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2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
21692
World Ranking
2865
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Greece Leader Award

Overview

George Z. Kyzas is affiliated with Democritus University of Thrace in Greece. Their main field of study is Environmental Science, with a significant focus on multiple subfields including Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas within environmental and materials science, including:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Recycling and waste management techniques

George Z. Kyzas has contributed to several notable recent publications such as:

  • "Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery, Imaging, and Theragnosis" (2020, Polymers)
  • "Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles with antibacterial and antifungal activity" (2020, Journal of Molecular Structure)
  • "Nanomaterials in Cosmetics: Recent Updates" (2020, Nanomaterials)
  • "Why reuse spent adsorbents? The latest challenges and limitations" (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "A critical review on the recent trends of photocatalytic, antibacterial, antioxidant and nanohybrid applications of anatase and rutile TiO2 nanoparticles" (2024, The Science of The Total Environment)

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (18 publications)
  • Journal of Molecular Structure (14 publications)
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research (14 publications)
  • Processes (12 publications)
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (11 publications)

George Z. Kyzas has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Athanasios C. Mitrοpoulos (55 joint publications)
  • Abbas Rahdar (54 joint publications)
  • Dimitra A. Lambropoulou (50 joint publications)
  • Athanasia K. Tolkou (49 joint publications)
  • Dimitrios Ν. Bikiaris (46 joint publications)

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has contributed to book publications. One recorded book is "Sorption - From Fundamentals to Applications," published by IntechOpen in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Heavy metals in surface sediments of the Jialu River, China: their relations to environmental factors.

    Jie Fu;Changpo Zhao;Yupeng Luo;Chunsheng Liu

  • Recent Modifications of Chitosan for Adsorption Applications: A Critical and Systematic Review

    George Z. Kyzas;Dimitrios N. Bikiaris

  • Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery, Imaging, and Theragnosis.

    Sabya Sachi Das;Priyanshu Bharadwaj;Muhammad Bilal;Mahmood Barani

  • Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles with antibacterial and antifungal activity

    Akhilash Mohanan Pillai;Vishnu Sankar Sivasankarapillai;Abbas Rahdar;Jithu Joseph

  • Green Adsorbents for Wastewaters: A Critical Review.

    George Z. Kyzas;George Z. Kyzas;Margaritis Kostoglou

  • Graphene oxide and its application as an adsorbent for wastewater treatment

    George Z. Kyzas;Eleni Deliyanni (Deligianni);Konstantinos Matis

  • Nanoadsorbents for pollutants removal: A review

    George Z. Kyzas;George Z. Kyzas;Kostas A. Matis

  • Functionalization of graphite oxide with magnetic chitosan for the preparation of a nanocomposite dye adsorbent.

    Nikolina A. Travlou;George Z. Kyzas;Nikolaos K. Lazaridis;Eleni A. Deliyanni

  • Nanomaterials in Cosmetics: Recent Updates.

    Georgios Fytianos;Abbas Rahdar;George Z. Kyzas

  • Removal of dyes from aqueous solutions with untreated coffee residues as potential low-cost adsorbents: Equilibrium, reuse and thermodynamic approach

    George Z. Kyzas;Nikolaos K. Lazaridis;Athanassios Ch. Mitropoulos

  • Agricultural peels for dye adsorption: A review of recent literature

    Ioannis Anastopoulos;George Z. Kyzas;George Z. Kyzas

  • Synthesis and adsorption application of succinyl-grafted chitosan for the simultaneous removal of zinc and cationic dye from binary hazardous mixtures

    George Z. Kyzas;Panoraia I. Siafaka;Eleni G. Pavlidou;Konstantinos J. Chrissafis

  • Are the thermodynamic parameters correctly estimated in liquid-phase adsorption phenomena?

    Ioannis Anastopoulos;George Z. Kyzas;George Z. Kyzas

  • Graphite oxide/chitosan composite for reactive dye removal

    Nikolina A. Travlou;George Z. Kyzas;Nikolaos K. Lazaridis;Eleni A. Deliyanni

  • Progress in batch biosorption of heavy metals onto algae

    Ioannis Anastopoulos;George Z. Kyzas;George Z. Kyzas

  • Why reuse spent adsorbents? The latest challenges and limitations.

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  • Activated carbons produced by pyrolysis of waste potato peels: Cobalt ions removal by adsorption

    George Z. Kyzas;Eleni A. Deliyanni;Kostas A. Matis

  • Copper and chromium(VI) removal by chitosan derivatives—Equilibrium and kinetic studies

    George Z. Kyzas;Margaritis Kostoglou;Nikolaos K. Lazaridis

  • Reactive and basic dyes removal by sorption onto chitosan derivatives.

    George Z. Kyzas;Nikolaos K. Lazaridis

  • The Change from Past to Future for Adsorbent Materials in Treatment of Dyeing Wastewaters

    George Z. Kyzas;Jie Fu;Kostas A. Matis

  • Chitosan Derivatives as Biosorbents for Basic Dyes

    Nikolaos K. Lazaridis;George Z. Kyzas;and Alexandros A. Vassiliou;Dimitrios N. Bikiaris

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitrios N. Bikiaris
Dimitrios N. Bikiaris Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Kostas A. Matis
Kostas A. Matis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Eleni A. Deliyanni
Eleni A. Deliyanni Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dimitra A. Lambropoulou
Dimitra A. Lambropoulou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Margaritis Kostoglou
Margaritis Kostoglou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Jie Fu
Jie Fu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Amit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar Lappeenranta University of Technology
Eric Lichtfouse
Eric Lichtfouse Aix-Marseille University
Wen Liu
Wen Liu Peking University
Mehdi Ahmadi
Mehdi Ahmadi Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

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