Nikolaos Venetsaneas
Visiting Research Fellow
Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Nikolaos Venetsaneas is currently a Visiting Researcher within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. Dr Venetsaneas has a background in Chemical Engineering and his expertise is in anaerobic fermentation, anaerobic digestion and bioprocesses. Nikolaos was involved in a collaborative project funded by EPSRC-SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub and aimed at developing a beneficial synergy between anaerobic digestion (AD) and pyrolysis for the processing of non-source segregated organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW). His main role in the project was the anaerobic digestion trials of intermediate pyrolysis fractions using batch experiments and anaerobic digesters, with an assessment of the specific microbial consortia and the kinetic limitations to the process. Also, to evaluate the combinations of thermal and biochemical conversion for net energy gains or losses compared to energy gains or losses from individual process streams and conventional technology.
Research Interest
Anaerobic digestion, bioenergy production, sustainable energy, wastewater treatment, biorefineries, organic waste management.
