Prof. Despina Vamvuka | Solid Wastes | Best Research Article Award
Despina Vamvuka, Technical University of Crete, Greece
👩🔬Despina Vamvuka is a Chemical Engineer and Professor at the School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete. She specializes in Solid Fuels Beneficiation and Technology, focusing on clean energy production technologies. 🌱🔬
Profile
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Education
Despina Vamvuka holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and has built a robust academic foundation that underpins her extensive research and teaching career in the field of solid fuels and clean energy technologies. 🎓📘
Experience
Despina Vamvuka has significant experience in pyrolysis, combustion, gasification, and pollutant emission reduction from solid fuels. She is a seasoned educator and researcher with over 230 scientific publications and a profound involvement in both national and European research projects. 🌐👩🏫
Research Interests
Despina Vamvuka‘s research interests are diverse, encompassing solid fuels beneficiation, clean technologies for energy production, pyrolysis, combustion, gasification, and reduction of pollutant emissions from solid fuels. Her work aims at advancing sustainable energy solutions. 🌍⚡
Awards
Throughout her career, Despina Vamvuka has received numerous accolades and has been an integral part of several scientific committees and editorial boards. Her contributions to the fields of energy, environment, biofuels, and hydrogen are widely recognized. 🏆🌟
Publications
- “Valorization of a high-sulfur petroleum coke for energy and fuels through its co-processing with a forest waste, using concrete wastes for sulphur and carbon dioxide capture under mild conditions”
- Journal: Thermochimica Acta
- Year: 2024
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- “Adsorption of ammonium from wastewaters by an almond kernel derived biochar modified by potassium hydroxide or dolomite and activated by steam”
- Journal: Environmental Advances
- Year: 2024
- Citations: 2
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- “Magnesium or bentonite modified almond kernel biochar for phosphate adsorption from contaminated water solutions”
- Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
- Year: 2024
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- “Gasification Performance of Barley Straw Waste Blended with Lignite for Syngas Production under Steam or Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere”
- Journal: Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
- Year: 2024
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- “Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste through Co-Gasification Using Steam or Carbon Dioxide with Olive By-Products”
- Journal: Energies
- Year: 2024
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