Tero Luukkonen
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Geopolymers and water treatment technology

Assistant Professor Tero Luukkonen has 10+ years experience from R&D and project management within small companies and academia. His research interests are related to high-value utilization of inorganic industrial side streams: for example, using alkali-activated materials (AAMs) in environmental applications. Specific research topics include:
- Preparation and modification methods for AAMs
- Characterization and chemistry of AAMs
- Water and wastewater treatment applications (e.g., adsorbents/ion-exchangers, catalysts, filter materials)
In addition, Dr. Luukkonen has studied alkali-activated binders for construction and organic peracids in wastewater treatment.
Research interests
- Geopolymers
- Alkali-activated materials
- Water and wastewater treatment
Researcher information
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Researcher profiles
72
publications
895
citation count of most cited publication
3386
citations
28.00
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Contact information
tero.luukkonen@oulu.fi
Phone number
+358505298276
Postal address
P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014 University of Oulu