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Petros Samaras is affiliated with the International Hellenic University in Greece. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Engineering, with significant contributions in both fields. The subfields they have engaged with include Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Pollution, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their main topics of work cover a diverse range of areas related to environmental management and technology, specifically:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Odor and Emission Control Technologies
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Samaras has published frequently in several scientific venues, reflecting ongoing contributions to environmental and membrane research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Water
  • Membranes
  • Sustainability
  • Preprints.org
  • Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology

Their recent papers include the following, showcasing a focus on wastewater treatment technologies and environmental management:

  • Production and use of biochar from lignin and lignin-rich residues (such as digestate and olive stones) for wastewater treatment, 2021, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • LCA of a Membrane Bioreactor Compared to Activated Sludge System for Municipal Wastewater Treatment, 2020, Membranes
  • LCA of municipal wastewater treatment, 2023, Chemosphere
  • Current challenges and future perspectives for the full circular economy of water in European countries, 2023, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Combined Effect of Colloids and SMP on Membrane Fouling in MBRs, 2020, Membranes

Throughout their career, Samaras has collaborated extensively with several researchers, highlighting teamwork in their fields of study. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Dimitra Banti
  • Themistoklis Sfetsas
  • Thomas L. Palikrousis
  • Sotirios D. Kalamaras
  • Georgios Fytianos

Best Publications

  • Comparison of Efficiency between Poly‐aluminium Chloride and Aluminium Sulphate Coagulants during Full‐scale Experiments in a Drinking Water Treatment Plant

    A. Zouboulis;G. Traskas;P. Samaras

  • Coagulation-flocculation pretreatment of sanitary landfill leachates.

    A.A. Tatsi;A.I. Zouboulis;K.A. Matis;P. Samaras

  • Effect of activated carbons modification on porosity, surface structure and phenol adsorption

    G.G. Stavropoulos;P. Samaras;G.P. Sakellaropoulos

  • Electrochemical oxidation of olive oil mill wastewaters.

    Marina Gotsi;Nicolas Kalogerakis;Elefteria Psillakis;Petros Samaras

  • Appropriate combination of physico-chemical methods (coagulation/flocculation and ozonation) for the efficient treatment of landfill leachates.

    X. Ntampou;A.I. Zouboulis;P. Samaras

  • Investigation of sewage sludge stabilization potential by the addition of fly ash and lime

    P. Samaras;C.A. Papadimitriou;I. Haritou;A.I. Zouboulis

  • Wastewater reclamation by advanced treatment of secondary effluents

    M. Petala;V. Tsiridis;P. Samaras;A. Zouboulis

  • Interactive toxic effects of heavy metals and humic acids on Vibrio fischeri.

    V Tsiridis;M Petala;P Samaras;S Hadjispyrou

  • Photocatalytic and sonolytic oxidation of acid orange 7 in aqueous solution

    Theodora Velegraki;Ioannis Poulios;Magdalini Charalabaki;Nicolas Kalogerakis

  • Combined treatment of landfill leachate and domestic sewage in a sequencing batch reactor

    E. Diamadopoulos;P. Samaras;X. Dabou;G. P. Sakellaropoulos

  • Occurrence of Cr(VI) in drinking water of Greece and relation to the geological background.

    E. Kaprara;N. Kazakis;K. Simeonidis;S. Coles

  • A multi-criteria assessment of scenarios on thermal processing of infectious hospital wastes: a case study for Central Macedonia.

    A. Karagiannidis;Apostolos S. Papageorgiou;G. Perkoulidis;G. Sanida

  • Fouling Issues in Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs) for Wastewater Treatment: Major Mechanisms, Prevention and Control Strategies

    Petros K. Gkotsis;Dimitra Ch. Banti;Efrosini N. Peleka;Anastasios I. Zouboulis

  • Influence of ozonation on the in vitro mutagenic and toxic potential of secondary effluents

    M Petala;P Samaras;A Zouboulis;A Kungolos

  • European union legislation on sewage sludge management

    Vassilis J. Inglezakis;Antonis A. Zorpas;Avraam Karagiannidis;Petros Samaras

  • Application of a membrane sequencing batch reactor for landfill leachate treatment

    J. Tsilogeorgis;A. Zouboulis;P. Samaras;D. Zamboulis

  • An investigation on the physical, chemical and ecotoxicological characteristics of particulate matter emitted from light-duty vehicles.

    Elias Vouitsis;Leonidas Ntziachristos;Panayiotis Pistikopoulos;Zissis Samaras

  • PCDD/F prevention by novel inhibitors : Addition of inorganic S- and N-compounds in the fuel before combustion

    P. Samaras;M. Blumenstock;D. Lenoir;K.-W. Schramm

  • The effects of toxic substances on the activated sludge microfauna

    Ch. Papadimitriou;G. Palaska;M. Lazaridou;P. Samaras

  • Comparative study of phenol and cyanide containing wastewater in CSTR and SBR activated sludge reactors

    C A Papadimitriou;P Samaras;G P Sakellaropoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Anastasios I. Zouboulis
Anastasios I. Zouboulis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Karl-Werner Schramm
Karl-Werner Schramm Technical University of Munich
Dieter Lenoir
Dieter Lenoir University of Bayreuth
Antonis A. Zorpas
Antonis A. Zorpas Open University of Cyprus
Pietro Bartocci
Pietro Bartocci Instituto de Carboquímica
Dionissios Mantzavinos
Dionissios Mantzavinos University of Patras
Kostas A. Matis
Kostas A. Matis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Nicolas Kalogerakis
Nicolas Kalogerakis Technical University of Crete
Francesco Fantozzi
Francesco Fantozzi University of Perugia
Evan Diamadopoulos
Evan Diamadopoulos Technical University of Crete

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