Vladimir Georgiev Assistant Professor, PhD (+359 2) 9792594 email: vlado@ic.bas.bg

Main fields of research

• Chemistry of ozone;
• Catalytic degradation of ozone;
• Catalytic ozone degradation of persistent organic pollutants;
• Oxidative photocatalysis.

Publications:

1. V. Georgiev, S. Rakovsky, K. Stanulov, G. E. Zaikov, Initial stage of paraffin and cycloparaffin ozonation. Mechanism of active complex formation, Oxidation Communications, 32, (4), 774 (2009).
2. V Georgiev, S Rakovsky, K Stanulov, A Popov, Kinetics and mechanism of ozonation of saturated hydrocarbons in solution, Oxidation Communications, 31, (1), 151 (2008).
3. I. Ivanov, P. Petrova, V. Georgiev, T. Batakliev, Y. Karakirova, V. Serga, L. Kulikova, A. Eliyas, S. Rakovsky, Comparative study of ceria supported nano-sized platinum catalysts synthesized by extractive-pyrolytic method for low-temperature WGS reaction, Catalysis letters 143 (9), 942 (2013).
4. S. Rakovsky, M. Anachkov, V. Georgiev, A. Berlin, M. Belitski, G. E. Zaikov, Chapter 1: Ozonation of hydrocarbons, in Research Progress in Chemical Physics & Biochemical Physics. Pure and Applied Science 1, (2014).
5. L. Ilieva, P. Petrova, G. Pantaleo, R. Zanella, L.F. Liotta, V. Georgiev, S. Boghosian, Z. Kaszkur, J.W. Sobczak, W. Lisowski, A.M. Venezia, T. Tabakova, Gold catalysts supported on Y-modified ceria for CO-free hydrogen production via PROX, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 188, 154 (2016).
6. V. Georgiev, T. Batakliev, M. Anachkov, S. Rakovski, Study of Ozonated Olive Oil: Monitoring of the Ozone Absorption and Analysis of the Obtained Functional Groups, Ozone: Science & Engineering, 37 (1), 55 (2015).
7. V. Blaskov, I. Stambolova, V. Georgiev, T. Batakliev, A. Eliyas, M. Shipochka, S. Vassilev, D. Mehandjiev, Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Silver-Coated Perlite in the Reaction of Ozone Decomposition, Ozone: Science & Engineering 37 (3), 252 (2015).
8. P. Nikolov, K. Genov, P. Konova, K. Milenova, T. Batakliev, V. Georgiev, N. Kumar, D. K. Sarker, D. Pishev, S. Rakovsky, Ozone decomposition on Ag/SiO 2 and Ag/clinoptilolite catalysts at ambient temperature, Journal of hazardous materials, 184 (1), 16 (2012).
9. S. Rakovsky, M. Anachkov, V. Georgiev, M. Belitski, and G. Zaikov. Reactions of Ozone with Hydrocarbons: Kinetics and Mechanism. Chapter 12 in Paper Collection: Chemistry and Physics of Complex Materials: Concepts and Applications (2013).
10. I. Stambolova, V. Georgiev, T. Batakliev, L. Lutzkanov, V. Blaskov, G. Atanasova, S. Vassilev, A. Eliyas, Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Synthesis and characterization of nickel-and silver-loaded activated carbon catalysts for ozone decomposition, Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy 51 (2), 181 (2016).