Contact
| Name | Szabolcs Pap |
| Position | Research Fellow – Water Technologist |
| E-Mail Address | |
| Phone Number | +44 (0) 1847 889676 |
| Joined the ERI | November 1, 2017 |
| Job Description | I am currently a Water Technologist at the Environmental Research Institute, UHI NH in Thurso. |
Career
November, 2020 – present: Water Technologist (Researcher) – Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College, University of the Highlands and Islands
February, 2018 – present: Teaching Assistant with PhD at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health
November, 2017 – October, 2020: Post-Doctoral Research Associate – Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College, University of the Highlands and Islands
February, 2015 – January, 2018: Teaching Assistant at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health |
Qualifications
November, 2011 – September, 2017: PhD. Environmental Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
October, 2010 – October, 2011: M.Sc. Environmental Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
September, 2006 – September, 2010: B.Sc. Environmental Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences |
Publications
2024
Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Guiu, M., Waller, H., Pap, S., Sheldon, R., Pain, D.J., 2024. Difference in concentration of lead (Pb) in meat from pheasants killed using lead and iron (Fe) shotgun ammunition. Science of The Total Environment, 916, p.170356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170356
Radenković, M., Petrović, J., Pap, S., Kalijadis, A., Momčilović, M., Krstulović, N., Živković, S., 2024. Waste biomass derived highly-porous carbon material for toxic metal removal: Optimisation, mechanisms and environmental implications. Chemosphere, 347, p.140684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140684
2023
Pap, S., Paunovic, O., Prosen, H., Kraševec, I., Trebše, P., Niemi, L., Taggart, M.A., Turk Sekulic, M., 2023. Removal of benzotriazole derivatives by biochar: Potential environmental applications. Environmental Pollution, 334, p.122205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122205
Pap, S., Shearer, L., Gibb, S.W., 2023. Effective removal of metformin from water using an iron-biochar composite: mechanistic studies and performance optimisation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11 (5), p.110360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110360
Zhang, J.W., Mariska, S., Pap, S., Tran, H.N., Chao, H.P., 2023. Enhanced separation capacity of carbonaceous materials (hydrochar, biochar, and activated carbon) toward potential toxic metals through grafting copolymerization. Separation and Purification Technology, 320, p.124229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124229
Radovic, S., Pap, S., Niemi, L., Prodanović, J., Turk Sekulic, M., 2023. A review on sustainable technologies for pharmaceutical elimination in wastewaters—a ubiquitous problem of modern society. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 383, p.122121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122121
Valdivia, M.T., Taggart, M.A., Pap, S., Kean, A., Pfleger, S. , Megson, I.L., 2023. Photocatalytic metallic nanomaterials immobilised onto porous structures: Future perspectives for at-source pharmaceutical removal from hospital wastewater and potential benefits over existing technologies. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 52, p.103553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.103553
Gvoic, V., Prica, M., Turk Sekulic, M., Pap, S., Paunovic, O., Mandic, A.K., Becelic-Tomin, M., Vukelic, D., Kerkez, D., 2023. Synergistic effect of Fenton oxidation and adsorption process in treatment of azo printing dye: DSD optimization and reaction mechanism interpretation. Environmental Technology, pp.1-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2022.2154082
Pap, S., Zhang, H., Bogdan, A., Elsby, D.T., Gibb, S.W., Bremner, B., Taggart, M.A., 2023. Pilot-scale phosphate recovery from wastewater to create a fertiliser product: An integrated assessment of adsorbent performance and quality. Water Research, 228 (part B), p.119369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119369
2022
Radovic, S., Turk Sekulic, M., Agarski, B., Pap, S., Vukelic, D., Budak, I., Prodanovic, J., 2022. Life cycle assessment of new bio-based coagulant production for sustainable wastewater treatment. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, pp.1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04440-0
Shearer, L., Pap, S., Gibb, S.W., 2022. Removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater: a review of adsorptive approaches, modelling and mechanisms for metformin and macrolides. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10 (4), p.108106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108106
Pap, S., Gaffney, P.P., Zhao, Q., Klein, D., Li, Y., Kirk, C., Taggart, M.A., 2022. Optimising production of a biochar made from conifer brash and investigation of its potential for phosphate and ammonia removal. Industrial Crops and Products, 185, p.115165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115165
Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Pain, D.J., Clark, N.A., Clewley, L., Cromie, R., Dodd, S.G., Elliot; B., Green, R.M.W., Huntley, B., Huntley, J., Pap, S., Porter, R., Robinson, J.A., Sheldon, R., Smith, K.W., Smith, L., Spencer, J., Stroud, D., 2022. Effectiveness of actions intended to achieve a voluntary transition from the use of lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition for hunting in Britain. Conservation Evidence Journal, 19, 8-14. https://doi.org/10.52201/CEJ19/SAFD8835
Bogdan, A., Robles-Aguilar, A.A., Liang, Q., Pap, S., Michels, E., Meers, E., 2022. Substrate-driven phosphorus bioavailability dynamics of novel inorganic and organic fertilizing products recovered from municipal wastewater—tests with Ryegrass. Agronomy, 12(2), 292. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020292
Pap, S., Gaffney, P.P., Bremner, B., Turk Sekulic, M., Maletic, S., Gibb, S.W., Taggart, M.A., 2022. Enhanced phosphate removal and potential recovery from wastewater by thermo-chemically calcinated shell adsorbents. Science of The Total Environment, 814, p.152794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152794
2021
Pap, S., Turk Sekulic, M., Bremner, B. and Taggart, M.A., 2021. From molecular to large-scale phosphorous recovery from wastewater using cost-effective adsorbents: an integrated approach. In Integrated and Hybrid Process Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment (pp. 61-85). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823031-2.00025-2
Pap, S., Stankovits, G.J., Gyalai-Korpos, M., Makó, M., Erdélyi, I., Turk Sekulic, M., 2021. Biochar application in organics and ultra-violet quenching substances removal from sludge dewatering leachate for algae production. Journal of Environmental Management, 298, p.113446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113446
Pap, S., Boyd, K.G., Taggart, M.A., Turk Sekulic, M., 2021. Circular economy based landfill leachate treatment with sulphur-doped microporous biochar. Waste Management, 124C, 160-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2021.01.037
Pap, S., Taggart, M.A., Shearer, L., Li, Y., Radovic, S., Turk Sekulic, M., 2021. Removal behaviour of NSAIDs from wastewater using a P-functionalised microporous carbon. Chemosphere, 264, p.128439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128439
Li, Y., Taggart, M.A., McKenzie, C., Zhang, Z., Lu, Y., Pap, S., Gibb, S.W., 2021. A SPE-HPLC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of prioritised pharmaceuticals and EDCs with high environmental risk potential in freshwater. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 100, 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2020.07.013
2020
Zhang, H., Pap, S., Taggart, M.A., Boyd, K.G., James, N.A., Gibb, S.W., 2020. A review of the potential utilisation of plastic waste as adsorbent for removal of hazardous priority contaminants from aqueous environments. Environmental Pollution, 258, p.113698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113698
Pap, S., Kirk, C., Bremner, B., Turk Sekulic, M., Gibb, S.W., Maletic, S., Taggart, M.A., 2020. Synthesis optimisation and characterisation of chitosan-calcite adsorbent from fishery-food waste for phosphorus removal. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 9790–9802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07570-0
Pap, S., Kirk, C., Bremner, B., Turk Sekulic, M., Shearer, L., Gibb, S.W., Taggart, M.A., 2020. Low-cost chitosan-calcite adsorbent development for potential phosphate removal and recovery from wastewater effluent. Water Research, 173, p.115573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115573
Pap, S., Kirk, C., Bremner, B., Turk Sekulic, M., Shearer, L., Gibb, S.W., Taggart, M.A., 2020. Reply to comments on “Low-cost chitosan-calcite adsorbent development for potential phosphate removal and recovery from wastewater effluent” by Pap et al. [Water research 173 (2020) 115573]. Water Research, 179, 115828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115828
2019
Rae, I.B., Pap, S., Svobodova, D., Gibb, S.W., 2019. Comparison of sustainable biosorbents and ion-exchange resins to remove Sr2+ from simulant nuclear wastewater: Batch, dynamic and mechanism studies. Science of the Total Environment, 650, 2411-2422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.396
Turk Sekulic, M., Boskovic, N., Slavkovic, A., Garunovic, J., Kolakovic, S., Pap, S., 2019. Surface functionalised adsorbent for emerging pharmaceutical removal: Adsorption performance and mechanisms. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 125, 50-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2019.03.007
Paunovic, O., Pap, S., Maletic, S., Taggart, M.A., Boskovic, N., Turk Sekulic, M., 2019. Ionisable emerging pharmaceutical adsorption onto microwave functionalised biochar derived from novel lignocellulosic waste biomass. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 547, 350-360.
Turk Sekulic, M., Boskovic, N., Milanovic, M., Grujic Letic, N., Gligoric, E., Pap, S., 2019. An insight into the adsorption of three emerging pharmaceutical contaminants on multifunctional carbonous adsorbent: Mechanisms, modelling and metal coadsorption. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 284, 372-382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.04.020
Li, Y., Taggart, M.A., McKenzie, C., Zhang, Z., Lu, Y., Pap, S., Gibb, S., 2019. Utilizing low-cost natural waste for the removal of pharmaceuticals from water: Mechanisms, isotherms and kinetics at low concentrations. Journal of Cleaner Production, 227, 88-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.081
2018
Vukelic, D., Boskovic, N., Agarski, B., Radonic, J., Budak, I., Pap, S., Turk Sekulic, M., 2018. Eco-design of a low-cost adsorbent produced from waste cherry kernels. Journal of cleaner production, 174, 1620-1628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.098
Turk Sekulic, M., Pap, S., Stojanović, Z., Bošković, N., Radonić, J., Knudsen, T.Š., 2018. Efficient removal of priority, hazardous priority and emerging pollutants with Prunus armeniaca functionalized biochar from aqueous wastes: experimental optimization and modeling. Science of the Total Environment, 613, 736-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.082
Adamović, D., Dorić, J., Miloradov, M.V., Adamović, S., Pap, S., Radonić, J., Turk Sekulic, M., 2018. The emission of BTEX compounds during movement of passenger car in accordance with the NEDC. Science of the Total Environment, 639, 339-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.142
Pap, S., Bezanovic, V., Radonic, J., Babic, A., Saric, S., Adamovic, D., Turk Sekulic, M., 2018. Synthesis of highly-efficient functionalized biochars from fruit industry waste biomass for the removal of chromium and lead. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 268, 315-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.07.072
2017
Pap, S., Knudsen, T.Š., Radonić, J., Maletić, S., Igić, S.M. Turk Sekulic, M., 2017. Utilization of fruit processing industry waste as green activated carbon for the treatment of heavy metals and chlorophenols contaminated water. Journal of cleaner production, 162, 958-972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.083
2016
Milanović, M., Mihajlović, I., Pap, S., Brborić, M., Đogo, M., Grujić Letić, N., Nježić, Z., Milić, N., 2016. Necessity of meat-processing industry’s wastewater treatment—a one-year trial in Serbia. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57(34), 15806-15812. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2015.1075431
Pap, S., Radonić, J., Trifunović, S., Adamović, D., Mihajlović, I., Miloradov, M.V., Turk Sekulic, M., 2016. Evaluation of the adsorption potential of eco-friendly activated carbon prepared from cherry kernels for the removal of Pb2+, Cd2+ and Ni2+ from aqueous wastes. Journal of environmental management, 184, 297-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.089
2014
Mihajlović, I., Pap, S., Sremački, M., Brborić, M., Babunski, D., Đogo, M., 2014. Comparison of spectrolyser device measurements with standard analysis of wastewater samples in Novi Sad, Serbia. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 93(3), 354-359. |
Profile
I am an environmental-chemical engineer with 11 years’ experience (6 years post-doctoral), with 36 publications to date (an international journals). I’ve spent 16 years in academia, studying, lecturing and undertaking research. I hold a board range of interdisciplinary research interest, but focus on (a) adsorption technology in water and wastewater treatment for removal of emerging contaminants (metals/metalloids and pharmaceuticals) and phosphorous recovery, (b) synthesis, functionalisation and characterisation of adsorbent mediums from biomass and other waste/raw materials (‘circular economy’), (c) implementation of lab-scale water treatment technologies in industry (scale-up and pilot testing). |