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Biography
Dr. Athanasios (Thanos) Angelis-Dimakis is a Reader in Chemical Engineering and the Subject Area Lead for Chemical Engineering in the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Huddersfield.
He has received his undergraduate diploma in Chemical Engineering from the School of Chemical Engineering in the National Technical University of Athens in 2005 and has completed his PhD Thesis, entitled “Energy Planning under Uncertainty”, in 2011 at the same university. After the completion of his PhD, he remained in Greece for three more years and carried on post-doctoral research on the life cycle assessment of innovative and eco-efficient technologies that can be applied in water use systems (EU Funded FP7 Project “ECOWATER” project). In 2015, he joined the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College in London, as the Co-Investigator of a project on enabling carbon dioxide reutilization (Climate-KIC Funded Project EnCO2re).
In May 2016, he was appointed as a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Huddersfield and from 2022 he is a Reader in Chemical Engineering. He is responsible for developing and delivering the “Sustainable Industrial Systems” module and the taught component of the "Design Project 2" module. He is also involved in the delivery of three more modules: (i) Advanced Process Development, (ii) Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering and (iii) Computer Aided Product and Process Design. He is also guiding students during their Design Project.
His research interests focus on: Industrial Ecology, Industrial Symbiosis, Life Cycle Assessment, Techno-Economic & Eco-Efficiency Assessment, Process Modelling & Simulation and Water Resources Management. He is currently the the Principal Investigator for University of Huddersfield for two H2020 projects: (i) AquaSPICE Project - Advancing Sustainability of Process Industries through Digital and Circular Water Use Innovations (2020-2023); and (ii) FRIETS - Sustainable optimization of the value chain of added-value fresh and dried berries through the integration of Precision Agriculture management strategies and innovative dehydration and edible coating (2021-2025). His research group currently consists of two Research Associates, five PhD students, and four MEng undergraduate students undertaking their final year projects.
Research Expertise and Interests
Industrial Ecology & Industrial Symbiosis
Industrial ecology assesses the potential of reducing the environmental impact of an industrial process during its life cycle – from the extraction of raw materials to the use of the final product and the waste disposal – in a local, regional and global level. The main objective is the development of circular, closed loop systems through the establishment of symbiotic schemes. The two waste streams, I am currently mostly interested in are carbon dioxide, from any industrial process, and waste streams from agricultural and food processes.
Environmental Impact Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can quantify the environmental impact of different processes, practices and technologies. Other metrics of sustainability, such as the eco-efficiency indicators, also enable us to assess the environmental performance of the system but also may also combine it with the system’s economic performance and the environmental costs involved. My research interests evolve around (i) the assessment of novel practices and technologies, mostly related to reuse of waste streams, and (ii) the dynamic / near real-time assessment of industrial processes.
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):
Research Expertise and Interests
- Industrial Ecology
- Industrial Symbiosis
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Urban Mining
- Eco Efficiency
- Carbon Capture & Utilization
- CCU
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Impact Assessment
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Projects
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AquaSPICE: Advancing Sustainability of Process Industries through Digital and Circular Water Use Innovations
1/12/20 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
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Industrial Symbiosis in the Balkan-Mediterranean Region: The Case of Solid Waste
Angelis-Dimakis, A., Arampatzis, G., Alexopoulos, A., Vyrkou, A., Pantazopoulos, A. & Angelis, V., 1 Jan 2023, In: Environments. 10, 1, 21 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Life cycle environmental impact assessment of slaughterhouse wastewater treatment
Teo, C. J., Karkou, E., Vlad, O., Vyrkou, A., Savvakis, N., Arampatzis, G. & Angelis-Dimakis, A., 1 Dec 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 200, p. 550-565 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physicochemical assessment and treatment of produced water: A case study in Niger delta Nigeria
Amakiri, K., Ogolo, N. A., Angelis-Dimakis, A. & Albert, O., 1 Mar 2023, In: Petroleum Research. 8, 1, p. 87-95 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Public Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Carbon Capture and Utilisation Products
Pieri, T., Nikitas, A. & Angelis-Dimakis, A., 13 Mar 2023, In: Clean Technologies. 5, 1, p. 436-450 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Recovery of Bioactive Compounds from Olive Pomace Using Green Extraction Processes
Stramarkou, M., Missirli, T-V., Kyriakopoulou, K., Papadaki, S., Angelis-Dimakis, A. & Krokida, M., 1 Jul 2023, In: Resources. 12, 7, 23 p., 77.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
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COST Action: CA22110 - Cooperation, development and cross-border transfer of Industrial Symbiosis among industry and stakeholders (External organisation)
Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Member)
1 Nov 2023 → 30 Oct 2027Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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The AquaSPICE Industrial Symbiosis Enabling Platform
Sam Earnshaw (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Panagiotis Dedousis (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Antonia Vyrkou (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Tryfonas Pieri (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), George Arampatzis (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Speaker)
1 Sep 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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FRIETS Project: Sustainable optimization of the value chain of added-valuefresh and dried berries through the integration of Precision Agriculturemanagement strategies and innovative dehydration and edible coating
Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Speaker)
1 Sep 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Member of programme committee)
30 Aug 2023 → 2 Sep 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen
Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis (Visiting Researcher)
21 Aug 2023Activity: External Appointments and Visits › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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EU research programme to increase shelf-life of berries
1/05/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Cultivating global research collaboration with University funding
3/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Blessing in disguise: a natural nanomaterial for industrial application
Jorabar Nirwan, Samia Farhaj, Muhammad Murtaza Chaudhary, Zara Khizer, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis, Asif Gill, Hifza Rasheed, Nasir Abbas, Muhammad Sohail Arshad, Talib Hussain, Yasser Shahzad, Abid Yousaf, Tahir Ali Chohan, Tariq Hussain, Hamid Merchant, Muhammad Rouf Akram, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Barbara Conway & Muhammad Usman Ghori
20/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Natural nanomaterial could be boon to economy of rural Pakistan
Jorabar Nirwan, Samia Farhaj, Muhammad Murtaza Chaudhary, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis, Zara Khizer, Asif Gill, Hifza Rasheed, Nasir Abbas, Muhammad Sohail Arshad, Talib Hussain, Yasser Shahzad, Abid Yousaf, Tahir Ali Chohan, Tariq Hussain, Hamid Merchant, Muhammad Rouf Akram, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Barbara Conway & Muhammad Usman Ghori
16/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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A new source of natural nanomaterial in Pakistan for industrial applications: NanoClay
Jorabar Nirwan, Samia Farhaj, Muhammad Murtaza Chaudhary, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Zara Khizer, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis, Asif Gill, Hifza Rasheed, Nasir Abbas, Muhammad Sohail Arshad, Talib Hussain, Yasser Shahzad, Abid Yousaf, Tahir Ali Chohan, Tariq Hussain, Hamid Merchant, Muhammad Rouf Akram, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Barbara Conway & Muhammad Usman Ghori
3/02/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research