I. Zouboulis and N.K. Lazaridis. Goethite mineral as a sorbent for heavy metal ions (invited lecture). In: Advanced Research Workshop on “Application of Natural Microporous Materials to the Environmental Technology”, organized by NATO, Smolenice (Slovak Rep.), (Oct. 26-30, 1998). Published as a book with the title “Natural Microporous Materials in Environmental Technology” (P. Misaelidis et al., eds.) by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, (1999), pp. 425-433. 25. Katsoyiannis I.*, A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. Removal of As(V) with iron-oxide coated polystyrene beads. In: 5th Int. Conf. on Protection and Restoration of the Environment, organized by Stevens Institute of Technology & Demokritus University of Thrace in Thassos, (July 3-6, 2000). Proceedings (V.A. Tsihrintzis, G.P. Korfiatis, K.L. Katsifarakis and A.C. Demetrakopoulos, eds.), published by University of Thrace, (2000), Vol. 1, pp. 37-43. 33 26. Ioannidis* Th.A., A.I. Zouboulis, C.P. Hadjiantoniou and M.K. Sofoniou. Leaching tests for toxicity evaluation of stabilized industrial solid wastes. In: 5th Int. Conf. on “Environmental Pollution”, organized by the Chemical Engineering School of AUTh, Thessaloniki, (Aug. 28-31, 2000). Proceedings (A. Anagnostopoulos, ed.), published by the editor, pp. 199-203. 27. Zouboulis* A.I. and K.A. Matis. Cd2+ removal by electroflotation onto sewage sludge biomass. In: 4th Int. Conf. on “Flotation in Water and Wastewater Treatment”, organized by the Finnish Water and Wastewater Works Association, Helsinki (Sept. 11-14, 2000). Proceedings published by IWA (without page numbering), 8 p. 28. Zouboulis A.I. and I. Katsoyiannis*. Arsenic (V) removal by coagulation/direct filtration. In: 5th Int. Symp. and Exhibition on “Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe”, Prague, (Sept. 10-15, 2000). Extended abstract in Proceedings (published as CD-ROM). 29. Loukidou M.X., K.A. Matis and A.I. Zouboulis*. Removal of arsenic from contaminated dilute aqueous solutions using biosorptive flotation. In: 3rd Eur. Congress on “Chemical Engineering”, organized by Dechema, Nuerenberg (June 26-28, 2001). Proc. (extended abstract) published as CD-ROM, 8 p. and also (abstract) in Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik, 73 (6), 596 (2001). 30. Katsoyiannis* I., A.I. Zouboulis and A. Grohmann. Biooxidation of As(III) in fixed bed upflow bioreactors. In: 1st Eur. Conf. on “Bioremediation”, organized by Dept. of Env. Eng. (T.U. Crete) in Chania (Greece), (July 3-6, 2001). Proc. published by the Organizers (N. Kalogerakis, ed.), pp. 181-184. 31. A) Ioannidis* Th.A., P. Eleftheriadou and A.I. Zouboulis. Detoxification of a highly toxic indistrial solid waste using different stabilization methods – comparison and toxicity control. In: 7th Int. Conf. (CEST), on "Environmental Science and Technology", organized by Aegean Univ. (Th. Lekkas, ed.), Ermoupolis Syros (Greece), (Sept. 3-6, 2001). Proceedings, pp. 365-311. B) Prohaska* C.A., A.I. Zouboulis and P.M. Solozhenkin. Removal of metals (Cd and Zn) by galvanochemical treatment. Ibid, pp. 447-452. C) Loukidou* M.X., A.I. Zouboulis and K.A. Matis. Removal of arsenic from contaminated dilute aqueous solutions by biosorption. Ibid, pp. 286-290. 32. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis, G.P. Gallios and N.K. Lazaridis. Metals loading on sorbents and their separation”. In: Int. Workshop “In-situ Reactive Barriers versus Pump-and-Treat Methods for Groundwater Remediation” (invited lecture), organized by BAM, Berlin, (Oct. 18-19, 2001). Proceedings published as a book 34 (F.G. Simon, T. Meggyes and C. McDonald, eds.) with the title “Advanced Groundwater remediation: Active and Passive Technologies” by Thomas Telford (London), (2002), pp. 103-114. 33. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis and M. Loukidou. Metals loading on sorbents and their separation by flotation. In: 5th Int. Conf. on “ Metallurgy, Refractories and Environment” (invited lecture), organized by the Institute of Metallurgy and Materials (T.U. Kosice), Stare Letna, High Tatras, Slovakia (May 13-16, 2002). Proceedings published as a book by the IMM (P. Palfy and E. Vircikova, eds.), pp. 235-241. 34. Zouboulis A.I. and G.P. Gallios*. Cadmium removal from wastewaters by sorptive flotation using a natural zeolite. In: 6th Int. Conf. on “Natural Zeolites”, organized by Int. Committee on Natural Zeolites in Thessaloniki, (June 3-7, 2002). Proceedings published by the Organizers (P. Misaelidis, Ed.) as extended abstract, pp. 406-407. 35. Solozhenkin* P.M., V.P. Nebera, E.I. Zhilinskaya and A.I. Zouboulis. The removal of impurities from wastewater by galvano-chemical methods. In: TMS Fall 2002 Extraction and Processing Division Meeting on “Recycling and Waste Treatment in Mineral and Metal Processing: Technical and Economic Aspects”, organized by Lulea Technical Univ., TMS and MEFOS (June 16-20, 2002), in Lulea (Sweden). Proceedings (B. Bjorkman, C. Samuelsson and J.-O. Wikstrom, eds.) vol. 2, pp. 897-906. 36. Zouboulis* A.I. and I. Katsoyiannis. Removal of arsenic from contaminated ground waters using combined chemical and biological treatment methods (invited lecture). In: 10th Int. Gothenburg Symposium on “Chemical Water & Wastewater Treatment VII”, organized by Kemira in Gothenburg (Sweden), (June 17-19, 2002). Proceedings (H.H. Hahn, E. Hoffmann and H. Odegaard, Eds.), published as a book by IWA Publishing (London), pp. 119-130. 37. Zouboulis* A.I., K.A. Matis and M. Loukidou. Biosorption of toxic metals from aqueous solutions by consortia of microorganisms, isolated from polluted soil (invited lecture). In: 12th Int. Symp. on “Biodeterioration and Biodegradation” held together with the 3rd Int. Conf. on “Biosorption and Bioremediation”, Prague (Czech), (July 14-18, 2002). Proceedings, published as extended abstract (without numbering of pages). 38. A) Katsoyiannis I., A. Zouboulis and F. Kiachidou*. Application of polymers for arsenic removal. In: 6th Int. Conf. on “Protection & Restoration of the Environment”, organized by Stevens Institute of Technology & University of 35 Thessaly in Skiathos (Greece), (July 1-5, 2002). Proceedings (A. G. Kungolos et al., eds.) published by the University of Thessaly, pp. 667-674. B) Ioannidis Th.* and A.I. Zouboulis. Treatment of lead-loaded solid toxic industrial residues by selective leaching. Ibid, pp. 659-666. 39. Zouboulis* A.I. and A.-M. Kipopoulou. Fate and occurrence of pesticides in wastewater biological treatment plants: a short review with selected experimental results (keynote lecture). In: 2nd Eur. Conf. on “Pesticides and Related Organic Micropollutants in the Environment”, Corfu (Greece), (Sept. 26-29, 2002). Proceedings (T. Albanis, ed.) pp. 151-159. 40. Matis* K.A., A.I. Zouboulis and N.K. Lazaridis. Dispersed-air vs. dissolved-air flotation: a comparison applied to metal-loaded goethite. Invited lecture presented in the 34th Int. Conf. on Mining and Metallurgy, organized by Univ. of Belgrade, Technical Faculty at Bor (Yugoslavia) (30 Sept.-3 Oct., 2002). Proc., pp. 240-246. 41. Solozhenkin*, P.M., A.I. Zouboulis, S. Krausz and C.A. Prohaska. Galvanochemical processing of waste water: theory and practice for use in the removal of metal cations, anions and organic impurities. In: VI Int. Conf. on “Clean Technologies for the Mining Industry”, organized by the Univ. of Conception (Chile) during EXPOMIN 2004 (18-21 April, 2004). Proc. Published as CD (without page numbering). 42. Zouboulis* A.I. and I.A. Katsoyiannis. Recent advances for the bioremediation of arsenic from contaminated groundwater sources. In: 6th Int. Conf. on “Metallurgy, Refractories and Environment” (invited lecture), organized by T.U. Kosice (Slovakia) and Slovak Metallurgical Society in High Tatras (Slovakia), (May 25-27, 2004). Proceedings published by the Organizers (E. Vircikova et al., eds.), pp. 267274. 43. Zouboulis* A.I. and C.A. Prohaska. Nutrients removal efficiency of pilot-scale vertical flow constructed wetlands treating simulating wastewaters. In: 4th Int. Conf. of Chemical Societies of the South-East European Countries (ICOSECS) on “Chemical Sciences in Changing Times: Visions, Challenges and Solutions”, organized by the Serbian Chem. Soc., Belgrade, (July 18-21), 2004. The abstract was published in the Proceedings, Vol. II, p. 233. 44. A.I. Zouboulis and C.A Prohaska*. Start-up of pilot-scale vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating simulating wastewaters. In: 9th Int. Conf. on “Constructed Wetlands”, organized by IWA, (27-30 Sept., 2004), Avignon (France). Proc. Published as CD (4 p.). 36 45. Zouboulis* A.I., A.-M. Kipopoulou and Th. Kouimtzis. Evaluation of toxicity & operational problems in a pilot-scale biological treatment plant due to the presence of common pesticides. In: 3rd Eur. Conf. on “Pesticides and Related Organic Micropollutants in the Environment” (plenary lecture), organized by ENEAP in Chalikidiki, (Oct. 7-10, 2004). Proc. (abstracts) published by the organizers (T. Albanis, ed.). 46. Spaneli V., A. Sfyrla, M. Petala, P. Samaras*, M. Moustaka, A. Zouboulis and G.P. Sakellaropoulos. Study of phytoplankton in surface water and removal potential by ozonation. In: 12th Int. Symp. on “Toxicity Assessment” (ISTA 12), organized by Dept.of Planning and Regional Development, Univ. of Thessaly in Skiathos (Greece), (12-17 June, 2005). Proc. (abstract) published by the organizers (A. Kungolos, ed.), p. 10. 47. Prohaska* C.A. and A.I. Zouboulis. Constructed wetlands (“Soil Filters”) applications for wastewater treatment. In: 3rd Eur. Conf. on “Bioremediation”, organized by Dept. of Env. Eng. (T.U. Crete) in Chania (4-7 July, 2005). Proc. published by the organizers as CD (4 p.) and as a book (abstract), p. 178. 48. Guo Qiang, Xiao-Li Chai*, You-Cai Zhao and A.I. Zouboulis. Landfill leachate posttreatment by coagulation-flocculation. In: 1st Inter. Conf., “Pollution Control and Resource Resue for a Better Tomorrow and Sustainable Economy”, organized by the “State Key Lab. οf Pollution Control and Resource Reuse of China”, Sanghai (China), (18-21 Oct. 2005). Published in the Proccedings of the Conf., pp. 749-753. 49. Zouboulis* A.I., F. Vasilakou and P. Moussas. Synthesis, characterization and application in coagulation experiments of polyferric sulphate. In: Inter. Conf. “Waste Management 2006”, organized by Wessex Inst. of Technology (Southampton, UK), Malta (21-23 June 2006). Published in the Proceedings, WIT Intern. Press, UK, pp. 133-142. 50. Zouboulis A.I., P.A. Moussas* and A. Ntolia. Coagulation of biologically pretreated leachate using polyferric silicate sulphate (PFSiS) for the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus. In: Inter. Research Conf. “Reduced nitrogen in the Ecology and the Environment”, organized by European Science Foundation, Obergurl (Austria) (14-18 Οκτ. 2006). The Abstract was published in the Proceedings. 51. Α) Loukidou M.X., Th.D. Karapantsios, A.I. Zouboulis*and K.A. Matis. Metal ions biosorption: attention to its kinetics. In: Inter. Conf. “Protection and Restoration of the Environment-PRE-8”, organized by T.U. Crete and Stevens Inst. οf Technology, Chania (Greece), (3-7 July 2006). Published in the Proceedings of the 37 Conf. (E. Gidarakos, N. Nikolaidis and C. Christodoulatos, eds.), as a Book of Abstracts (p. 265), as well as a CD-ROM (the full papers). Β) Prohaska C.A., A.I. Zouboulis, P. Samaras and D. Zamboulis*. Effect of MLSS concentration on the start-up of a submerged membrane reactor. Ibid, p. 209. 52. Zouboulis Α.Ι., P. Samaras* and A. Ntolia. Study of tannery wastewater treatment in a leather industry of the area of Kastoria. In: 2nd Inter. Conf. “AQUA-2006, Water Science and Technology – Integrated Management of Water resources”, organized by Greek Chem. Soc., Athens (23-26 Nov. 2006). Published in the Proceedings of the Conf. (available as CD-Rom), 6 p. and in the Book of Abstracts.5 p. 53. Papadimitriou* C.A., P. Samaras, A.I. Zouboulis, I. Haritou and G. Sakellaropoulos. Investigation of leaching properties and phytotoxicity of activated sludge – fly ash mixtures. In: IWA Specialist Conf. on “Facing Sludge Diversities: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities”, organized by Int. Water Assoc. at Antalya (Turkey), (2830 March, 2007). Published in the Proceedings (A. Filibeli, F.D. Sanin, A. Ayol and S.L. Sanin, eds.), pp. 199-206. 54. a) Goula A.M., M. Kostoglou, T.D. Karapantsios* and A.I. Zouboulis. Design of potable water sedimentation tanks by CFD simulations. Poster presentation. b) Petala M.*, P. Samaras, A. Kungolos, A. Zouboulis, E. Kalogianni and G.P. Sakellaropoulos. Toxic and mutagenic activity of advanced treated wastewater: the case of coagulation/flocculation and ozonation treatment. Poster presentation. In: 1st Int. Conf. on “Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE)”, organized by the Univ. of Thessaly (Greece), Skiathos (Greece), (June 24-28, 2007). The abstracts published in the Proceedings. 55. Zouboulis* A.I., N.D. Tzoupanos and P.A. Moussas. Inorganic pre-polymerized coagulants: current status and future trends. Invited Paper (Plenary Speaker). In: 3rd Inter. Conf. on “Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development-EEESD’07”, organized by IASME/WSEAS, Ag. Nikolaos (Creta), (24-26 July, 2007), pp. 292300. 56. Zouboulis* A.I. and P.A. Moussas. Optimization and evaluation of the coagulation behaviour of the modified inorganic polymeric coagulant, polyferric silicate sulphate (PFSiS). In: 10th Inter. Conf. on “CEST 2007 - Environmental Science & Technology”, organized by the Univ. of Aegean (Greece), held in Kos Island (Greece), (5-7 Sept. 1007), pp. A1675-1682. 57. Zouboulis* A., J. Tsilogeorgis, P. Samaras and D. Zamboulis. Comparison and modeling of the hydraulic performance of a Membrane Sequencing Batch Reactor (MSBR) fed with synthetic wastewater and landfill leachate. In: 14th MESAEP Int. 38 Conf., Seville, Spain, (1-14 Oct. 2007), organized by MESAEP. Published as abstract in the Proceedings Book. 58. (a) Zouboulis* A.I. and P.A. Moussas. Preparation and characterisation of composite coagulants, synthesised by inorganic Polyferric Sulphate and organic, non-anionic polymer. In: Int. Conf. on “Chemistry at the Service of Society”, Krakow (Poland), (2-5 Dec. 2007), organized by the Polish Academy of Sciences. Published as Abstract in the Proceedings Book. (b) Litas G.G., A.I. Zouboulis, D. Zamboulis* and P. Samaras. Co–treatment of landfill leachate and simulated urban wastewater with an anoxic/aerobic submerged membrane batch reactor (SMBR). Ibid. Additional participation in a large number of local or national conferences (more than 80), symposia, scientific meetings, seminars etc., presenting directly or indirectly (through the research collaborators) papers dealing with several aspects of environmental management, water or wastewater treatment, hazardous waste treatment etc. 39 E. Participation in Research Projects (*): denotes that the Scientific Responsible (for Greece) is A. I. Zouboulis. 1. * European Commission (Contract No. B 6612-417-89): "Examination of treatment methods to remove pesticides from waters intended for human consumption". Duration: 01/90-12/90. Scientific co-responsible: Prof. A. Grohmann (Berlin). 2. Greek General Secretariat for Research & Technology (Gr-G.S.R.T.) (program SPAAR): "Flotation column: pilot-plant construction for the recovery/removal of constituents/pollutants from solid industrial wastes". Duration: 04/1989-03/1992. Scientific responsible: Dr. P. Mavros, Assoc. Professor. 3. Gr-G.S.R.T. (program SPAAR): "Industrial wastewater treatment in anaerobic reactor (up-flow anaerobic filter)". Duration: 06/90-01/93. Scientific responsible: Prof. A. Guitonas (School of Rural Engineering-AUTh). 4. Gr-G.S.R.T. (program PENED): "Development of appropriate technology for column flotation". Duration: 01/1991-12/1992. Scientific responsible: Dr. P. Mavros, Assoc. Professor. 5. Gr-G.S.R.T.: "Water quality and treatment processes for surface waters - case of Aliakmon river". Duration: 01/1990-12/1992. Scientific responsible: Prof. Th. Kouimtzis. 6. European Commission - program STEP (EVWA-CT91-0128): "Upgrading and innovation in trickling filters in response to new E.E.C. Environmental quidelines". Duration: 01/92-03/94. Scientific responsible: Prof. A. Guitonas. 7. Gr-G.S.R.T. (program PENED): "Removal of pesticides from surface waters using physico-chemical processes (flocculation-adsorption)". Duration: 06/93-05/95. Scientific responsible: Prof. Th. Kouimtzis. 8. European Commission – program ENVIRONMENT (EVWA-CT92-0003): "Biosorption, flotation and electro-chemical recovery of Cadmium-bearing waste waters". Duration: 01/93-04/95. Scientific responsible: Prof. K. Matis. 9. * European Commission – program HUMAN CAPITAL & MOBILITY (ERB-4050PL-921686): "Application of flotation as a separation method for waste water treatment". Duration: 01/94-01/95. The scholarship was granted to Ms. P. Solari (from Univ. of Genova) for post-graduate research under my supervision. 40 10. European Commission – program HUMAN CAPITAL & MOBILITY (ERB-4050PL-930143): "New sorbents for the recovery of priority pollutants in liquid wastes". Duration: 01/94-12/95. The scholarship was mainly given to Dr. S. Mandjiny (from Univ. of Paris) for post-doctorate research. Scientific responsible: Prof. K. Matis. 11. * European Commission & Greek Ministry for Labour Affairs: "Educative Postgraduate Programme in Wastewater Treatment". Duration: 09/93-12/93. Scientific co-responsibles: Prof. Th. Kouimtzis and Dr. C. Samara, Assoc. Professor. 12. * Gr-G.S.R.T. - Scientific & Technological Co-operation between Greece and Germany: "Removal of toxic metals from wastewaters of small-to-medium plating and metal treatment enterprises". Duration: 03/95-02/97. 13. European Comission - Scientific & Technological Co-operation with China (MarieCurie Grands (contract no. CI1*-CT94-0568): "Application of flotation in hydrometallurgy". The scholarship was support the research of Prof. Zhao Yucai (from Sanghai University-China). Duration: 4/95-10/95. Scientific responsible: Prof. K. Matis. 14. * European Commission – program ENVIRONMENT (ENV4-CT95-0068, DG 12/ESCY): "BioElecDetox: The removal of toxic metals from water and their selective recovery by biosorption, elution and electrolysis". Duration: 03/96-02/99. 15. Gr-G.S.R.T. (program PENED): "The removal of toxic metal ions using sorption flotation: application of goethite". Duration: 03/96-02/98. Scientific responsible: Prof. K. Matis. 16. * Gr-G.S.R.T. (program PENED): "Leachates treatment produced from municipal solid wastes landfills". Duration: 03/96-02/98. 17. * Municipal Wastewater Authorities of Thessaloniki: "Construction and operation of a pilot-scale biological plant, treating industrial effluents". Duration: 03/97-02/99. Scientific co-responsible: Prof. Th. Kouimtzis. 18. Gr-G.S.R.T. (program ADAREN): Human network for evaluation of surface water pollution". Duration: 03/1996-02/1998. Scientific responsible: Prof. Th. Kouimtzis. 19. Gr-G.S.R.T. (program EPET II), "ENVIBAT: Research & Development of nopollutant highly efficient battery using Lithium ions and as cathode lithiated MnO2". Duration: 12/1995-12/1998. Scientific responsible: Dr. Siapkas, Assoc. Professor (Dept. of Physics, AUTh). 41 20. Gr-G.S.R.T. (program EPET II), “DIAVLOS: Industrial wastewater treatment plants”. Post-graduate educational programme. Duration: 03/1998–05/1998. Scientific responsible: Prof. Th. Kouimtzis. 21. * NATO – Collaborative Research Grant with the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow): “Bioleaching and biosorption of metals followed by flotation of biomass”. Duration: 01/1998-09/2000. 22. European Commission – program Training and Mobility of Researchers (Environment and Climate-Marie Curie Fellowship, Contract No. ENV4-CT96-5052): “Development of a sampling and monitoring method to detect toxic metals in industrial wastewater and surface water by sorption”. Duration: 09/1997-08/1999. The scholarship was support Mr. M. Lehmann (Environmental Engineer from T.U. Berlin) in order to prepared his Ph.D. Thesis. Scientific responsible: Prof. K. Matis. 23. * Gr-G.S.R.T. (program PENED): "Removal of toxic metals from wastewaters, by applying the methods of bioaccumulation and biosorption". Duration: 02/200008/2001. 24. * Gr-G.S.R.T. - Scientific & Technological Co-operation between Greece and Germany: "Use of soil filters for tertiary treatment of urban rain drainage and of municipal sewage". Duration: 10/1999-09/2001. 25. * Hellenic Bank for Industrial Development (ETBA): “Site-planning of Industrial Activities in the New Zone of Industrial Area of Thessaloniki”. Duration: 6/19994/2000. Scientific co-responsible: Prof. Th. Kouimtzis. 26. Gr-G.G.R.T. - Scientific & Technological Co-operation between Greece and Germany: "Removal of arsenic from drinking water". Duration: 10/1999-09/2001. Scientific responsible: Prof. Th. Kouimtzis. 27. Gr-G.G.R.T. - Scientific & Technological Co-operation between Greece and Spain: "Sediment-associated Contamination: the Effect of Suspended Sediments on River Water Quality". Duration: 10/1999-09/2001. Scientific responsible: Prof. Th. Kouimtzis. 28. * Hellenic Bank for Industrial Development (ETBA): “Study of Tanning Industry Controlling Rule in the Industrial Area of Thessaloniki”. Duration: 07/2000-11/2000. 29. Gr-G.S.R.&T. (program EPET II): “Management of Lead-containing Solid Wastes, Aiming to Recover Lead and to Stabilize and Reuse the Residuals as Construction 42 Materials”. Duration: 10/1999-9/2001. Scientific responsible: Prof. T. Karakostas (Dept. of Physics-AUTh). Co-funded by MAK-ATE (technical company). 30. * Consortium of Technical Companies: “Control of Inflows to the Sewerage System of Thessaloniki”. Duration: 08/2000-12/2000. Scientific co-responsible: Dr. C. Samara, Assoc. professor. 31. European Commission – program LIFE99/ENV/GR/000590: “Reuse of Treated Wastewaters in Agriculture and for Recharge/replenish of Groundwaters in the Framework of Integrated & Sustainable Development of Water Resources”. Duration: 11/1999-10/2001. Scientific responsible: ANATOLIKI A.E. (Development Company of Eastern Thessaloniki). 32. * Gr-G.S.R.T. - Scientific & Technological Co-operation between Greece and China: "Management of solid wastes (municipal and toxic/hazardous) in both countries: comparisons, technical exchange and collaborative research”. Duration: 10/200009/2002. Two Chinese post-graduate students visited for 3 months each the Dept. of Chemistry, performing relevant research. 33. European Commission – program ENVIRONMENT (5FP/EVK1-2000-22090): “METASEP: Selective Separation of Toxic Metals from Specific Industrial Wastewater Streams for Water and Metals Reuse”. Duration: 01/2001-12/2003. Scientific responsible: Prof. K. Matis. 34. * IKY/Gr-DAAD/Germany cooperative program (program IKYDA 2000): “Removal and recovery of metals from wastewaters: application of sorption using innovate inorganic materials”. Duration: 2001-2003. 35. * Gr-G.S.R.&T. (program PENED-01): “Appropriate technologies for solving operational problems in biological wastewater treatment plants”. Duration: 2003-5. Co-funded by Themeliodomi S.A. (technical company). 36. Gr-G.G.R.T. (program PENED-01): “Study of the influence of reclaimed effluents in natural environment using bioindicators”. Duration: 2003-5. Co-funded by Anatoliki Development Co. Scientific responsible: Prof. G. Sakellaropoulos. 37. * Phosphate Ferilizers Industry Company: “Polyalluminum chroride products’ characterization and their application for the treatment of water/wastewater”. Duration: 02/2003-09/2003. 38. * Greek Ministry of Environment: “Optimization of coagulation-flocculation processes in the drinking water plant of Thessaloniki”. Duration: 09/2004-07/2005. 43 39. * Greek Ministry of Education (program Pythagoras II): “Use of Membrane Biological Reactors for the treatment of landfill leachates”. Duration: 07/200512/2006. 40. * Greek Ministry of Education (program Pythagoras II): “Preparation and study of innovative flocculation agents and applications in water treatment”. Duration: 07/2005-12/2006. 41. * Gr-G.S.R.T. - Scientific & Technological Co-operation between Greece and China: "Management and pollution control for hazardous liquid wastes in both countries (China-Greece) with an emphasis on municipal solid wastes landfill leachate”. Duration: 09/2005-08/2007. Co-funded by Ballis Chemicals Company S.A. (now Lamda Detergents S.A.). 42. * Gr-G.S.R.T. (program PENED-05): “Preparation, characterization and application of novel materials (inorganic polymers) and their use for water or wastewater treatment”. Duration: 09/2005-08/2008. Co-funded by Phosphate Fetilizer Industry Company S.A. 43. Greek Ministry of Education (program Archimidis): “Stabilization of sewage sludge with fly ash and use of bio-indicators for the ecotoxicity study of produced materials”. Duration: 07/2005-12/2006. Scientific responsible: Dr. P. Samaras, Dept. of Env. Technologies, Technological Inst. of W. Makedonia (Kozani, Gr). 44. * Hellenic Bank for Industrial Development (ETBA-BIPE S.A.): “Control and evaluation of wastewater treatment plant operation of the tanneries central unit in the Industrial Area of Thessaloniki (Sindos)”. Duration: 04/2006-03/2007. Further extension of this project for 6 more months (3/2007-9/2007), giving specific emphasis to the determination of fats and oils in different positions of this WWTP. 45. * Gr-G.S.R.T. Scientific & Technological Co-operation between Greece and Australia, “Assessment of toxicity reduction of reclaimed secondary effluents treated by advanced techniques”, Duration: 9/2005-3/2008. Co-funded by Air-Metal Company S.A. 46. * Business Architects Consultants, “Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA) of the development plan of Thessaly region, regarding the water sector”, Duration: 11/2006-4/2007. 47. * ENYA Mechanics-A. Parisis, “Operation of a laboratory pilot-scale treatment unit of industrial wastewaters (Monotez)”, Duration:12/2007-11/2008. 44 48. * Metawater Co Ltd, Japan, “Preliminary experiments of improved coagulants for the post-treatment of industrial wastewaters”, Duration: 16/2/2009/30/9/2009. 49. * Environmental Center of Kozani Prefecture, “Study of the possible pollution of "Soulou" stream from oil discharge”, Duration: 22/4/2009-21/10/2009. 50. G.S.R.T. (Innovation), “Modification of leather produstion towards more enviromentally friendly products (green taming process)”. Duration: 1/9/200931/12/2009. 51. * Alstrom Power Italia Spa, “Analytical determinations of urea in process waters”, Duration: 20/1/2010-19/9/2010. 52. * European Regional Development Fund and National Ministry of Economics, “Mediterranean ECO Industrial Development (MEID)”, Duration: 1/7/201031/5/2013. 53. * European Regional Development Fund and National Ministry of Economics, “Management of water losses in a drinking water supply system (Waterloss)”, Duration: 1/7/2010-31/5/2013. 54. * Hellenic Bank for Industrial Development (ETBA-BIPE S.A.): “Quality control of rain and waste waters from the Industrial Areas of Thessaloniki, Serres, Kilkis, Florina, Larissa, Volou A', Volou (appendix), Lamia and Karditsa”. Duration: 05/2008-08/2012. 55. * Municipality of Echedoros: “Sewerage plan of industrial area of Thessaloniki (VI.PE.TH.)”. Duration: 03/2010-12/2010. 56. * AKTOR S.A., “Chemical determinations in samples of lime-stabilized sludge from the WWTP "Aineia”. Duration: 03/2010-02/2011. 57. * AEEX S.A., “Analytical determinations of leachates from solid wastes samples of Α.Ε.Ε.Χ.”. Duration: 06/2010-12/2010. 58. * SIDENOR S.A., “Analytical determinations of furans and dioxins in waste air effluents of Steel Industry SIDENOR”. Duration: 10/11/2010-9/2/2011. 59. * G.S.R.T. (Synergasia), “Innovative Hybrid Processes using Nanoporous Membranes for Water Treatment (Nanomemwater)”. Duration: 01/2011-01/2014. 45 60. * SOVEL S.A., “Analysis of emissions in the waste gases of iron production industry SOVEL AE and analysis of solid samples from the surrounding area”. Duration: 6/5/2011-5/12/2011. 61. * Regional Development Office of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace Region, “Scientific support to the organozation of the project titled Protection and Rehabilitation of water and forestry resources of Rodopi”. Duration: 11/4/2012-31/12/2012. May 2012