Exploració per autor "Garfi, Marianna"
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Agricultural reuse of the digestate from low-cost tubular digesters in rural andean communities
(2011-12)
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Accés obertThis research aimed at assessing the properties of guinea pig manure digestate from low-cost tubular digesters for crops fertilization in rural Andean communities. To this end, field trials were carried out to evaluate the ... -
Anaerobic co-digestion of microalgal biomass and wheat straw with and without thermo-alkaline pretreatment
(2017-08)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis study aimed at analyzing the anaerobic co-digestion of microalgal biomass grown in wastewater and wheat straw. To this end, Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) tests were carried out testing different substrate ... -
Assessing the agricultural reuse of the digestate from microalgae anaerobic digestion and co-digestion with sewage sludge
(2017-05)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialMicroalgae anaerobic digestion produces biogas along with a digestate that may be reused in agriculture. However, the properties of this digestate for agricultural reuse have yet to be determined. The aim of this study was ... -
Biogas production in low-cost household digesters at the Peruvian Andes
(2011-05)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialLow-cost tubular digesters originally developed in tropical regions have been adapted to the extreme weather conditions of the Andean Plateau (3000e4000 m.a.s.l.). The aim of this study was to characterise biogas production ... -
Codigestión de microalgas y fango primario: producción de energía y reutilización del digestato
(2015)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialLos sistemas de tratamiento de aguas residuales con microalgas combinan el tratamiento de aguas residuales y la producción de bioenergía. Para este fin, una de las tecnologías más apropiadas es la digestión anaerobia, ... -
Codigestion of cow and guinea pig manure in low-cost tubular digesters at high altitude
(2011-12)
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Constructed wetlands and solar-driven disinfection technologies for sustainable wastewater treatment and reclamation in rural India: SWINGS project
(2017-10)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe largest wastewater treatment plant consists of a high-rate anaerobic system, followed by vertical and horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HFCW) with a treatment area of nearly 1900 sq m and a final step ... -
Cooperation and human development projects as bachelor, master and PhD thesis: evaluating an internship program
(2015-07-08)
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Accés obertThe Research Group on Cooperation and Human Development (GRECDH) of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) has long promoted Bachelor, Master and PhD Theses in the framework of sustainable energy projects in low income ... -
Effect of climatic conditions, season and wastewater quality on contaminant removal efficiency of two experimental constructed wetlands in different regions of Spain
(2012-10-15)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe aim of this study was to examine the effects of climate, season and wastewater quality on contaminant removal efficiency of constructed wetlands implemented in Mediterranean and continental-Mediterranean climate region ... -
Enhancement of microalgae anaerobic digestion by thermo-alkaline pretreatment with lime (CaO)
(Elsevier, 2017-06)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe aim of this study was to evaluate for the first time the effect of a thermo-alkaline pretreatment with lime (CaO) on microalgae anaerobic digestion. The pretreatment was carried out by adding different CaO doses (4 and ... -
Evaluating and comparing three community small-scale wind electrification projects
(2012)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialElectrificationsystemsbasedonrenewableenergyhaveprovensuitableforprovidingelectricity autonomouslytoruralcommunities.Amongthetechnicaloptionsavailable,windsystemsare increasinglygettingattention.Inthenorthernmountainso ... -
Evaluating benefits of low-cost household digesters for rural andean communities
(2012-01)
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Accés obertLow-cost household digesters are a promising appropriate technology which can help reducing the pressure on the environment due to deforestation and greenhouse gases emissions. The biogas and biofertilizer produced can ... -
Household anaerobic digesters for biogas production in Latin America: a review
(2016-07)
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Accés obertThis review aims to provide an overview of household biogas digester implementation in rural areas of Latin America. It considers the history of household digesters in Latin America, including technical, environmental, ... -
Influence of hydraulic loading rate, simulated storm events and seasonality on the treatment performance of an experimental three-stage hybrid constructed wetland system
(2016-02)
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Accés obertAn experimental hybrid system based on an anaerobic reactor followed by three stages of different constructed wetland configurations was evaluated when operating under a high hydraulic loading rate (HLR = 0.27 m d-1, ... -
Integrating microalgae tertiary treatment into activated sludge systems for energy and nutrients recovery from wastewater
(2018-01-01)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialIn this study, microalgae digestate and secondary effluent were used to grow microalgae in a tertiary wastewater treatment, and then, the biomass was co-digested for biogas generation. A 30 L closed-photobioreactor was ... -
Life cycle assessment of constructed wetland systems for wastewater treatment coupled with microbial fuel cells
(2017-04)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe aim of this study was to assess the environmental impact of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) implemented in constructed wetlands (CWs). To this aim a life cycle assessment (LCA) was carried out comparing three scenarios: ... -
Life cycle assessment of drinking water: comparing conventional water treatment, reverse osmosis and mineral water in glass and plastic bottles
(2016-11)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis study evaluated the environmental impacts caused by drinking water consumption in Barcelona (Spain) using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. Five different scenarios were compared: 1) tap water from conventional ... -
Life cycle assessment of high rate algal ponds for wastewater treatment and resource recovery
(Elsevier, 2018-05)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe aim of this study was to assess the potential environmental impacts associated with high rate algal ponds (HRAP) systems for wastewater treatment and resource recovery in small communities. To this aim, a Life Cycle ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of wastewater treatment systems for small communities: activated sludge, constructed wetlands and high rate algal ponds
(2017-09)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe aim of this study was to assess the environmental impact of three alternatives for wastewater treatment in small communities. To this end, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was carried out comparing a conventional wastewater ... -
Long-term assessment of best cathode position to maximise microbial fuel cell performance in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands
(Elsevier, 2016-09)
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Accés obertThe cathode of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) implemented in constructed wetlands (CWs) is generally set in close contact with water surface to provide a rich oxygen environment. However, water level variations caused by ...
