RiuNet UPV Home
:
Browsing by UPV Unit

Search RiuNet

Browse

All of RiuNet

My Account

RiuNet Help

Admin. UPV

Browsing by UPV Unit "Universitat Politècnica de València. Instituto Universitario de Ingeniería del Agua y del Medio Ambiente - Institut Universitari d'Enginyeria de l'Aigua i Medi Ambient"

Now showing items 1-20 of 296

A combination of direct viable count and fluorescence in situ hibridization for specific enumeration of viable Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus

García Hernández, Jorge; Moreno Trigos, Mª Yolanda; Amorocho Cruz, Claudia Milena; Hernández Pérez, Manuel (Wiley, 2011-03)

[EN] Aims: We have developed a direct viable count (DVC)-FISH procedure for quickly and easily discriminating between viable and nonviable cells of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus ...
A combined risk analysis approach for complex dam-levee systems

Castillo-Rodríguez, J.T.; Needham, J.T.; Morales Torres, Adrián; Escuder Bueno, Ignacio (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

[EN] In many areas of the world, dams and levees are built to reduce the likelihood of flooding. However, if they fail, the result can be catastrophic flooding beyond what would happen if they did not exist. Therefore, ...
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 mathematical approach to predict the solids concentration in anaerobic membrane bioreactos (AnMBR): Evaluation of the volatile solids solubilization

Giménez, Juan B.; Martí, Nuria; Bouzas, Alberto; FERRER, J.; Seco, Aurora (Elsevier, 2020-10-01)

[EN] Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (AnMBR) are gaining attention as a suitable approach for sustainable low-strength wastewater treatment, as they bring together the advantages of both anaerobic treatments and membrane ...
A Model for Solving the Optimal Water Allocation Problem in River Basins with Network Flow Programming When Introducing Non-Linearities

Haro Monteagudo, David; Paredes Arquiola, Javier; Solera Solera, Abel; Andreu Álvarez, Joaquín (Springer Verlag (Germany), 2012)

[EN] The allocation of water resources between different users is a traditional problem in many river basins. The objective is to obtain the optimal resource distribution and the associated circulating flows through the ...
A multivariate approach of changes in filamentous, nitrifying and protist communities and nitrogen removal efficiencies during ozone dosage in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant

Barbarroja-Ortiz, Paula; Zornoza-Zornoza, Andrés Miguel; Aguado García, Daniel; Borrás Falomir, Luis; Alonso Molina, José Luís (Elsevier, 2019-09)

[EN] The application of low ozone dosage to minimize the problems caused by filamentous foaming was evaluated in two bioreactors of an urban wastewater treatment plant. Filamentous and nitrifying bacteria, as well as protist ...
A New Adaptive Image Interpolation Method to Define the Shoreline at Sub-Pixel Level

Sánchez-García, Elena; Balaguer-Beser, Ángel; Almonacid-Caballer, Jaime; Pardo Pascual, Josep Eliseu (MDPI AG, 2019-08-12)

[EN] This paper presents a new methodological process for detecting the instantaneous land-water border at sub-pixel level from mid-resolution satellite images (30 m/pixel) that are freely available worldwide. The new ...
A new risk reduction indicator for dam safety management combining efficiency and equity principles

Serrano Lombillo, Armando José; Morales Torres, Adrián; Escuder Bueno, Ignacio; Altarejos García, Luis (Taylor & Francis, 2016)

[EN] Large dams are critical infrastructures whose failure could produce high economic and social consequences. Risk analysis has been shown to be a suitable methodology to assess these risks and to inform dam safety ...
A new strategy to maximize organic matter valorization in municipalities: combination of urban wastewater with kitchen food waste and its treatment with AnMBR technology

Moñino Amorós, Patricia; Aguado García, Daniel; Barat, Ramón; Jiménez, E.; Giménez, J.B.; Seco, A.; FERRER, J. (Elsevier, 2017)

[EN] The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of treating the kitchen food waste (FW) jointly with urban wastewater (WW) in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) by anaerobic membrane technology (AnMBR). The ...
A Pilot Point Guided Pattern Matching Approach to Integrate Dynamic Data into Geological Modeling

Li, Liangping; Srinivasan, Sanjay; Zhou, Haiyan; Gómez-Hernández, J. Jaime (Elsevier, 2013-12)

Methods based on multiple-point statistics (MPS) have been routinely used to characterize complex geological formations in the last decade. These methods use the available static data (for example, measured conductivities) ...
A quantitative flood risk analysis methodology for urban areas with integration of social research data

Escuder Bueno, Ignacio; Castillo Rodríguez, Jesica Tamara; Zechner, S.; Jöbstl, C.; PERALES MOMPARLER, SARA; Petaccia, G. (European Geosciences Union (EGU), 2012-09)

Risk analysis has become a top priority for authorities and stakeholders in many European countries, with the aim of reducing flooding risk, considering the population’s needs and improving risk awareness. Within this ...
A review of water scarcity and drought indexes in water resources planning and management

Pedro Monzonís, María; Solera Solera, Abel; Ferrer Polo, Francisco Javier; Estrela Monreal, Teodoro; Paredes Arquiola, Javier (Elsevier, 2015-08)

Water represents an essential element for the life of all who inhabit our planet. But the random nature of this resource, which is manifested by the alternation of wet periods and dry periods, makes it even more precious. ...
A Simplified Water Accounting Procedure to Assess Climate Change Impact on Water Resources for Agriculture across Different European River Basins

Hunink, Johannes; Simons, Gijs; Suárez-Almiñana, Sara; Solera Solera, Abel; Andreu Álvarez, Joaquín; Giuliani, Matteo; Zamberletti, Patrizia; Grillakis, Manolis; Koutroulis, Aristeidis; Tsanis, Ioannis; Schasfoort, Femke; Contreras, Sergio; Ercin, Ertug; Bastiaanssen, Wim (MDPI AG, 2019-09-23)

[EN] European agriculture and water policies require accurate information on climate change impacts on available water resources. Water accounting, that is a standardized documentation of data on water resources, is a ...
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 ...
Accounting for climate change uncertainty in long-term dam risk management

Fluixá-Sanmartín, Javier; Escuder Bueno, Ignacio; Morales-Torres, Adrián; Castillo-Rodríguez, J.T. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2021-04)

[EN] This paper presents a practical approach to adaptive management of dam risk based on robust decision-making strategies coupled with estimation of climate scenario probabilities. The proposed methodology, called ...
Adapting water accounting for integrated water resource management. The Júcar Water Resource System (Spain)

Momblanch Benavent, Andrea; Andreu Álvarez, Joaquín; Paredes Arquiola, Javier; Solera Solera, Abel; Pedro Monzonís, María (Elsevier, 2014-11)

[EN] An increase in water demands, exacerbated by climate change and the tightening of environmental requirements, leads to a reduction in available water resources for economic uses. This situation poses challenges for ...
Advanced control system for optimal filtration in submerged anaerobic MBRs (SAnMBRs)

Robles Martínez, Ángel; Ruano García, María Victoria; Ribes Bertomeu, Jose; FERRER, J. (Elsevier, 2013-03-01)

The main aim of this study was to develop an advanced controller to optimise filtration in submerged anaerobic MBRs (SAnMBRs). The proposed controller was developed, calibrated and validated in a SAnMBR demonstration plant ...
Advances on the Failure Analysis of the Dam-Foundation Interface of Concrete Dams

Altarejos García, Luis; Escuder Bueno, Ignacio; Morales Torres, Adrián (MDPI, 2015)

[EN] Failure analysis of the dam-foundation interface in concrete dams is characterized by complexity, uncertainties on models and parameters, and a strong non-linear softening behavior. In practice, these uncertainties ...
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 efficient protocol for accurate and massive shoreline definition from mid-resolution satellite imagery

Sánchez-García, Elena; Palomar-Vázquez, Jesús; Pardo Pascual, Josep Eliseu; Almonacid-Caballer, J.; Cabezas-Rabadán, Carlos; Gómez Pujol, L. (Elsevier, 2020-09)

[EN] Satellite images may constitute a useful source of information for coastal monitoring as long as it is possible to manage them in an efficient way and to derive precise indicators of the state of the beaches. In the ...