Paraskevi Panagiotopoulou

• Office: Κ2.119
• Tel.: +30 28210 37770  FAX: +30 28210 37858
• Email: ppanagiotopoulou<at>chenveng.tuc.gr

• Office Hours: Daily 9:00 - 15:00

• 2006: Ph.D.: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece.
• 2006: MSc: Energy and Environment, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece.  
• 2001: Diploma of Chemical Engineer, University of Patras, Greece.

Research activities are focused in the field of Heterogeneous Catalysis and, especially, in materials synthesis and characterization, catalyst development and evaluation, and investigation of reaction kinetics and mechanisms, with emphasis given in environmental and energy-related applications:

• Production of hydrogen for fuel cells, by reformation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, biogas, biomass-derived ethanol etc.
• Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane with carbon dioxide (CO₂).
• Hydrogenation of CO₂ for methane (CH₄) production.
• Removal of carbon monoxide (CO) from hydrogen-rich reformate streams via selective methanation of CO.
• Development of Water-Gas Shift (WGS) catalysts for fuel processors used in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems

• "Propylene (C3H6) production via oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (C3H8) with carbon dioxide (CO2)", Scientific Co-ordinator: Panagiotopoulou Paraskevi, Funded by: Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation (H.F.R.I.), (2022-2025).
• “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” (project code:T1EDK-00955) Co-financed by the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH–CREATE–INNOVATE, 2021-2024.
• “Development and demonstration of complete process for the production of electrical energy from fuel cells through intermediate production of H₂ via LPG steam reforming” (project code:T1EDK-02442) Co-financed by the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH–CREATE–INNOVATE, 2018-2021 (Coordinator).
• “Development and Pilot Plant Demonstration of Hydrogen Production from Solar Energy and Biomass (Waste) Compounds and Derivatives at Ambient Conditions Mediated by Nanostructured Photocatalysts”. E.ON Research Initiative, Contract No.: 2008/24_DCE-UoPatras (Feb2009 – Jan 2012).
• “Production of Energy Carriers from Biomass By-Products. Glycerol Reforming for the production of Hydrogen, Hydrocarbons and higher Alcohols”. Operational Program "Education and Lifelong Learning" of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF)-Research Funding Program: Thales. Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund (2011-2015).

• World’s top 2% Scientists’ List, Stanford University 2021.
• Most Cited Papers in Applied Catalysis A: General 2019-2021 (1 article).
• Top Cited Papers Award 2011-2012, Chemical Engineering Journal (1 article).
• Six articles were among 25 Hottest Articles of Journal of Catalysis (3 articles), Catalysis Today (1 article), Chemical Engineering Journal (1 article), Applied Catalysis A (1 article) for various periods.

• P. Panagiotopoulou “Methanation of CO₂ over alkali-promoted Ru/TiO₂ catalysts: II. Effect of alkali additives on the reaction pathway”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 236 (2018) 162-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.05.028
• A. Kokka, T. Ramantani, A. Petala,  P. Panagiotopoulou “Effect of the nature of the support, operating and pretreatment conditions on the catalytic performance of supported Ni catalysts for the selective methanation of CO”, Catalysis Today 355 (2020) 832-843.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.04.015
• G. Bampos, P. Bika, P. Panagiotopoulou, X.E. Verykios “Reactive adsorption of CO from low CO concentrations streams on the surface of Pd/CeO₂ catalysts”, Applied Catalysis A: General 588 (2019) 117305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2019.117305
• A. Kokka, A. Katsoni, I.V. Yentekakis, P. Panagiotopoulou “Hydrogen production via steam reforming of propane over supported metal catalysts” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(29) (2020) 14849-14866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.03.194
• M. Hatzisymeon, A. Petala, P. Panagiotopoulou “Carbon dioxide hydrogenation over supported Ni and Ru catalysts” Catalysis Letters, 151 (3) (2021) 888-900. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-020-03355-0
• A. Kokka, T. Ramantani, P. Panagiotopoulou, Effect of operating conditions on the performance of Rh/TiO₂ catalyst for the reaction of LPG steam reforming, Catalysts, 11 (03) (2021) pp.1-21, 374.https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030374
• 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 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120210
• A. Kokka, A. Petala, P. Panagiotopoulou, Support effects on the activity of Ni catalysts for the propane steam reforming reaction, Nanomaterials, 11(8) (2021) 1931.         https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11081931
• G. Bampos, T. Ramantani, P. Panagiotopoulou, X.E. Verykios, Effect of Support on the Reactive Adsorption of CO from Low CO Concentration Streams on the Surface of Pd Based Catalysts, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, (2021) In press. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02710 
• E. Nikolaraki, G. Goula G., P. Panagiotopoulou, M.J. Taylor M.J., K. Kousi, G. Kyriakou, D.I. Kondarides, R.M. Lambert, I.V. Yentekakis, Support induced effects on the ir nanoparticles activity, selectivity and stability performance under CO₂ reforming of methane, Nanomaterials, 11(11) (2021) 2880 https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112880

• [ENVE 229] Thermodynamics (4th Semester – Required)
• [CHENVE 301] Chemical Process Analysis and Design Ι (5th Semester – CHE - Required)
• [CHENVE 301] Chemical Process Analysis and Design Ι (5th Semester – ENVE - Required)
• [CHENVE 401] Environmental Catalysis (7th Semester – CHE - Required)
• [CHENVE 401] Environmental Catalysis (7th Semester – ENVE - Elective)
• [CHENVE 401] Gas-Emissions Treatment Technology (8th Semester – CHE - Required)
• [CHENVE 401] Gas-Emissions Treatment Technology (8th Semester – ENVE - Elective)
• [ENVE 340] Field Studies I (6th Semester – Required)

Curriculum EnvEng (Valid for Ac. Year 2022-23)

• [ENVE 317] Reaction Engineering (Chemical and Biochemical Processes) (5th Semester – Required)
• [ENVE 340] Field Studies I (6th Semester – Required)

• [Β-211]  Advanced air pollutant treatment technologies [Elective]
• [AB-301/4] Research Lectures (Required)

• Alice Kokka
• Athanasios Androulakis
• Alexandra Florou