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    • Direct liquid-liquid extraction of lipid from municipal sewage sludge for biodiesel production 

      Olkiewicz, Magdalena; Caporgno, Martin Pablo; Fortuny Sanromá, Agustín; Stüber, Frank Erich; Fabregat Llangostera, Azael; Font Capafons, Josep; Bengoa, Christophe José (2014-12-01)
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      Municipal sludge from wastewater treatment plants is a promising lipid feedstock for biodiesel production as it contains a significant amount of lipids. However, the energy necessary to remove its high water content is a ...
    • Effects of pre-treatments on the lipid extraction and biodiesel production from municipal WWTP sludge 

      Olkiewicz, Magdalena; Fortuny Sanromá, Agustín; Stüber, Frank Erich; Fabregat Llangostera, Azael; Font Capafons, Josep; Bengoa, Christophe José (2015-02-01)
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      Biodiesel production is currently limited due to high raw material costs. The potential of using sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants as an alternative lipid feedstock was investigated. Four different types ...
    • Evaluation of different sludges from WWTP as a potential source for biodiesel production 

      Olkiewicz, Magdalena; Fortuny Sanromá, Agustín; Stüber, Frank Erich; Fabregat Llangostera, Azael; Font Capafons, Josep; Bengoa, Christophe José (2012)
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      Biodiesel expansion is currently limited due to high raw material costs for its produc tion. The potential of using sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants as an alternative lipid feedstock for biodiesel ...
    • New method to increase pesticide deposition: Copper microencapsulation 

      Ortega Rioja, Paula; Sánchez Sánchez, Elena; Tylkowski, Bartosz; Olkiewicz, Magdalena; Montornes, Josep María; Gil Moya, Emilio (Association of Applied Biologists, 2022)
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      Copper plant protection products have been severely restricted in the EU according to soil and groundwater contamination due to the traditional use as a fungicide, especially in vineyards. This limitation, together with ...
    • Separation of cellulose from industrial paper mill wastewater dried sludge using a commercial and cheap ionic liquid 

      Glinska, Katarzyna; Aqlan, Mohammed; Giralt Marcé, Jaume; Torrens, Esther; Fortuny Sanromá, Agustín; Montané, Daniel; Stüber, Frank; Fabregat Llangostera, Azael; Font Capafons, Josep; Olkiewicz, Magdalena; Bengoa, Christophe José (2019-06-03)
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      Industrial wastewaters and their treatment are now placed at the heart of the environmental concerns that industries face. Some research work has been carried out in order to limit the impact of these wastes on the environment ...