Position:
Senior research associate
Room number:
105-LK
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+37037401932
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Publications
Scientific article
2026
Tamošiūnas A. [LEI], Gimžauskaitė D. [LEI], Aikas M. [LEI], Milieška M. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI].
Plastic waste conversion to syngas by thermal arc plasma for sustainable energy production
In: Energy for Sustainable Development . Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2026, Vol. 92, 101957, p. 1-8. ISSN 0973-0826.
2025
Yousef S., Eimontas J. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Stasiulaitienė I., Striūgas N. [LEI], Tučkutė S. [LEI].
Catalytic pyrolysis of wind turbine blades waste for plasticizers recovery and its life cycle assessment
In: Journal of Environmental Management. London: Elsevier, 2025, Vol.395, 127690, p. 1-15. ISSN 0301-4797.
Yousef S., Eimontas J. [LEI], Stasiulaitienė I., Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI].
Tar-free and hydrogen-rich syngas from Euro cotton banknotes using gasification-catalytic reforming process and its life cycle assessment
In: Biomass and Bioenergy. Oxford: Elsevier, 2025, Vol. 205, 108506, p. 1-11. ISSN 0961-9534.
Yousef S., Eimontas J. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI].
Oxygen updraft gasification-catalytic reforming of cigarettes butts for hydrogen-rich syngas production
In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Oxford: Elsevier, 2025, Vol. 171, 150650, p. 1-11. ISSN 0360-3199.
Jančauskas A. [LEI], Paulauskas R. [LEI], Bykov E. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Ambrazevičius I. [LEI].
Gliding arc plasma effect on thermal characteristics of ammonia/ biogas flames
In: Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2025, Vol. 60, 103494, p. 1-14. ISSN 2451-9049.
Tamošiūnas A. [LEI], Milieška M. [LEI], Gimžauskaitė D. [LEI], Aikas M. [LEI], Uscila R. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Fendt S., Bastek S., Spliethoff H..
Plasma Gasification of Medical Plastic Waste to Syngas in a Greenhouse Gas (CO2) Environment
In: Sustainability. Basel: MDPI, 2025, Vol. 17, Iss. 5, 2040, p. 1-15. ISSN 2071-1050.
Yousef S., Eimontas J. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI].
Oxygen updraft gasification of euro cotton banknotes waste for hydrogen-rich syngas production
In: Journal of the Energy Institute. London: Elsevier, 2025, Vol. 118, 101906, p. 1-11. ISSN 1743-9671.
2024
Yousef S., Eimontas J. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI], Pitak I. [LEI].
Catalytic reforming of tar for enhancing hydrogen production from gasification of hazardous medical waste
In: Energy. Kidlington: Elsevier, 2024, 313, 134184, p. 1-10. ISSN 0360-5442.
Yousef S., Eimontas J. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Stasiulaitienė I., Jančauskas A. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI].
Steam‑oxygen gasification of surgical mask waste in an updraft fixed bed gasifier system and its life-cycle assessment
In: Waste and biomass valorization. Dordrecht: Springer, 2024, Vol. 15, p. 5235-5248. ISSN 1877-265X.
Paulauskas R. [LEI], Jančauskas A. [LEI], Bykov E. [LEI], Vorotinskienė L. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI].
Experimental study on luminescence and thermal radiation characteristics of plasma assisted-biogas flames changing CO2 dilution level
In: Fuel. London: Elsevier, 2024, Vol. 371, 132014, p. 1-12. ISSN 0016-2361.
Conference paper
2024
Jančauskas A. [LEI], Bykov E. [LEI], Paulauskas R. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Vorotinskienė L. [LEI].
Spectral analysis of alternative low-carbon fuel combustion in plasma-assisted burner
In: 14th European Conference On Industrial Furnaces And Boilers (INFUB-14) Algarve, Portugal, 2-5 April 2024 (Session 20-BURN: Burners and Modelling). Algarve: Zenodo, 2024, 20-BURN:2, p. 1-1. ISBN 978-989-35683-0-9.
Tamošiūnas A. [LEI], Aikas M. [LEI], Uscila R. [LEI], Gimžauskaitė D. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Fendt S., Bastek S., Spliethoff H..
Energy Recovery from Plastic Waste to Synthesis Gas in Thermal CO2/Water Vapor Plasma
In: Book of Abstracts 19th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), Rome, September 8-12, 2024. Zagreb: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, 2024, SDEWES2024.0019, p. 256-256. ISSN 2706-3690 (digital proceedings).
Jančauskas A. [LEI], Bykov E. [LEI], Paulauskas R. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Vorotinskienė L. [LEI].
Spectral analysis of alternative low-carbon fuel combustion in plasma-assisted burner
In: Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers (INFUB-14. Algarve: 2024, p. 20-BURN:2. ISBN 978-989-35683-0-9.
Tamošiūnas A. [LEI], Gimžauskaitė D. [LEI], Aikas M. [LEI], Uscila R. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Fendt S., Bastek S., Spliethoff H..
Gasification of plastic waste to syngas in thermal CO2 plasma
In: 11th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management Rhodes, Greece, 19 - 22 June 2024 (Online Proceedings). Rhodes: 2024, Room I, Session XVII Waste-to-Energy & Energy from Waste, p. 1-2..
Eimontas J. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI].
The exploration of catalytic pyrolysis of discarded fishing nets aiming to recover energy-based products
In: 11th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management Rhodes, Greece, 19 - 22 June 2024 (Online Proceedings). Rhodes: 2024, Room I, Session XVII Waste-to-Energy & Energy from Waste, p. 1-2..
Paulauskas R. [LEI], Ambrazevičius I. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Praspaliauskas M. [LEI], Eimontas J. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI].
Experimental investigation on fluidized bed combustion of smashed corn cob at 650-700 ◦c temperatures
In: LOW -Carbon Combustion 3rd Edition, 25-26 April 2024, Nancy, France. Nancy: LRGP CNRS-University of Lorraine, and the French and British sections of the Combustion Institute, 2024, p. 18-19..
2023
Paulauskas R. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI].
Oxygen enriched combustion of low calorific gas in a 200 kw burner
In: 15th International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment (Clean Air 2023) June 25, 2023 - June 29, 2023. Instituto Superior Técnico, 2023, p. 1-5..
Skvorčinskienė R. [LEI], Vorotinskienė L. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI], Urbonavičius M. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI].
Thermal analysis of magnesium hydride
In: Book of Abstracts SMS /NanoMed /Sensors/EGF 2023 Joint Conferences 25 - 27 October 2023. Albufeira: Setcor, 2023, p. 104-104..
Eimontas J. [LEI], Striūgas N. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Jančauskas A. [LEI], Vorotinskienė L. [LEI].
The investigation of catalytic Decomposition of waste fishing nets For energy products recovery
In: 19th international symposium on waste management, resource recovery and sustainable landfilling / 9-13 october 2023. Sardinia: 2023, p. 1-10. ISSN 2282-0027 ISBN 9788862650335.
Striūgas N. [LEI], Zakarauskas K. [LEI], Eimontas J. [LEI].
H2 Rich Syngas Production by Catalytic Gasification of End of Life Face Masks
In: Book of Abstracts 18th conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, September 24-29 2023. Zagreb: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, 2023, p. 710-710. ISSN 2706-3690 (digital proceedings).
International projects
Nordic Energy Research Programme (NERP)
1
The increasing consumerism leads to rising amounts of plastic waste, and it is estimated that 6.3 billion tons of this waste were generated globally up to 2018. Plastic waste is a higMore
Interreg
1
Ongoing
01.07.2024 - 30.06.2027
Methane is one of the most important greenhouse gases with a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 34 on a timespan of 100 years, according to IPCC’s 5th Assessment Report. The concenMore
COST
1
Completed
06.03.2015 - 05.03.2019
SMARTCATS COST Action aims to set-up a Europe-wide network of leading academic and research institutions and key industries to promote the use of smart energy carriers on a large scaMore
Projects in Lithuania
EU Structural Funds
1
Completed
30.09.2020 - 01.06.2023
UAB „AXIS Tech“ AXIS Tech, together with its partner Lithuanian Energy Institute, are implementing the project "AXIS Tech R&D activities for the development of innovative solutions More
2
UAB Enerstena together with its partner Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) and Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is implementing the project "Multifunctional Biomass Energy TechnolMore
3
Lietuvos energetikos institutas įgyvendina projektą „Kompetencijos centro MTEP veiklų vykdymas, sukuriant ir išbandant inovatyvų dujinių biodegalų gamybos prototipą“ Nr. 01.2.2-CPMore
Research Council of Lithuania projects
1
Completed
2022.04.01 - 2025.03.31
Economical and efficient energy consumption, its impact reduction for environmental is not only the goal of national energy strategy but also one of the most important challenges in eMore
2
Completed
20.12.2017 - 31.12.2021
Lietuvos energetikos institutas įgyvendina projektą „Inovatyvios biometano gamybos technologijos sukūrimas taikant katalitinės termocheminės konversijos metodą“ Nr. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-0More