ANESTIS VLYSIDIS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, School of Chemical Engineering

Dr. Anestis Vlysidis holds the position of Assistant Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens. A chemical engineer, he completed his undergraduate studies at NTUA and earned his PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. Throughout his career, Dr. Vlysidis has held various significant roles, including Associate Professor at the Technical University of Crete (2021-2022), and research positions at esteemed institutions such as the D1 Bioeconomy Unit, EU Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy (2019-2020), NTUA (2016-2019), and the Agricultural University of Athens (2012-2016). Since 2012, he has been actively engaged in numerous National and European research projects dedicated to advancing sustainable development in bioprocesses, emphasizing the principles of bioeconomy and circular economy. His research endeavors concentrate on the valorization and treatment of organic waste employing diverse physicochemical and biological processes within the framework of circular economy principles. Dr. Vlysidis is particularly involved in refining and bioconversion of renewable resources through physical, chemical, and biological methods. His expertise spans modeling and optimization of various bioprocesses for the production of biofuels (such as biogas, bioethanol), platform chemicals (including organic acids, 2,3-butanediol), biopolymers (such as PHAs), and soil amendments. Additionally, he conducts techno-economic evaluations of innovative technologies and detailed assessments of their life cycles. With over 45 publications in peer-reviewed journals and more than 80 participation in international scientific conferences, Dr. Vlysidis is a distinguished academic in his field. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for the GNEST Journal, contributing to the advancement of scientific research in environmental engineering and related fields.

 Selected Recent publications

1.    Tsivas D., Vlyssides A., Vlysidis A., 2023, Differentiation of the composting stages of green waste using the CIELAB color model, J Chem Technol Biotechnol, https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7370

2.    Stylianou E., Ladakis D., Vlysidis A., Koutinas A., Pateraki C., 2021, Optimization of fermentation medium for succinic acid production using Basfia succiniciproducens, Environmental Technology & Innovation Journal, 24, 101914

3.    Tsivas D., Vlyssides A., Vlysidis A., 2021 Monitoring of a III-phase olive pomace composting process using the CieLAB colorimetric method, Waste and Biomass Valorisation Journal, 12, 5029–5039

4.    Ioannidou S.M., Pateraki C., Ladakis D., Papapostolou H., Tsakona M., Vlysidis A., Kookos I.K., Koutinas A., 2020, Sustainable production of bio-based chemicals and polymers via integrated biomass refining and bioprocessing in a circular bioeconomy context, Bioresource Technology, 307, 123093

5.    Kookos I.K., Koutinas A., Vlysidis A., 2019. Life cycle assessment of bioprocessing schemes for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production using soybean oil and sucrose as carbon sources, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 141, 317-328

6.    Zuiderveen, E.A.R., Kuipers, K.J.J., Caldeira, C., Hanssen S.V., Hulst M.K., Jonge M. J., Vlysidis A., Zelm R., Sala S., Huijbregts M.A. J., The potential of emerging bio-based products to reduce environmental impacts, Nat Commun 14, 8521 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43797-9 

7.    Theodosi Palimeri, D.; Papadopoulou, K.; Vlyssides, A.G.; Vlysidis, A., Improving the Biogas Production and Methane Yield in a UASB Reactor with the Addition of Sulfate, Sustainability, 2023, 15, 14896. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014896