Ioannis V. Yentekakis

• Office: 141Β92
• Tel.: +30 28210 37752, Mobile: +30 6977 437 999, FAX: +30 28210 37844
• Email: yyentek<at>chenveng.tuc.gr, igentekakis<στο>tuc.gr
• Lab URL:  https://www.pccplab.tuc.gr/en/home-1

• Office Hours: Daily 10:00 - 13:00

• 1987: Phd in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Patras
• 1983: Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Chemical ENgineering Department, University of Patras

• Physical Chemistry: Heterogeneous Catalysis; Environmental Catalysis; Chemical reaction engineering and thermodynamics; Catalyst promotion; Surfaces and Interfaces.
• Nano-technology: Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured catalysts for environmental and energy applications.
• Emissions control catalysis (DeNOx; DeN2O; CO, HCs, H2S and SO2 emissions control); Automotive pollution control.
• Electrochemistry; Electrocatalysis; Fuel Cells.
• Electrochemical Promotion (the NEMCA effect).
• Advanced utilization of Natural Gas, Biogas and biomass derived energy carriers
• H2 production and technology.
• Environmental management of CO2 (CO2 capture and utilization for the production of useful chemicals and liquid fuels).
• Analysis and Design of chemical/electrochemical reactors and processes; Multiphase reactors design.

• 2023-2025: “Advanced materials for sustainable development: Green Energy Production and Storage, Energy saving and pollution control”. Program: Flagship actions in interdisciplinary scientific areas with a special interest in the connection with the productive tissue, ID 16618, with OPS code TA 5149305 from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Greece 2.0). Funded by: GSRI, Ministry of Development. Budget: 2.456.404 €, TUC-Budget: 600.000 €. TUC-coordinator: Prof. I.V. Yentekakis
• 2023-2026:«Innovative design of stable, efficient and in situ regenerable nanocatalysts for CO2 recycling by CO2 methanation and CO2 reforming by methane processes». Πρόγραμμα: Basic Research Financing Action (Horizontal support of all Sciences) Sub-action II. Funding Projects in Leading-Edge Sectors. Total Budget: € 400.000, TUC-Budget:  €220.000.Funded by: H.F.R.I. Coordinator: Prof. I.V. Yentekakis.
• 2020-2023:«Development and pilot scale demonstration of an innovative, effective and eco-friendly process for the production of clean hydrogen and electrical power generation from biogas». (T2EDK-00955: Eco-Bio-H2-FCs). Co-funded by: the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship & Innovation", under the call “RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE”.  Budget: €1.000.000,00 (total), Technical University of Crete: €208.000,00.Project Leader (Coordinator): Prof. I.V. Yentekakis.
• 2019-2022:«Development of new Catalysts for Efficient De-NOX Abatement of Automobile Exhaust Purification». (Τ7DKI-00356: CatEfDeNOX). Funded by: GRΕEK-CHINESE BILATERAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION COOPERATION, GSRI Budget: € 424.520,00 (total), Technical University of Crete (Lead Partner):  €160.000,00.Project Leader (Coordinator): Prof. I.V. Yentekakis.
• 2018-2021:“NovelProcessforadvancedbiogasand CO2 emissions valorization: Complete conversion to ethylene». (ECO-ETHYLENE). URL: https://www.eco-ethylene.tuc.gr/el/archi/. Co-funded by the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship & Innovation", under the call “RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE”. Budget: €1.000.000,00 (total), Technical University of Crete (Lead Partner):  €275.000,00. Project Leader (Coordinator): Prof. I.V. Yentekakis.

• Section Editor-in-Chief of Nanomaterials journal (IF: 5.076); Specialty Chief-Editor of Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry: Catalytic Remediation journal; Editorial Board Member of 8 more international journals.
• Guest Editor in Frontiers in Environmental Science (IF=5.411); (2) “Emissions Control Catalysis” in Catalysts MDPI (IF=4.501); (3) “Advances on Heterocatalysis by Nanomaterials” in Nanomaterials MDPI (IF=5.719); (4) “Noble Metal Catalysts” in Catalysts MDPI (IF=4.501); (5) “Nanomaterials in Catalysis Applications” in Catalysts MDPI (IF=4.501); and (6) “10th Anniversary of Nanomaterials—Recent Advances in Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” in Nanomaterials MDPI (IF=5.719).
• President / Organizer of the 16th Panhellenic Symposium on Catalysis, Chania, Oct. 2022.
• Invited lecturer (certificate of recognition and Plenary lecture) at the 6th International Conference on Environmental Chemistry and Engineering, July 24-25, 2017, Rome, Italy.
• Editor (Invited) of a Springer-Nature International Book with the title: “Coupling Electrochemistry and Catalysis-Towards Environmental Protection and Sustainability”.

• I.V. Yentekakis*, P. Panagiotopoulou, G. Artemakis, A Review of Recent Efforts to Promote Dry Reforming of Methane (DRM) to Syngas Production via Bimetallic Catalyst Formulations, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 296 (2021) 120210. (IF=24.319; Citations: 129)
• C. Drosou, E. Nikolaraki, Th. Georgakopoulou, S. Fanourgiakis, V.T. Zaspalis, I.V. Yentekakis*, Methane combustion at lean conditions over pristine and Ir-loaded La1-xSrxMnO3 perovskite catalysts: Activity, hysteresis, and time-on-stream and thermal aging stabilities.Nanomaterials 13(15) (2023) 2271.(IF=5.719; Citations: -).
• A. Rontogianni, Ν. Chalmpes, E. Nikolaraki, G. Botzolaki, A. Androulakis, A. Stratakis, P. Zygouri, D. Moschovas, A. Avgeropoulos, M.Α. Karakassides, D.P. Gournis, S. Tsatsos, G. Kyriakou, N.K. Boukos, P. Panagiotopoulou, I.V. Yentekakis*, Efficient CO2 hydrogenation over mono- and bimetallic RuNi/MCM-41 catalysts: Controlling CH4 and CO products distribution through the preparation method and/or partial replacement of Ni by Ru, Chemical Engineering Journal, 474 (2023) 145644. (IF=16.774; Citations:-).
• I.V. Yentekakis. The Effective-Double-Layer as an Efficient Tool for the Design of Sinter-Resistant Catalysts. In: Vernoux, P., Vayenas, C.G. (eds), Recent Advances in Electrochemical Promotion of Catalysis, Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry, vol 61. (2023) Springer-Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13893-5_4.
• G. Botzolaki, G. Goula, A. Rontogianni, E. Nikolaraki, N. Chalmpes, P. Zygouri, M. Karakassides, D. Gournis, N. Charisiou, M.A. Goula, I.V. Yentekakis*, CO2 methanation on supported Rh nanoparticles: The combined effect of support oxygen storage capacity and Rh particle size. Catalysts 10(8) (2020) 944. (IF=4.501; Citations: 30).
• I.V. Yentekakis*, G. Goula, M. Hatzisymeon, I. Betsi-Argyropoulou, G. Botzolaki, K. Kousi, D.I. Kondarides, M.J. Taylor, C.M.A. Parlett, A. Osatiashtiani, G. Kyriakou, J.P. Holgado, R.M. Lambert. Effect of support oxygen storage capacity on the catalytic performance of Rh nanoparticles for CO2 reforming of methane. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 243 (2019) 490-501. (IF=24.319; Citations: 158).
• G. Goula, G. Botzolaki, A. Osatiashtiani, M.A. Parlett, G. Kyriakou, R.M. Lambert, I.V. Yentekakis*, Oxidative thermal sintering and redispersion of Rh nanoparticles on supports with high oxygen ion lability, Catalysts 9(6) (2019) 541. (IF=4.501; Citations: 23).
• I.V. Yentekakis*, G. Goula, Biogas Management: Advanced Utilization for Production of renewable energy and Added-Value Chemicals (Review), Frontiers in Environmental Science 5 (2017) 7. (IF=5.411; Citations: 91).
• I.V. Yentekakis*, G. Goula, P. Panagiotopoulou, S. Kampouri, M.J. Taylor, G. Kyriakou, R. M. Lambert, Stabilization of Catalyst particles against sintering on oxide supports with high oxygen ion lability exemplified by Ir-catalysed decomposition of N2O,  Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 192 (2016) 357-364.  (IF=24.319; Citations: 58).
• Y. Jiang, I.V. Yentekakis, C.G. Vayenas, Methane to Ethylene with 85% Yield in a Gas-Recycle Electrocatalytic Reactor Separator, Science 264 (1994)1563-1566 (IF= 63.714; Citations: 143).

• [ENVE 113] Introduction to Chemical & Environmental Engineering (1st semester - required)
• [CHE 311] Unit Operations I  (5th semester - CHE - required)
• [CHE 402] Physical Chemistry II (6th semester - CHE - required)
• [CHE 317] Chemical Process Design and Analysis II (7th semester - CHE - required)
• [CHE 504] Natural Gas – Biogas - Hydrogen Technologies  (9th semester - CHE - elective)

Curriculum EnvEng (Valid for Ac. Year 2023-24)

• [ENVE 452] Gas-emissions Treatment Technology (9th semester-elective)

• [Β 206] Advanced Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Energy Processes (Required)
• [Β 209] Energy Production Technologies (Required)

• Georgia Botzolaki
• Anatoli Rodogianni
• Ersi Nikolaraki