Vlasoula Bekiari 
Associate Professor in ” Chemistry of the Aquatic Environment”
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Office : Ι2 – Building: Κ24 Ground floor
Hours of collaboration with students: Monday 11:00-12:00 – Wednesday 13:00 – 15:00 -Thursday 10:00-15:00
Education
2000: PhD in Materials Science, Engineering Science Department, University of Patras
1993: BSc. in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras
Research Interests
- Study of nanostructured materials and their use in water characterization and treatment
- Characterization of organic and inorganic pollutants in aqueous systems (UV-Vis spectrophotometry, fluorescence techniques, gas and ion chromatography)
- Preparation and characterization of new materials for environmental applications
- Determination of Total Carbon (TC) and Total Nitrogen (TN) in aqueous systems
- Determination of nutrients, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in aqueous systems
Research Programs
Coordinator and Principal Investigator in 10 National Competitive Projects
Ms. Bekiari is the Contact Person of the Department of Agriculture for the European COZY THINKING Program where the Department participates as an Associated Partner.
The official website of the program is: https://cosy.pixel-online.org/
Reviewer
About 200 reviews for ~20 scientific journals
Reviewer of Greek research project for GSRT (GREECE)
Selective Publications
P.S. Perlepe, L. Cunha-Silva, V. Bekiari, K.J. Gagnon, S.J. Teat, A. Escuer and T.C. stamatatos, ‘Structural diversity in NiII cluster chemistry: Ni5, Ni6, and {NiNa2}:N complexes bearing the Schiff-base ligand N -naphthalidene-2-amino-5-chlorobenzoic acid’, Dalton Transactions, 2016, 45, 10256
Y. Cladas, G. Papantoniou, V. Bekiari, and N. Fragopoulu, ‘Dystrophic event in Papas lagoon, Araxos Cape, western Greece in the summer 2012’, Mediterranean Marine Science, 2016, 17, 32.
P. Avramidis, K. Nikolaou, K. Poulos, V. Bekiari and A. Vantarakis, ‘Environmental characterization of a Mediterranean protected shallow brackish coastal aquatic system, Klisova Lagoon, Western Greece: a case study’, Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2017, 21, 115.
V. Bekiari, G. Panagopoulos, D. Papoulis and D. Panagiotaras, ‘Use of halloysite nanotubes to reduce ammonium concentration in water and wastewaters’, Materials Research Innovations, 2017, 21, 313.
I. Mylonas-Margaritis, A.A. Kitos, C.C. Panteli, K. Skordi, A.J. Tasiopoulos, V. Bekiari, A. Escuer, and S.P. Perlepes, ‘2-hydroxybenzophenone-controlled selfassembly of enneanuclear lanthanide(III) hydroxo coordination clusters with an “hourglass”-like topology’, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2017, 83, 118.
D. Panagiotaras, V. Bekiari, E. Stathatos, D. Papoulis, G. Panagopoulos, A.N. Kalarakis, I. Iliopoulos, E. Kourkouta and P. Mavrokota, ‘Use of halloysite–TiO2 nanocomposites for the decomposition of tebuconazole’, Desalination and Water treatment, 2018, 127, 132. 18
D. Maniaki, I.Mylonas-Margaritis, Julia Mayans, A. Savvidou, C.P. Raptopoulou, V. Bekiari, V. Psycharis, A. Escuer and S. P. Perlepes, ‘Slow magnetic relaxation and luminescence properties in lanthanide(III)/anil complexes’, Dalton
Transactions, 2018, 47, 11859.
S.T. Tsantis, V. Bekiari, C. P. Raptopoulou, D. I. Tzimopoulos, V. Psycharis and S. P. Perlepes, ‘Dioxidouranium(IV) complexes with Schiff bases possessing an ONO donor set: Synthetic, structural and spectroscopic studies’, Polyhedron, 2018, 152, 172.
D. Drouvari, N. D. Koromilas, V. Bekiari, G. Bokias and J. K. Kallitsis, ‘Polymeric Antimicrobial Coatings Based on Quaternary Ammonium Compounds’, Coatings, 2018, 8,8.
I. Mylonas-Margaritis, D. Maniaki , J. Mayans, L. Ciammaruchi, V.Bekiari , C. P. Raptopoulou , V. Psycharis , S. Christodoulou , A. Escuer and S. P. Perlepes, ‘Mononuclear Lanthanide(III)-Salicylideneaniline Complexes: Synthetic,
Structural, Spectroscopic, and Magnetic Studies’, Magnetochemistry, 2018, 4, 45.
S. T. Tsantis, A. Lagou-Rekka, K.F. Konidaris, C.P. Raptopoulou, V. Bekiari, V. Psycharis and S.P.Perlepes, ‘Tetranuclear oxido-bridged thorium(iv) clusters obtained using tridentate Schiff bases, Dalton Transactions, 2019, 48, 15668.
N.C. Anastasiadis, C.M. Granadeiro, J. Mayans, C.P. Raptopoulou, V. Bekiari, L. Cunha-Silva, V. Psycharis, S.S. Balula, K.F. Konidaris and S.P. Perlepes, ‘Multifunctionality in two families of dinuclear lanthanide(III) complexes with a tridentate Schiff-base ligand’, Inorganic Chemistry, 2019, 58, 9581.
N. Vlahos, E. Levizou, P. Stathopoulou, P. Berillis, E. Antonopoulou, V. Bekiari, N. Krigas, K. Kormas and E. Mente, ‘An experimental brackish aquaponoc system using juvenile gilthead sea bream (Sparus Aurata) and rock
samphire (Critmum maritimum)’, Sustainability, 2019, 11, Article Number 4820.
Tsagdi , D. Druvari, D. Panagiotaras, P. Avramidis, V. Bekiari and J. K. Kallitsis, ‘Polymeric Coatings Based on Water-Soluble Trimethylammonium Copolymers for Antifouling Applications’, Molecules, 2020, 25, Article Number 1678.
S. Perlepe, K.N. Pantelis, L. Cunha-Silva, V. Bekiari, A. Escuer and T. C. Stamatatos, ‘Rare Nuclearities in Ni(II) Cluster Chemistry: An Unprecedented {Ni12} Nanosized Cage from the Use of N-Naphthalidene-2-Amino-5-Chlorobenzoic Acid’, Inorganics, 2020, 8, 32.
T. Tsantis, V. Bekiari, D.I. Tzimopoulos, C.P. Raptopoulou, V. Psycharis, A. Tsipis and S.P. Perlepes, ‘Reactivity of coordinated 2-pyridyl oximes: Synthesis, structure, spectroscopic characterization and theoretical studies of dichlorodi[(2-pyridyl)furoxan]zinc(II) obtained from the reaction between zinc(II) nitrate and pyridine-2-chloroxime’, Inorganics, 2020, 8, 47.
D. Polyzou, H. Nikolaou, C.P. Raptopoulou, K.F. Konidaris, V. Bekiari, V. Psycharis and S.P. Perlepes, ‘Dinuclear lanthanide(Iii) complexes from the use of methyl 2-pyridyl ketoxime: Synthetic, structural, and physical studies’, Molecules, 2021, 26, Article Number 1622.
Stamou, W. Papawassiliou, J. P. Carvalho, K.F. Konidaris, V. Bekiari, P. Dechambenoit, A.J. Pell and S.P. Perlepes, ‘Indium(III) in the “periodic Table” of Di(2-pyridyl) Ketone: An Unprecedented Transformation of the Ligand and Solid-State 115In NMR Spectroscopy as a Valuable Structural Tool’, Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60, 4829.
Avramidis and V. Bekiari, ‘Application of a catalytic oxidation method for the simultaneous determination of total organic carbon and total nitrogen in marine sediments and soils’, PLosOne, 2021, 16, Article number e0252308.
Meropoulis, G. Rassias, V. Bekiari and C.A. Aggelopoulos, ‘Structure-Degradation efficiency studies in the remediation of aqueous solutions of dyes using nanosecond-pulsed DBD plasma’, Separation and Purification Technology, 2021, 274, Article number 119031.
T. Papanikolaou, A. Kourtelaris, K.N. Pantelis, V. Bekiari, A.J. Tasiopoulos and T.C. Stamatatos, ‘Zinc(II) vs cadmium(II) in organic chelate-free chemistry: Synthesis and characterization of 1-D [Zn2(N3)4(MeCN)3]n and 2-D [Cd3(N3)6(MeCN)2]n coordination polymers’, Polyhedron, 2021, 208, Article number 115423.
T. Chasapis, M. Peana, V. Bekiari, ‘Structural Identification of Metalloproteomes in Marine Diatoms, an Efficient Algae Model in Toxic Metals Bioremediation’, Molecules, 2022, 27, 378.
Gianni, G. Panagopoulos, K. Katsanou, D. Panagiotaras, V. Bekiari, ‘Removal of total organic carbon from olive mill wastewater using palygorskite clay mineral’, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2022, 254,50.
T. Tsantis, Z.G. Lada, D.I. Tzimopoulos, V. Bekiari, V. Phycharis, C.T. Raptopoulou, S.P. Perlepes, ‘Two different coordination modes of the Schiff base derived from ortho-vanillin and 2-(2-aminomethyl)pyridine in a mononuclear uranyl complex’, Heliyon, 2022, 8(6), e09705.
D. Polyzou, P. Gkolfi, C.T. Chasapis, V. Bekiari, A. Zianna, G. Psomas, M. Ondrej, V. Tangoulis, ‘Stimuli-responsive spin crossover nanoparticles for drug delivery and DNA-binding studies’, Dalton Transactions, 2022, 51, 12427.
Peana, A. Pelucelli, C.T. Chasapis, S.P. Perlepes, S.P. Perlepe, V. Bekiari, S. Medici, M.A. Zoroddu, ‘Biological Effects of Human Exposure to Environmental Cadmium’, Biomolecules, 2023, 13, Article number 36.
Druvari, G.C. Lainioti, V. Bekiari, P. Avramidis, J.K. Kallitsis, G. Bokias, ‘Development of Antifouling Coatings Based on Quaternary Ammonium Compounds through a Multilayer Approach’, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, 24, Article number 6594.
Gianni, D. Panagiotaras, I. Giannakis, D. Papoulis, V. Bekiari, G. Panagopoulos, P. Petrounias, A. Kalarakis, ‘Palygorskite–TiO2 nanocatalysts for photocatalytic degradation of tebuconazole in water’, Water and Environment Journal, 2023, 37, 351.
Zygouri, V. Bekiari, G. Malis, N.K. Karamanos, C. Koutsakis, G. Psomas, V. Tangoulis, ‘pH-Sensitive Gold Nanorods for Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Delivery and DNA-Binding Studies’, Molecules, 2023, 28, Issue Article number 3780.
Mylonas-Margaritis, Z.G. Lada, A.A. Kitos, D. Maniaki, K. Skordi, V. Bekiari, A. Escuer, J. Mayans, V. Nastopoulos, E.G. Balkabassis, D. Papaioannou, ‘Interesting chemical and physical features of the products of the reactions between trivalent lanthanoids and a tetradentate Schiff base derived from cyclohexane-1,2-diamine’, Dalton Transactions, 2023, 52, 8332.
Vlahos, E. Levizou, E. Patsea, K. Tasiou, P. Berillis, E. Antonopoulou, V. Bekiari, N. Martou, K. Morfesis, D. Lazari, C. Chatzimavroudis, N. Krigas, K. Kormas, E. Mente, ‘Salinity affects the efficiency of a brackish aquaponics system of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)’, Aquaculture, 2023, Volume 57130, Article number 739493.
Hotos, V. Bekiari, ‘Absorption Spectra as Predictors of Algal Biomass and Pigment Content of the Cultured Microalgae Amphidinium carterae, Isochrysis galbana, Nephroselmis sp., and Anabaena sp.’, International Journal of Plant Biology, 2023, 14,879.
Courses
- AGRI_101 General and Inorganic Chemistry
- AGRI_404 Agricultural Physical Chemistry
- AGRI_405 Biochemistry
