Short biography

Dr Panagiotis Basinas is Senior Researcher and Head of the Biochemical Process Laboratory at VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic). He holds a diploma and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His work spans renewable energy systems, sustainable fuels and waste-to-resource technologies. He began his career at the Chemical Process Engineering Laboratory (AUTH) and later joined the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), where he contributed to European and national projects on biomass and alternative fuel valorisation. He undertook research stays at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) and Natural Resources Canada (Ottawa) focusing on gas-pollutant retention and clean combustion. Since 2019, he has led interdisciplinary research into the circular bioeconomy and climate-neutral energy systems. He has participated in over 24 research and demonstration projects, including coordinating roles, and has received competitive awards and high-impact evaluations for his work.

Research areas

Waste-to-energy and circular bioeconomy
Renewable energy and sustainable fuels
Anaerobic digestion and dark fermentation
Thermochemical conversion
Biochar applications and digestate valorisation Membrane gas separation and carbon capture

Publications

Dr Basinas has co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters and conference proceedings in the fields of renewable energy, clean fuels and resource recovery. His work appears in journals such as Detritus, Chemical Engineering Journal, Bioresource Technology, Energy Conversion and Management and other leading outlets.