Recent Research Projects
Current Research Projects
- Sep. '11 - Aug. '15. Best practices for agricultural WASTEs (AW) treatment and REUSE in the Mediterranean countries, LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance 2010, Participants: TUC, Centro de Edafologia y Biologia Aplicada del Segura, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CEBAS-CSIC) (Spain), Regional Center for Agricultural Experimentation and Assistance (CERSAA) (Italy), Chemical Laboratory of the Chamber of Commerce of Savona (Laboratorio Chimico CCIAA) (Italy), SIGNOSIS SPRL. (SIGNOSIS), (Belgium), funded by EC, Total project budget 1.384.799 €, TUC budget: 277.088 €, TUC coordinator, http://www.wastereuse.eu/.
WasteReuse video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPLJs_lRVck
- Sep. '12 (est.). - Sep. '15. Development of an integrated methodology for the management, treatment and valorisation of hazardous waste (WasteVal), Thalis project. Partners: Laboratory of Metallurgy (NTUA), Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Department of Physics (AUTH), General and Inorganic Chemical Technology, Department of Chemistry (AUTH), Research Unit of Mining / Metallurgical Waste Management and Rehabilitation of Contaminated Soils (TUC), Budget: 521.000 €, funded by the Greek Ministry of Education, http://wasteval.labmet.ntua.gr/#&home
- Oct. '12 - Sep. '16. Sustainable strategies for the improvement of seriously degraded agricultural areas:The example of Pistachia vera L., LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance 2011, Participants: TUC, Hellenic Agricultural Organization "ELGO-DEMETER"-Soil Science Institute of Athens (coordinator), Institute of Mediterranean Studies Foundation for Research and Technology, funded by EC, Total project budget 1.026.509 €, TUC budget: 175.233 €, http://www.agrostrat.gr.
- Jan. '13 (est) - Dec. '15. Recycling of quarry dust and construction and demolition wastes for the production of novel ecological building elements, Cooperation Project, Participants: Research unit "Quality Control-Health and Safety in Minerals Industry" (TUC, coordinator), Research unit "Management of mining / metallurgical wastes and rehabilitation of contaminated soils" (MWSR), Technobeton S.A, Finobeton S.A, funded by General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Project budget: 504.250 €, MWSR TUC budget: 102.500 €. http://www.durecobel.gr/
- Jan. '13 (est) - Dec. '15. Development of Mathematical Predictive Model coupled with Neural Network smoothing algorithms to Optimize Operating Conditions and Improve Energy Efficiency of Rotary Kiln and Electric Arc Furnaces in Ferronickel Production Plants (MANNFENI), Cooperation Project, Participants: NTUA (Lab. of Metallurgy, coordinator), TUC, LARCO (FeNi plant), ELKEME, TEC, funded by General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Project budget: 821.421 €, TUC budget: 69.100 €.
- Feb. '16 - Jan. '20. Metal Recovery from Low Grade Ores and Wastes Plus (METGROW PLUS), Horizon 2020, Coordinator TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT (Finland), 19 participants, funded by EC, total project budget 7.911.462,50 €, TUC budget: 437.125,00 €
Completed Research Projects
- Aug '04–Jul. '07. Integrated treatment of industrial wastes towards prevention of regional water resources contamination (INTREAT), INCO C.1 Environment STREP, funded by the EC, budget TUC 170,000 €, scientific co-ordinator TUC, Webpage: http://www.labmet.ntua.gr/intreat/.
- Sep '04 – Aug '06. Integrated industrial solid waste management in Albania (INSWAM – AL), INCO C.1 Environment, SSA, funded by the EC, budget TUC 70,000 €, scientific co-ordinator TUC, Webpage: http://www.mred.tuc.gr/projects/inswab/
- Mar. '04 - Sep. '06. Innovative technologies for the management of hazardous mining wastes towards prevention of groundwater contamination, funded by the Greek Ministry of Education, PYTHAGORAS program, budget 50,000 €, scientific coordinator TUC.
- Sep. '05 – Aug. '07. Management and remediation of hazardous industrial wastes in the Western Balkan Countries (INDUWASTE). INCO C.1 Environment, SSA, funded by the EC, budget TUC 40,000 €.
- Jan. '06 – Dec. '07. Strategic plan for prevention of regional water resources contamination from mining and metallurgical activities in Western Balkan Area (PREWARC), INCO C.1 Environment, SSA, funded by the EC, budget TUC 25,000 €, scientific co-ordinator TUC. webpage: http://www.labmet.ntua.gr/prewarc/index.htm.
- Jan. '06 – Dec. '07. Integrated system for the rehabilitation of contaminated areas in waste disposal sites with the use of innovative technologies, Bilateral Sino-Greek cooperation project, funded by the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology, budget TUC 11,150 €, scientific co-ordinator TUC, http://www.mred.tuc.gr/projects/GR-China/
- June '06 – May '08. Optimization of the permeable reactive barriers performance for the decontamination of leachates and groundwater, bilateral Greek-Canada cooperation project, funded by the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology, budget TUC 40,000 €, scientific co-ordinator TUC, http://www.mred.tuc.gr/projects/PRB_Cleanup/
- Apr. '06 – Dec. '06. Risk assessment study at the Somika plant, Katanga province, Kongo, Contrat No 48/Copirep/SE/03/2006, funded by COPIREP, budget TUC 20,000 €, consultancy.
- Oct. '06 - Sep. '07. Basic research project: "Elucidation of geopolymerisation mechanisms", funded by the Research Committee of the Technical University of Crete (TUC), budget 5,000 €.
- Oct. '07 - Sep. '08. Basic research project: "Elucidation of manganese removal mechanisms from metallurgical process solutions and leachates", funded by the Research Committee of the Technical University of Crete (TUC), budget 5,000 €.
- Sep. '08 - Sep. '10. Basic research project: Elucidation of mechanisms of immobilization of heavy metals during inorganic polymer synthesis using ferronickel slag, funded by the Research Committee of the Technical University Crete, budget 12,000 €.
- Jan. '08 - Dec. '10. Development of an ISO14001 system for LARCO S.A., funded by Speed Consultand, budget 7,140 €.
- Jul. '11 - May '12. Strategic study for the development of good practices towards the improvement of working environment in Greek Enterprises, participants: Technical University Crete, Eco- Efficiency Consulting and Engineering Ltd, Athanassakis – Bogris Co., Funded by STEGI of Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, Budget TUC: 45.000 €.
- Jan. '09 - Dec. '12. Strategies to improve and protect soil quality from the disposal of olive oil mills' wastes in the Mediterranean region, Life+ project (PROSODOL), LIFE07ENV/GR/000280, funded by the EC, budget TUC 305.389 €, http://www.prosodol.gr/.
- Jun. '11 - May '13. Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage Using Permeable Reactive Barriers (In-Situ Treatment) and Anaerobic Baffled Reactors (Ex-Situ Treatment), bilateral cooperation Greece-Turkey (Harran University), funded by GSRT, budget 15,000 €. The project has been selected as success story by TUBITAK (http://medeniyet.edu.tr/Guncel_Duyurular_ogretim_uyemiz_doc._dr._erkan_sahinkayanin_projesi_tubitak_basari_hikayesi_secildi.html)
- Feb. '12 - Jan. '14. FeNi slag utilisation for the production of building components - identification of their microstructure, funded by Research Committee of TUC, coordinator, budget: 15,000 €.
