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Researcher

Myrsini Sakarika

Awards & Distinctions

45 Results

2025

Fueling the protein transition : can waste-derived ethanol enable efficient and high-quality microbial protein production?

Lotte Van PeteghemSilvio MatassaMyrsini Sakarika

A1 Journal Article in BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Tailoring non-axenic lactic acid fermentation from cheese whey permeate targeting a flexible lactic acid platform

Brecht DelmoitiéMyrsini SakarikaKorneel RabaeyHeleen De WeverAlberte Regueira López

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

2024

Towards sustainable food security : exploiting synthetic microbial communities for protein production from dairy industry side streams

Brecht DelmoitiéAlberte Regueira LópezHeleen De WeverRamon GaniguéMyrsini Sakarika

Understanding the potential of microbial protein as a more sustainable food source

Alexandra Pinto Martins PereiraBrecht DelmoitiéMyrsini Sakarika

A2 Journal Article in FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION CASES

2023

Correction for Van Peteghem et al., 'The role of microorganisms and carbon-to-nitrogen ratios for microbial protein production from bioethanol'

Lotte Van PeteghemMyrsini SakarikaS. MatassaKorneel Rabaey

Corrigendum to 'Methylotrophs: from C1 compounds to food' [Curr Opin Biotechnol 75 (2022) 102685]

Myrsini SakarikaRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

Exploring microbial protein production from recovered carbon and nitrogen

Lotte Van PeteghemKorneel RabaeySilvio MatassaMyrsini Sakarika

Lactic acid production with high selectivity and titer from cheese whey permeate in non-sterile conditions

Brecht DelmoitiéMyrsini SakarikaKorneel RabaeyHeleen De WeverAlberte Regueira López

Microbial protein from recovered nitrogen : nutritional quality, safety, and feasibility assessment

Lotte Van PeteghemSilvio MatassaKorneel RabaeyMyrsini Sakarika

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Production of biopolymers from microalgae and cyanobacteria

Myrsini SakarikaE. SventzouriK. PispasS. S. AliM. Kornaros

Bookchapter in Algal systems for resource recovery from waste and wastewater

Production of calcium carbonate-precipitating biomass powder as self-healing additive in concrete and performance evaluation in mortar

Xuejiao ZhuMyrsini SakarikaRamon GaniguéKim Van TittelboomYusuf Çağatay ErşanNico BoonNele De Belie

A1 Journal Article in CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

The nutritional composition and cell size of microbial biomass for food applications are defined by the growth conditions

Myrsini SakarikaFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofLotte Van PeteghemAlexandra Pinto Martins PereiraTim Van Den BosscheRobbin BouwmeesterRalf GabrielsDelphi Van HaverBarbara UlčarLennart Martens et al.

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES

Thermophilic caproic acid production from grass juice by sugar-based chain elongation

Myrsini SakarikaAlberte Regueira LópezKorneel RabaeyRamon Ganigué

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

2022

Aerobes and phototrophs as microbial organic fertilizers : exploring mineralization, fertilization and plant protection features

Eva WambacqAbbas AlloulOliver GrunertJasper CarrettePieter VermeirJanne SpanogheMyrsini SakarikaSiegfried E. VlaeminckGeert Haesaert

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Ammonia recovery from brines originating from a municipal wastewater ion exchange process and valorization of recovered nitrogen into microbial protein

Samuela GuidaLotte Van PeteghemBen LuqmaniMyrsini SakarikaAndrew McLeodEwan J. McAdamBruce JeffersonKorneel RabaeyAna Soares

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Biorefinery and bioremediation potential of microalgae

Eleni KoutraSameh Samir AliMyrsini SakarikaMichael Kornaros

Bookchapter in Valorization of microalgal biomass and wastewater treatment

From C1 compounds to microbial protein as a food source

Myrsini SakarikaRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

From CO2 to drunk microbes and food : exploring the synergy between CCU and microbial protein production for a more sustainable food chain

Lotte Van PeteghemMyrsini SakarikaSilvio MatassaRamon GaniguezIlje PikaarKorneel Rabaey

From captured carbon to food : assessing production routes, cultivation strategies and their impact on the yield and quality of microbial protein from C1 compounds

Myrsini SakarikaKorneel RabaeyRamon GaniguéFrederiek-Maarten Kerckhof

Methylotrophs : from C1 compounds to food

Myrsini SakarikaRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Production of microbial protein from fermented grass

Myrsini SakarikaBrecht DelmoitiéEleftheria NtagiaIoanna ChatzigiannidouXavier GabetRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Recent advances in wastewater microalgae-based biofuels production : a state-of-the-art review

Sameh Samir AliSavvas Giannis MastropetrosMichael SchagerlMyrsini SakarikaTamer ElsamahyMostafa El-SheekhJianzhong SunMichael Kornaros

A1 Journal Article in ENERGY REPORTS

Sugars or lactate? The substrate determines product spectrum in thermophilic chain elongation

Alberte Regueira LópezMyrsini SakarikaKorneel RabaeyRamon Ganigué

The role of microorganisms and carbon-to-nitrogen ratios for microbial protein production from bioethanol

Lotte Van PeteghemMyrsini SakarikaS. MatassaKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Towards new carbon-neutral food systems : combining carbon capture and utilization with microbial protein production

Lotte Van PeteghemMyrsini SakarikaS. MatassaI. PikaarRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

2021

Artificial neural network (ANN) approach to optimize cultivation conditions of microalga Chlorella vulgaris in view of biodiesel production

Vinoj Chamilka LiyanaarachchiGannoru Kankanamalage Sanuji Hasara NishshankaMyrsini SakarikaV Nimarshana, P. H.Thilini U. AriyadasaMichael Kornaros

A1 Journal Article in BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Exploring the synergy between carbon capture and utilization and microbial protein production for a more sustainable food chain

Lotte Van PeteghemMyrsini SakarikaSilvio MatassaIlje PikaarRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

From biogas and hydrogen to microbial protein through co-cultivation of methane and hydrogen oxidizing bacteria

Frederiek-Maarten KerckhofMyrsini SakarikaMarie Van GielMaarten MuysPieter VermeirJo De VriezeSiegfried VlaeminckKorneel RabaeyNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The green biorefinery : from grass to lactic acid and microbial protein

Myrsini SakarikaEleftheria NtagiaBrecht DelmoitiéIoanna ChatzigiannidouXavier GabetRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

Wastewater treatment coupled to algal biomass production

Myrsini SakarikaEleni KoutraSavvas Giannis MastropetrosSpyros GiannakopoulosMichael Kornaros

Bookchapter in An integration of phycoremediation processes in wastewater treatment

2020

Dried aerobic heterotrophic bacteria from treatment of food and beverage effluents : screening of correlations between operation parameters and microbial protein quality

Maarten MuysGustavo PapiniMarc SpillerMyrsini SakarikaBarbara SchwaigerCéline LesueurPieter VermeirSiegfried Vlaeminck

A1 Journal Article in BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Environmental impact of microbial protein from potato wastewater as feed ingredient : comparative consequential life cycle assessment of three production systems and soybean meal

Marc SpillerMaarten MuysGustavo PapiniMyrsini SakarikaMatthias BuyleSiegfried E. Vlaeminck

A1 Journal Article in WATER RESEARCH

Impact of substrate and growth conditions on microbial protein production and composition

Myrsini SakarikaPieter CandryMathilde DepoortereRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Microbial protein production from methane via electrochemical biogas upgrading

Nayaret Acosta OrtizMyrsini SakarikaFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofCindy LawJo De VriezeKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Purple non‐sulphur bacteria and plant production : benefits for fertilization, stress resistance and the environment

Myrsini SakarikaJanne SpanogheYixing SuiEva WambacqOliver GrunertGeert HaesaertMarc SpillerSiegfried E. Vlaeminck

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Raman spectroscopy-based measurements of single-cell phenotypic diversity in microbial populations

Cristina García TimermansRuben PropsBoris ZacchettiMyrsini SakarikaFrank DelvigneNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in MSPHERE

Storage, fertilization and cost properties highlight the potential of dried microbial biomass as organic fertilizer

Janne SpanogheOliver GrunertEva WambacqMyrsini SakarikaGustavo PapiniAbbas AlloulMarc SpillerVeerle DeryckeLutgart StragierHarmien Verstraete et al.

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

The type of microorganism and substrate determines the odor fingerprint of dried bacteria targeting microbial protein production

Myrsini SakarikaDaylan A. Tzompa-SosaMathilde DepoortereHayley RottiersRamon GaniguéKoen DewettinckKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Two-stage anaerobic digestion harnesses more energy from the co-digestion of end-of-life dairy products with agro-industrial waste compared to the single-stage process

Myrsini SakarikaKonstantinos StavropoulosAlexandros KopsahelisEleni KoutraConstantina ZafiriMichael Kornaros

A1 Journal Article in BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

2019

Chlorella vulgaris as a green biofuel factory : comparison between biodiesel, biogas and combustible biomass production

Myrsini SakarikaMichael Kornaros

A1 Journal Article in BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Inoculum origin and waste solid content influence the biochemical methane potential of olive mill wastewater under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions

Konstantina TsigkouMyrsini SakarikaMichael Kornaros

A1 Journal Article in BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Proof of concept of high-rate decentralized pre-composting of kitchen waste : optimizing design and operation of a novel drum reactor

Myrsini SakarikaMarc SpillerRobin BaetensGil DoniesJolan VanderstuyfKathleen VinckKarl C VranckenGregory Van BarelEls Du BoisSiegfried E Vlaeminck

A1 Journal Article in WASTE MANAGEMENT

Towards a more sustainable food chain : microbial protein production from catalytically of biologically fixed CO2

Myrsini SakarikaPieter CandryRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

2017

Kinetics of growth and lipids accumulation in Chlorella vulgaris during batch heterotrophic cultivation : effect of different nutrient limitation strategies

Myrsini SakarikaMichael Kornaros

A1 Journal Article in BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

2016

Effect of pH on growth and lipid accumulation kinetics of the microalga Chlorella vulgaris grown heterotrophically under sulfur limitation

Myrsini SakarikaMichael Kornaros

A1 Journal Article in BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY