Grzegorz Pasternak, PhD
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room 225 (F3 building) Personal webpage: www.gplab.eu |
Research interests
- microbial fuel cells (MFC)
- bioelectrosynthesis, electrofermentation
- biosensors
- functional materials for applications in bioelectrochemical systems
- mechanistics of MFC components interactions
- green chemistry, circular economy
- sustainable energy
Research projects
- The mechanisms of bioelectrochemical transformation of petroleum waste products into biosurfactants". Narodowe Centrum Nauki, OPUS. 01/09/2020-01/09/2023, Principal Investigator
- Polskie Powroty, Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej, 01/01/2019-01/01/2022, Principal Investigator
- “Optimisation of selective treatment of distillery and fermentation waste using Bioelectrochemical Systems". Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 1/01/2020-30/03/2020, Principal Investigator.
- “Protection, Resilience, Rehabilitation of damaged environment”, H2020-EU COST, 1/09/2020-1/09/2024, partner – Management Committee Member.
Sellected publications
- G Pasternak, TD Askitosari, MA Rosenbaum, Biosurfactants and Synthetic Surfactants in Bioelectrochemical Systems: A Mini-Review, Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Microbiology 11 (2020), 358
- G Pasternak, J Greenman, I Ieropoulos, Removal of Hepatitis B virus surface HBsAg and core HBcAg antigens using microbial fuel cells producing electricity from human urine, Scientific reports 9 (1), 2019, 1-8
- G Pasternak, J Greenman, I Ieropoulos, Dynamic evolution of anodic biofilm when maturing under different external resistive loads in microbial fuel cells. Electrochemical perspective, Journal of power sources 400 (2019), 392-401
- G Pasternak, Y Yang, BB Santos, F Brunello, MM Hanczyc, A Motta, Regenerated silk fibroin membranes as separators for transparent microbial fuel cells, Bioelectrochemistry 126 (2019), 146-155
- G Pasternak, J Greenman, I Ieropoulos, Self-powered, autonomous Biological Oxygen Demand biosensor for online water quality monitoring, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 244 (2017), 815-822
- G Pasternak, J Greenman, I Ieropoulos, Regeneration of the power performance of cathodes affected by biofouling, Applied energy 173 (2016), 431-437
- G Pasternak, J Greenman, I Ieropoulos, Comprehensive study on ceramic membranes for low-cost microbial fuel cells, ChemSusChem 9 (1), 2016, 88-96
