Special Issue "Honorary Issue for Prof. Dr. Anastasios Karabelas"

A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Sotiris I. Patsios
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Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute | CPERI, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas | CERTH, P.O. Box 60361, GR 570 01 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: membrane bioreactors (MBRs); hybrid biological-membrane processes; wastewater treatment; waste valorization; organic fouling; biofouling; water reuse
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Dr. Konstantinos V. Plakas
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Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology – Hellas (CERTH), 6th km Charilaou-Thermi Road, Thermi, GR 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: chemical engineering; advanced water and wastewater treatment; membrane processes; advanced oxidation technologies
Dr. Dimitris C. Sioutopoulos
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Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute | CPERI, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas | CERTH, P.O. Box 60361, GR 570 01 Thermi - Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: water desalination; pressure driven membrane processes; forward osmosis; organic and colloidal fouling; industrial wastewater treatment; water reuse; recovery of valuable compounds; hemodialysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,


Prof. Dr. Anastasios J. Karabelas

Membranes is pleased to publish a Special Issue in honor of Dr. Anastasios (Tasos) J. Karabelas, Professor of Chemical Engineering (1978–2005) at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and founding member of Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute (CPERI), at the Centre for Research and Technology—Hellas (CERTH), Greece. Prof. Karabelas, a graduate of NTU Athens, after his doctoral studies on multiphase flow processes at the University of Illinois, Urbana, under the supervision of Prof. T.J. Hanratty, was employed (1970–1978) as a Senior Research Engineer at the Shell Westhollow Research Center, Houston. In 1978, he joined the newly founded Chemical Engineering Department at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and significantly contributed to its organization and development, being extensively involved in teaching and mentoring.

In parallel, since 1985, he has headed the Laboratory of Natural Resources and Renewable Energies (NRRE) of CPERI/CERTH, and he has coordinated many R&D projects on his main research interests including multiphase flow processes, colloidal systems, membrane separation processes with applications to process equipment design and water treatment (desalination, purification), and advanced oxidation processes. His research activities have resulted in more than 210 refereed journal papers, many papers that have appeared in conference proceedings, 6 book chapters, and several patent applications. This work has been recognized by the scientific community with several awards. He has also organized several international scientific events and has served in various technical and science policy committees in Greece and abroad, including Editorial/Advisory boards of scientific journals.

Prof. Tasos Karabelas has been studying membrane processes for more than 20 years, contributing to better understanding the complicated mechanisms of membrane fouling and scaling, developing modeling tools for improved design of membrane modules and spiral wound spacers, as well as developing and demonstrating novel hybrid membrane processes (photocatalytic membrane reactor, membrane bioreactor, etc.) for advanced water and wastewater treatment applications. His keen interest in integrated studies of basic phenomena and related membrane processes, from the microscale (surface–particles interactions) to full-scale membrane process design, is reflected in the extensive collection of his relevant publications.

In honor and recognition of Prof. Karabelas’s life-long scientific and educational contributions to the field of membrane separation processes and technologies, this Special Issue of Membranes welcomes the submission of original research manuscripts or reviews in the areas of membrane separation processes, hybrid membrane technologies, and membrane science advancement. The deadline for submission of manuscripts is 15 December 2021. Manuscripts will be published online on an ongoing basis after due processing.

Dr. Sotiris I. Patsios
Dr. Konstantinos V. Plakas
Dr. Dimitris C. Sioutopoulos
Guest Editors

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