Browsing by Author "Agapiou, Agapios"
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Book Chapter
12 - Sustainability assessment for biomass-derived char production and applications
Jeguirim, Mejdi; Zorpas, Antonis A.; Navarro Pedreno, Jose; Limousy, Lionel; Loizia, Pantelitsa; Stylianou, Marinos; Agapiou, Agapios (Elsevier, 2019)The performance of biomass char production and application systems depends strongly on feedstock characteristics, conversion techniques, and methods of char handling, transport, and utilization. Although several combinations ...
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Advances in chemical sensing technologies for VOCs in breath for security/threat assessment, illicit drug detection, and human trafficking activity
Giannoukos, S.; Agapiou, Agapios; Taylor, S. (2018)On-site chemical sensing of compounds associated with security and terrorist attacks is of worldwide interest. Other related bio-monitoring topics include identification of individuals posing a threat from illicit drugs, ...
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Analysis of expired air of fasting male monks at Mount Athos
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Agapiou, Agapios; Georgiadou, A. (2006)Expired air chemical analysis is investigated as a search and locate method for the early detection of entrapped people under the ruins of collapsed buildings after an earthquake. Fasting individuals were examined as a ...
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Conference Object
Analysis of vape smoke (Particle Size Distributions and Volatile Organic Compounds) emitted by e-Cigarette and Cigarette Users
Papaefstathiou, Eleni; Bezantakos, S.; Stylianou, Marinos; Agapiou, Agapios; Biskos, G. (2019)
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Analysis of volatile organic compounds released from the decay of surrogate human models simulating victims of collapsed buildings by thermal desorption-comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry
Agapiou, Agapios; Zorba, Eleni; Mikedi, Katerina; McGregor, L.; Spiliopoulou, C.; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K. (2015)Field experiments were devised to mimic the entrapment conditions under the rubble of collapsed buildings aiming to investigate the evolution of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during the early dead body decomposition ...
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Application of ion mobility spectrometry for the detection of human urine
Rudnicka, J.; Mochalski, Paweł; Agapiou, Agapios; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Amann, Anton; Buszewski, B. (2010)The aim of the present study was to evaluate the suitability of ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) for the detection of human urine as an indication of human presence during urban search and rescue operations in collapsed ...
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Assessing the volatile profile of carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.)
Krokou, Andriana; Stylianou, Marinos; Agapiou, Agapios (2019)
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Conference Object
Breath and sweat analysis as a tool for medical diagnostics
Anton, A.; Agapiou, Agapios (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015)A wide spectrum of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is continuously produced in the human body and released through breath and sweat, thereby revealing important medical information. The variety of the analytical ...
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Characterization of biochar produced in a small scale kiln for environmental applications
Stylianou, M.; Christou, A.; Michael, C.; Agapiou, Agapios; Papanastasiou, Panos; Fatta-Kasinos, Despo; Polycarpou, P. (2018)
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Chemical, acoustic and optical response profiling for analysing burning patterns
Mikedi, Katerina; Stavrakakis, P.; Agapiou, Agapios; Moirogiorgou, K.; Karma, Sofia; Pallis, George C.; Pappa, Athina A.; Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Zervakis, M. (2013)Improved data processing algorithms along with modelling techniques were employed in order to profile the responses and to assess the analytical capabilities of a system consisting of a mass spectrometer, a camera and a ...
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Combined chemical and optical methods for monitoring the early decay stages of surrogate human models
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.; Agapiou, Agapios; Zorba, Eleni; Mikedi, Katerina; Karma, Sofia; Pallis, George C.; Eliopoulos, C.; Spiliopoulou, C. (2011)As the body decays shortly after death, a variety of gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) constantly emanate. Ethical and practical reasons limit the use of human corpses in controlled, time-dependent, intervening ...
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Combined Electrocoagulation/Electrowinning Process for Recovery of Metallic Copper from Electroplating Effluents
Stergiopoulos, D.; Dermentzis, K.; Spanos, T.; Giannakoudakis, Panagiotis; Agapiou, Agapios; Stylianou, M. (2019)In the present work a combined process is proposed for recovery of metallic copper from industrial electroplating wastewaters comprising electrocoagulation, acidic digestion and electrowinning. The wastewater with the ...
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A comparative study on phyllosilicate and tectosilicate mineral structural properties
Stylianou, Marinos; Inglezakis, Vassilis; Agapiou, Agapios; Itskos, Grigorios; Jetybayeva, Albina; Loizidou, Maria (2018)Natural minerals are widely used in numerous environmental applications, mainly as sorbents in ion exchange and sorption processes. Minerals, such as zeolites and clays, can be found all over the world, but they are mined ...
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A compendium of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by human cell lines
Filipiak, W.; Mochalski, Paweł; Filipiak, A.; Ager, C.; Cumeras, R.; Davis, C. E.; Agapiou, Agapios; Unterkofler, K.; Troppmair, J. (2016)Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) offer unique insights into ongoing biochemical processes in healthy and diseased humans. Yet, their diagnostic use is hampered by the limited understanding of their biochemical or cellular ...
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Composition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from coffee residues
Stylianou, Marinos; Agapiou, Agapios; Erotokritou, I. (2019)
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Converting environmental risks to benefits by using spent coffee grounds (SCG) as a valuable resource
Stylianou, Marinos; Agapiou, Agapios; Omirou, Michalis; Vyrides, Ioannis; Ioannides, Ioannis M.; Maratheftis, Grivas; Fasoula, Dionysia (2018)Coffee is perhaps one of the most vital ingredients in humans' daily life in modern world. However, this causes the production of million tons of relevant wastes, i.e., plastic cups, aluminum capsules, coffee chaff (silver ...
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Conference Object
Correlating carob pods (Ceratonia Siliqua L.) aroma profile with geographical origin
Krokou, A.; Sylianou, Marinos; Agapiou, Agapios; Kokkinofta, R. ((ISCNP30-ICOB10, 2018)
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Correlating Compost Physicochemical Properties with processing,
Vasileiou, A.; Agapiou, Agapios; Stylianou, Marinos; Mikedi, K.; Zorpas, A.A. (2019)
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Decoding and highlighting the aromatic profile of carob tree,
Agapiou, Agapios; Stylianou, Marinos; Kokkinofta, Rebecca (2019)
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Detecting breath and skin emitted tracers of humans with flame-made sensor arrays
Güntner, A.T.; Pineau, N.; Mochalski, P.; Wiesenhofer, H.; Agapiou, Agapios; Mayhew, C.A.; Pratsinis, S.E. (2018)