1st SUSTENS meeting
Program
4-5 June, 2025, Virtual
Time zone: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST); Greece local time (GMT +3)
Day-1: Wednesday 4 June 2025
8:30-8:45
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Opening Session by Event Chair
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8:45-8:55
Opening the 1st SUSTENS Meeting
Professor Gerasimos Lyberatos, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
9:00-10:40
Parallel sessions
Session: Process design, modeling and integration-1
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Chaired by Asst. Professor Vassilis Charitopoulos, University College London, UK
9:00-9:20
Electrocoagulation as a revived method for industrial wastewater pretreatment
Dimitris V Vayenas, Christina Vasiliki Lazaratou, Maria Gourniezaki, Maria Kakkou, Stavros Koutroupis, Michael Mageiras, Athanasios Iliopoulos, Alexandros Zolotas
9:20-9:40
Bioprocess systems engineering approaches to improve rAAV production for gene therapy applications
Gabriele Mura, Sarah Fadda, Alexandros Kiparissides
9:40-10:00
A Data-driven Approach for Integrated Design and Dynamic Optimization of Renewable Electrodialysis Systems
Alexia Voutetaki, Konstantinos Plakas, Panos Seferlis, Athanasios Papadopoulos
10:00-10:20
Optimization of Residential Energy Systems Design in Distinct Climatic Con-ditions
Rafailia Magdalini Psomiadou, Nikolaos A. Diangelakis
10:20-10:40
Industrial Urban Symbiosis Modelling for Closing the Water Loop
Efthalia Karkou, George Arampatzis
Session: Sustainable energy & Circularity-1
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Chaired by Professor Gerasimos Lyberatos, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
9:00-9:20
Economic evaluation of novel C-zero processes for the efficient production of energy, chemicals and fuels
D. Ipsakis, G. Varvoutis, A. Lampropoulos, C. Athanasiou, Μ. Lykaki, E. Mandela, T. Damartzis, S. Papaefthimiou, M. Konsolakis and G.E. Marnellos
9:20-9:40
Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Shipping: Insights from the Horizon2020 EMERGE (Evaluation, control and Mitigation of the EnviRonmental impacts of shippinG Emissions) Project
Androniki Maragkidou, Jukka-Pekka Jalkanen, Erik Fridell, Jaakko Kukkone, Jana Moldanova, Leonidas Ntziachristos, Achilleas Grigoriadis, et al.
9:40-10:00
Bioprospecting of Oleaginous Microalgal Strains for High Biomass and Lipid Yields under Outdoor Cultivation as a Sustainable Feedstock for Biodiesel Production
Athanasios Karousis, Theofanis Laskos, Georgia Papapanagiotou, Christina Samara, Alexandros Biziouras, Christos Chatzidoukas
10:00-10:20
Optimization of biotrickling filters for biological biogas upgrade to biomethane under mesophilic conditions
Christina Karyofyllidou, Apostolos Spyridonidis, Vasileios Diamantis, Katerina Stamatelatou
10:20-10:40
CCU Process Design and Evaluation for Methanol Production Using Cement Flue Gases
Christoforos Siskos, Pantelis Manakas, Lazaros Karaoglanoglou, Anestis Vlysidis
10:40-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-11:50
Parallel sessions
Session: Invited Speakers-1
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Chaired by Assistant Professor Nikolaos Diangelakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
11:00-11:25
Systematic Optimal integrated plants for sustainable chemicals production: Multiscale approach for waste valorization
Isabel Hernández, Carlos Sanz, Sofía González-Núñez, Jose Enrique Roldan San António, Mariano Martin
11:25-11:50
A systems engineering approach for novel and sustainable value chains in biopharmaceuticals
Associate Professor Maria Papathanasiou, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
Session: Invited Speakers-2
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Chaired by Associate Professor Leonidas Matsakas, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
11:00-11:25
Designing Complexity: Methodological Challenges in Engineering Hybrid Bioactive Compounds through Synthetic and Systems Biology
Manuel Salvador, IDENER R&D, Spain
11:25-11:50
Computational models of metabolism as digital shadows of cell factory performance
12:00-13:00
Plenary session
Session: Plenary Speaches-1
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Chaired by Professor Gerasimos Lyberatos, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
12:00-12:30
Environmental Stewardship Using Evolving Concepts of Biodegradation, Synthetic Microbial Ecology and Bioengineering
Professor Emeritus Spiros Agathos, Laboratory of Bioengineering, Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain,Belgium; Laboratory of Marine Bioengineering, Qingdao Innovation & Development Base, Harbin Engineering University, China
12:30-13:00
Combatting microplastic pollution in the marine environment
Professor Emeritus Nicolas Kalogerakis, Professor Emeritus of Biochemical Engineering at the Technical University of Crete
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:40
Parallel sessions
Session: Process design, modeling and integration-2
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Chaired by Professor Mariano Martín, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
14:00-14:20
Accelerating innovation in circular composite materials through integration of in-silico design methodologies
Panayiota Katsamba
14:20-14:40
Risk management dashboard for sustainable technologies deployment across water and wastewater processes in chemical industries
14:40-15:00
Rethinking Product and Technology Design Fundamentals: Veolia’s Safe and Sustainable by Design Wheel Framework applied for Osmosis Membranes
15:00-15:20
Pooling problems under uncertainty: integrating global and robust optimisation algorithms
15:20-15:40
Hybrid Modelling Framework for Reactor Model Discovery Using Artificial Neural Networks Classifiers
Session: Green and innovative chemistries and technologies-1
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Chaired by Dr. Peleka Efrosyni, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
14:00-14:20
An LCA-based evaluation of ‘Green’ Seaweed-based Bioplastic Production
Christos Nikoloudakis, Theocharis Tsoutsos
14:20-14:40
A circular economy strategy for the management of food waste
Gerasimos Lyberatos, Konstantina Papadopoulou, George Lytras, Christos Lytras
14:40-15:00
Sustainable Engineering Systems: An Accelerator Of The Safe And Sustainable By Design (SSbD) Framework
Lazaros Karaoglanoglou, Stelios Bikos, Antonis Kokossis
15:00-15:20
Laccase-mediated lignin depolymerisation using flow chemistry principles
Giuseppe Lembo, Marco Orlandi, Heiko Lange
15:40-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-17:20
Parallel sessions
Session: Sustainable energy & Circularity-2
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Chaired by Asst. Professor Styliani Avraamidou, Universtiy of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
16:00-16:20
Dark fermentation vs. electrofermentation for biological H2 production from cheese whey
Tatiana Zonfa, Ilaria Laganà, Marica Falzarano, Alessandra Polettini, Raffaella Pomi, Andreina Rossi
16:20-16:40
Innovative Recovery Of Grease From Urban Sewage Sludge: A Sustainable Way To Unlock New Oily Feedstock
Carlo Pastore, Luigi di Bitonto, Vito Locaputo, Anjie Li Key, Camilla Maria Braguglia, Agata Gallipoli
16:40-17:00
Comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment for Circular Polyamide
Caroline Ganzer, Ann-Joelle Minor, Liisa Rihko-Struckmann, Kai Sundmacher
17:00-17:20
Data-driven robust optimisation of hydrogen-led heat decarbonisation pathways to net zero
Vassilis M Charitopoulos
Session: Sustainable energy & Circularity-3
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Chaired by Asst. Professor Aurora del Carmen Munguía-López, University at Buffalo, USA
16:00-16:20
Overview of the use of anaerobic digestion in swine farms and the potential for bioenergy production in Minas Gerais, Brazill
Marc de Souza Silva, Sibele Augusta Ferreira, Brenno Santos Leite
16:20-16:40
A novel system dynamics-based framework for modeling circular economy networks – Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) as a case study
16:40-17:00
Incorporating circular economy policies into product supply chains using bi-level optimization
17:00-17:20
Integrating Short-Term Operations and Long-Term Planning for Resilient Urban Energy Systems: A Multi-Scale Optimization Framework
17:30-18:30
Plenary session
Session: Plenary Speaches-2
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Chaired by Assistant Professor Nikolaos Diangelakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
17:30-18:00
W. H. Dow Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Gregory Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
18:00-18:30
Machine Learning in Process Control, Safety and Operations
Distinguished Professor Panagiotis Christofides, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
18:30
End of 1st Day
Day-2: Thursday 5 June 2025
8:30-9:00
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9:00-11:00
Parallel sessions
Session: Green and innovative chemistries and technologies-2
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Chaired by Professor Anastasios Zouboulis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
9:00-9:20
Valorisation of residual microalgal biomass in broiler feed
Sofie Van Nerom, Filip Van Immerseel, Johan Robbens, Evelyne Delezie
9:20-9:40
Harnessing Pseudomonas citronellolis 620C for Electro-Bioremediation: Insights from Transcriptional Kinetics and Metabolite Synergy in Microbial Fuel Cells
Constantina K. Varnava, Ioannis Ieropoulos, Epameinondas Leontidis, Argyro Tsipa
9:40-10:00
Valorization of microalgal biomass for enhanced methane production during anaerobic digestion of corn stover residues
Anastasia Makri, Evgenia Politou, Dimitra Matziri, Nikolaos Remmas, Spyridon Ntougias, Paraschos Melidis
10:00-10:20
Gas fermentation in a trickle bed reactor with focus on syngas / CO2 biomethanation and variable mass transfer modeling
Hariklia N. Gavala, Sambit Dutta, Ioannis V. Skiadas
10:20-10:40
Pilot-scale treatment of flue gas from the cement industry by carbonic anhydrase-promoted CO2 absorption in an aqueous aminoacid amine blend: Benchmarking and techno-economic insights on a 3rd generation hybrid blend
Io Antonopoulou, Álvaro Cabeza Sánche, Ulrika Rova, María López Abelairas, Paul Christakopoulos
10:40-11:00
Metal Coatings for Electrocatalytic Applications: towards a Safe and Sustainable by Design Approach
Konstantina-Roxani Chatzipanagiotou, Foteini Petrakli, Joséphine Steck, Elias P. Koumoulos
Session: Machine Learning
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Chaired by Associate Professor Leonidas Matsakas, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
9:00-9:20
Digital Twins for Circular Economy Optimization: A Framework for Sustainable Engineering Systems
Shubham Gupta
9:20-9:40
Application of Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Composting Process Performance
Vassilis Lyberatos, Gerasimos Lyberatos
9:40-10:00
Prospects of AI and Machine Learning for energy producers: challenges and opportunities for the Oil and Gas industry
Athanasios S. Stephanakis, Dimitra Kolokotsa, Antonis Kokossis
10:00-10:20
Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Biomass Composition Using Derivative Thermogravimetric Data
Satyajit Pattanayak, Dipankar Saha, Chanchal Loha, Kush Kumar Dewangan, Io Antonopoulou
11:00-11:20
Coffee Break
11:20-12:10
Parallel sessions
Session: Invited Speakers-3
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Chaired by Assistant Professor Nikolaos Diangelakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
11:20-11:45
Engineering of intensified CO2 capture and electrocatalytic reduction systems: From solvent selection to pilot plant testing
Athanasios Papadopoulos
11:45-12:10
Opportunities of coupling hydrothermal liquefaction with wet oxidation: Significance of appropriate thermodynamic model selection in process modeling
Konstantinos Anastasakis
Session: Invited Speakers-4
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Chaired by Associate Professor Leonidas Matsakas, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
11:20-11:45
Sustainable production of bio-based chemicals and polymers – The cases of biorefinery electrification and post-consumer bioplastics recycling
Apostolis Koutinas
11:45-12:10
Building a Circular Economy Option through Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Approach
12:30-13:00
Plenary session
Session: Plenary Speaches-3
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Chaired by Associate Professor Leonidas Matsakas, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
12:30-13:00
Syngas production from gasification of primary sieved solids
Konstantinos Tsamoutsoglou, Petros Gikas, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:00
Parallel sessions
Session: Biotechnology-2
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Chaired by Asst. Professor Alok Kumar Patel, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
14:00-14:20
Fungal-assisted harvesting of the microalga Chlorella sorokiniana using the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
Spyridoula Schiza, Eirini Sventzouri, Konstantinos Pispas, Ioanna Petousi, Athanasios Stasinakis, Michael Kornaros, Michail Fountoulakis
14:20-14:40
On the impact of plasmid size and transformation method on plasmid DNA productivity in Escherichia coli
Christina Tsiligkaki, Charitini Nousia, Massimo Morbidelli, Alexandros Kiparissides
14:40-15:00
Development of a chemically defined culture medium for high-yield pDNA production in E. coli
Antonia Papadopoulou, Christina Tsiligkaki, Massimo Morbidelli, Alexandros Kiparissides
Session: Biotechnology-1
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Chaired by Donald B. Broughton Professor Costas Maranas, Chemical Engineering Faculty, Pennsylvania State University, USA
14:00-14:20
Flux Balance Analysis with Plasmid Integration (FBApi): A novel algorithm to quantify the metabolic burden associated with plasmid replication and expression
Nikolaos Stratis, Massimo Morbidelli, Alexandros Kipparissides
14:20-14:40
Co-Electron Donors Regulate the Patterns of Short and Medium Chain Carboxylic Acids Production by Mixed Culture: Competition Between Electron Donors and Acceptors
Omprakash Sarkar, Ulrika Rova, Paul Christakopoulos, Leonidas Matsakas
14:40-15:00
Zoom in the biosystem to elucidate the missing mechanistic insights in the electro-bioremediation of contaminated waters
Argyro Tsipa, Sebastia Puig, Luciana Peixoto, Catarina M. Paquete
15:00-15:30
Coffee Break
15:30-16:15
Poster Session
Session: Poster Session
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Posters
Modification of Ornamental Stone Wastes with Terephthalic Acid for Use as an Additive in Drilling Fluids. Kelly C. C. S. R. Moreira, Cleocir J. Dalmaschio, Andreas Nascimento
Assessment of Physicochemical Characteristics and Ecotoxicological Risks of Municipal Biosolids for Agricultural Use. IOANNIS GIANNAKIS, Christina Emmanouil, Athanasios Kungolos
Ceramic foam structure design with the valorization οf fly ash cenospheres: a promising avenue for sustainable bioscaffolds. Dimitrios Flegkas, Nikos Pagonis, Konstantinos Kountouras, Petros Samaras, Constantinos Tsanaktsidis, Vayos Karayannis
Stochastically reconstructed 3D heterogeneous microstructures with fined-tuned transport. Nerantzaki, Lee, Antoniou, Andreas Giotis
Optimizing Inorganic Carbon Utilization in the Autotrophic Cultivation of Microalgae: A Pathway to Enhanced Biomass Productivity and Carbon Sequestration. Georgia Papapanagiotou, Athanasios K, Christina Samara, Christos Chatzidoukas
Preparation of biohybrid organic-inorganic from modified ZrO2 nanocrystals and alginate biopolymer. Walter Sperandio Sampaio. Cleocir José Dalmaschio, Anna Trubetskaya
Technoeconomic and Life Cycle Assessment of ZLD Strategies Towards Sustainability and Resource Recovery. Fatima Mansour, Sabla Alnouri, Sabah Solim, Ali Al-Sharshani, Dhabia Almohannadi
Waste Collection Vehicle Route Optimization: A Case Study at the Hellenic Military Academy. Nicholas J. Daras, Paraskevi Divari, Constantinos C. Karamatsoukis, Konstantinos G. Kolovos, Theodore Liolios, Georgia Melagraki, Christos Michalopoulos, Dionysios E. Mouzakis
Risk Assessment of Bio-Oil Hazards in the MARINES Project
Nicholas J. Daras, Paraskevi Divari, Constantinos C. Karamatsoukis, Konstantinos G. Kolovos, Theodore Liolios, Georgia Melagraki, Christos Michalopoulos, Dionysios E. Mouzakis
OPTIMAI: Optimizing Manufacturing Processes through Artificial Intelligence and Virtualization. Nikolaos Dimitriou, Dimitrios Oikonomou, Lampros Leontaris
On the use of Gaussian noise-based data augmentation to improve the performance of hybrid knowledge/data driven growth kinetic models for mammalian cell cultures. Aikaterini Sofia Leonida, Evan Claes, Tommy Heck, Alexandros Kiparissides, Jan Schrooten Antleron
Numerical Investigation of Low Reynolds Number Flow in Double Schwarz-D TPMS Structure. Kasimhussen Vhora, Dominique Thévenin, Gábor Janig, Kai Sundmacher
16:30-17:30
Plenary session
Session: Plenary Speaches-4
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Chaired by Professor Gerasimos Lyberatos, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
16:30-17:00
Using computations to analyze and reshape metabolism for bioproduction
Donald B. Broughton Professor Costas Maranas, Chemical Engineering Faculty, Pennsylvania State University, USA
17:00-17:30
Low-carbon alternative fuels for the maritime industry
Professor Antonis C. Kokossis, Professor of Process Systems Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens
Closing by Event Chair Nikolaos Diangelakis
Room Athena: Private Link for Registered Participants
17:30-17:45
Closing the 1st SUSTENS Meeting & Awards announcement
Assistant Professor Nikolaos Diangelakis, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece
17:45
End of 2nd Day
End of 1st SUSTENS Meeting
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