Selected Publications

  • Photochemistry of Polyoxometallates of Molybdenum and Tungsten, and/or Vanadium. 
    E. Papaconstantinou, Chem. Soc. Rev., 1989, 16, 1-31.
  • Photocatalytic Degradation of Chlorophenols to CO2 and HCl with Polyoxotungstates in Aqueous Solution.
    A. Mylonas and E. Papaconstantinou, J. Mol. Catal., 1994, 92, 261-267
  • On the Mechanism of Photocatalytic Degradation of Chlorinated Phenols to CO2 and HCl by Polyoxometalates.
    A. Mylonas and E. Papaconstantinou, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chemistry, 1996, 94, 77.
  • New aspect of the mechanism of photocatalytic oxidation of organic compounds by polyoxometalates in aqueous solutions. The selective photooxidation of propan-2-ol to propanone: the role of OH radicals.
    A. Mylonas, A. Hiskia, E. Androulaki, D. Dimotikali ane E. Papaconstantinou, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 1999, 1, 437-440
  • Photolytic and photocatalytic transformation of bromomethanes on irradiated aqueous solutions.
    P. Calza, C. Minero, A. Hiskia, E. Papaconstantinou, E. Pelizzetti, Appl. Catal.: B Environmental, 1999, 21, 191-202
  • "Determination of Organochlorine Pesticide residues in Honey, Applying Solid Phase Extraction with RP-C18 Material" D. Tsipi, M. Triantafyllou and A. Hiskia, Analyst, 1999, 124, 473-475.
  • «Photocatalytic mineralization of chlorinated organic pollutants in water by polyoxometalates. etermination of intermediates and final degradation products."
    Hiskia, E. Androulaki, A. Mylonas, s. Boyatzis, D. Dimotikali, C. Minero, E. Pelizzetti and E. Papaconstantinou, Research Chem. Intermediates, 2000, 26, 235-251.

  • "Light induced elimination of mono- and polychlorinated phenols from aqueous solutions by PW12O403- The case of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol
    E. Androulaki, A. Hiskia, D. Dimotikali, C. Minero, P. Calza, E. Pelizzetti and E. Papaconstantinou, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2000, 34, 2024-2028
  • Photocatalytic Transformation of CCl3Br, CBr3F and CH2BrCl aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
    P. Calza, C. Minero, A. Hiskia, E. Papaconstantinou, E. Pelizzetti, Appl. Catal.: B Environmental, 2001, 29, 23 –34.
  • Comparison of photoredox properties of polyoxometallates and semiconducting particles
    Hiskia, A. Mylonas and E. Papaconstantinou, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2001, 30, 62-69.
  • "Reduction and Recovery of Metals from Aqueous Solutions with Polyoxometallates"
    Troupis, A. Hiskia and E. Papaconstantinou, New Journal of Chemistry, 2001, 25, 361.
  • Novel Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles Using Polyoxometalates as Photocatalysts and Stabilizers, A. Troupis, A.Hiskia, and E. Papaconstantinou Angewandte Chemie, Intern. Ed., 2002, 41, 1911 – 1914.
  • Photocatalytic Reduction and Recovery of Copper by Polyoxometalates.
    A. Troupis, A. Hiskia, E. Papaconstantinou, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2002, 36, 5355-5362.

  • Heberer, Th.; Fuhrmann, B.; Schmidt-Baumler, K.; Tsipi, D.; Koutsouba, V.; Hiskia, A. "Determination of pharmaceutical residues in sewage water using capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry." Chemosphere, 2003, 51, 69 - 75.

  • Photocatalytic Reduction-recovery of Silver Using Polyoxometalates. A. Troupis, A. Hiskia, E. Papaconstantinou, Appl. Catal.: B Environmental, in press.