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Myrto-Panagiota Zacharof

0000-0001-9841-2676

Research Fellow (Environmental biotechnology not elsewhere classified)

University of South Wales

Dr. Myrto-Panagiota Zacharof graduated from the National Technical Institute of Athens, Greece with a First class B.Sc honours degree in Biomedical Sciences. She completed her Master in Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Chemical Engineering at the University of Wales, Swansea and her Philosophy Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemical Engineering, Swansea University. Her research has been laying in the area of Microbial Biotechnology especially focused in Lactic Acid Bacteria, their metabolic end products and their usage in food and pharmaceutical industry. Having acquired a wealth of life experiences, which has provided her with many transferable key skills, Myrto’s current research is focused in Wastewater Engineering and Treatment regarding the recovery of valuable chemicals and nutrients from complex effluent streams. Being an active researcher, Myrto has shown interest in collaborating with academic specialists from various scientific fields and disciplines, including Arts and Humanities. Specialties: Bioprocess Engineering , Biotechnology, Fermentation Science, Industrial and Food Microbiology, Mathematical Modeling , Carbohydrates and Enzymes analysis, Separation processes, Analytical Chemistry techniques,Wastewater treatment,Chemical engineering Education

Publications

  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt Complex Effluent Streams as a Potential Source of Volatile Fatty Acids Waste and Biomass Valorization Journal 2013 ISSN: 1877-2641 DOI: 10.1007/s12649-013-9202-6
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt Modelling and Simulation of Cell growth Dynamics, Substrate Consumption and Lactic acid production Kinetics of Lactococcus lactis Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Journal 2013 ISSN: 1226-8372 DOI 10.1007/s12257-012-0477-4
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt Chemically Defined Liquid Medium Development for Intensive Propagation of Industrial Fermentation lactobacilli strains Annals of Microbiology Journal 2012 ISSN: 1590-4261 DOI 10.1007/s13213-012-0581-x
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt Low Molecular Weight Liquid Media Development for Lactobacilli Producing Bacteriocins, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 2012 88 (1) pp. 72-80 ISSN: 1867-1306 DOI:10.1002/jctb.3892
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt Investigation of Shelf life of Potency and Activity of the Lactobacilli Produced Bacteriocins through their Exposure to Various Physicochemical Stress factors Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins 2012 4 (3) , pp. 187-197 ISSN: 1867-1306 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-012-9102-2
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt Bacteriocins Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria A Review Article APCBEE Procedia 2012 ISSN: 2212-6708 Vol.2, No.1 pp: 50-56 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcbee.2012.06.010
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt The use of agricultural digester liquid waste as a source of valuable nutrients Waste Management and the Environment VI Edited by: V. POPOV, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK; H. ITOH, Nagoya University, Japan and C.A. BREBBIA, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK WIT Press pp: 335-342 2012 ISBN: 978-1-84564-606-6
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt An innovative growth strategy for propagation and bacteriocin production of Lactobacilli Microbes in Applied Research: Current Advances and Challenges World Scientific Publishing Company Pte Ltd pp:321-326 2012 ISBN:978-981-4405-03-04, 2012
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt Use of complex effluent streams as a potential source of volatile fatty acids The 4th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation September 10- 13, 2012 – Porto, Portugal (WasteEng12) PROCEEDINGS (Vol 3) Edited by A. Nzihou and F. Castro pp: 861-866 ISBN:979-10-91526-00-5
  • R.W. Lovitt, M.P.Zacharof and M.L.Gerardo Nutrient recovery from sludge using filtration systems 17th European Biosolids & Organic Resources Conference Proceedings 2012 ISBN: 978-1-90-395842-1
  • M.P. Zacharof, R. W. Lovitt and K. Ratanapongleka The importance of Lactobacilli in contemporary food and pharmaceutical industry A review article Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Applications (CCEA 2010) Singapore, pp: 13-18, 2010 ISBN: 978-184626-023-0
  • M.P. Zacharof, R. W. Lovitt and K. Ratanapongleka Engineering Our Future: Are We up to the Challenge?: Optimization of growth conditions for intensive propagation, growth development and lactic acid production of selected strains of Lactobacilli Chemeca 2009, 27 - 30 September 2009, Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth Australia pp:1830-1838, ISBN: 9780858259225
  • M.P. Zacharof, R. W. Lovitt and K. Ratanapongleka Investigation of a suitable growth strategy for optimisation of intensive propagation and lactic acid production of selected strains of Lactobacillus genus Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Applications (CCEA 2010) Singapore, pp: 7-12 2010 ISBN :978-184626 -023-0
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt Development of an optimised growth strategy for intensive propagation, lactic acid and bacteriocin production of selected strains of Lactobacilli genus, International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications (IJCEA) 2010 ISSN: 2010-0221 Vol.1, No.1, pp: 55-62
  • M.L.Gerardo, M.P. Zacharof, R.W. Lovitt Strategies for the recovery of nutrients and metals from anaerobically digested dairy farm sludge using cross-flow microfiltration Water Research 2013 ISSN:0043-1354 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.019
  • M.-P. Zacharof, G. M. Coss, S.J. Mandale, R. W. Lovitt Separation of Lactobacilli Bacteriocins from Fermented Broths Using Membranes Process Biochemistry 2013 ISSN 1359-5113, 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.05.017
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt, Recovery of volatile fatty acids (VFA) from complex waste effluents using membranes. Water Science and Technology, 2014, ISSN: 0273-122 69 495–503, http:// dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2013.717. (Article In Press) DOI:10.2166/wst.2013.717
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt, The filtration characteristics of anaerobic digester effluents employing cross flow ceramic membrane microfiltration for nutrient recovery, Desalination,2014, ISSN: 0011-9164 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2014.02.034
  • M.P.Zacharof, C. Vouzelaud, R.W. Lovitt Formulation using membrane technology of spent anaerobic digester effluents as a nutritive source for bacterial growth In: Popov, V., Itoh, H.Brebbia, C.A. (eds.) DOI: 10.2495/WM140211 In book: WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Edition: 1st Edition, Publisher: WIT Press, Editors: C.A. Brebbia, G.Passerini, H.Itoh
  • M.P. Zacharof , R.W. Lovitt Economic liquid growth medium development for high-rate production of cellular biomass and lactic acid of Lactococcus lactisIn book: Industrial, medical and environmental applications of microorganisms: current status and trends, Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers, Editors: A. Méndez-Vilas, pp.419-424
  • Myrto-Panagiota Zacharof, Clotilde Vouzelaud, Stephen J. Mandale and Robert W. Lovitt Valorization of spent anaerobic digester effluents through production of platform chemicals using Cl. butyricum Biomass&Bioenergy 2015 ISSN: 0961-9534 DOI:10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.07.018
  • Myrto-Panagiota Zacharof, Stephen J. Mandale, Paul M. Williams, Robert W. Lovitt Nanofiltration of treated digested agricultural wastewater for recovery of carboxylic acids Journal of Cleaner Production 2015 ISSN: 0959-6526 DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.004
  • M.P. Zacharof and R. W. Lovitt Adding value to wastewater by resource recovery and reformulation as growth media: Current prospects and potential Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination ISSN: 2220-1319 2015 DOI:10.2166/wrd.2015.117
  • Zacharof, M.-P. (2015) Strategies for Advantageous Antimicrobial Activity by Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria: Higher Yield, Enhanced Activity and Successful Application in Foods, in Advances in Food Biotechnology (ed R. Rai V), John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118864463.ch31
  • Zacharof, M.-P (2016) Grape Winery Waste as Feedstock for Bioconversions: Applying the Biorefinery Concept Waste Biomass Valor (2016). doi:10.1007/s12649-016-9674-2
  • Zacharof, M.-P (2017) Biorefinery Concept Applied to Fruit Wine Wastes in Science and Technology of Fruit Wine Production ISBN: 9780128008508
  • Silkina A, Zacharof M-P, Hery G, Nouvel T, Lovitt RW. Formulation and utilisation of spent anaerobic digestic fluids for the growth and product formation of single cell algal cultures in heterotrophic and autotrophic conditions. Biosource Technology. 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.133.
  • Tajarudin, H.A.; Zacharof, M.-P.; Ratanapongleka, K.; Williams, P.M.; Lovitt, R.W. Intensive Production of Carboxylic Acids Using C. butyricum in a Membrane Bioreactor (MBR). Fermentation 2018, 4, 81.
  • Zacharof, M.-P.; Charalambidou, A. An Exploration of the Sub-Register of Chemical Engineering Research Papers Published in English. Publications 2018, 6, 30.
  • M.-P. Zacharof, S.J. Mandale, D.Oatley-Radcliffe, R.W. Lovitt, Nutrient recovery and fractionation of anaerobic digester effluents employing pilot scale membrane technology, Journal of Water Process Engineering,31,2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.100846.
  • Silkina, A., Zacharof, MP., Ginnever, N.E. et al.Testing the Waste Based Biorefinery Concept: Pilot Scale Cultivation of Microalgal Species on Spent Anaerobic Digestate Fluids Waste Biomass Valor (2019).
  • Hakami, M.W.; Alkhudhiri, A.; Zacharof, M.-P.; Hilal, N. Towards a Sustainable Water Supply: Humic Acid Removal Employing Coagulation and Tangential Cross Flow Microfiltration. Water 2019, 11, 2093.

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