PEOPLE
| PROF. GEORGE N. ANGELOPOULOS | 2610-969530 | angel@chemeng.upatras.gr |
| PROF. EMER. PANAGIOTIS NIKOLOPOULOS | 2610-969526 | nikolop@chemeng.upatras.gr |
| LECT. VICTOR STIVANAKIS | 2610-997514 | vstivanakis@chemeng.upatras.gr |
| Dr. ANGELIKI CHRISTOGEROU | 2610-969528 | angiechristo@upatras.gr |
| Dr. DEMETRA KANELLOPOYLOY | 2610-969572 | dkanel@chemeng.upatras.gr |
| Chem.Eng., MSc., MARIA KAMITSOY | 2610-969572 | mkamitsou@upatras.gr |
| Laboratory website: | http://metlab.chemeng.upatras.gr/ | |
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
- Valorisation of industrial (metallurgical, mining etc) residues.
- Processes: Structural ceramics. Cements. Geopolymers. Sintering processes.
- Pyrometallurgical processes: Slag-metal reactions. Thermodynamics and Kinetics.
- Surface modification processes (Thermo-, chemical treatment of metals CVD).
- Process modelling. Thermochemical simulation of multi-element, multiphase systems.
EQUIPMENT
- High temperature sector: vacuum/inert gas melting induction furnaces, Tammann furnaces, rotary furnaces, resistance and superkanthal furnaces up to 1750°C.
- Materials preparation sector: mixing, crushing and milling equipment, pug mill and clay extruders.
- Optical microscopy sector: optical microscopes, interference microscope, hot stage optical microscope.
- Material testing sector: dilatometer, DTA, DSC, up to 1600°C, high temperature electrical conductivity, tensile and flexural strength testing machine, micro-hardness and hardness testers, microtomes, pressing equipment, galvanostatic/potentiostatic apparatus, Blaine apparatus etc.
- Chemical analysis sector: Atomic Absorption, element analysers (CHSN/O) and O/N, spectrophotometers, IR gas analysers, titration apparatus.
- Mechanical properties sector: 45KN Dillon tensile testing machine.
PROJECTS - RESULTS
RESEARCH PROJECTS (INDICATIVE)
- Valorization of red mud in the cement and ceramic industries, General Secretariat of Research and Technology (GSRT) Greece, EPAN 12252/19-11-02, 2003-2007, 1.811.246€, with Aluminium of Greece, TITAN, AGET Heracles (Lafarge), Panagiotopoulos SA.
- Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection in iron recycling. ESPA 2007-2013, GSRT 2011-2013, (780,00 EURO), UP, SOVEL, ELKEME
- Co-production of High Alumina Cements and special ferroalloys produced from metallurgical wastes (liquid ferronickel slag) and domestic raw materials: GSRT, EPET II 1996-2000, (1,112,400 ECU), UP, LARCO, TITAN, S&B
- In situ, Quick Sensing System for measurements of processes-critical components in Steelmaking Slags, European Commission, 7210-PR/271, 2001-2004, 1.454.400€, with IEHT, RWTH AACHEN, Aceralia, Acerinox, Helliniki Halyvourgia, ISQ, University of Malaga
RESULTS
| Low energy, low carbon cements | |
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| Heavy clay ceramics: with industrial by-products and TiO2 CVD deposition | |
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| Light weight aggregates with industrial aggregates | |
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| Surface treatments: FBCVD and CVD process. Thermal treatments | |
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