SONATA Research Day At UMCS

Sharing Knowledge, Building Collaborations

We had a wonderful opportunity to host, within the framework of the SONATA project (2023/51/D/ST5/01915), scientists from Greece and Poland at the Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowska in Lublin (UMCS), Department of Chemistry, during a special scientific day. The event provided an excellent platform for our PhD candidates to disseminate the latest results from their research and ongoing projects, while engaging in interactive discussions and receiving valuable feedback in a friendly and stimulating environment.

Peer-Reviewed Article #2

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Are commercial filtration media efficient under realistic environmental conditions? The uprise of Nanoporous Activated Carbon Textiles with antibacterial efficiency for air and water purification

Fivos Florides, Marlena Bytniewska, Anna Michalicha, Mariusz Barczak, Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis*

Peer-Reviewed Article #1

Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier

Ultrahigh surface area nanoporous carbon for air and water purification: Pushing the boundaries and unveiling the key physicochemical features

Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis*, Ioannis Ioannidis*, Kyriacos Ioannou, Eleni D. Salonikidou, Fivos Florides, Stefan Zeiler, Nikolaos Kostoglou, Mariusz Barczak, Konstantinos Triantafyllidis, Ioannis Pashalidis, Claus G. Rebholz*

2nd International Conference on Circularity, Sustainability and Resilience in Water, Wastewater and Sludge Management, 29/03/26 – 01/04/26, Thessaloniki, Greece

ORAL PRESENTATION

Multifunctional Porous Carbon Textiles decorated with Bimetallic MOFs for Air & Water Decontamination via Adsorption-Catalysis Synergy

Fivos Florides, Kyriacos Ioannou, Marlena Bytniewska, Nikolaos Kostoglou, Anna Michalicha, Claus Rebholz, Mariusz Barczak, Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis^*

Porous Materials for Environmental Applications (PMEA), 15-19/3/2026, Białka Tatrzańska, Poland

INVITED SPEAKER

Title: Bimetallic MOF Composites Decorated on Porous Carbon Textile for Multifunctional Air and Water Purificationvia Catalysis–Adsorption Synergy

F. Florides, K. Ioannou, M. Bytniewska, N. Kostoglou, A. Michalicha, C. Rebholz, M. Barczak, D. A. Giannakoudakis* 

14th Czech – Polish Catalytic Symposium (CzePoCat-26), 5-7/2/2026, Institute of Environmental Technology, CEET VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

INVITED SPEAKER

I was pleased to present my talk “Novel Nanomaterials Design Approaches via Green Water-Based Synthesis: Bimetallic MOF/ZIF–Nanostructured g-C₃N₄ Composites” at the CzePoCat 2026, hosted at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava .
The presentation highlighted green, water-based synthesis routes toward hybrid nanomaterials designed for environmental remediation and multifunctional protection media. Dear Kamila Kočí , thank you for the invitation! And it was nice to travel with colleagues from UMCS!
The work and participation was supported by my SONATA-19 project, funded by the NCN National Science Centre, Poland.
Last but not least, I want to thank my collaborators at this Foivos Florides (mainly his PhD work).

Participating at the TeChBioT EDF Workshop on Resilient Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Protection

It was a privilege to contribute to a round-table discussion on novel protection strategies and advanced materials during the TeChBioT EDF Project event, focused on building a resilient CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) framework. The event brought together defence and civilian protection perspectives, while providing an opportunity to showcase recent results from the SONATA-19 project and discuss future research directions, stakeholder engagement, and market needs.