Research programs

Water Science and Technology

1993 Monitoring of friction variables and surface pollution of steel strip during cold rolling. HSCO-ECSC 1994 Evaluation of possibilities for water supply in Thrace 1994 Study of chemical treatment improvement of Greek Army Industry wastes 1995 Evaluation and measurement of physical, chemical and radioactivity characteristics of mineral water 1995 Experimental study of iron removal from mineral water 1995 Study of Krinides soil as a therapeutic-cosmetic 1996 Examination of water sources qualitative characteristics for drinking water supply 1997 Evaluation and measurement of physicochemical and radioactivity characteristics of therma water 1997 Study of water drill of Apollonia therma 1999 Monitoring of processes for the river Nestos 1999 Study of the hydrogen sulfide formation in lake Thesaurus 1999 Study of deposit formation in the water network of Syvota 1999 Evaluation of drill protection in the water network of Syvota 2000 Evaluation of ozonation possibility of table water Souroti against bromate formation 2000 Evaluation of chemical and microbiological characteristics of Pieria water sources 2001 Poly-Aluminum Cloride application in surface and ground water for the production of drinking and industrial water 2001 Evaluation of chemical characteristics of Aminteo water sources 2001 Evaluation of particles dispersion in Sidirokastro water 2001 Evaluation of particles dispersion in Velvento water 2002 Arsenic removal from drinking water of Triglia 2002 Evaluation of chemical characteristics in the water sources of Strymon 2002 Determination of physicochemical parameters of water from Pylea drills 2004 Concentration and distribution of pollutants in the air, water and soil of steel industry 2005 Characterization and management of dust filters of steel industry 2005 Study of physicochemical-mineral characteristics concerning soil exploitation from Sagiada 2006 Laboratory evaluation of physicochemical parameters of water samples with KEPAMACh 2006 Determination and evaluation of physicochemical parameters in water from Dipotamos dam 2007 Construction of water treatment unit for the removal of arsenic from water in Triglia 2007 Evaluation of chemical characteristics of therma water 2007 Construction of waste treatment unit of National Bank of Greece 2008 Evaluation of physicochemical characteristics and leaching behavior of sludge from industry Aluminio Makedonias 2010 Laboratory evaluation of physicochemical parameters of Souroti water samples in the HACCP project 2011 AQUASZERO: Development of granular binary ferric-manganese oxy-hydroxide for arsenic removal from potable water, FP7-SME-2008-1/RESEARCH FOR SMES, http://www.aquaszero.com 2012 Development of nanostructured material with oriented morphology 2012 Reduction of Cr(VI) from polluted groundwater and wastewater 2012 Development and application of an integrated methodology of management, treatment and exploitation of toxic solid wastes 2012 Chemical analysis of water from therma 2013 Advanced materials for mercury capture 2013 New processes for fouling control in membrane bioreactors

• Development of novel analytic methods related to the determination of chemical parameters. • Application of chemical analysis in the evaluation of environmental problems aiming in their solution. • Development, evaluation and application of technologies related to water treatment.

1st prize in the competition “Greece Innovates””

Chemical Engineering Department, AUTh

1. M. Mitrakas, Bromate Determination by Phenodiazines 2. Tetravalent Mn-feroxyhite preparation method for arsenic removal from water, ΟΒΙ 1007422, Inventors: M. Mitrakas, K. Symeonidis, S. Tresintsi. Applicant: Loufakis Chemicals S.A. 3. A method for the synthesis of tetravalent manganese feroxyhite for arsenic removal from water, WO 2012/042282 A1, Inventors: M. Mitrakas, K. Symeonidis, S. Tresintsi. Applicant: Loufakis Chemicals S.A. 4. Method for synthesis of tetravalent manganese feroxyhite for arsenic removal from water, US 2013/0180925 A1, Inventors: M. Mitrakas, K. Symeonidis, S. Tresintsi. 5. A method for the synthesis of bivalent tin oxyhydroxide for the removal of hexavalent chromium from dirnking water, Inventors: M. Mitrakas, E. Kaprara, K. Symeonidis. Applicant: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 6. A method for the synthesis of negatively charged Mn-feroxyhite for selective removal of mercury from water. Inventors: M. Mitrakas, E. Kokkinos, K. Symeonidis. Applicant: Loufakis Chemicals S.A.

Granted patents