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Current research focuses on Biorefinery Conversions and on creating new knowledge for development of innovative and cost-efficient processes for production of chemicals, materials and biofuels from biomasses and industrial effluents by:
- Harnessing the potential of mixed microbial consortia by optimizing the selection and enrichment process as well as the fermentation operating strategy
-Providing knowledge on bioconversion kinetics of pure and mixed microbial cultures to be applied for process modeling and optimization
- Developing innovative process concepts for enhancing the bioconversion efficiency and improving the economics by applying cost-efficient pretreatment methods and membrane-based downstream processing
- Designing and experimentally evaluating novel combined bioenergy and biorefinery concepts
Research areas
General: Biological processing of biomass resources and industrial effluents for the sustainable production of biofuels and chemicals with emphasis on fermentation technology with mixed microbial consortia and development of innovative concepts targeting cost-efficient bioconversions.
Specific: Anaerobic digestion, fermentation processes with pure and mixed microbial consortia, PHA production and separation, pre-treatment methods for biomass exploitation, kinetics of microbial processes, development of mathematical models and mathematical simulation of biological processes, membrane applications in biorefineries.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Publications
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Enhanced Carbon Monoxide Bioconversion Through Adaptation of Mixed Microbial Consortia in Trickle Bed Reactors
Tunca, B., Rovithi, A., Dutta, S., Quintela, C., Pinelo, M., Skiadas, I. V. & Gavala, H. N., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Waste and Biomass Valorization.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Modeling and simulation of biological CO conversion in trickle bed reactor and comparison with CSTR
Dutta, S., Krikeli, M., Gavala, H. N. & Skiadas, I. V., 2025, In: Biochemical Engineering Journal. 222, 14 p., 109819.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Operation at thermophilic temperatures: an underestimated asset for gas fermentation processes
Gavala, H. N. & Skiadas, I. V., 2025, In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 94, 8 p., 103319.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Chain elongation in continuous microbial electrosynthesis cells: the effect of pH and precursors supply
Quintela, C., Bountzis, P., Rezaei, B., Im, C., Modin, O., Nygård, Y., Olsson, L., Skiadas, I. V. & Gavala, H. N., 2024, In: Journal of CO2 Utilization. 83, 11 p., 102789.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Dynamic tank-in-series modelling and simulation of gas-liquid interaction in trickle bed reactor designed for gas fermentation
Dutta, S., Krikeli, M., Gavala, H. N. & Skiadas, I. V., 2024, In: Journal of cleaner production. 472, 17 p., 143433.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Biological conversion of Carbon Dioxide in a novel reactor type
Silitonga, R. T. (PhD Student), Gavala, H. N. (Main Supervisor) & Shapiro, A. (Supervisor)
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2027
Project: PhD
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Fermentation of carbon monoxide to chemical precursors
Tunca, B. (PhD Student), Gavala, H. N. (Main Supervisor) & Pinelo, M. (Supervisor)
01/11/2023 → 31/10/2026
Project: PhD
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Scaling up of Trickle Bed Bioreactors for high rate gas fermentations
Dutta, S. (PhD Student), Skiadas, I. V. (Main Supervisor), Gavala, H. N. (Supervisor), Sukumara, S. (Supervisor), Worberg, A. (Supervisor), Antonopoulou, G. (Examiner) & Buffiere, P. (Examiner)
15/01/2022 → 22/04/2025
Project: PhD
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High performance fermentation by integration with membrane technologies
Malanca, A. A. (PhD Student), Pinelo, M. (Main Supervisor), Gavala, H. N. (Supervisor), Luo, J. (Supervisor), Mansouri, S. S. (Supervisor), Skiadas, I. V. (Supervisor), Gallucci, F. (Examiner) & Koutinas, A. (Examiner)
01/01/2021 → 10/04/2024
Project: PhD
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Fermentation of syngas to CO2-neutral chemicals
Quintela Garcia, C. (PhD Student), Gavala, H. N. (Main Supervisor), Skiadas, I. V. (Supervisor), Olsson, L. (Supervisor), Dumas, C. (Examiner), Kennes, C. (Examiner) & Nygård, Y. (Supervisor)
01/11/2020 → 07/05/2024
Project: PhD
Activities
- 6 Conference presentations
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Towards high-rate syngas biomethanation in Trickle Bed Bioreactors in full scale
Dutta, S. (Guest lecturer), Sukumara, S. (Guest lecturer), Worberg, A. (Guest lecturer), Gavala, H. N. (Guest lecturer) & Skiadas, I. V. (Guest lecturer)
2022 → …Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Correlating Methane Yield Increase after Ammonia Pretreatment to Biomass Compositional Characteristics
Lymperatou, A. (Guest lecturer), Engelsen, T. K. (Other), Skiadas, I. V. (Guest lecturer) & Gavala, H. N. (Guest lecturer)
29 Apr 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Syngas biomethanation by mixed microbial consortia in trickle bed reactors
Asimakopoulos, K. (Other), Melas, A. (Other), Gavala, H. N. (Guest lecturer) & Skiadas, I. V. (Lecturer)
20 May 2019 → 21 May 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Improving continuous anaerobic mono-digestion of manure by an optimized ammonia pretreatment
Lymperatou, A. (Guest lecturer), Gavala, H. N. (Guest lecturer), Rasmussen, N. B. K. (Other) & Skiadas, I. V. (Guest lecturer)
2 Jul 2018 → 5 Jul 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from crude glycerol
Burniol Figols, A. (Guest lecturer), Varrone, C. (Guest lecturer), Daugaard, A. E. (Guest lecturer), Skiadas, I. V. (Guest lecturer) & Gavala, H. N. (Guest lecturer)
14 May 2018 → 17 May 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations