Lectures

Plenary Lectures

 

Prof. Dr. José Francisco Palomar Herrero | Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

Lecture topic: Using computational modeling to explore thermodynamic challenges in chemical process development

 

Research focus: applied mathematics and computational methods, in particular the integration of multi-scale simulation tools (from molecular design to process modeling) to optimize new chemical processes with reduced environmental impact.

 

Prof. Dr. Vera Slaveykova | University of Geneva, Switzerland

Lecture topic: Environmental Fate and Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials

 

Research focus: speciation and bioavailability of trace elements and nanoparticles in the aquatic environment; aquatic toxicology of inorganic contaminants, nanoparticles and microplastics; transcriptomics and metabolomics; community ecotoxicology and biodiversity in aquatic systems.

 

 

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Voigt | TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Lecture topic: Solubility data and experiments for lithium extraction and recycling


Research focus: materials science, with particular emphasis on thermodynamics, phase equilibria, and the development and characterization of advanced materials.
 

Prof. Dr. Michael Steiger | University of Hamburg, Germany

Lecture topic: Crystallization in confinement: Solubility issues related to cultural heritage conservation

 

Research focus: crystallization phenomena, salt weathering, and the physicochemical processes governing the deterioration of porous materials.

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zahari Vinarov | Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria

Lecture topic: The role of solubility and solubilization in pharmacy: from drug discovery to drug development

 

Research focus: the development and characterization of oral drug formulations, mechanisms of intestinal absorption, lipid-based drug delivery systems, and the physicochemical processes that control drug solubility and bioavailability.

 
 
 
Invited Lectures

 

Prof. Dr. María Jesús Pascual  Institute of Ceramics and Glass, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

Lecture topic: Corrosion of borosilicate glasses in molten salts

 

Research focus: the science and engineering of advanced glass and glass-ceramic materials, fundamental materials science, and practical applications in energy and photonics.

 
 

Peter K. Petrov Department of Materials, Imperial College London, UK

Lecture topic: Nanostructured Titanium Nitride Thin Film Arrays for Photocatalytic Applications

 

Research focus: development and characterization of advanced functional oxide and nitride thin films, microfabrication technologies, and nanostructured materials for applications in photonics, electronics, energy harvesting, biosensing, and sustainable technologies.

 
 
Oral presentations
 
Clemente Bretti, Università degli Studi di Messina, Italia, Study on the coordination of N-hydroxyamides with iron(II) and iron(III)
 
Andrija Vukov, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, Mycellarization behaviour of newly synthesized surfactant nicotine-based ionic liquids
 
Nese Cevirim-Papaioannou, Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal-KIT, Germany, Stability and solubility of Fe(II)-CO3 phase
 
Ivayla Pantcheva, Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski", Bulgaria, Solution behaviour of Ni(II) mixed-ligand complexes containing polyether ionophore and glycin
 
Simão Pedro Pinho, CIMO-SusTEC_IPB, Portugal, Salt Effects on Amino Acid Solubility: Experimental, Molecular, and Data-Driven
 
Glenn Hefter, Murdoch University, Australia, Dielectric Spectroscopy and the ‘Wicked’ Problem of Electrolyte Solubilitie
 
Paul Fürst, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, Solubility, Speciation, and Thermodynamic Modeling of Fe(II) in Repository-Relevant Systems from Near Neutral to Hyperalkaline Conditions
 
Earle Waghorne, University College Dublin, Ireland, Solvent Parameters from Computational Chemistry
 
Christian Kiefer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, Thermodynamic Reference Database (THEREDA): Pitzer Activity Model for Tc(IV) Solubility and Complexation in the Tc(IV)–Na+–Cl––HCO3––CO32––OH––H2O(l)
System
 
Jiangping Liu, OLISystems, LLC, USA, Thermodynamic Modeling of Rare Earth Solvent Extraction
 
Miriam Domingues Guimarães, University of Aveiro, Portugal, Machine learning-driven screening of solvents for sustainable polylactic acid recycling
 
Tatjana Verbić, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Understanding Drug Salt Solubility: Mechanistic Complexities and Practical Approaches
 
Olivera Markovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Tricyclic antidepressants solubility study: Role of Competing Counterions in Aggregation and Solid-Phase Transformations
 
Mónia Martins, CIMO – IPB, Portugal, Green chemistry solutions for antimalarial drug extraction and solubility enhancemen
 
Silvana Mattedi, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, Menadione’s solubility in fatty acids predicted by the COSMO-SAC CS25 mode
 
Yordan Georgiev, Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov State University of Burgas, Bulgaria, Phytochemical composition and in vitro inhibitory activity of herbal extracts against medically relevant enzymatic biological systems
 
Viktoriya Smilkova, Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov State University of Burgas, Bulgaria, Isolation, chemical characterization and modification with ferric ions of natural prebiotic herbal polysaccharide
 
Anastasiia Kuzenkova, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, How cation composition controls the structure and solubility of Pu(V) and Np(V) double carbonates
 
Antonina Kovacheva, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, BAS, Bulgaria, Chemical equilibrium models for calculation of metal chemical species in different type surface waters
 
Bence Kutus, University of Szeged, Hungary, Synthesis of lithium hydroxide using barium hydroxide
 
Inês C. M. Vaz, CICECO- Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro,Portugal, Understanding and quantifying the thermodynamics of lanthanide extraction in hydrophobic eutectic solvents
 
Lama Mzek, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria, Ligand–Diluent Interplay in the Extraction and Separation of Fe(III) by β-Dicarbonyl N-Heterocyclic Chelators
 
Ivaylo Georgiev Tankov, Burgas State University "Prof. Dr Assen Zlatarov", Bulgaria, Catalytic, electronic and spectroscopic properties of imidazolium hydrogen squarate
 
 

Posters

Virtual poster

Tian-Lan ZHANG, Department of Chemical Biology, Peking University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, P. R. China, Understanding solubility product (Ksp) from the perspective of pseudo-equilibrium

Flash oral presentation

Tarita Biver, University of Pisa, Italy, Spectroscopic data treatment for the binding of small molecules to nucleic acids and proteins

Vasilena Kondova, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria, Self-Assemling L-Glu Derivatives to Nanosized Complexes in Solution

Posters

Sanja Belić, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, Synthesis and Physico-Chemical Characterisation of Phosphonium and Ammonium Ionic Liquids for Rare Earth Recovery from Permanent Magnets

Jelena Tsurko, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Germany, Solubility Thermodynamics of Sodium Ferulate in Aqueous Solutions at Temperatures 276.15 - 363.15 K

Dobrina Ivanova, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Tribocatalytic Degradation of Antibiotics in Waters with Varying Hardness Using Nanoflowers

Tzvetomila Lazarova, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, High-entropy spinel oxides (CoMnFeNiX3)4, where X=Cr, Zn, Al prepared by sonochemical methods for methanol decomposition

Kostadinka Sezanova, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Dissolution of (Cu, Zn) Doped Calcium Phosphates in Solution with Demineralization Activity

Rumiana Gergulova, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Insights into the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Double-Doped Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Formation and Its Response in Artificial Saliva

Katerina Tumbalova, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, BAS, Bulgaria, Synthesis and characterization of Pd–Co modified ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts for methane oxidation-influence of Si/Al ratio

Yaldaz Kyoybashieva, Hz University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands, Structural and Antibacterial Properties of Sol-Gel-Prepared Si–Chitosan-Ag Hybrids

Veronika Karadjova, UCTM, Bulgaria, Аnticancer activity of new peptide complexes

Diana Rabadjieva, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, BAS, Bulgaria, Lithium in thermal mineral waters in Southern Bulgaria

Stefani Petrova, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, BAS, Bulgaria, Synthesis and characterization of NPs-modified multifunctional cotton material

Hristo Lalkovski, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry ,  BAS, Bulgaria, Sol-Gel preparation of TiO2/SiO2/CeO2 nanopowders

Janna Mateeva, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria, Optimizing synthesis parameters of decorated TiO2 and TiO2 nanotubes

Ina Stoyanova Karadashka-Radeva, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, BAS, Bulgaria, Green Synthesis and Evaluation of Nanomaterials

Sonya Mileva, Burgas State University “Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov”, Bulgaria, Surface and structural features of asphaltene-based activated carbon

Christina Tzvetkova, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, BAS, Bulgaria, TXRF vs FAAS: Elemental analysis of orthodontic archwire degradation in salivary environments

Tsvetelina Yotova, Burgas State University “Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov”, Bulgaria, DFT Insights into the Electronic Structure and Reactivity of Potassium Hexaaquanickel (II) Diselenate

Kalina Ivanova, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, BAS, Bulgaria, Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Behavior of TiO2/TeO2/CuO Sol–Gel Nanopowders

Dilyana Krasteva Asamova, Burgas State University “Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov, Bulgaria, Thermodynamic Aspects of Cd(II) Adsorption onto Vine Rod-Derived Biochar

Tanya Koseva, Burgas State Univercity "Prof. D-r Assen Zlatarov", BAS, Bulgaria, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Novel Functional Materials Based on Rare Earth Elements

Siyana Bencheva, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry,  BAS, Bulgaria, Synthesis and Characterization of Spirulina/Silica Hybrids via Sol–Gel Processing

Siyana Stefanova, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, BAS, Bulgaria, Cellulose-Based Adsorbent for Wastewater Dye Treatment

Julia Sohr, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany, THEREDA - Thermodynamic reference database

Martin Nedyalkov, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, BAS, Bulgaria, Synthesis, characterization, and adsorption properties toward lithium ions of LiMn2O4 spinel

Trajche Tushev, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, BAS, Bulgaria, TiO2 Dry Coating Na4Fe3(PO4)2P2O7 to Improve its Sodium Energy Storage at Different Temperatures

Georgi Vassilev, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry ,  BAS, Bulgaria, In-situ monitoring of gas evolution in symmetric cells for sodium-ion batteries

Katerina Mihaylova, Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS, Bulgaria, The effect of chemical extraction reagents on the determination of plant-available forms of P₂O₅ in High energy milled Phosphorite