Papadopoulou Lefkothea
Costas N. Costa, PhD
Professor and Chair
  • Department of Environmental Science and Technology
    Cyprus University of Technology
    Lemesos, Cyprus
    Phone. +357 25 002 515, +357 99 696 512
    Email: costas.costa@cut.ac.cy

     

Education

University of Cyprus (1994-1998)

BSc in Chemistry

Department of Natural Sciences (Chemistry Diploma) School of Pure and Applied Sciences

University of Cyprus (1998-1999)

MSc in Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, School of Pure and Applied Sciences

- University of Cyprus (1999-2002)

PhD in Environmental Catalysis 

Department of Chemistry, School of Pure and Applied Sciences

 

Biography

Dr. Costa is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Technology of the School of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management. He has obtained his BSc and MSc in Chemistry and his PhD in Environmental Catalysis from the University of Cyprus. During his Academic Career he has obtained several National and International honors and awards for his academic and research achievements, including an Honor from the Denmark Royal Academy of Sciences for the development of a Novel Sustainable de-pollution technology. He has worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester Institute of Technology (UMIST) and as a Postdoctoral Fellow, Visiting Lecturer and Assistant Professor at the University of Cyprus (Department of Chemistry).

Dr. Costa has more than 45 publications in High Impact, International, Refereed Journals, while he also has over 55 publications in International Conferences Proceedings, where he participated for presentation of his research. He is currently the Coordinator of five (3) European Research Projects, while he participated in more than 30 Research Projects (European, UNOPs, Leonardo, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation), in 13 of which he was the coordinator (Lead Partner).

He owns six (6) patents (European, USA, Japan) for the Development of Novel Technologies for the Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) with bio-ethanol and/or hydrogen. Part of the Intellectual Rights of the latter technology has been licensed to the largest Company in the field De-pollution Technologies, worldwide. The latter patented technology is expected to be commercialized (by means of a novel environmental application) within the next three to five years.

Research Interest

His research interests focus in the area of Environmental De-pollution. In particular, Environmental Catalysis, Gaseous Waste and Wastewater De-pollution, Solid Wastes Treatment and Disposal, Pollution Prevention and Environmental Monitoring.

 

Scientific Activities:

International and National Awards
  • Granted Participation at the 1st EFCATS (European Federation of Catalysis Societies) School on Catalysis, March 2001, Prague (Czech Republic).
  • 1st European Award Winner for Recent Developments in Environmental Catalysis, at the 1st EFCATS (European Federation of Catalysis Societies) School on Catalysis, March 2001, Prague (Czech Republic).
  • Honored Oral Presentation (selected for publication) at the 2nd Regional Symposium of Chemistry, “Chemistry and the Environment”, June 2003, Krusevac (Yugoslavia).
  • 1st International Award Winner for Best Poster Presentation, at the 1st CarboCat World Congress (Carbon for Catalysis), July 2004, Lausanne (Switzerland).
  • 1st International Award Winner for Best Oral Presentation, at the 3rd International Conference, “CATALYSIS: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATION”, Novosibirsk, Russia, July 2007.
  • Winner of the 1st Nicos Symeonides Award for Excellence in Research in Cyprus and Europe, Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus, 2007.
  • Royal Award Prize Winner of the Danish Academy of Sciences, COPENMIND, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 1-3, 2008.
  • 1st International Award Winner for Best Poster Presentation, at the International Water Association’s Congress on Waste and Wastewater Management, Science and Technology (WWMST), June 2013, Limassol (Cyprus).
Honorary Diplomas
  • 1st Award for the “Best Academic Performance, 1994-1995”, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Cyprus.
  • 1st Award for the “Best Academic Performance, 1995-1996”, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Cyprus.
  • 1st Award for the “Best Academic Performance, 1996-1997”, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Cyprus.
  • 1st Award for the “Best Academic Performance, 1997-1998”, Chemistry Department, University of Cyprus.
  • 1st Award for the “Best Academic Performance, 1994-1998”, Chemistry Department, University of Cyprus.
  • Scholarship for Post-Graduated studies, The A.G. Leventis Foundation, Paris, France.
  • Scholarship for Post-Graduated studies, Cyprus Government.

 

Publications

  1. C.N. Costa and C.S. Patrickios, ”Near-Monodisperse a-Hydroxy and a,w-Dihydroxy Amine-Based Polymers: Synthesis and Characterisation”, J. of Polymer Science Vol. 37, 1597-1607 (1999).
  2. K.D. Fliatoura, X.E. Verykios, C.N. Costa and A.M. Efstathiou, “Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Methane in the Presence of Oxygen Over CaO Catalyst”, J. Catal. 183, 323-335 (1999).
  3. C.N. Costa, T. Anastasiadou and A.M. Efstathiou, “The Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Methane over La2O3-CaO Systems: Synergistic Effects and Surface Reactivity Studies of NO, CH4, O2 and CO2 by Transient Techniques”, J. Catal. 194, 250-265 (2000).
  4. V.C. Belessi, C.N. Costa, T.V. Bakas, T. Anastasiadou, P.J. Pomonis and A.M. Efstathiou, “Catalytic Behaviour of La-Sr-Ce-Fe-O Mixed Oxidic/Perovskitic Systems for the NO+CO and NO+CH4+O2 Reactions”, Catalysis Today, 59, 347-363 (2000).
  5. V.N. Stathopoulos, V.C. Belessi, C.N. Costa, S. Neophytides, P. Falaras, A.M. Efstathiou, P.J.Pomonis, “Catalytic Activity of High Surface Area Mesoporous Mn-based Mixed Oxides for the Deep Oxidation of CH4 and Lean-NOx Reduction”, Studies in Surf. Sci. and Catal. 130, 1529-1534 (2000).
  6. V.C. Belessi, T.V. Bakas, C.N. Costa, A.M. Efstathiou, and P.J. Pomonis, “Synergistic Effects of Crystal Phases and Mixed Valences in La-Sr-Ce-Fe-O Mixed Oxidic / Perovskitic Solids on their Catalytic Activity for the NO + CO Reaction”, Appl. Catal. B:Envir. 28, 13-28 (2000).
  7. V.N. Stathopoulos, C.N. Costa, P.J. Pomonis, and A.M. Efstathiou, “Catalytic Activity of High Surface Area Mesoporous Mn-based Mixed Oxides for Lean-NOX Reduction”, Topics in Catalysis 16/17, 231-235 (2001).
  8. C.N. Costa, V.N. Stathopoulos, V.C. Belessi and A.M. Efstathiou, “An Investigation of the NO/H2/O2 (lean-deNOx) Reaction on a Highly Active and Selective Pt/La0.5Ce0.5MnO3 Catalyst”, J. Catal. 197, 350-364 (2001).
  9. Costas N. Costa and Angelos M. Efstathiou, “A Highly Selective Pt/support Catalyst for the NO/H2/O2 (lean-deNOx) Reaction”, CATTECH: The Magazine of Catalysis, 5 (2), 118 (2001).
  10. C.N. Costa, P. Lambrou, P.G. Savva, C. Andronikou, V.C. Belessi, V.N. Stathopoulos P.J. Pomonis and A.M. Efstathiou, “An Investigation of the NO/H2/O2 (lean-deNOx) Reaction on a Highly Active and Selective Pt/La0.7Sr0.2Ce0.1FeO3 Catalyst at Low Temperatures”, J. Catal. 209, 456-471 (2002).
  11. C. N. Costa, S. Y. Christou, G. Georgiou and A.M. Efstathiou, “Mathematical Modeling of the Oxygen Storage Capacity Phenomenon Measured by CO Pulse Transient Experiments Over Pd/CeO2 Catalyst”, J. Catal. 219(2), 259-272 (2003).
  12. C. N. Costa and A.M. Efstathiou, “A Transient Isotopic Kinetic Study of the NO/ H2/O2 (lean-deNOx) Reaction on Pt/SiO2 and Pt/La-Mn-Ce-O Catalysts”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108(8), 2620-2630 (2004).
  13. S. Y. Christou, C. N. Costa and A.M. Efstathiou, “Mathematical Modeling of the Oxygen Storage Capacity Phenomenon on Pd/CeO2 Studied by Step Concentration Switches”, Topics in Catalysis 30/31, 325-331 (2004).
  14. C. N. Costa and A.M. Efstathiou, “A Highly Active, Selective and Stable Pt/Mg-Ce-O Catalyst for the NO/H2/O2 Reaction”, Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2, 55 (2004).
  15. C. N. Costa and A.M. Efstathiou, “A Highly Active, Selective and Stable Pt/Mg-Ce-O Catalyst for the NO/H2/O2 Reaction”, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 4, 409 (2004).
  16. Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Zena Theodorou, Costas N. Costa and Angelos M. Efstathiou, “Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming of Phenol over Novel Supported-Rh and Fe Catalysts”, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 4, 118 (2004).
  17. Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Costas N. Costa and Angelos M. Efstathiou, “A Study of the Steam Reforming of Phenol Reaction over Rh-Supported Catalysts”, Appl. Catal. A: General, 272(1-2), 37-52 (2004).
  18. P.S. Lamprou, C.N. Costa, S. Y. Christou, and A.M. Efstathiou “Dynamics of oxygen storage and release on commercial aged Pd-Rh three-way catalysts and their characterization by transient experiments”, Appl. Catal. B: Environmental, 54(4), 237-250 (2004).
  19. P.G. Savva, G.G. Olympiou, C.N. Costa, V.A. Ryzhkov and A.M. Efstathiou “Hydrogen Production by Ethylene Decomposition over Ni Supported on Novel Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Nanofibers”, Catal. Today, 102/103, 78-84 (2005).
  20. T. Anastasiadou, L.A. Loukatzikou, C. N. Costa and A.M. Efstathiou, “Understanding the Synergistic Catalytic Effect between La2O3 and CaO for the CH4 Lean De-NOx Reaction: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 13693-13703 (2005).
  21. C. N. Costa and A.M. Efstathiou, “A Novel Catalyst for the Selective Catalytic Elimination of NOx”, IASME Transactions, 3(2), 429 (2005).
  22. K. Polychronopoulou, C. N. Costa, A. M. Efstathiou, “The Role of Oxygen and Hydroxyl Support Species on the Mechanism of H2 Production in the Steam Reforming of Phenol and Toluene over Metal Oxide-Supported Rh and Fe Catalysts”, Catal. Today, 112 (2006) 89-93.
  23. Antoniou S., Costa C., and Pashalidis I. “Alpha-radiometry of seawater by liquid scintillation counting”, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 270 (3) 2006, 593-596.
  24. Costas L. Constantinou, Costas N. Costa, Angelos M. Efstathiou, “The Remarkable Effect of Oxygen on the Selective Catalytic Denitrification of Water Mediums”, Env. Sc. Tech., 41(3), 2007, 950-956.
  25. C. N. Costa and A.M. Efstathiou, “Mechanistic Aspects of the H2-SCR of NO on a Novel Pt/MgO-CeO2 Catalyst”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 111(7), 2007, 3010-3020.
  26. Costas N. Costa and Angelos M. Efstathiou, “Low-temperature H2-SCR of NO on a novel Pt/MgO-CeO2 catalyst”, Appl. Catal. B: Environmental, 72 (3-4) 2007, 240-252.
  27. C. Kolokassidou, I. Pashalidis, C.N. Costa, A.M. Efstathiou and G. Buckau “Thermal stability of solid and aqueous solutions of humic acid”, Thermochimica Acta, 454 (2) 2007, 78-83.
  28. C.N. Costa, P.G. Savva, J.L.G. Fierro and A.M. Efstathiou, “Industrial H2-SCR of NO on a Novel Pt/MgO-CeO2 Catalyst”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 75, 2007 147.
  29. Petros G. Savva, Costas N. Costa, Angelos M. Efstathiou, “The Mechanism of Reduction of NO with H2 in Strongly Oxidizing Conditions (H2-SCR) on a Novel Pt/MgO-CeO2 Catalyst: Effects of Reaction Temperature”, Kinet. Catal., 48(5) 2008, 743-747.
  30. V.N. Stathopoulos, V.C. Belessi, T.V. Bakas, S.G. Neophytides, C.N. Costa, P.J. Pomonis, A.M. Efstathiou, “Comparative study of La–Sr–Fe–O perovskite-type oxides prepared by ceramic and surfactant methods over the CH4 and H2 lean-deNOx”, Appl. Catal. B: Environmental 93 (2009) 1–11.
  31. Costas L. Constantinou, Angelos M. Efstathiou, Costas N. Costa*, “Catalytic Removal of Nitrates from Wastewaters”, Catal. Today, 151, 2010, 190-194.
  32. Antonis A. Zorpas, Costa N. Costa*, “Combination of Fenton Oxidation and Composting as a Sustainable method for the treatment of the olive solid residue and the olive mile wastewater from the olive oil industry in Cyprus”, Bioresource Technol., 101 (20), 2010, 7984-7987.
  33. Christodoulos Theologides and Costas N. Costa*, “On the Insides of the Mechanism of the Selective Catalytic Denitrification of Water”, Appl. Catal. B: Environmental, 102, 2011, 54-61.
  34. Petros G. Savva and Costas N. Costa*, “Hydrogen Lean DeNOx as an Alternative to the Ammonia and Hydrocarbon Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)”, Catalysis Reviews, 53/2, 2011, 91.
  35. L. Valanidou and C.N. Costa*, “A Highly Active, Selective and Stable Ag/Mg-Ce-Al-O Catalyst for the NO/C2H5OH/O2 Reaction”, Appl. Catal. B: Environmental,107, 2011, 164-176.
  36. Lilian Y. Valanidou, Christodoulos P. Theologides, Georgios G. Olympiou, Petros G. Savva and Costas N. Costa*, “A Novel Catalyst Ag/MgO-CeO2-Al2O3 for the Low-temperature Ethanol-SCR of NO under lean de-NOx Conditions”, Recent Patents in Catal., 1, 2012, 74-84.
  37. Costa, C.N.*, Savva, P.G., Zorpas, A.A, “Catalytic properties of zeolites”, Handbook of Natural Zeolites, 2012, 103-132
  38. Petros G. Savva, Costas N. Costa and Alexandros Charalambides, "Environmental, Economical and Marketing Aspects of the Operation of a Waste-to-Energy Plant in the Kotsiatis Landfill in Cyprus - A Case Study", Waste and Biomass Valorisation, 4(2), 2013, 259-269.
  39. C.P. Theologides, G.G. Olympiou, P.G. Savva, N.A. Pantelidou, B.K. Constantinou, V.K. Chatziiona, L.Y. Valanidou, C.T. Piskopianou and C.N. Costa*, “The Effect of Several Parameters on Catalytic Denitrification of Water by the use of H2 in the Presence of O2 over Metal Supported Catalysts”, Water Science and Technology, 68(10), 2013, 2309-2315.
  40. C.P. Theologides, G.G. Olympiou, P.G. Savva, N.A. Pantelidou, B.K. Constantinou, V.K. Chatziiona, L.Y. Valanidou, C.T. Piskopianou and C.N. Costa*, “Novel Catalytic and Mechanistic Studies on Wastewater Denitrification with Hydrogen”, Water Science and Technology, 69(3), 2014, 680-686.
  41. Syam S. Andraa, Konstantinos C. Makris, George Botsaris, Pantelis Charisiadis, Harris Kalyvas, Costas N. Costa, “Evidence of arsenic release promoted by disinfection by-products within drinking-water distribution systems”, Science of the Total Environment, 472, 2014, 1145-1151.
  42. Andra S.S., K.C. Makris, P. Charisiadis, C.N. Costa, “Co-occurrence Profiles of Trace Elements in Potable Water Systems”, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 186(11), 2014, 7307-7320.
  43. Solomou, N., Stamatoglou, A., Malamis, S. , Katsou, E., Costa, C.N.*, Loizidou, M., “An Integrated Solution to Wastewater and Biodegradable Organic Waste Management by Applying Anaerobic Digestion and Membrane Bioreactor Processes”, Water Practice and Technology, 9(4), 2014, 464-474.
  44. Babatsouli, Panagiota; Palogos, Ioannis; Michalodimitraki, Eleni; Costa, Costas; Kalogerakis, Nicolas, “Evaluation of a MBR Pilot Treating Industrial Wastewater with a High COD/N Ratio”, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 90(1), 2015, 26-33.
  45. Pantelidou, N.A., Theologides, C.P., Olympiou, G.G., Savva, P.G., Vasquez, M.I., Costa, C.N.*, “Catalytic Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Water Medium Under an H2 Stream over Various Metal-supported Catalysts: A promising process”, Desalination and Water Treatment, 53(12), 2015, 3363-3370.
  46. Longo, S., Malamis, S., Katsou, E., Costa, C.N., Theologides, C.P., Fatone, F., “Social Aspects of Livestock Waste Management in Cyprus”, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 7(4), 2016, 765-777.
  47. Christodoulos P. Theologides, Georgios G. Olympiou, Petros G. Savva, Konstantinos Kapnisis, Andreas Anayiotos, Costas N. Costa*, “Mechanistic Aspects (SSITKA-DRIFTS) of the Catalytic Denitrification of Water with Hydrogen on Pd-Cu Supported Catalysts”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, In Press.
  48. Christodoulos P. Theologides, Georgios G. Olympiou, Petros G. Savva, Costas N. Costa*, “Quantitative mechanistic analysis of the selective catalytic reduction of nitrates with hydrogen in water media, over bimetallic Pd-Cu catalysts: SSITKA-MS studies”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Submitted.

 

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