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Yiannis Pontikes

Yiannis Pontikes

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Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
10682
World Ranking
8897
National Ranking
106

Overview

Yiannis Pontikes is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has established a significant presence in the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research portfolio spans various subfields including civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, building and construction, materials chemistry, and ceramics and composites.

Their work focuses primarily on concrete and cement materials research, recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production, bauxite residue and utilization, magnesium oxide properties and applications, innovative concrete reinforcement materials, aluminum alloys composites properties, and extraction and separation processes.

Yiannis Pontikes has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with notable publications such as:

  • "Advances in alkali-activation of clay minerals," 2020, Cement and Concrete Research
  • "Near-zero-waste processing of low-grade, complex primary ores and secondary raw materials in Europe: technology development trends," 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • "Effect of NaOH content on hydration, mineralogy, porosity and strength in alkali/sulfate-activated binders from ground granulated blast furnace slag and phosphogypsum," 2020, Cement and Concrete Research
  • "Geopolymers, inorganic polymers, alkali-activated materials and hybrid binders from bauxite residue (red mud) - Putting things in perspective," 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Boosting the use of bauxite residue (red mud) in cement - Production of an Fe-rich calcium sulfoaluminate-ferrite clinker and characterisation of the hydration," 2021, Cement and Concrete Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yiannis Pontikes include:

  • Tobias Hertel
  • Dimitrios Sakellariou
  • Ziyou Yu
  • Ganesh Pilla
  • Thị Nhạn Nguyễn

Their publications appear in a range of venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Cement and Concrete Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
  • Cement and Concrete Composites

The scope of Yiannis Pontikes' research combines fundamental materials chemistry and engineering principles with applied studies on sustainable materials production and waste recycling, emphasizing the reuse of industrial by-products such as bauxite residue. This multidisciplinary approach spans experimental investigations related to hydration, mineralogy, porosity, and strength of advanced cementitious systems.

The integration of novel binder chemistries and processing technologies aligns with trends toward near-zero waste approaches in materials production, highlighting their work's intersection with environmental considerations and resource efficiency within the construction and metallurgy sectors.

Best Publications

  • Towards zero-waste valorisation of rare-earth-containing industrial process residues: a critical review

    Koen Binnemans;Peter Tom Jones;Bart Blanpain;Tom Van Gerven

  • Leaching of rare earths from bauxite residue (red mud)

    Chenna Rao Borra;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans;Tom Van Gerven

  • Enhanced Landfill Mining in view of multiple resource recovery: a critical review

    Peter Tom Jones;Daneel Geysen;Yves Tielemans;Steven Van Passel

  • Advances in alkali-activation of clay minerals

    Ahmed Z. Khalifa;Özlem Cizer;Yiannis Pontikes;Andrew Heath

  • Recovery of rare earths and other valuable metals from bauxite residue (red mud): A review

    Chenna Rao Borra;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans

  • Characterization of landfilled materials: screening of the enhanced landfill mining potential

    Mieke Quaghebeur;Ben Laenen;Daneel Geysen;Peter Nielsen

  • Productive sugar isomerization with highly active Sn in dealuminated β zeolites

    Jan Dijkmans;Dries Gabriëls;Michiel Dusselier;Filip de Clippel

  • Bauxite residue in cement and cementitious applications: Current status and a possible way forward

    Yiannis Pontikes;G.N. Angelopoulos

  • Effect of mechanical activation on the hydraulic properties of stainless steel slags

    Lubica Kriskova;Yiannis Pontikes;Özlem Cizer;Gilles Mertens

  • Cooperative Catalysis for Multistep Biomass Conversion with Sn/Al Beta Zeolite

    Jan Dijkmans;Michiel Dusselier;Dries Gabriëls;Kristof Houthoofd

  • Selective recovery of rare earths from bauxite residue by combination of sulfation, roasting and leaching

    Chenna Rao Borra;Jasper Mermans;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes

  • Smelting of Bauxite Residue (Red Mud) in View of Iron and Selective Rare Earths Recovery

    Chenna Rao Borra;Bart Blanpain;Yiannis Pontikes;Koen Binnemans

  • Near-zero-waste processing of low-grade, complex primary ores and secondary raw materials in Europe : technology development trends

    Jeroen Spooren;Koen Binnemans;Johanna Björkmalm;Koen Breemersch

  • Effect of NaOH content on hydration, mineralogy, porosity and strength in alkali/sulfate-activated binders from ground granulated blast furnace slag and phosphogypsum

    Katrijn Gijbels;Yiannis Pontikes;Pieter Samyn;Sonja Schreurs

  • Effect of accelerated carbonation on AOD stainless steel slag for its valorisation as a CO2-sequestering construction material

    Muhammad Salman;Özlem Cizer;Yiannis Pontikes;Rafael M. Santos

  • Synthesis of inorganic polymers using fly ash and primary lead slag

    S. Onisei;Y. Pontikes;T. Van Gerven;G.N. Angelopoulos

  • Effect of firing temperature and atmosphere on ceramics made of NW Peloponnese clay sediments. Part I: Reaction paths, crystalline phases, microstructure and colour

    C Rathossi;Yiannis Pontikes;Yiannis Pontikes

  • Valorisation of electric arc furnace steel slag as raw material for low energy belite cements

    Remus Ion Iacobescu;Dimitra Koumpouri;Yiannis Pontikes;Rami Saban

  • Geopolymers, inorganic polymers, alkali-activated materials and hybrid binders from bauxite residue (red mud) – Putting things in perspective

    Tobias Hertel;Yiannis Pontikes

  • Slags with a high Al and Fe content as precursors for inorganic polymers

    Yiannis Pontikes;Lieven Machiels;Silviana Onisei;Lieven Pandelaers

  • Effect of firing temperature and atmosphere on sintering of ceramics made from Bayer process bauxite residue

    Y. Pontikes;C. Rathossi;P. Nikolopoulos;G.N. Angelopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Bart Blanpain
Bart Blanpain KU Leuven
Bert F. Sels
Bert F. Sels KU Leuven
Enrico Bernardo
Enrico Bernardo University of Padua
Nele De Belie
Nele De Belie Ghent University
Diran Apelian
Diran Apelian University of California, Irvine
João A. Labrincha
João A. Labrincha University of Aveiro
Jef Vleugels
Jef Vleugels KU Leuven

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