Edward Loukopoulos

Dr. Edward Loukopoulos

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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

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

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1 February 2018 in Journal of Coordination Chemistry
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ELEdward Loukopoulos
Edward Loukopoulos
George KostakisGeorge Kostakis
George Kostakis
This review aims to provide reports of one dimensional (1-D) coordination polymers that have been used as catalysts in various organic reactions in the last decade, covering the literature from 2007 and onwards. The CPs have been mainly categorized into homometallic and heterometallic compounds; additional parameters such as the metal and ligand selection for the CP are discussed to provide a more detailed look into each system.

5 August 2024 in Advanced Functional Materials
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ELEdward Loukopoulos
Edward Loukopoulos
SMSergio Marugán‐Benito
Sergio Marugán‐Benito
DRDionysios Raptis
Dionysios Raptis
ETEmmanuel Tylianakis
Emmanuel Tylianakis
GFGeorge E. Froudakis
George E. Froudakis
APAna E. Platero‐Prats
Ana E. Platero‐Prats
Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging as bioaccumulative and toxic water pollutants, posing a large threat to human and aquatic organisms. This threat is aggravated by their extreme persistence to common degradation methods. Adsorption is regarded as the most conventional method to treat these contaminants, however, existing sorbents present considerable limitations on performance. The development of more efficient PFAS adsorbents is therefore of urgent need. The class of metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) can hold great promise for these purposes, featuring porous materials with high tailoring potential. Herein, a series of functionalized Zr‐MOFs have been designed with boosted capacities for the adsorption of short‐ and long‐chain perfluorinated carboxylic acids of environmental interest. The approach relies on chemistry‐based concepts to introduce targeted post‐synthetic modifications that promote PFAS···MOF interactions, specifically through coordinative bonding and hydrophobic effects. In particular, the framework TFA‐MOF‐808 (TFA = trifluoroacetic acid) displays the highest capture capacities reported for MOF materials in this pollutant class. Mechanistic studies, assisted by advanced synchrotron characterization techniques and theoretical calculations, support a ligand exchange process occurring during the adsorption phenomena. The results demonstrate the potential of this design approach in developing advanced PFAS sorbents with optimal performance.

1 September 2019 in Coordination Chemistry Reviews
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ELEdward Loukopoulos
Edward Loukopoulos
George KostakisGeorge Kostakis
George Kostakis

29 June 2021 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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GAGiasemi Angeli
Giasemi Angeli
ELEdward Loukopoulos
Edward Loukopoulos
KKKonstantinos Kouvidis
Konstantinos Kouvidis
ABArtemis Bosveli
Artemis Bosveli
CTConstantinos Tsangarakis
Constantinos Tsangarakis
PTPantelis N. Trikalitis
Pantelis N. Trikalitis

10 April 2017 in Inorganic Chemistry
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ELEdward Loukopoulos
Edward Loukopoulos
MKMichael Kallitsakis
Michael Kallitsakis
Nikolaos TsoureasNikolaos Tsoureas
Nikolaos Tsoureas
AAAlaa Abdul-Sada
Alaa Abdul-Sada
NCNicholas F. Chilton
Nicholas F. Chilton
George KostakisGeorge Kostakis
George Kostakis

2 February 2018 in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
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DADimitrios Andreou
Dimitrios Andreou
MKMichael G. Kallitsakis
Michael G. Kallitsakis
ELEdward Loukopoulos
Edward Loukopoulos
CGCatherine Gabriel
Catherine Gabriel
George KostakisGeorge Kostakis
George Kostakis
Ioannis LykakisIoannis Lykakis
Ioannis Lykakis