Konstantina Papadopoulou

Dr. Konstantina Papadopoulou

School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
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Academic Career Length

28Years (1999-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2007 in Journal of Hazardous Materials
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FRF. Rigas
F. Rigas
Konstantina PapadopoulouKonstantina Papadopoulou
Konstantina Papadopoulou
VDV. Dritsa
V. Dritsa
DDD. Doulia
D. Doulia

1 February 2005 in Environment International
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FRF. Rigas
F. Rigas
VDV. Dritsa
V. Dritsa
RMRoger Marchant
Roger Marchant
Konstantina PapadopoulouKonstantina Papadopoulou
Konstantina Papadopoulou
EAE.J. Avramides
E.J. Avramides
HIHatzianestis Ioannis
Hatzianestis Ioannis

3 June 2010 in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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APA. Philippoussis
A. Philippoussis
PDP. Diamantopoulou
P. Diamantopoulou
Konstantina PapadopoulouKonstantina Papadopoulou
Konstantina Papadopoulou
HLH. Lakhtar
H. Lakhtar
SRS. Roussos
S. Roussos
SPS. Papanikolaou
S. Papanikolaou

11 June 2021 in Metals
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Kyriaki KISKIRAKyriaki KISKIRA
Kyriaki KISKIRA
TLTheopisti Lymperopoulou
Theopisti Lymperopoulou
LTLamprini Areti Tsakanika
Lamprini Areti Tsakanika
CPCharalampos Pavlopoulos
Charalampos Pavlopoulos
Konstantina PapadopoulouKonstantina Papadopoulou
Konstantina Papadopoulou
Maria Ochsenkühn-PetropoulouMaria Ochsenkühn-Petropoulou
Maria Ochsenkühn-Petropoulou
The disposal of voluminous, highly alkaline, bauxite residue (BR), the industrial by-product of alumina production by the Bayer process, constitutes an intricate global environmental problem. BR, containing valuable metals such as rare-earth elements (REEs)—in particular, scandium (Sc)—can be used as a secondary source for REE extraction. The scope of this study was the investigation of bioleaching as an innovative and environmentally friendly approach for the extraction of Sc from BR. The bioleaching parameters were studied on Greek BR and experiments were performed using different microbial cultures and solid to liquid ratios (S/L). The maximum extraction of Sc was 42% using Acetobacter tropicalis in a one-step bioleaching process at 1% S/L. The main organic acids produced were acetic, oxalic, and citric. The bioleaching data indicated a probable synergistic effect of the different organic acids produced by microorganisms along with a more targeted leaching mechanism.

1 February 2013 in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
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Konstantina PapadopoulouKonstantina Papadopoulou
Konstantina Papadopoulou
IKIphigeneia Maria Kalagona
Iphigeneia Maria Kalagona
APAntonios Philippoussis
Antonios Philippoussis
FRFotis Rigas
Fotis Rigas

16 July 2008 in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
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FRF. Rigas
F. Rigas
Konstantina PapadopoulouKonstantina Papadopoulou
Konstantina Papadopoulou
APA. Philippoussis
A. Philippoussis
MPM. Papadopoulou
M. Papadopoulou
ICIordanis Chatzipavlidis
Iordanis Chatzipavlidis