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A filtration model applied to submerged anaerobic MBRs (SAnMBRs)

Robles Martínez, Ángel; Ruano García, María Victoria; Ribes Bertomeu, Jose; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; FERRER, J. (Elsevier, 2013-10-01)

The aim of this study was to develop a model able to correctly reproduce the filtration process of submerged anaerobic MBRs (SAnMBRs). The proposed model was calibrated and validated in a SAnMBR demonstration plant fitted ...
A plant-wide energy model for wastewater treatment plants: application to anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology

Pretel-Jolis, Ruth; Robles Martínez, Ángel; Ruano García, María Victoria; Seco, A.; Ferrer, J. (Taylor & Francis, 2016)

[EN] The aim of this study is to propose a detailed and comprehensive plant-wide model for assessing the energy demand of different wastewater treatment systems (beyond the traditional activated sludge) in both steady- and ...
A review on anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) focused on modelling and control aspects

Robles Martínez, Ángel; Ruano García, María Victoria; Charfi, Amine; Lesage, Geoffroy; Heran, Marc; Harmand, Jérôme; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; Steyer, Jean-Philippe; Batstone, Damien J.; Kimf, Jeonghwan; Ferrer, J. (Elsevier, 2018-12)

[EN] The use of anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology (AnMBR) is rapidly expanding. However, depending on the application, AnMBR design and operation is not fully mature, and needs further research to optimize process ...
Acclimatised rumen culture for raw microalgae conversion into biogas: Linking microbial community structure and operational parameters in anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR)

Zamorano-López, Núria; Borrás Falomir, Luis; GIMÉNEZ, JUAN B.; SECO TORRECILLAS, AURORA; Aguado García, Daniel (Elsevier, 2019-10)

[EN] Ruminal fluid was inoculated in an Anaerobic Membrane Reactor (AnMBR) to produce biogas from raw Scenedesmus. This work explores the microbial ecology of the system during stable operation at different solids retention ...
Alkylphenols and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in eastern Mediterranean Spanish coastal marine bivalves

Bouzas Blanco, Alberto; Aguado García, Daniel; Martí Ortega, Nuria; Pastor, JM; Herraez, R; Campins, P; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora (Springer Verlag (Germany), 2011-05)

This paper reports the first results on alkylphenol pollution in edible bivalves from the Spanish coast. Two sampling campaigns (July 2006 and July 2007) were carried out to determine the concentration of nonylphenol (NP), ...
An advanced control strategy for biological nutrient removal in continuous systems based on pH and ORP sensors

Ruano, María Victoria; Ribes, J.; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; Ferrer, J. (Elsevier, 2012)

[EN] A fuzzy logic-based control system that uses low-cost sensors for controlling and optimizing the biological nitrogen removal in continuous systems has been developed. The novelty of this control system is the use of ...
An improved sampling strategy based on trajectory design for application of the Morris method to systems with many input factors

Ruano García, María Victoria; Ribes, J.; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; Ferrer, J. (Elsevier, 2012)

[EN] In this paper, a revised version of the Morris approach, which includes an improved sampling strategy based on trajectory design, has been adapted to the screening of the most influential parameters of a fuzzy controller ...
Anaerobic treatment of urban wastewater in membrane bioreactors: evaluation of seasonal temperature variations

Giménez, J.B.; Martí Ortega, Nuria; Robles Martínez, Ángel; FERRER, J.; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora (IWA Publishing, 2014)
Aplicación de métodos estadísticos multivariantes para la modelación y la monitorización de un reactor discontinuo secuencial para el tratamiento de aguas residuales

Aguado García, Daniel (2008-05-06)

Como consecuencia del incremento de los problemas de eutrofización en ríos, lagos y costas, se ha producido en las últimas décadas un notable aumento del interés por la eliminación de nutrientes en las aguas residuales ...
Application of the General Model "Biological Nutrient Removal Model No.1" to upgrade two full-scale WWTPs

Ruano García, María Victoria; Serralta Sevilla, Joaquín; Ribes Bertomeu, Jose; García Usach, Mª Francisca; Bouzas Blanco, Alberto; Barat Baviera, Ramón; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; Ferrer Polo, José (Taylor & Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles, 2012-05)

In this paper, two practical case studies for upgrading two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) using the general model BNRM1 (Biological Nutrient Removal Model No. 1) are presented. In the first case study, the Tarragona ...
Assessment of cross-flow filtration as microalgae harvesting technique prior to anaerobic digestion: Evaluation of biomass integrity and energy demand

Giménez García, J.B.; Bouzas Blanco, Alberto; Carrere, Helene; Steyer, Jean-Philippe; Ferrer, J.; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora (Elsevier, 2018-12)

[EN] In the present study, the effect of cross-flow filtration (CFF) on the overall valorization of Chlorella spp. microalgae as biogas was assessed. The effect of CFF on microalgae cell integrity was quantified in terms ...
Behavior of mixed Chlorophyceae cultures under prolonged dark exposure. Respiration rate modeling

Ruiz Martínez, Ana; Serralta Sevilla, Joaquín; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; FERRER, J. (Elsevier, 2016)

[EN] The behavior of three different microalgal cultures, when exposed for a long period (>48 h) to dark conditions, was studied with a methodology based on respirometry. The cultures were transferred to darkness and the ...
Biological Nutrient Removal Model Nº 2 (BNRM2): A general model for Wastewater Treatment Plants

Barat Baviera, Ramón; Serralta Sevilla, Joaquín; Ruano García, María Victoria; Jiménez Douglas, Emérita; Ribes Bertomeu, Jose; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; FERRER, J. (IWA Publishing, 2013)

This paper presents the plant-wide model Biological Nutrient Removal Model No. 2 (BNRM2). Since nitrite was not considered in the BNRM1, and this previous model also failed to accurately simulate the anaerobic digestion ...
Characterization of activated sludge settling properties with a sludge collapse-acceleration stage

Asensi Dasí, Enrique Javier; Alemany Martínez, Elena; SECO TORRECILLAS, AURORA; FERRER, J. (Elsevier, 2019-01-31)

[EN] The sedimentability of the activated sludge can be affected by the presence of a large variety of coagulants and polymers from a previous physical-chemical process. In this paper, the activated sludge settling process ...
Design methodology for submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR): A case study

Ferrer, J.; Pretel, R.; Durán Pinzón, Freddy; Giménez, JB; Robles Martínez, Ángel; Ruano García, María Victoria; Serralta Sevilla, Joaquín; Ribes Bertomeu, Jose; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora (Elsevier, 2015-02)

[EN] The main objective of this study is to propose guidelines for designing submerged anaerobic MBR (AnMBR) technology for municipal wastewater treatment. The design methodology was devised on the basis of simulation and ...
DSC: software tool for simulation-based design of control strategies applied to wastewater treatment plants

Ruano García, María Victoria; Ribes Bertomeu, Jose; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; Ferrer Polo, José (IWA Publishing, 2011)

This paper presents a computer tool called DSC (Simulation based Controllers Design) that enables an easy design of control systems and strategies applied to wastewater treatment plants. Although the control systems are ...
Economic and environmental sustainability of an AnMBR treating urban wastewater and organic fraction of municipal solid waste

Pretel-Jolis, Ruth; Moñino Amorós, Patricia; Robles Martínez, Ángel; Ruano García, María Victoria; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; FERRER, J. (Elsevier, 2016)

[EN] The objective of this study was to evaluate the economic and environmental sustainability of a sub- merged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) treating urban wastewater (UWW) and organic fraction of municipal solid ...
Economic and environmental sustainability of submerged anaerobic MBR based (AnMBR-based) technology compared to aerobic-based technologies for moderate-/high-loaded urban wastewater treatment

Pretel, R.; Robles Martínez, Ángel; Ruano García, María Victoria; SECO TORRECILLAS, AURORA; FERRER, J. (Elsevier, 2016)

[EN] The objective of this study was to assess the economic and environmental sustainability of submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) in comparison with aerobic-based technologies for moderate-/high-loaded urban ...
Effect of intracellular P content on phosphate removal in Scenedesmus sp. Experimental study and kinetic expression

Ruiz Martínez, Ana; Serralta Sevilla, Joaquín; Romero Gil, Inmaculada; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; FERRER, J. (Elsevier, 2015-01)

The present work determines the effect of phosphorus content on phosphate uptake rate in a mixed culture of Chlorophyceae in which the genus Scenedesmus dominates. Phosphate uptake rate was determined in eighteen laboratory ...
Effect of light intensity, light duration and photoperiods in the performance of an outdoor photobioreactor for urban wastewater treatment

Gonzalez-Camejo, Josue; Viruela Navarro, Alexandre; Ruano García, María Victoria; Barat, Ramón; Seco Torrecillas, Aurora; Ferrer, J. (Elsevier, 2019)

[EN] A series of eight experiments were carried out to analyse the effects of light intensity, light duration and photoperiods on a microalgae culture for treating AnMBR effluent at an outdoor photobioreactor (PBR) ...