Παρασκευά Χριστάκης

1992: PhD in Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Patras, Greece
1986: Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Patras, Greece

Separation Processes, wastewater treatment by membrane filtration technologies (Ultrafiltration,
Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis, distillation, crystallization, adsorption, extraction, etc.
Applications in agro-industrial wastewater treatment technologies.

Isolation and purification of bioactive compounds with high added value, from agro-industrial
wastewaters.

Technologies and particle separation methods, Particulate systems, Flow in granular porous
materials, filtering of particulate pollutants, colloid particle migration within soil, computer- aided
simulation of particle transport and deposition within porous media (dynamic behavior of deep bed
filtration systems).

Water & wastewater treatment methods, Design of water and wastewater treatment systems, Environmental Management and Protection.

Crystal growth in porous media, consolidation and stabilization of non -aggregated porous
materials with inorganic salt precipitation, deposition of sparingly soluble salts in oil extraction rock
formations: Applications: Consolidation of poorly consolidated oil reservoirs, stabilization of sandy
soils for building purposes, protection of soil from water and wind erosion, water proofing of
underground constructions (tunnels) and rainwater reservoirs.

1992-2001: Post-Doctoral Fellow, FORTH/ICE-HT & Technical Staff at Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras.

Government Scholarship Committee, Cyprus, undergraduate scholarship (1981-1986), Lordos Institution, Cyprus, undergraduate scholarship (1984-1985), ELDA (Greek Refineries), graduate scholarship (1986-1989), ICE/HT-FORTH Graduate Fellowship (1990-1991), member of Organizing committees of local (6) and international conferences (3).

Participation in international (BRITE- EURAM, ENERGY, TEMPUS, INCO-Copernicus, CRAFT, IST,
Environment & Climate; Environment and Sustainable Development; Regions of Knowledge,
INTERREG, LIFE, etc), national (EPET/SPA, STRIDE, EPET, ESPA, SYNERGASIA, ARISTEIA II, PENED,
PAVE, etc) and industrial research projects.

Funding (PI or coordinator; >1,000,000 Euros (laboratory budget)

58 refereed journal, 6 papers in books, 51 papers in proceedings of international conferences, 46 papers in proceedings of national conferences.

Participation in 50 international and 40 national conferences, 8 posters in international conferences.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), American Filtration Society (AFS), Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), Greek Association of Chemical Engineers.

Unit operations I, Unit Operations II, Laboratory of Unit operations I & II, Mass Transfer, Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering II (fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer -graduate level).

• Sofia Jaho, Varvara Sygouni, Stamatia G. Rokidi, John Parthenios, Petros G. Koutsoukos, Christakis A. Paraskeva, “Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate in Porous Media in the Presence of n-Dodecane“, Crystal Growth and Design, 16 (12): 6874-6884, 2016
• DP Zagklis, CA Paraskeva, “Purification of Grape Marc Phenols through Solvent Extraction, Membrane Filtration and Resin Adsorption/Desorption“, Separation and Purification Technology, 156 (2), 328-335, 2015, (IF: 3.091, times cited 2)
• DP Zagklis, AI Vavouraki, ME Kornaros, CA Paraskeva, “Purification of Olive Mill Wastewater Phenols through Membrane Filtration and Resin Adsorption/Desorption“, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 285 (1), 69-76, 2015
• Iakovos C Iakovides, Alexis G Pantziaros, Dimitris P Zagklis, Christakis A Paraskeva, “Effect of electrolytes/polyelectrolytes on the removal of solids and organics from olive mill wastewater“, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, (early view, available online before inclusion in an issue), 2014
• Amit Bhatnagar, Fabio Kaczala, William Hogland, Marcia Marques, Christakis A. Paraskeva, Vagelis G. Papadakis, Mika Sillanpaa, “Valorization of solid waste products from olive oil industry as potential adsorbents for water pollution control – A review“, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21 (1), pp268-298, 2014
• Zagklis, D.P., Arvaniti, E.C., Papadakis, V.G. and Paraskeva, C.A., “Sustainability analysis and benchmarking of olive mill wastewater treatment methods“, J. of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 88: 742-750, 2013
• E. C. Arvaniti, D. P. Zagklis, V. G. Papadakis, and C. A. Paraskeva, “High-Added Value Materials Production from OMW: A Technical and Economical Optimization“, International Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 2012, Article ID 607219, 7 pages, 2012
• Iosif T. Hafez, Christakis A. Paraskeva, Pavlos G. Klepetsanis, Petros G. Koutsoukos, “Formation of composites of calcium phosphate crystals and polymers on silicate sand”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 363, 145-156, 2011
• Skouras ED, Burganos VN, Paraskeva CA, and A.C. Payatakes, “Phenomenological description and network simulation of horizontal filtration dynamics”, Separation and Purification Technology, 80(1) , 105-118, 2011
• Skouras ED, Burganos VN, Paraskeva CA, and A.C. Payatakes, “Phenomenological description and network simulation of horizontal filtration dynamics”, Separation and Purification Technology, 80(1) , 105-118, 2011
• Maria G. Lioliou, Christakis A. Paraskeva, Petros G. Koutsoukos and Alkiviades C. Payatakes, “Heterogeneous Nucleation and Growth of Calcium Carbonate on Calcite and Quartz” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 308 (2), 421-428, 2007
• Maria G. Lioliou, Christakis A. Paraskeva, Petros G. Koutsoukos, Alkiviades C. Payatakes, “Calcium sulfate precipitation in the presence of water-soluble polymers”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 303, 164-170, 2006
• C. A Paraskeva, V. G. Papadakis, E. Tsarouchi, D. G. Kanellopoulou, P.G Koutsoukos, “Membrane Processing for Olive Mill Wastewater Fractionation“, Desalination, 213, 218-229, 2007