Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Articles

2020

Kazemi, P.; Steyer, J.-P.; Bengoa, C.; Font, J.; Giralt, J. "Robust data-driven soft-sensors for online monitoring of volatile fatty acids in anaerobic digestion processes" Processes 2020, 8, art. no. 67.

(doi: 10.3390/pr8010067)

Glińska, K.; Stüber, F.; Fabregat, A.; Giralt, J.; Font, J.; Mateo-Sanz, J.M.; Torrens, E.; Bengoa, C. "Moving municipal WWTP towards circular economy: cellulose recovery from primary sludge with ionic liquid" Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2020, 126, art. no. 104626.

(doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104626)

2019

Glińska, K.; Aqlan, M.; Giralt, J.; Torrens, E.; Fortuny, A.; Montané, D.; Stüber, F.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J.; Olkiewicz, M.; Bengoa, C. "Separation of cellulose from industrial paper mill wastewater dried sludge using a commercial and cheap ionic liquid" Water Science & Technology 2019, 79(10), 1897-1904.

(doi: 10.2166/wst.2019.189)

Messele, S.A.; Bengoa, C.; Stüber, F.; Giralt, J.; Fortuny, A.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J. "Enhanced degradation of phenol by a Fenton-like system (Fe/EDTA/H2O2) at circumneutral pH" Catalysts 2019, 19(5), art. no. 474.

(doi: 10.3390/catal9050474)

Glińska, K.; Ismail, M.S.B.; Goma-Camps, J.; Valencia, P.; Stüber, F.; Giralt, J.; Fabregat, A.; Torrens, E.; Olkiewicz, M.; Bengoa, C. "Recovery and characterisation of cellulose from industrial paper mill sludge using tetrakis and imidazolium based ionic liquids" Industrial Crops and Products 2019, 139, art. no. 111556.

(doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111556)

2018

Gu, H.; Rahardianto, A.; Gao, L.X.; Caro, X.P.; Giralt, J.; Rallo, R.; Christofides, P.D.; Cohen, Y. "Fouling indicators for field monitoring the effectiveness of operational strategies of ultrafiltration as pretreatment for seawater desalination" Desalination 2018, 431, 86-99.

(doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2017.11.038)

García-Martínez, Y.; Chirinos, J.; Bengoa, C.; Stüber, F.; Font, J.; Fortuny, A.; Fabregat, A. "Fast aqueous biodegradation of highly-volatile organic compounds in a novel anaerobic reaction setup" Environments 2018, 5(11), art. no. 115.

(doi: 10.3390/environments5110115)

Messele, S.A.; Soares, O.S.G.P.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Bengoa, C.; Font, J. "Zero-valent iron supported on Nitrogen-doped carbon xerogel as catalysts for the oxidation of phenol by Fenton-like system" Environmental Technology 2018, 39, 2951-2958.

(doi: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1370021)

2017

García-Martínez, Y.; Chirinos, J.; Bengoa, C.; Stüber, F.; Font, J.; Fortuny, A.; Fabregat, A. "Nitrate removal in an innovative up-flow stirred packed-bed bioreactor" Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 2017, 121, 57-64.

(doi: 10.1016/j.cep.2017.08.001)

Inchaurrondo, N.; Ramos, C.P.; Zerjav, G.; Font, J.; Pintar, A.; Haure, P. "Modified diatomites for Fenton-like oxidation of phenol" Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 2017, 239, 396-408.

(doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.10.026)

2016

Caporgno, M.P.; Clavero, E.; Torras, C.; Salvadó, J.; Lepine, O.; Pruvost, J.; Legrand, J.; Giralt, J.; Bengoa, C. "Energy and Nutrients Recovery from Lipid-Extracted Nannochloropsis via Anaerobic Digestion and Hydrothermal Liquefaction" ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2016, 4, 3133-3139.

(doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00151)

Giménez-Pérez, A.; Bikkarolla, S.K.; Benson, J.; Bengoa, C.; Stüber, F.; Fortuny, A.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J; Papakonstantinou, P. "Synthesis of N‐doped and non‐doped partially oxidised graphene membranes supported over ceramic materials" Journal of Materials Science 2016 (in edition).

(doi: 10.1007/s10853-016-0075-5)

Caporgno, M.P.; Clavero, E.; Torras, C.; Salvadó, J.; Lepine, O.; Pruvost, J.; Legrand, J.; Giralt, J.; Bengoa, C. "Energy and nutrients recovery from Nannochloropsis waste via anaerobic digestion and hydrothermal liquefaction" ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2016 (in edition).

(doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00151)

Caporgno, M.P., Olkiewicz, M., Torras, C., Salvadó, J., Clavero, E., Bengoa, C. "Effect of pre-treatments on the production of biofuels from Phaeodactylum tricornutum" Journal of Environmental Management 2016, 177, 240-246.

(doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.04.023)

Caporgno, M.P.; Pruvost, J.; Legrand, J.; Lepine, O.; Tazerout, M.; Bengoa, C. "Hydrothermal liquefaction of Nannochloropsis oceanica in different solvents" Bioresource Technology 2016, 214, 404-410.

(doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.04.123)

Olkiewicz, M.; Torres, C.M.; Jimenez, L.; Font, J; Bengoa, C. "Scale-up and economic analysis of biodiesel production from municipal primary sewage sludge" Bioresource Technology 2016, 214, 122-131.

(doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.04.098)

Caporgno, M.; Olkiewicz, M.; Pruvost, J.; Lepine, O.; Legrand, J.; Font, J.; Bengoa, C. "A novel pre-treatment for the methane production from microalgae by using N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO)" Bioresource Technology 2016, 201, 370-373.

(doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.069)

Messele, S.A.; Bengoa, C.; Stüber, F.; Fortuny, A.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J. "Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenol using nanoscale zero-valent iron supported on activated carbon" Desalination and Water Treatment 2016, 57, 5155-5164.  

(doi: 10.1080/19443994.2014.1002011)

Caporgno, M.P.; Olkiewicz, M.; Fortuny, A.; Stüber, F.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J.; Pruvost, J.; Lepine, O.; Legrand, J.; Bengoa, C. "Evaluation of different strategies to produce biofuels from Nannochloropsis oculata and Chlorella vulgaris" Fuel Processing Technology 2016, 144, 132-138.

(doi: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2015.12.026)

Olkiewicz, M.; Plechkova, N.V.; Earle, M.J.; Fabregat, A.; Stüber, F.; Fortuny, A.; Font, J.; Bengoa, C. "Biodiesel production from sewage sludge lipids catalysed by Brønsted acidic ionic liquids" Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2016, 181, 738-746.

(doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.08.039)

Inchaurrondo, N.; Font, J.; Ramos, C.P.; Haure, P. "Natural diatomites: Efficient green catalyst for Fenton-like oxidation of Orange II" Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2016, 181, 481-494.

(doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.08.022)

2015

Olkiewicz, M.; Plechkova, N.V.; Earle, M.J.; Fabregat, A.; Stüber, F.; Fortuny, A.; Font, J.; Bengoa, C. "Efficient extraction of lipids from primary sewage sludge using ionic liquids for biodiesel production" Separation and Purification Technology 2015, 153, 118-125.

(doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.08.038)

Athalathil, S.; Erjavec, B.; Kaplan, R.; Stüber, F.; Bengoa, C.; Font, J.; Fortuny, A.; Pintar, A.; Fabregat, A. "TiO2-Sludge carbon enhanced catalytic oxidative reaction in environmental wastewaters applications" Journal of Hazardous Materials 2015, 300, 406-414.

(doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.07.025)

Caporgno, M.P.; Taleb, A.; Olkiewicz, M.; Font, J.; Pruvost, J.; Legrand, J.; Bengoa, C. "Microalgae cultivation in urban wastewater: nutrient removal and biomass production for biodiesel and methane" Algal Research 2015, 10, 232-239.

(doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2015.05.011)

Athalathil, S.; Fortuny, A.; Font, J.; Stüber, F.; Bengoa, C.; Fabregat, A. "A potential application of sludge based catalysts for the anaerobic bio decolorization of tartrazine dye" Environmental Technology 2015, 36, 2568-2576.  

(doi: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1037361)

Olkiewicz, M.; Caporgno, M.P.; Font, J.; Legrand, J.; Lepine, O.; Plechkova, N.V.; Pruvost, J.; Seddon, K.R.; Bengoa, C. "A novel recovery process for lipids from microalgæ for biodiesel production using a hydrated phosphonium ionic liquid" Green Chemistry 2015, 17, 2813-2824.

(doi: 10.1039/C4GC02448F)

García-Martínez, Y.; Bengoa, C.; Stüber, F.; Fortuny, A.; Font, J.; Fabregat, A. "Biodegradation of acid orange 7 in an anaerobic-aerobic sequential treatment system" Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 2015, 94, 99-104.  

(doi: 10.1016/j.cep.2014.12.011)

Caporgno, M.P.; Trobajo, R.; Caiola, N.; Ibáñez, C.; Fabregat, A.; Bengoa, C. "Biogas production from sewage sludge and microalgae co-digestion under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions" Renewable Energy 2015, 75, 374-380.  

(doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.10.019)

Olkiewicz, M.; Fortuny, A.; Stüber, F.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J.; Bengoa, C. "Effects of pre-treatments on the lipid extraction and biodiesel production from municipal WWTP sludge" Fuel 2015, 141, 250-257.

(doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.10.066)

Messele, S.A.; Soares, O.S.G.P.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Bengoa, C.; Stüber, F.; Fortuny, A.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J. "Effect of activated carbon surface chemistry on the activity of ZVI/AC catalysts for Fenton-like oxidation of phenol" Catalysis Today 2015, 240, 73-79.

(doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.03.063)

Fu, D.; Messele, S.A.; Fortuny, A.; Stüber, F.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J.; Bengoa, C. "Efficient elimination of tyrosol in a zero valent iron-EDTA system at mild conditions" Chemical Engineering Journal 2015, 260, 199-208.

(doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.08.110)

2014

Olkiewicz, M.; Caporgno, M.P.; Fortuny, A.; Stüber, F.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J.; Bengoa, C. "Direct liquid-liquid extraction of lipid from municipal sewage sludge for biodiesel production" Fuel Processing Technology 2014, 128, 331-338.

(doi: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.07.041)

Escalona, I.; de Grooth, J.; Font, J.; Nijmeijer, K. "Removal of BPA by enzyme polymerization using NF membranes" Journal of Membrane Science 2014, 468, 192-201.

(doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.06.011)

Escalona, I.; Fortuny, A.; Stüber, F.; Bengoa, C.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J. "Fenton coupled with nanofiltration for elimination of Bisphenol A" Desalination 2014, 345, 77-84.

(doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.04.024)

Messele, S.A.; Soares, O.S.G.P.; Órfão, J.J.M.; Stüber, F.; Bengoa, C.; Fortuny, A.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J. "Zero-valent iron supported on nitrogen-containing activated carbon for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenol" Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2014, 154-155, 329-338.

(doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.02.033)

Athalathil, S.; Stüber, F.; Bengoa, C.; Font, J.; Fortuny, A.; Fabregat, A. "Characterization and performance of carbonaceous materials obtained from exhausted sludges for the anaerobic biodecolorization of the azo dye Acid Orange II" Journal of Hazardous Materials 2014, 267, 21-30.

(doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.12.031)

Pascual, X.; Gu, H.; Bartman, A.; Zhu, A.H.; Rahardianto, A.; Giralt, J.; Rallo, R.; Christofides, P.D.; Cohen, Y. "Fault Detection and Isolation in a Spiral-Wound Reverse Osmosis (RO) Desalination Plant" Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2014, 53, 3257-3271.

(doi: 10.1021/ie403603x)

2013

Castro, I.U.; Fortuny, A.; Stüber, F.; Fabregat, A.; Font, J.; Bengoa, C. "Heterogenization of copper catalyst for the oxidation of phenol, a common contaminant in industrial wastewater" Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 2013, 32, 269-278.  

(doi: 10.1002/ep.11620)

Barrera-Ventura, C.; Salvatierra, D.; Giralt, F.; Giralt, J. "Hydrolysis of imidazole and 2-chloropyridine under subcritical and supercritical water conditions" Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 2013, 91, 1131-1139.

(doi: 10.1002/cjce.21742)

Pascual, X.; Gu, H.; Bartman, A.R.; Zhu, A.H.; Rahardianto, A.; Giralt, J.; Rallo, R.; Christofides, P.D.; Cohen, Y. "Data-driven models of steady state and transient operations of spiral-wound RO plant" Desalination 2013, 316, 154-161.

(doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.02.006)

Inchaurrondo, N.; Haure, P.; Font, J. "Nanofiltration of partial oxidation products and copper from catalyzed wet peroxidation of phenol" Desalination 2013, 315, 76-82.

(doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.12.024)