Peer-reviewed publications can be found here
White and opinion articles
Kseniya Papchenko, Theodoros Papalas*, Silvie Müller, Sofía García Fracaro
The Chemical Engineer Magazine, March 2026, Issue 1017
Reports from synchrontron campaigns
Luc Liedtke, Alessandro Longo, Hernan Mazzei, Mahesh Muraleedharan Nair, Theodoros Papalas, Juan Luis Ramirez-Pinzon, Collin Smith, Laura Torrente-Murciano
BM31, European Synchrontron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 2025
Andy Antzaras, Theodoros Papalas, Maria Tasioula, Stavros-Alexandros Theofanidis
BM23, European Synchrontron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 2024
Book chapters
Theodoros Papalas*, Polychronidis I., Intermediate temperature magnesium looping for pre- and post-combustion CO2 capture and utilisation, Invited chapter in RSC book ‘Advancements in Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization Technologies’, Accepted, under copyediting stage
Andy N. Antzaras, Theodoros Papalas, Integrated CO2 capture with direct conversion to value added chemicals at high temperature, Invited chapter in RSC upcoming book ‘Advancements in Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization Technologies’, Accepted, under copyediting stage
Conference presentations
Antonio D. Ambrosio, Theodoros Papalas, Simulation-Based Performance Evaluation of CaO- and MgO-Based Carbonate Looping for Integrated CO2 Capture and Methanation, SuSChemE-SUSTENS2 conference, 28-30 June 2026, Athens, Greece
Theodoros Papalas, Athanasios Arampatzis, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Feasibility Analysis of Sorption Enhanced Chemical Looping Steam Methane Reforming for Intensified Blue Hydrogen Production, ChemEngDayUK&I 2026, 16-17 April 2026, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Athanasios Arampatzis, Theodoros Papalas, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Redefining H2 production from natural gas – Feasibility analysis of a novel reforming technology with low energy demand and carbon footprint, 15th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, 8-10 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal
Theodoros Papalas, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Integrating calcium looping, steam and dry reforming of CH4 in a highly intensified process for co-production of H2 and syngas, 9th European Process Intensification Conference, June 4-6 2025, Athens, Greece
J. Z. Terjek, T. Papalas, A. R. P. Harrison, P. V. Mendoza-Moreno, R. J. Lee Pereira, W. Wenting, E. J. Marek, Techno-economic and life-cycle assessment of emerging technologies for NH3 production, UKCCSRC Spring conference 2024, 27-28 March 2024, Manchester, United Kingdom
A. R. P. Harrison, T. Papalas, R. J. Lee Pereira, W. Wenting, E. J. Marek, Materials for production of ammonia in a chemical looping mode, ERC Net Zero Conference 2024, 27-28 February 2024, Birmingham, United Kingdom (Poster award)
Theodoros Papalas, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, From post-combustion capture to direct utilization of CO2: coupling calcium looping with dry reforming, ACS Fall conference, August 18-22 2024, Denver, Colorado, United States
Theodoros Papalas, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Unravelling the role of Co in bimetallic oxygen carriers/catalysts for H2 production via sorption enhanced chemical looping reforming, 18th International Congress of Catalysis, 14-19 July 2024, Lyon, France
Theodoros Papalas, Andy N. Antzaras, Vasileios Zaspalis, Integrating calcium looping and dry reforming for CO2 capture and in-situ utilization towards syngas generation, 18th International Congress of Catalysis, 14-19 July 2024, Lyon, France
Andy N. Antzaras, Theodoros Papalas, Dimitrios Lypiridis, Emmanouil Trimpos, Vasileios Zaspalis, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Α novel intensified concept of integrating CO2 capture and in-situ utilization with steam and dry reforming processes, International Symposium Catalytic Chemistry of C1 Molecules, 10-12 July 2024, Lille, France
T. Papalas, D. Lypiridis, I. Kazantzidis, A. N. Antzaras, V. Zaspalis, A. A. Lemonidou, Coupling calcium looping with dry reforming for in-situ syngas generation: A thermodynamic and experimental approach, 14th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, 17-21 September 2023, Berlin, Germany
M. Balompa, T. Papalas, D. Argyropoulos, A. N. Antzaras, A. A. Lemonidou, Assessing the feasibility of integrating biochemical, catalytic and thermochemical processes towards residual biomass upgrading, 14th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, 17-21 September 2023, Berlin, Germany
Theodoros Papalas, Dimitrios Lypiridis, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Integrating calcium looping in steam methane reforming for in-situ CO2 capture and its conversion to syngas by coupling calcination with dry reforming, 20th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization, 25-29 June 2023, Bari, Italy
Athanasios Arampatzis, Theodoros Papalas, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Techno-economic assessment of a novel reforming process with low energy demand for high-purity hydrogen production, 33rd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering, 18-21 June 2023, Athens, Greece
Theodoros Papalas, Dimitrios Lypiridis, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Calcium looping coupled with in-situ conversion of captured CO2 via dry reforming for syngas production, 27th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering, 11-14 June 2023, Quebec city, Canada
T. Papalas, A.N. Antzaras, A.A. Lemonidou, Evaluation of Bimetallic Co-Ni Oxygen Carriers for High-Purity H2 Production via an Intensified Reforming Process, 8th ENMIX Workshop, 6-7 October 2022, Thessaloniki, Greece
Theodoros Papalas, Evangelos Palamas, Andy Antzaras, Angeliki Lemonidou, Sorption enhanced chemical looping steam methane reforming: evaluating the effect of oxygen carrier metal composition, 6th International Conference on Chemical Looping, 19-22 September 2022, Zaragoza, Spain
Andy Antzaras, Theodoros Papalas, Eleni Heracleous, Charalampos Kouris, Angeliki Lemonidou, Assessing different CO2 capture technologies in cement industry from a technoeconomic and environmental perspective, 6th International Conference on Chemical Looping, 19-22 September 2022, Zaragoza, Spain
Theodoros Papalas, Iakovos K. Polychronidis, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, CO2 capture via carbonate looping using high and intermediate temperature sorbents derived from mineral ores and industrial wastes, 26th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering, 5-8 December 2021, New Delhi, India (Poster award)
Theodoros Papalas, Iakovos Polychronidis, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Improving the intermediate-temperature CO2 capture activity of magnesite-derived MgO via molten alkali salt and CaCO3 promoters, 13th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, 20-23 September 2021, Berlin, Germany (Virtually)
Theodoros Papalas, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou, Carbonate looping for intermediate temperature CO2 capture: Evaluating the sorption efficiency of mineral-based MgO promoted with CaCO3 and alkali nitrates, 11th Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage, 21-23 June 2021, Trondheim, Norway (Virtually)
T. Papalas, A. Antzaras, Ch. Kouris, A. Lemonidou, Enhancing the sorption performance of CaO-based mineral and industrial waste resources for post-combustion CO2 capture, 24th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, 15-18 March 2021, Prague, Czech Republic (Virtually)
T. Papalas, A. Antzara, A. Lemonidou, Performance of an intensified steam methane reforming process coupled with Ca-Ni looping in a dual fluidized bed: A conceptual design, VII Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel cells and Advanced Batteries, 1-3 July 2019, Barcelona, Spain
Theodoros Papalas, Andy Antzara, Angeliki Lemonidou, Conceptual Design of a Dual Fluidized Bed Reactor System for an Intensified Steam Methane Reforming Concept Coupled with Ca-Ni Looping, 12th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium, 2-6 June 2019, San Antonio, Texas