{"id":12228,"date":"2023-11-21T08:44:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T06:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/?page_id=12228"},"modified":"2026-01-18T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T13:20:17","slug":"ioanna_ntaikou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/ioanna_ntaikou\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"\u0399\u03c9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1 \u039d\u03c4\u03ac\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-space-evenly fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:10px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:40px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<table style=\"width: 70%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">\n<h2>Ioanna Ntaikou<\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/daikou_300_275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/daikou_300_275-200x183.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/daikou_300_275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<div class=\"table-1\">Assistant Professor<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">Department of Civil Engineering<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">University of Patras 26504, Rio<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">Tel: 2610 996 531<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\"><a href=\"mailto:intaikou@upatras.gr\">intaikou@upatras.gr<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 clean nav-is-justified horizontal-tabs icon-position-left mobile-mode-accordion\" style=\"--awb-title-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-alignment:start;--awb-inactive-color:#f1f2f2;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-color:#ede8e8;--awb-active-border-color:#58595b;\"><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-8e223489e28778271e2\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"fusion-tab-8e223489e28778271e2\" href=\"#tab-8e223489e28778271e2\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">CV<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-f52af1a318bb0717f75\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-f52af1a318bb0717f75\" href=\"#tab-f52af1a318bb0717f75\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Selected publications<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-373ffd3a976079b702c\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-373ffd3a976079b702c\" href=\"#tab-373ffd3a976079b702c\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Courses<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-8e223489e28778271e2\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-8e223489e28778271e2\" href=\"#tab-8e223489e28778271e2\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">CV<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-8e223489e28778271e2\" id=\"tab-8e223489e28778271e2\">\n<p>Ioanna Ntaikou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Patras and a member of the Laboratory of Environmental Technology. She holds a BSc in Biology (2001) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering (2006) from the University of Patras, and has extensive research experience, as well as systematic teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in environmental and biochemical engineering.<\/p>\n<p>She has authored 60 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, 1 monograph, 6 book chapters, and over 100 conference papers in international and national scientific conferences (<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-5039-6432\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-5039-6432<\/a>). She has been involved in 26 competitive national and international research and development projects, as a researcher and coordination lead, and serves as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals and as a member of scientific committees and associations.<\/p>\n<p>Her main research interests focus on the sustainable treatment and valorisation of wastewaters, wastes and residues through biological and thermochemical processes, with emphasis on resource recovery and the production of high value-added products, as well as on water treatment, disinfection, and reuse within the framework of the circular economy.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-f52af1a318bb0717f75\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-f52af1a318bb0717f75\" href=\"#tab-f52af1a318bb0717f75\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Selected publications<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-f52af1a318bb0717f75\" id=\"tab-f52af1a318bb0717f75\">\n<ol>\n<li>M. Hashem, I. <b>Ntaikou<\/b><b><sup>*<\/sup><\/b> (<b>2026<\/b>) Intergading enzyme production and bioenergy recovery through circular bioprocessing of carbohydrate-rich food wastes into \u03b1-amylase, biohydrogen and methane. <b><i>Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining<\/i><\/b> 20 (1), 110-124. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/bbb.70055\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/bbb.70055<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>E. Kora, K. Mpatsouli, I. <b>Ntaikou<\/b><b><sup>*<\/sup><\/b>, A. Tekerlekopoulou (<b>2025<\/b>) Yields and microbial response in polyhydroxyalkanoate and glycogen biosynthesis by mixed cultures during one-step aerobic conversion of sugary wastewater under nutrient stress, <b><i>Journal of Water Process Engineering<\/i><\/b>. 78, 108660, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jwpe.2025.108660\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jwpe.2025.108660<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Kora E., Tsaousis P., Andrikopoulos K.S., Chasapis C., Voyiatzis G., <b>Ntaikou I.<\/b><b><sup>*<\/sup><\/b>, Lyberatos G. <b>(2023). <\/b>Assessment of production process and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from acidified discarded fruit juices, via a robust microbial consortium dominated by <i>Zoogloea<\/i> sp.. <b><i>Journal of Biological Macromolecules <\/i><\/b>226, 1500-1514 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.262\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.262<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hashem, M.S. Al-Qahtani, S.A. Alamri, Y.S. Moustafa, G. Lyberatos, <b>I. Ntaikou<\/b><b><sup>* <\/sup><\/b>(<b>2022<\/b>) Valorizing food wastes: Assessment of novel yeast strains for enhanced production of single-cell protein from wasted-date molasses. <b><i>Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery <\/i><\/b>12, 4491\u20134502. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13399-022-02415-2\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13399-022-02415-2<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dailianis S., Charalampous N., Giokas S., Vlastos D., Efthimiou I., Dormousoglou M., Cocilovo C., Faggio C., Shehu A., Shehu J., Lyberatos G., <b>Ntaikou I.<\/b><b><sup>*<\/sup><\/b><b> <\/b>(<b>2021<\/b>)<b> <\/b>The usefulness of chemical and biological tracking tools for the optimization and management of decentralized sanitation systems, like artificial constructed wetlands. <b><i>Journal of Environmental Management, <\/i><\/b>300, 113799 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2021.113799\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2021.113799<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Ntaikou I.,<\/b> Antonopoulou G.<sup>*<\/sup>, Vagenas D., Lyberatos G. (<b>2020<\/b>)<b> <\/b>Assessment of electrocoagulation as a pretreatment method of olive mill wastewater for biofuels production in a biorefinery concept.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b><i>Renewable Energy<\/i><\/b> 154, 1252-1262 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.renene.2020.03.108\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.renene.2020.03.108<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Ntaikou I.<\/b><b><sup>*<\/sup><\/b><b>, <\/b>Koumelis I., Tsitsilianis C., Parthenios J. and Lyberatos G. (<b>2018<\/b>)<b> <\/b>Comparison of yields and properties of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates generated from waste glycerol based substrates. <b><i>International Journal of Biological Macromolecules <\/i><\/b>112:273-283. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.175\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.175<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harbi, K., Makridis, P., Koukoumis, C., Papadionysiou M., Vgenis T., Kornaros M., <b>Ntaikou I<\/b>., Giokas, S., Dailianis, S.<sup>*<\/sup> (<b>2017<\/b>)<b> <\/b>Evaluation of a battery of marine species-based bioassays against raw and treated municipal wastewaters <b><i>Journal of Hazardous Materials<\/i><\/b> 321, 537-546 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2016.09.036\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2016.09.036<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dounavis S.A, <b>Ntaikou I.<\/b><sup>*<\/sup>, and Lyberatos G. (<b>2015<\/b>)<b> <\/b>Production of biohydrogen from crude glycerol in an up-flow column bioreactor. <b><i>Bioresource Technology<\/i><\/b> 198, 701-708 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.biortech.2015.09.072\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.biortech.2015.09.072<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Ntaikou I<\/b>., Gavala H.N.<sup>*<\/sup> and Lyberatos G. (<b>2010<\/b>) Application of a modified Anaerobic Digestion Model 1 version for fermentative hydrogen production from sweet sorghum extract by <i>Ruminococcus albus<\/i>. <b><i>Int. J. Hydrogen Energy<\/i><\/b>. 35(8), 3423-3432 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijhydene.2010.01.118\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijhydene.2010.01.118<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-373ffd3a976079b702c\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-373ffd3a976079b702c\" href=\"#tab-373ffd3a976079b702c\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Courses<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-373ffd3a976079b702c\" id=\"tab-373ffd3a976079b702c\">\n<p>Undergraduate courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/product\/water-treatment\/?lang=en\">Water Treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/product\/environmental-impact-assessment-studies-of-technical-works\/?lang=en\">Environmental Impact Assessment Studies of Technical Works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/product\/solid_waste_management\/?lang=en\">Solid Waste Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Postgraduate courses<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/product\/resource-recovery-from-wastewater\/?lang=en\">Resource Recovery from Wastewater<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:10px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ioanna Ntaikou Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of Patras 26504, Rio Tel: 2610 996 531 intaikou@upatras.gr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12228","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12228"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15902,"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12228\/revisions\/15902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}