Timezone Athens (GMT+3)
25th of July – final version – Pdf format download here
Day 1 – 25.07.2023
| 25.07.2023 | |
| 10 am -14 pm | Registration and Online connctivity trials |
| 14 pm -15.30pm | Openning Cermony Amfiteater Kamari (Chairs M Suchea, E Koudoumas) |
| 14:00-14:15 | Welcome at HMU by The HMU Research Rector |
| Organizers Presentations: | |
| 14:20-14:30 | IMT General Director Adrian Miron Dinescu |
| TUD Prof. Declan Mc Cormack | |
| AUO Prof Surresh Pillai | |
| Petru Poni Institute Dr Anton Airinei | |
| UPB Prof. Dr. Anton Ficai | |
| NRC Prof Hossam El Nazer | |
| 15:20-15:30 | Northeastern University Dr. Muhammad Fahad Ehsan |
| 15:30 | Session 1 Chair Suresh Pillai, |
| 15:30-16:00 | Prof. Dr. Declan McCormack, Crystallization Mechanisms in Closed Systems – A Zinc Oxide Study |
| 16:00-16:30 | Dr. Christos Sargentis, Analytical instruments portfolio of Helix Squared company |
| 16:00-16:30 | Cofee break |
| 16:30 | Session 2 Chair M Suchea |
| 16:30-17:00 | Dr. Petronela Pascariu, Rare earth doped metal oxide nanostructures as photocatalysts for pollutants degradation |
| 17:00-17:30 | Dr. Eva Vasilaki, Composite coatings based on rGO modified TiO2 nanoparticles and a natural polymer, with a strong antimicrobial activity under visible-light irradiation and stimuli-renewable properties |
| 17:30-17:50 | Prof. Emmanouel Koudoumas, Development of novel nanocomposite materials with tunable conductivity |
| 17:50-18:10 | Dr. Diana Gilea, Plasmonic gold supported on ZnO/CuO/ZnAl2O4 and ZnO/ZnAl2O4 mixed oxides for solar-driven catalysis of organic pollutants from water |
| 18:10-18:30 | Dr. Abdul Wafi, Preparation and photocatalytic activity of nano-spherical N-TiO2 toward the degradation of salicylic acid, methyl blue, and rhodamine B |
| 18:30-18:50 | Dr. André Torres-Pinto, The impact of precursor on the preparation of carbon nitride catalysts for phenol degradation |
| 18:50-19:10 | Dr. Keerthi M. Nair, MIL-101(Fe) template-directed growth of NiFe LDH as an efficient catalyst for heterogeneous photo-Fenton process |
| 19:10-19:30 | Dr. Gabriela Toader, Photo-crosslinkable hydrogel films containing phthalocyanine for immediate decontamination of sensitive surfaces |
| 20:00 | Welcome cocktail and Poster Session 1 Chairs C. Pachiu and Yasser Mahmoud |
| 20:00-22:00 | 8 Posters +streaming Drd. Valentin Tudose, Materials for fishnets: fabrication and their antifouling properties Dr. Ahmed A. Elnazer, Synthesis of Graphene from Graphite and its Environmental Applications Dr. Cristina Pachiu, Raman study of novel PVDF/TiO2/graphene composite fibers for photocatalytic applications Drd. Cristina Postolachi, High pulsed laser energy to produce structural morphology of thin layers for green chemical processes Dr. Pascariu Petronela, Modified nanosized spinel ferrite based materials with highly proficient catalytic activity Drd. Andrianna Mpouranda, Materials with ZnO for food packaging Dr. Kyriakos Mouratis, V2O5 materials fabrication and properties for potential photocatalysis Dr. Oana Nedelcu, Material modelling for liquid polymer nanocomposites with potential applications in photocatalytic processes |
Day 2 – 26.07.2023
| Optional excursion Agios Giorgos Selinari Monastry, Spinalonga Island, BBQ on the beach | |
| 19:30-20:30 | Project G5868: New germicide nanocomposites for biological protection and decontamination July 28th 2022 – July 28th 2025 Meeting |
Day 3 – 27.07.2023
| 27.07.2023 | |
| 9:00 | Session 3 Chairs D. McCormack and Y. Mahmoud |
| 9:00-9:30 | Prof. Suresh Pillai, New Insights into Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Applications |
| 9:30-10:00 | Dr. Maria Leonor Matias, Photocatalytic behavior of visible-light activated g-C3N4/TiO2 heterojunctions |
| 10:00:10:20 | Dr. Morjène Latifa, TiO2 Supported on Posidonia Oceanica fiber as low cost photocatalyst for phenol photodegradation |
| 10:20-10:40 | Dr. Niloofar Haghshenas, Tuning the visible-light-driven photocatalytic properties of multi-decorated TiO2 by noble metals towards both propionic acid and NOx |
| 10:40-11:00 | Dr. Metwally Madkour, Novel multinary chalcogenide based nanoheterostructures: Solar active and eco-friendly nanocatalysts for photodegradation of pharmaceutical wastewater pollutants |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
| Session 4 Chairs P. Pascariu and M L Matias | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Prof Dr. Sami Rtmi, Concomitant photocatalytic bacterial inactivation and pollutants removal on nanostructured sputtered surfaces |
| 12:00-12:30 | Prof. Dr. Anton Ficai, Chemical Approaches based on a Complex Surface Modification leading to antimicrobial/antibiofilm as well as degradative capabilities |
| 12:30-12:50 | Dr. Kourosh Nasr Esfahani, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Ozonation of Wastewater Containing Organic Matter |
| 12:50-13:10 | Dr. Kris O’Dowd, The Development of Polypropylene Transparent Jerry Cans as affordable photoinactivation reactors |
| 13:10-13:30 | Dr. Maali-Amel Mersel, The effect of the preparation conditions on the photocatalytic H2 production of noble-metal-free ZnS-CdS semiconductors |
| 13:30-15:00 | Light lunch |
| Session 5 Chairs A. Ficai and M. Suchea | |
| 15:00-15-30 | Dr. Muhammad Tayyab, A binary dumbbell visible light driven photocatalyst for simultaneous hydrogen production with the selective oxidation of bezyl alcohol to benzaldehyde |
| 15:30-16:00 | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fahad Ehsan, Self-Cleaning and Regenerative Cathode Materials for Cost-Effective and Sustainable Water Treatment |
| 16:00-16:20 | Dr. Cosmin Romanitan, Rietveld refinement of X-ray diffraction patterns in photocatalytic metal oxides |
| 16:20-16:40 | Dr. Manuela Manrique-Holguín, Modification of TiO2 with nitrogen via sol-gel method and the role of ammonia. Not all that generating visible light absorption in TiO2 is doping |
| 16:40-17:00 | Dr. Marcela Frías Ordóñez, Ag-modified SrTiO3 one-pot synthesis: combined effect of Ag-decoration and Ag-doping |
| 17:00-17:20 | Dr. Melissa Galloni, Photo- and piezo-catalysis as the winning pair for the fast and efficient mineralization of ibuprofen by bismuth oxybromide under solar light irradiation |
| 17:20 | Coffee break |
| 18:00-19:00 | Poster Session 2 Chairs C. Romanitan and K. Mouratis |
| 6 Posters Dr. Lynda Golea, Synthesis and Characterization of Schiff base derivatives for efficient photodegradation of Methylene Blue Dr. Alexandru Cocean, Detection of IR vibration bands in environmental analysis using GAUSSIAN 6 software Drd. Georgiana Cocean, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy technique used to identify photo-chemical processes during laser ablation of hemp stalk Dr. Titus Sandu, Extracting physical parameters from dielectric spectra of doped ZnO/graphene nanocomposites Dr. Andreea Loredana Gavrila, Activating multiple vacancies defects by the structural memory of Zn-rich layered double hydroxides toward tailoring the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants from water Dr. Denis Cutcovschi Synergetic adsorption-photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants on ZnAl and Ag_ZnAl layered double hydroxides and the derived mixed oxides | |
| 20:00 | Festive Dinner Archanes Village |
Day 4 – 28.07.2023
| 28 07.2023 | |
| 9:00 | Session 6 Chairs A. Mocanu and E. Koudoumas |
| 9:00-9:30 | Prof. Dr. Hossam El Nazer, Greenhouse gases mitigation by photocatalysis |
| 9:30-10:00 | Prof. Dr. Gabriela Carja, Engineering heterostructures of Zn-rich layered double hydroxides and gold nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced catalysis |
| 10:00:10:20 | Prof. Dr. Yasser Mahmoud A. Mohamed, Implementation of Photocatalysts in Organic transformation and Environmental Applications |
| 10:20-10:40 | Dr. Nishanth Thomas, Effect of synthesis protocols in the photo-fenton activity of zinc ferrites for the degradation of acetaminophen pollutant |
| 10:40-11:00 | Dr. Shankramma Kalikeri, Nanotechnology in Wastewater Management: A New Paradigm for Wastewater Treatment |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
| Session 7 Chairs A. Elnazer and H. El Nazer | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Dr. Mocanu Alexandra, ZnO-polymer-based membranes for wastewater treatment and environment protection |
| 12:00-12:20 | Dr. Stephanie Sarrouf, Degradation of Ibuprofen in a flow-through system by the Electro-Fenton Process activated by two iron-sources |
| 12:20-12:40 | Dr. Mirela Suchea, New germicide nanocomposites for biological protection and decontamination |
| 12:40-13:00 | Dr. Martina Lenzuni, From trash to treasure: cotton waste transformed into photocatalytic carbon dots with antibacterial properties under Vis-NIR light |
| 13:00-14:00 | Poster Session 3 Chairs M Suchea and R. Marinescu |
| 7 Posters Dr. Laura Clarizia A sustainable approach for green synthesis from biorefinery products: photooxidation of ethyl alcohol by employing cupric ion as oxidizing agent Dr. Mohamed El-Qelish, Preparation and characterization of novel composites for application in photocatalytic industrial wastewater treatment Dr. Mekdes Gerawork, Remediation of Textile Industry Organic Dye Waste by Photocatalysis Using Eggshell Impregnated ZnO/CuO Nanocomposite Dr. Heba K. El- El-Khollya, Surface Decoration of Zirconium Oxide with Bismuth sulfide Catalysts for Photocatalytic Degradation of Red dye 195 Fatiha Siahmed, Synthesis And Characterization Of Starch-Based Nanocomposites Reinforced With Fesib Powder Dr. Elzahraa A. Elgohary, Insights into photocatalytic water disinfection using semiconductors – A review Aida María Díez Sarabia Radiation coupling as an alternative for the enhancement of Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Light lunch over closing remarks |