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  • 2014 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Spiros N. Agathos is affiliated with Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research is primarily situated in the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions to related subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Ecology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's main topics of work encompass several areas including:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Spiros N. Agathos has frequently published in several scientific venues. These publication venues include:

  • Biotechnology Advances
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
  • Algal Research
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Their recent published papers illustrate the range of their research:

  • "Biotechnological production of astaxanthin from the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis" (2020), Biotechnology Advances
  • "Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles in Biomedical Sciences: Properties, Current Trends, Novel Opportunities and Emerging Challenges in Theranostic Nanomedicine" (2023), Nanomaterials
  • "Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae for carotenoid production" (2022), Reviews in Aquaculture
  • "Recent Developments in the Immobilization of Laccase on Carbonaceous Supports for Environmental Applications - A Critical Review" (2021), Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • "The infinite possibilities of RNA therapeutics" (2021), Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Chengxu Zhou
  • Jian Li
  • Ahmad Abd-El-Aziz
  • Zhengfeng Zhu

Among awards received, Spiros N. Agathos was honored as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • White-rot fungi and their enzymes for the treatment of industrial dye effluents.

    Dirk Wesenberg;Irene Kyriakides;Spiros N Agathos

  • Emerging pollutants in the environment: present and future challenges in biomonitoring, ecological risks and bioremediation

    Maria Gavrilescu;Kateřina Demnerová;Jens Aamand;Spiros N. Agathos

  • Is bioaugmentation a feasible strategy for pollutant removal and site remediation

    Saïd El Fantroussi;Spiros N Agathos

  • Insect cell culture for industrial production of recombinant proteins

    L. Ikonomou;Y.-J. Schneider;S. N. Agathos

  • Biodegradation: Updating the Concepts of Control for Microbial Cleanup in Contaminated Aquifers

    Rainer U. Meckenstock;Martin Elsner;Christian Griebler;Tillmann Lueders

  • Elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals nonylphenol and bisphenol A and personal care product ingredient triclosan using enzyme preparation from the white rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona

    Hubert Cabana;Jean-Louis Habib Jiwan;Raoul Rozenberg;Vladimir Elisashvili

  • Anaerobic dechlorinating bacteria.

    Saïd El Fantroussi;Henry Naveau;Spiros N. Agathos

  • Preparation and characterization of cross-linked laccase aggregates and their application to the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals

    Hubert Cabana;J. Peter Jones;Spiros N. Agathos

  • Life cycle assessment of the production of the red antioxidant carotenoid astaxanthin by microalgae: from lab to pilot scale

    Paula Perez-Lopez;Sara Gonzalez-Garcia;Clayton Jeffryes;Spiros N. Agathos

  • Harnessing the power of enzymes for environmental stewardship.

    Philippe Demarche;Charles Junghanns;Rakesh R. Nair;Spiros N. Agathos

  • Utilization of fungi for biotreatment of raw wastewaters

    Lacina Coulibaly;Germain Gourene;Spiros N. Agathos

  • Elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals using white rot fungi and their lignin modifying enzymes: A review

    Hubert Cabana;Hubert Cabana;J. P. Jones;Spiros N. Agathos

  • Decolorization, cytotoxicity, and genotoxicity reduction during a combined ozonation/fungal treatment of dye-contaminated wastewater.

    Sophie Vanhulle;Marie Trovaslet;Estelle Enaud;Mathias Lucas

  • Immobilization of laccase from the white rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona and use of the immobilized biocatalyst for the continuous elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

    Hubert Cabana;Céline Alexandre;Spiros N. Agathos;J. Peter Jones

  • Purification and characterization of two thermostable laccases from Pycnoporus sanguineus and potential role in degradation of endocrine disrupting chemicals

    Leticia I. Ramírez-Cavazos;Charles Junghanns;Nancy Ornelas-Soto;Diana L. Cárdenas-Chávez

  • Insect cells as factories for biomanufacturing.

    Jean-Christophe Drugmand;Yves-Jacques Schneider;Spiros N. Agathos

  • Biotechnological production of astaxanthin from the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis.

    Xin Li;Xiaoqian Wang;Chuanlan Duan;Shasha Yi

  • Effect of humic acids on heavy metal removal by zero-valent iron in batch and continuous flow column systems

    Jan Dries;Leen Bastiaens;Dirk Springael;Stefaan Kuypers

  • Environmental genomics : exploring the unmined richness of microbes to degrade xenobiotics

    Laurent Eyers;Isabelle George;Luc Schuler;Benoît Stenuit

  • Lignocellulose-degrading enzyme production by white-rot Basidiomycetes isolated from the forests of Georgia

    Vladimir Elisashvili;Eva Kachlishvili;Nino Tsiklauri;Eka Metreveli

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves-Jacques Schneider
Yves-Jacques Schneider Université Catholique de Louvain
Georges Bastin
Georges Bastin Université Catholique de Louvain
Ludo Diels
Ludo Diels Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Jacques Mahillon
Jacques Mahillon Université Catholique de Louvain
Mark R. Liles
Mark R. Liles Auburn University
Fabio Fava
Fabio Fava University of Bologna
Gumersindo Feijoo
Gumersindo Feijoo University of Santiago de Compostela
Robert M. Goodman
Robert M. Goodman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Denis Dochain
Denis Dochain Université Catholique de Louvain

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