Browsing by Author "García Serrano, Joan"
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A new evaluation framework for nature-based solutions (NBS) projects based on the application of performance questions and indicators approach
Sowinska Swierkosz, Barbara; García Serrano, Joan (Elsevier, 2021-09)
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Open AccessOne of the key features of nature-based solutions (NBSs) is their high effectiveness and economic and resource efficiency in solving problems compared to traditional grey interventions. These aspects, however, have so far ... -
A review of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment: increasing removal with wetlands and reducing environmental impacts
García Serrano, Joan; García Galán, María Jesús; Day, John W.; Boopathy, Raj; White, John R.; Wallace, Scott; Hunter, Rachael G. (2020-07)
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Open AccessEmerging organic contaminants (EOCs) include a diverse group of chemical compounds, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), pesticides, hormones, surfactants, flame retardants and plasticizers. Many of ... -
A review of technologies for closing the P loop in agriculture runoff: contributing to the transition towards a circular economy
Altamira Algarra, Beatriz; Puigagut Juárez, Jaume; Day, John W.; Mitsch, William J.; Vymazal, Jan; Hunter, Rachael G.; García Serrano, Joan (2022-04)
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Open AccessPhosphorus (P) scarcity and the environmental hazards posed by P discharges have triggered the development of technologies for P sequestration and removal from waste streams. Agriculture runoff usually has P concentrations ... -
Accumulation of polyhydroxybutyrate in Synechocystis sp. isolated from wastewaters: effect of salinity, light, and P content in the biomass
Rueda Hernández, Estel; González Flo, Eva; Roca Martínez, Lucas; Carretero Ariza, Javier; García Serrano, Joan (Elsevier, 2022-06)
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Open AccessCyanobacteria are of particular interest as they can produce Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), which is a promising alternative to oil-based plastics, using only inorganic carbon and solar light. However, new strategies should ... -
Advanced biokinetic and hydrodynamic modelling to support and optimize the design of full-scale high rate algal ponds
Ortiz Ruiz, Antonio; Díez Montero, Rubén; García Serrano, Joan; Khalil, Nadeem; Uggetti, Enrica (Elsevier, 2022-01)
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Open AccessHigh rate algal ponds (HRAP) are known for their suitability to treat wastewater and to produce microalgal biomass, which can be converted into bioproducts. However, full-scale application of HRAP is still limited to few ... -
Advances in clog state monitoring for use in automated reed bed installations
HUGHES-RILEY, Theodore; Newton, Michael; Webber, J. Beau W; Puigagut Juárez, Jaume; Uggetti, Enrica; García Serrano, Joan; Morris, Robert (2014-01)
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Open AccessConstructed wetlands are a popular form of waste-water treatment that have proliferated across Europe and the rest of the world in recent years as an environmentally conscious form of waste water treatment. The ability to ... -
Application of the gas tracer method for measuring oxygen transfer rates in subsurface flow constructed wetlands
Tyroller, Lina; Rousseau, Diederik P. L.; Santa, Santa; García Serrano, Joan (2010-07)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe oxygen transfer rate (OTR) has a significant impact on the design, optimal operation and modelling of constructed wetlands treating wastewater. Oxygen consumption is very fast in wetlands and the OTR cannot be determined ... -
Assessing the economic suitability of aeration and the influence of bed heating on constructed wetlands treatment efficiency and life-span
Labella, Alessandro; Caniani, Donatella; Hughes Riley, Theodore; Morrison, R; Newton, Michael I.; Hawes, Patrick; Puigagut Juárez, Jaume; García Serrano, Joan; Uggetti, Enrica (2015-10)
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Open AccessConstructed wetlands including aeration and heating were studied to improve treatment efficiency and prevent clogging. The experiments were carried out in a pilot plant (0.4 m(2)) treating urban wastewater with an organic ... -
Assessing the potential of soil cyanobacteria for simultaneous wastewater treatment and carbohydrate-enriched biomass production
Arias Lizarraga, Dulce María; Uggetti, Enrica; García Serrano, Joan (Elsevier, 2020-10)
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Open AccessIn this study, a mixed nitrogen-fixing soil cyanobacterial culture was tested to treat municipal wastewater and produce total carbohydrates in a one-stage operation. Four photobioreactors were operated in semi-continuous ... -
Assessment of hydrodynamics based on Computational Fluid Dynamics to optimize the operation of hybrid tubular photobioreactors
Vojtech, Lukas; Uggetti, Enrica; García Serrano, Joan; Jirout, Tomáš; Kratky, Lucas; Díez Montero, Rubén (Elsevier, 2021-10)
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Open AccessAppropriate hydrodynamic conditions are crucial in photobioreactors (PBR) in order to prevent sedimentation of microalgal biomass and to ensure the uniform exposure of microalgae cells to light and nutrients. Hydrodynamic ... -
Assessment of natural tannin-based coagulant for effective ultrafiltration (UF) of UASB effluent: fouling mechanisms, pollutant removal and water reclamation feasibility
Almeria Ragio, Rodrigo; Arantes, Camila Clementina; García Serrano, Joan; Subtil, Eduardo Lucas (Elsevier, 2023-06)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIn this work, tannin coagulant (TANm) was applied at different dosages and compared with a PACl for UASB effluent filterability enhancement during membrane ultrafiltration. The results showed that TANm exhibited the greatest ... -
Assessment of the mechanisms involved in the removal of emerging contaminants by microalgae from wastewater: a laboratory scale study
Matamoros, Victor; Uggetti, Enrica; García Serrano, Joan; Bayona i Termens, Josep Maria (2016-01)
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Open AccessAerated batch reactors (2.5 L) fed either with urban or synthetic wastewater were inoculated with microalgae (dominated by Chlorella sp. and Scenedesmus sp.) to remove caffeine, ibuprofen, galaxolide, tributyl phosphate, ... -
Attenuation of emerging organic contaminants in a hybrid constructed wetland system under different hydraulic loading rates and their associated toxicological effects in wastewater
Ávila Martín, Cristina; Matamoros, Victor; Reyes, Carolina; Piña Capó, Benjamí; Casado, Marta; Mita, Luigi; Rivetti, Claudia; Barata Martí, Carlos; García Serrano, Joan; Bayona i Termens, Josep Maria (2014-02-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe capacity of a hybrid constructed wetland (CW) system consisting of two vertical flow (VF) CWs working alternatively (3 m(2)), one horizontal flow (HF) CW (2 m(2)) and one surface flow (FWS) CW (2 m(2)) in series to ... -
Bacterial transformation and biodegradation processes simulation in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands using CWM1-RETRASO
Llorens Ribes, Esther; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Poch, Manel; García Serrano, Joan (2011-01-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe performance and reliability of the CWM1-RETRASO model for simulating processes in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF CWs) and the relative contribution of different microbial reactions to organic ... -
Biocombustibles a partir de microalgas cultivadas en aguas residuales
García Serrano, Joan; Ferrer Martí, Ivet; Mena, Jacinto (Grupo Tecnipublicaciones, 2012)
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Biodegradabilty properties of solids accumulated in a full scale subsurface flow constructed wetland
García Serrano, Joan; Baqué, Ferran; Puigagut Juárez, Jaume; Llorens Ribes, Esther (IWA, 2008)
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Biogas from algae via anaerobic digestion
Uggetti, Enrica; Passos, Fabiana Lopes del Rei; Solé Bundó, Maria; García Serrano, Joan; Ferrer Martí, Ivet (Springer, 2016)
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Bioplastic production by harnessing cyanobacteria-rich microbiomes for long-term synthesis
Altamira Algarra, Beatriz; Lage Julia, Artai; Meléndez, Ana Lucía; Arnau Roca, Marc; González Flo, Eva; García Serrano, Joan (Elsevier, 2024-12)
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Open AccessDeparting from the conventional axenic and heterotrophic cultures, our research ventures into unexplored territory by investigating the potential of photosynthetic microbiomes for polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) synthesis, a ... -
Bioremediation of agricultural runoff and biopolymers production from cyanobacteria cultured in demonstrative full-scale photobioreactors
Rueda Hernández, Estel; García Galán, María Jesús; Ortiz Ruiz, Antonio; Uggetti, Enrica; Carretero, Javier; García Serrano, Joan; Díez Montero, Rubén (2020-07)
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Open AccessThe present work evaluated polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and carbohydrates production by wastewater borne cyanobacteria at demonstrative-scale (three photobioreactors (PBR) of 11.7 m3 each), using agricultural runoff as ... -
Bioremediation of aquaculture wastewater from Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) with different microalgae species
Andreotti, Valeria; Chindris, Anuta; Brundu, Gianni; Vallainc, Dario; Francavilla, Matteo; García Serrano, Joan (2017-09)
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Open AccessCurrent aquaculture practices have a detrimental impact on the environment, in particular due to the release of high concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus that can induce eutrophication. This study investigates and ...