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    • Recent achievements in the production of biogas from microalgae 

      Uggetti, Enrica; Passos, Fabiana Lopes del Rei; Solé, Maria; Garfi, Marianna; Ferrer Martí, Ivet (2017-01)
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      Microalgae are nowadays regarded as a potential biomass feedstock to help reducing our dependence on fossil fuels for transportation, electricity and heat generation. Besides, microalgae have been widely investigated as a ...
    • Removal and environmental risk assessment of contaminants of emerging concern from irrigation waters in a semi-closed microalgae photobioreactor 

      García Galán, María Jesús; Matamoros Mercadal, Víctor; Uggetti, Enrica; Díez Montero, Rubén; García Serrano, Joan (Elsevier, 2021-03)
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      The present study evaluated the efficiency of a semi-closed, tubular, horizontal photobioreactor (PBR) to treat a mixture of irrigation and rural drainage water, focusing in the removal of different contaminants of emerging ...
    • Selection of cyanobacteria over green algae in a photo-sequencing batch bioreactor fed with wastewater 

      Arias Lizarraga, Dulce María; Rueda Hernández, Estel; García Galán, María Jesús; Uggetti, Enrica; García Serrano, Joan (Elsevier, 2019-02-25)
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      In this work, a strategy based on photo-sequencing batch operationwas used to select cyanobacteria over unsettled green algae in awastewater treatment system, evaluating for the first time the effect of hydraulic regimes ...
    • Selenium recovery from wastewater by the green microalgae Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. 

      Greque de Morais, Etiele; Murillo, Ana M.; Lens, Piet N. L.; Ferrer Martí, Ivet; Uggetti, Enrica (Elsevier, 2022-12)
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      Selenium (Se) is an important element for many living organisms and its supplementation may be needed in food, feed, and soil to make up for its deficiency. At the same time, high selenium concentrations can harm the ...
    • Settling velocity distribution of microalgal biomass from urban wastewater treatment high rate algal ponds 

      Gutiérrez Martínez, Raquel; Ferrer Martí, Ivet; Uggetti, Enrica; Arnabat, Carme; Salvado, Humbert; García Serrano, Joan (2016-06)
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      The aim of this study was to evaluate the settling velocity distribution of microalgal biomass with and without flocculant (Tanfloc SG). Microalgal biomass was obtained from two experimental wastewater treatment high rate ...
    • Sewage sludge treatment in constructed wetlands: technical, economic and environmental aspects applied to small communities of the mediterranean region. 

      Uggetti, Enrica (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-09-30)
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      During the last years, the implementation of new Wastewater Treatment Plants has lead to a significant increase of sludge production. As a response, sludge valorisation in agriculture is the preferred option nowadays, ...
    • Sludge dewatering and mineralization in two full-scale drying reed beds in Catalonia, Spain 

      Uggetti, Enrica; Llorens Ribes, Esther; Pedescoll Albacar, Anna; Ferrer Martí, Ivet; Castellnou, R; García Serrano, Joan (2008)
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      Optimization of sludge management should help reducing sludge handling costs in wastewater treatment plants. Sludge drying reed beds appear as a new and alternative technology. The study have been carried out in two systems ...
    • Sludge treatment wetlands: a review on the state of the art 

      Uggetti, Enrica; Ferrer Martí, Ivet; Llorens Ribes, Esther; García Serrano, Joan (2010-05)
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      Sludge management has become a key issue in wastewater treatment, representing some 20–60% of the operational costs of conventional wastewater treatment plants. The high water content of the sludge results in large daily ...
    • Start-up of a microalgae-based treatment system within the biorefinery concept: from wastewater to bioproducts 

      Uggetti, Enrica; García Galán, María Jesús; Álvarez, Juan Antonio; García Serrano, Joan (2018-05)
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      Within the European project INCOVER, an experimental microalgae-based treatment system has been built for wastewater reuse and added-value products generation. This article describes this new experimental plant and the ...
    • Technical, economic and environmental assessment of sludge treatment wetlands 

      Uggetti, Enrica; Ferrer Martí, Ivet; Molist, Jordi; García Serrano, Joan (2011-01)
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      Sludge treatment wetlands (STW) emerge as a promising sustainable technology with low energy requirements and operational costs. In this study, technical, economic and environmental aspects of STW are investigated and ...
    • The potential of wastewater grown microalgae for agricultural purposes: contaminants of emerging concern, heavy metals and pathogens assessment 

      Álvarez González, Ana; Uggetti, Enrica; Serrano Porta, Lydia; Gorchs Altarriba, Gil; Escolà Casas, Mònica; Matamoros Mercadal, Víctor; González Flo, Eva; Díez Montero, Rubén (2023-05)
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      In the coming years, the use of microalgal biomass as agricultural biofertilizers has shown promising results. The use of wastewater as culture medium has resulted in the reduction of production costs, making microalgae-based ...
    • Towards energy neutral microalgae-based wastewater treatment plants 

      Passos, Fabiana Lopes del Rei; Gutiérrez Martínez, Raquel; Uggetti, Enrica; Garfi, Marianna; García Serrano, Joan; Ferrer Martí, Ivet (Elsevier, 2017-12)
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      The aim of this study was to assess the energy balance of a hypothetical microalgae-based wastewater treatment plant (10,000 PE) located in the Mediterranean Region, where harvested microalgal biomass and primary sludge ...
    • Tratamiento de lodos de depuradora con humedales artificiales 

      Uggetti, Enrica; Ferrer Martí, Ivet; Castellnou, Roger; Molist, Jordi; García Serrano, Joan (2010-07-01)
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      Hoy en día la gestión del lodo de depuradora es un tema clave dentro del tratamiento del agua residual, representando hasta el 60% de los costes de operación de una depuradora urbana. El elevado contenido de agua del lodo ...
    • Tratamiento de lodos de depuradora con lechos de macrófitos acuáticos 

      Uggetti, Enrica; Llorens Ribes, Esther; Pedescoll Albacar, Anna; Ferrer Martí, Ivet; Castellnou, Roger; García Serrano, Joan (2008)
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      En el contexto del tratamiento de lodos de depuradora, los sistemas con lechos de macrófitos resultan particularmente adecuados, sobretodo en depuradoras pequeñas (<2000 hab.-eq.) que no disponen de tratamientos convencionales, ...
    • Use of full-scale hybrid horizontal tubular photobioreactors to process agricultural runoff 

      García Galán, María Jesús; Gutiérrez Martínez, Raquel; Uggetti, Enrica; Matamoros Mercadal, Víctor; García Serrano, Joan; Ferrer Martí, Ivet (2018-02)
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      Diffuse pollution in rural areas due to agricultural runoff is a widespread and difficult problem to address due to the large areas affected. Drainage channels receive polluted water, but its introduction into conventional ...