Georgia Charalambopoulou

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·         Research Director

HYSORB Group - Environmental Research Laboratory
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety
National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos

Address: EREL-INRASTES, NCSR “Demokritos”, Patriarchou Gregoriou E & Neapoleos 27, 15341 Agia Paraskevi Attikis, GREECE

Phone: +30-210-6503404
Fax: +30-210-6525004
e-mail: gchar (at) ipta (dot) demokritos (dot) gr


Activity overview


Research interests

-        gas separations and storage (specific interest in H2, CO2, CH4 etc.) 

-        hydrogen technologies (materials-based storage, design of storage systems) and energy storage (batteries)

-        polymer nanocomposites and functional coatings

-        mesoporous nanomatrices for drug delivery.

 


Indicative recent research projects

Principal Investigator/Scientific contact

 

Deputy coordinator

 

Research team member

 


Publications

Book chapters

  1. Th.A. Steriotis, G.C. Charalambopoulou, A.K. Stubos, “Advanced Materials for Hydrogen Storage” (Chapter 14), in Nanoporous Materials: Advanced Techniques for Characterization, Modeling and Processing, Ed. N. Kanellopoulos, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), 2011, pp. 477-511.
  2. M.E. Kainourgiakis, E.S. Kikkinides, A. Galani, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, A.K. Stubos, “Digitally Reconstructed Porous Media: Transport and Sorption Properties”, in Upscaling Multiphase Flow in Porous Media – From pore to core and beyond, D.B. Bas and S.M. Hassanizadeh (eds.), Springer, Dordrecht – The Netherlands, 2005, p. 43.
  3. G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, Th.A. Steriotis, K.L. Stefanopoulos, E.S. Kikkinides, A.K. Stubos, “The combination of neutron scattering techniques for the study of hydration of porcine stratum corneum”, in The Essential Stratum Corneum, R. Marks, J.L. Leveque, R. Voegeli (eds.), Martin Dunitz: London, 2002, p 97.
  4. Th. A. Steriotis, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, A.K. Stubos, N.K. Kanellopoulos, “Permeation and Sorption Studies of Water Transport in Stratum Corneum”, in The Essential Stratum Corneum, R. Marks, J.L. Leveque, R. Voegeli (eds.), Martin Dunitz: London, 2002, p 161.

Peer-reviewed journals

  1. V. Tzitzios, N. Kostoglou, M. Giannouri, G. Basina, Ch. Tampaxis, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, K. Polychronopoulou, Ch. Doumanidis, Ch. Mitterer, C. Rebholz, “Solvothermal synthesis, nanostructural characterization and gas cryo-adsorption studies in a metal-organic framework (IRMOF-1) material”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.04.059
  2. P. Huen, F. Peru, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, T. R. Jensen, D. B. Ravnsbæk,  Nanoconfined NaAlH4 Conversion Electrodes for Li Batteries”, ACS Omega, 2 (2017), 1956–1967.
  3. S.Karozis, G.Charalambopoulou, Th.Steriotis, A.Stubos, M.Kainourgiakis, Determining the specific surface area of Metal Organic Frameworks based on a computational approach, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 526 (2017) 14-19.
  4. J. Obermeier, K.G. Sakellariou, N. I. Tsongidis, D. Baciu, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, K. Müller, G. Karagiannakis, A. G. Konstandopoulos, A. Stubos, W. Arlt, “Material development and assessment of an energy storage concept based on the CaO-looping process, Solar Energy, 150 (2017) 298–309
  5. G.K. Eleftheriadis, M. Filippousi, V. Tsachouridou, M.-A. Darda,  L. Sygellou, I. Kontopoulou, N. Bouropoulos, Th. Steriotis, G. Charalambopoulou, I.S. Vizirianakis, G. Van Tendeloo, D.G. Fatouros, “Evaluation of mesoporous carbon aerogels as carriers of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen”, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 515 (2016) 262-270.
  6. A. Kourtellaris, E. Moushi, I. Spanopoulos, Ch. Tampaxis, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, G. Papaefstathiou, P. Trikalitis, A. Tasiopoulos, “A Microporous Cu2+ MOF based on a PyridylIsopthalic Acid Schiff Base Ligand with High CO2 Uptake”, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 3 (2016), 1527-1535.
  7. L. Boutsika, A. Enotiadis, I. Nicotera, C. Simari, G. Charalambopoulou, E. P. Giannelis, Th. Steriotis, Nafion® nanocomposite membranes with enhanced properties at high temperature and low humidity environments, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41 (2016) 22406–22414.
  8. I. Spanopoulos, I. Bratsos, Ch. Tampaxis, D. Vourloumis, E. Klontzas, G. Froudakis, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, P. Trikalitis, “Exceptional Gravimetric and Volumetric CO2 Uptake in a Palladated NbO-type MOF Utilizing Cooperative Acidic and Basic, Metal-CO2 Interactions”, Chemical Communications, 52 (2016) 10559-10562.
  9. K. G. Sakellariou, N. I. Tsongidis, G. Karagiannakis, A. G. Konstandopoulos, D. Baciu, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, A. Stubos, W. Arlt, Development and evaluation of materials for thermochemical heat storage based on the CaO/CaCO3 reaction couple, AIP Conf. Proc., 1743 (2016), p. 050040.
  10. A. Yiotis, M. Kainourgiakis, G. Charalambopoulou, A. Stubos, “Microscale characterisation of stochastically reconstructed Carbon fiber-based Gas Diffusion Layers; Effects of anisotropy and resin content”, Journal of Power Sources, 320 (2016) 153–167.
  11.  G. Charalambopoulou, L. Pasquini, Y. Filinchuk, Hydrogen storage in solids: Materials, systems and application trends: A preface to the special section on “E-MRS 2015 Fall Meeting Symposium C, 15–18 September 2015, Warsaw, Poland”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41 (2016) 14368–14369.
  12. E. Callini, K.-F. Aguey-Zinsou, R. Ahuja, J. R. Ares, S. Bals, N. Biliškov, S. Chakraborty, G. Charalambopoulou, A.-L. Chaudhary, F. Cuevas, B. Dam, P. de Jongh, M. Dornheim, Y. Filinchuk, J. Grbović Novaković, M. Hirscher, T. R. Jensen, P. B. Jensen, N. Novaković, Q. Lai, F. Leardini, D. Mirabile Gattia, L. Pasquini, Th. Steriotis, S. Turner, T. Vegge, A. Züttel, A. Montone, “Nanostructured materials for solid-state hydrogen storage: A Review of the achievement of COST Action MP1103”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41 (2016) 14404–14428.
  13. N. Kostoglou, A. Tarat, I. Walters, V. Ryzkhov, Ch. Tampaxis, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, Ch. Mitterer, C. Rebholz, “Few-layer graphene-like flakes derived by plasma treatment: A potential material for hydrogen adsorption and storage”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,  225 (2016) 482–487.
  14. D. Giasafaki, G. Charalambopoulou, Ch. Tampaxis, A. Stubos, K. Dimos, D. Gournis, Th. Steriotis, “Comparing hydrogen sorption in different Pd-doped pristine and surface-modified nanoporous carbons”, Carbon, 98 (2016) 1-14.
  15. A. Gotzias, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, “On the orientation of N2 and CO2 molecules adsorbed in slit pore models with oxidised graphitic surface”, Molecular Simulation, 42 (2016) 186-195.
  16. D. Baciu, T. Steriotis, G. Charalambopoulou, A. Stubos, “Facile synthesis and characterization of nanostructured carbonated hydroxyapatite microspheres”, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 11 (2016) 173-176.
  17. A.G. Yiotis, M.E. Kainourgiakis, G.C. Charalambopoulou, A.K. Stubos, “A generic physical model for a thermally integrated high-temperature PEM fuel cell and sodium alanate tank system”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (2015) 14551-14561.
  18. N. Kostoglou, G. Constantinides, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, K. Polychronopoulou, Y. Li, K. Liao, V. Ryzhkov, Ch. Mitterer, C. Rebholz, “Nanoporous spongy graphene: Potential applications for hydrogen adsorption and selective gas separation”, Thin Solid Films, 596 (2015) 242–249.
  19. A. Ampoumogli, G. Charalambopoulou, P. Javadian, B. Richter, T.R. Jensen, Th. Steriotis, "Hydrogen desorption and cycling properties of composites based on mesoporous carbons and a LiBH4Ca(BH4)2 eutectic mixture", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 645 (2015) S480-S484.
  20. D. Giasafaki, G. Charalambopoulou, Ch. Tampaxis, D. Mirabile Gattia, A. Montone, G. Barucca, Th. Steriotis, "Hydrogen Storage Properties of Pd-doped Thermally Oxidized Single Wall Carbon Nanohorns", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 645 (2015) S485-S489.
  21. K. Vasanth Kumar, G. Charalambopoulou, M. Kainourgiakis, A. Stubos, Th. Steriotis, “Insights on the physical adsorption of hydrogen and methane in a UiO type series of MOFs using molecular simulations”, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1061 (2015) 36-45.
  22. I. Spanopoulos, I. Bratsos, Ch. Tampaxis, A. Kourtellaris, G. Charalambopoulou, T.A. Steriotis, P.N. Trikalitis, "Enhanced gas-sorption properties of a high surface area, ultramicroporous magnesium formate", CrystEngComm, 17 (2015) 532-539.
  23. N. Kostoglou, V. Tzitzios, A. Kontos, K. Giannakopoulos, Ch. Tampaxis, A. Papavasiliou, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, Y. Li, K. Liao, K. Polychronopoulou, Ch. Mitterer, C. Rebholz, “Synthesis of nanoporous graphene oxide adsorbents by freeze-drying or microwave radiation: Characterization and hydrogen storage properties”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (2015) 6844-6852.
  24. N.I. Papadimitriou, M.E. Kainourgiakis, S.N. Karozis, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, "Studying the structure of single-component ceramide bilayers with Molecular Dynamics simulations using different force fields", Molecular Simulation, 41 (2015)1122-1136.
  25. A.G. Yiotis, M.E. Kainourgiakis, L.I. Kosmidis, G.C. Charalambopoulou, A.K. Stubos, “Thermal coupling potential of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with metal hydride tanks: Thermodynamic and design considerations towards integrated systems”, Journal of Power Sources, 269 (2014) 440-450.
  26. D. Giasafaki, G. Charalambopoulou, C. Tampaxis, A. Stubos, Th. Steriotis, “Hydrogen sorption properties of Pd-doped carbon molecular sieves”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2014), 9830-9836.
  27. N.I. Papadimitriou, S.N. Karozis, M.E. Kainourgiakis, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou,”Studying the lateral chain packing in a ceramide bilayer with molecular dynamics simulations”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 574 (2014) 012014; doi:10.1088/1742-6596/574/1/012014.
  28. K. Vasanth Kumar, G. Charalambopoulou, M. Kainourgiakis, A. Gotzias, A. Stubos, Th. Steriotis, “The required isosteric heat for the adsorptive storage/delivery of H2 in the UiO series of MOFs”, RSC Advances, 4 (2014) 44848-44851.
  29. Ch. Karavasili, E.P. Amanatiadou, L. Sygellou, D.K. Giasafaki, Th.A. Steriotis, G.C. Charalambopoulou, I.S. Vizirianakis, D.G. Fatouros, “Development of new drug delivery system based on ordered mesoporous carbons: characterisation and cytocompatibility studies”, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 1 (2013), 3167-3174.
  30. M. Odysseos, P. De Rango, Ch. Christodoulou, E. Kebir Hlil, Th. Steriotis, G. Karagiorgis, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Papapanagiotou, A. Ampoumogli, V. Psycharis, E. Koultoukis, D. Fruchart, A. Stubos, The Effect of Compositional Changes on the Structural and Hydrogen Storage Properties of (La-Ce)Ni5 Type Intermetallics towards compounds suitable for Metal Hydride Hydrogen Compression, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 580 (2013) S268–S270.
  31. D. Giasafaki, G. Charalambopoulou, A. Bourlinos, A. Stubos, D. Gournis, Th. Steriotis, “A hydrogen sorption study on a Pd-doped CMK-3 type ordered mesoporous carbon”, Adsorption,  19 (2013) 803-811.
  32. I. Krkljus, Th. Steriotis, G. Charalambopoulou, A. Gotzias, M. Hirscher, H2/D2 adsorption and desorption studies on carbon molecular sieves with different pore structures, Carbon, 57 (2013) 239-247.
  33. A. Gotzias, G. Charalambopoulou, A. Ampoumogli, I. Krkljus, M. Hirscher, Th. Steriotis, Experimental and theoretical study of D2/H2 quantum sieving in a carbon molecular sieve,  Adsorption,  19 (2013) 373-379.
  34. G. Lelong, R. Heyd, G. Charalambopoulou, Th. Steriotis, A. Brandt, K. Beck, M. Vayer, D.L. Price, J.W. Brady, M.-L. Saboungi, “Role of glucose in enhancing stability of aqueous silica gels against dehydration”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116 (2012) 9481-9486.
  35. A. Ampoumogli, Th. Steriotis, P. Trikalitis E. Gil Bardaji, M. Fichtner, A. Stubos, G. Charalambopoulou, “Synthesis and characterisation of a mesoporous carbon/calcium borohydride nanocomposite for hydrogen storage”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (2012) 16631-16635.
  36. D. Giasafaki, A. Bourlinos, G. Charalambopoulou, A. Stubos, Th. Steriotis, “Synthesis and characterisation of nanoporous carbon - metal composites for hydrogen storage”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,  154 (2012) 74-81.
  37. G. M. Psofogiannakis, Th. A. Steriotis, A. B. Bourlinos, E. P. Kouvelos, G. Ch. Charalambopoulou, A. K. Stubos, G. E. Froudakis, “Enhanced Hydrogen Storage by Spillover on Metal-Doped Carbon Foam: An Experimental and Computational study”, Nanoscale, 3 (2011) 933-936.
  38. D. Giasafaki, A. Bourlinos, G. Charalambopoulou, A. Stubos, Th. Steriotis, “Nanoporous carbon - metal composites for hydrogen storage”, Central European Journal of Chemistry, 9 (2011) 948-952.
  39. A. Ampoumogli, Th. Steriotis, P. Trikalitis, D. Giasafaki, E. Gil Bardaji, M. Fichtner, G. Charalambopoulou, “Nanostructured composites of mesoporous carbons and boranates as hydrogen storage materials”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509 (2011) S705-S708.
  40. M. Kainourgiakis, Th. Steriotis, G. Charalambopoulou, M. Strobl, A. Stubos, “Determination of the spatial distribution of multiple fluid phases in porous media by Ultra Small Angle Neutron Scattering”, Applied Surface Science, 256 (2010) 5329.
  41. A. De Stefanis, A.A.G. Tomlinson, Th.A. Steriotis, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, U. Keiderling, “Study of structural irregularities of smectite clay systems by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Adsorption”, Applied Surface Science, 253 (2007) 5633-5639.
  42. N.I. Papadimitriou, G.E. Romanos, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, M.E. Kainourgiakis, F.K. Katsaros, A.K. Stubos, “Experimental Investigation of Asphaltene Deposition Mechanism During Oil Flow in Core Samples”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 57 (3-4) (2007) 281-293.
  43. A. Lambropoulos, G. Romanos, Th. Steriotis, J. Nolan, F. Katsaros, E. Kouvelos, G. Charalambopoulou, N. Kanellopoulos, “Application of an innovative mercury intrusion technique and relative permeability to examine the thin layer pores of sol–gel and CVD post-treated membranes”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 99 (2007) 206-215.
  44. M.E. Kainourgiakis, Th.A. Steriotis, E.S. Kikkinides, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, J.D.F. Ramsay, A.K. Stubos, “Combination of small angle neutron scattering data and mesoscopic simulation techniques as a tool for the structural characterization and prediction of properties of bi-phasic media”, Chemical Physics, 317 (2-3) (2005) 298-311.
  45. M.E. Kainourgiakis, E.S. Kikkinides, A. Galani, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, A.K. Stubos, “Digitally Reconstructed Porous Media: Transport and Sorption Properties”, Transport in Porous Media, 58(1-2) (2005) 43-62.
  46. D. Burget, C. Bibaut-Renauld, J.P. Fouassier, C.G. Varelas, G.C. Charalambopoulou, L.O. Ryrfors, O.J. Karlsson, “Photocuring of Waterborne Latex Paints: Under Sun and Visible-Light Sources”, Paint and Coatings Industry, 20 (3) (2004) 70-77.
  47. G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, Th. A. Steriotis, Th. Hauss, A.K. Stubos, N.K. Kanellopoulos, “Structural alterations of fully hydrated human stratum corneum”, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 350 (1-3) (2004) E603-606.
  48. J. Pieper, G. Charalampopoulou, Th. Steriotis, S. Vasenkov, A. Desmedt, R. E. Lechner, “Water diffusion in fully hydrated stratum corneum”, Chemical Physics,  292 (2003) 465-476.
  49. M.E.Kainourgiakis, E.S. Kikkinides, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, A.K. Stubos, “Simulated Annealing as a Method for the Determination of the Spatial Distribution of a Condensable Adsorbate in Mesoporous Materials”, Langmuir, 19 (2003) 3333-3337.
  50. M.E. Kainourgiakis, E.S. Kikkinides, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, A.K. Stubos, “Simulation of Adsorption in 3-D Reconstructed Mesoporous Materials by a Simulated Annealing Algorithm”, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 144 (2002) 147.
  51. G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, Th.A. Steriotis, Th. Hauss, K.L. Stefanopoulos, A.K. Stubos, “A Neutron Diffraction Study of the Effect of Hydration on Stratum Corneum Structure”, Applied Physics A, 74 (2002) s1245-1247.
  52. G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, Th.A. Steriotis, K.L. Stefanopoulos, A.K. Stubos, N.K. Kanellopoulos, A.Ch. Mitropoulos, Th. Hauss, “Membrane Neutron Diffraction: A Promising Technique for Stratum Corneum Structural Studies”, Journal of Controlled Release, 72 (1-3) (2001) 307.
  53. G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, K.G. Papadokostaki, E.S. Kikkinides and A.K. Stubos, “Experimental and Theoretical Study of Solute Release from Polymeric Multilaminate Matrices”, Journal of Controlled Release, 72 (1-3) (2001) 303.
  54. G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, E.S. Kikkinides, K.G. Papadokostaki, A.K. Stubos, A. Papaioannou, “Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Diffusional Release of a Dispersed Solute from Polymeric Multilaminate Matrices”, Journal of Controlled Release, 70 (2001) 309-319.
  55. G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, P. Karamertzanis, E.S. Kikkinides, A.K. Stubos, N.K. Kanellopoulos, A.Th. Papaioannou, “A Study on Structural and Diffusion Properties of Porcine Stratum Corneum based on Very Small Angle Neutron Scattering Data”, Pharmaceutical Research, 17 (2000) 1085-1091.
  56. K.L. Stefanopoulos, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, Th.A. Steriotis, A.Ch. Mitropoulos, N.K. Kanellopoulos, A. Th. Papaioannou and A. Ioffe “Investigation of temperature  effect on Porcine Stratum Corneum by Very Small Angle Scattering”, Journal of Controlled Release, 64 (2000) 346.
  57. G.Ch.Charalambopoulou, E.S. Kikkinides, A.K. Stubos, C.G. Varelas and A. Papaioannou, “Modeling Sustained Drug Release from Biphasic Polymer Hydrogels”, Journal of Controlled Release, 64 (2000) 338.
  58. G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, Th.A. Steriotis, K.L. Stefanopoulos, A.Ch. Mitropoulos, N.K. Kanellopoulos, U. Keiderling, “Investigation of Lipid Organization on Stratum Corneum by Water Absorption in Conjuction with Neutron Scattering”, Physica B, 276 (2000) 530-531.
  59. K. Beltsios, G. Charalambopoulou, G. Romanos and N. Kanellopoulos, “Vycor Membrane with Reduced Size Surface Pores I. Preparation and Characterization”, Journal of Porous Materials, 6 (1999) 25-31.
  60. G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, Th.A. Steriotis, A.Ch. Mitropoulos, K.L. Stefanopoulos, N.K. Kanellopoulos, A. Ioffe, “Investigation of Water Sorption on Porcine Stratum Corneum by Very Small Angle Scattering”, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 110 (1998) 988-989.
  61. E.S. Kikkinides, G.Ch. Charalambopoulou, A.K. Stubos, N.K. Kanellopoulos, C.G. Varelas, A.C. Steiner, "A Two-Phase Model for Controlled Drug Release from Biphasic Polymer Hydrogels",  Journal of Controlled Release, 51 (1998) 313-325.

 

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