Bioenergy production from wastewaters and environmental fitting of liquid and solid wastes generated

• Grant number: 09/15984-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: August 01, 2010
• End date: July 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering - Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Zaiat
• Grantee: Marcelo Zaiat
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Eduardo Cleto Pires ; Elisabete Moreira Assaf ; Eugenio Foresti ; José Alberto Domingues Rodrigues ; Maria Bernadete Amâncio Varesche
• Associated researchers: Catarina Simone Andrade do Canto ; Edson Antonio Ticianelli ; Edson Luiz Silva ; Ernesto Rafael Gonzalez ; Jose Mansur Assaf ; Marcelo Loureiro Garcia ; Maria Bernadete Amâncio Varesche ; Suzana Maria Ratusznei ; Wiclef Dymurgo Marra Junior ; Wu Hong Kwong
• Associated research grant(s): 15/14275-7 - 14th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, AR.EXT; 15/08074-9 - Prof. Dr. IR. Piet lens visit to LPB - EESC - USP to give a course on sulfur cycle in environmental biotechnology, AV.EXT; 15/08623-2 - IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery: moving innovation into practice, AR.EXT; + associated grants 14/03485-8 - TOCAT7 - Seventh Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology, AR.EXT; 13/06807-3 - Bio-energy production using vinasse processing: reactor evaluation, AV.EXT; 13/04099-1 - 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, AR.EXT; 13/05548-4 - 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, AR.EXT; 12/06356-9 - 15th International Congress on Catalysis 2012, AR.EXT - associated grants
• Associated scholarship(s): 15/08403-2 - Biomethane production in AnSBBR from the co-digestion of vinasse and whey, BP.IC; 14/19561-5 - Application of anaerobic baffled reactor in the processing of stillage of sugar cane for the production of methane, BP.DR; 14/20472-7 - Optimized production of 1,3-propanediol, ethanol and hydrogen from crude glycerol in anaerobic fluidized-bed reactor, BP.MS; + associated scholarships 14/26582-9 - Removal of anionic surfactant of commercial laundry wastewater diluted in sewage in an enlarged expanded granular sludge bed reactor, BP.IC; 14/20958-7 - Biomethane production in batch and fed-batch operated AnSBBR by treating wastewater coming from biohydrogen production using vinasse, BP.IC; 14/19650-8 - Characterization of transformation products of selected fluoroquinolone antimicrobials subjected to degradation in anaerobic reactors, BP.PD; 14/08934-5 - Development of Ni and Nb catalysts for production of hydrogen from bio-oil, BP.PD; 14/19091-9 - Influence of sulfate on the anaerobic digestion of sugarcane vinasse: effects on the organic matter removal and methane production, BP.IC; 14/04636-0 - Suitability of sugarcane stillage for the reuse in agriculture: assessment of different treatment technologies and potential environmental impacts, BP.MS; 14/07692-8 - Co-digestion of glycerin and whey in AnSBBR for biohydrogen and biomethane production, BP.DR; 13/22346-6 - Hydrolysis of cane bagasse to hydrogen production in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions, BP.DR; 14/10256-5 - Evaluation of sulfamethazine removal using an anaerobic upflow fixed bed reactor, BP.IC; 13/20196-7 - Hydrolysis of sugar cane bagasse for the hydrogen and biogas production with suspended and immobilized in nanocoatings biomass, BP.PD; 13/23366-0 - Effect of feeding strategy and temperature on methane production in a stirred AnSBBR reactor treating vinasse, BP.MS; 13/19367-1 - Degradation of anionic surfactant and removal of nitrogen and phosphate of wastewater commercial laudry in fluidized bed reactor, BP.DR; 13/04200-4 - Hydrogen Production from Paper in Lysimeter by Cellulolytic Fermentation, BP.DR; 13/15113-5 - Biohydrogen production in a stirred fed-batch AnSBBR treating lactose based synthetic wastewater, BP.IC; 13/15099-2 - Effect of organic load and feed time in the biohydrogen production in AnSBBR with recirculation treating glucose based synthetic wastewater, BP.IC; 13/08527-8 - Evaluation of the potencial of methane as electron donor to denitrification process, BP.DD; 13/07474-8 - Enrichment of anammox biomass in a Sequencing Batch Reactor to nitrogen removal from landfill leachate, BP.IC; 12/18942-0 - Sulfamethazine removal in anaerobic reactors treating swine wastewater, BP.DD; 12/20157-9 - Monitoring lactic acid bacteria in anaerobic reactors producing biohydrogen from whey milk, BP.PD; 12/15606-9 - Thermophilic anaerobic biodigestion of vinasse in combined acidogenic-methanogenic systems to enhance bioenergy recovery in first generation sugarcane biorefineries, BP.DR; 12/16178-0 - Kinetic study of anaerobic bio digestion of vinasse and pentoses liquor arising from production of ethanol from sugarcane, BP.IC; 12/15587-4 - Development of efficient catalysts for production of synthetic fuels", BP.PD; 12/17957-3 - Study of metal catalysts supported on pillared clays for the production of dimethyl ether from synthesis gas., BP.DR; 12/07153-4 - Analysis and identification of degradation products of antibiotics after treatment in anaerobic reactors, BP.PD; 12/10271-9 - Operation of up-flow anaerobic fixed-bed reactor treating effluent from acidogenic reactor fed by brewery wastewater, BP.IC; 12/10717-7 - Evaluation of hydrogen production in up-flow fixed bed acidogenic reactors treating brewery effluent, BP.IC; 12/07375-7 - Removal of organic matter and nitrogen from sewage in system composed by anaerobic/anoxic reactor interconnected to a nitrifying reactor, BP.PD; 12/14295-0 - Kinetic evaluation of the anaerobic degradation of primary sludge from brewery wastewater, BP.IC; 12/12645-3 - Influence of F/M and C/N ratio in the anaerobic acidogenic processing of sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate, BP.IC; 12/03979-5 - Hydrogen production from sugarcane vinasse using sequential two-stage dark and photo fermentation processes, BP.PD; 12/04829-7 - Effect of feed strategy and organic load on biohydrogen production and performance of an AnSBBRR treating effluent from biodiesel production, BP.MS; 11/22904-3 - Elemental sulphur recovery from wastewater in anaerobic-microaerobic combined reactor, BP.DR; 11/23026-0 - Wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cell and direct electric power generation: fundaments and application, BP.DR; 12/01039-5 - Influence of organic load in the biohydrogen production from synthetic wastewater in AnSBBR with recirculation, BP.IC; 12/01048-4 - Investigation on biomethane production from wastewater generated in the production of biohydrogen in a mechanically stirred AnSBBR, BP.IC; 11/13750-2 - Influence of organic load and fill time on the biohidrogen production in an AnSBBR with agitation treating synthetic wastewater, BP.MS; 11/21005-5 - Evaluation of support materials for growth of biomass acidogenic anaerobic for production of hydrogen and volatile organic acids from hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse, BP.IC; 11/22447-1 - Function and effect of trace metals as micronutrients in biohydrogen and volatile organic acids production by anaerobic processing of sugarcane bagasse hydrolised, BP.IC; 11/21909-1 - Obtaining kinetic parameters in anaerobic horizontal fixed bed differentials reactors fed with vinasse, BP.IC; 10/19315-3 - Biohydrogen production from cheese whey in AnSBBR with recirculation of the liquid phase, BP.DR; 11/02183-0 - Application of the coagulation and mixing processes to the effluent of an thin stillage-treating anaerobic reactor aiming at water reuse, BP.IC; 11/05956-0 - Application of the flocculation and sedimentation unit operations to the effluent of anaerobic reactor treating thin stillage aiming at water reuse, BP.IC; 11/11358-8 - Biological sulfur compounds removal: sulfidogenesis, BP.IC; 10/11218-9 - Alternative technology for landfill leachate treatment, BP.PD; 10/20024-3 - Butanol Production from Wastewater in Anaerobic Reactor, BP.PD; 11/02347-2 - INFLUENCE OF THE RATIO C/N AND C/R ON THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN IN ANAEROBIC FLUDIZED BED REACTOR, BP.DR; 11/05624-7 - Influence of carbon/phosphorus (C/P) ratio on hydrogen production in fixed-bed anaerobic reactor, BP.IC; 10/18463-9 - Fundaments of bioprocessing of sugar cane bagasse hydrolised to organic acids as subproducts and H2 as energetic source, BP.PD; 10/20025-0 - Hydrogen and Methane production by up flow anaerobic fixed bed reactors treating industrial wastewater from yeast producer company., BP.PD; 10/03876-6 - Effects of organic load on bio-hydrogen production through synthetic wastewater in an ASBR, BP.MS; 10/04101-8 - Assessment of the energy recovery capacity in anaerobic reactors applied to the treatment of residues with high organic concentration, BP.MS; 10/12726-8 - Evaluation of hydrogen production from glycerol in an upflow anaerobic packed-bed reactor, BP.IC; 10/03874-3 - Study of the bio-hydrogen production in an AnSBBR with liquid circulation applied to the synthetic wastewater: effects of organic load, BP.MS; 10/03927-0 - Influence of source of inoculum in the biological production of hydrogen from wastewater in anaerobic reactor, BP.MS; 10/05569-3 - Treatment of industrial effluent from biodiesel production process in an ASBR: effect of organic load and fill time, BP.IC; 10/05342-9 - Treatment of effluent from biodiesel production process in fed-batch operated AnSBBR with recirculation, BP.IC; 10/05495-0 - Hydrogen production assessment in thermofilic anaerobic reactors, BP.DR; 10/01237-6 - Hydrolisis of sugar cane bagasse for hydrogen production in thermophilic condition, BP.PD; 10/01542-3 - Development of a treatment for the effluents from small scale production of the Cephamycin C antibiotic, BP.IC - associated scholarships

Abstract

The advances of the last few years in the municipal and industrial wastewater biological treatment have been supported by basic and applied research involving mainly the fundamental aspects of the processes and the development of innovative bioreactors. A sound and thorough knowledge of the basic phenomena, together with the development of the engineering of biological reactors have opened new lines of research aiming at recovering energy and products from wastewater in anaerobic or combined reactors (anaerobic-aerobic) based on the cycle of carbon, sulfur, and phosphorous. This approach allows considering wastewater a raw material for a biotechnological process that can generate energy and products with high aggregated value besides meeting its primary goal of controlling environmental pollution. Thus, based on this approach the members of this Thematic Project aim at evaluating the energy generation in anaerobic reactors in the form of hydrogen and methane, investigating the applicability of the biohydrogen in fuel cells, applying the methane generated in methanogenic reactors as a raw material for the production of dimethyl ether, and at the environmental adequacy of the effluents and residues generated in bioenergy generation systems from wastewater. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

M. M. DE ARAUJO JUNIOR; B. O. GAUDENCIO; D. N. AYABE; M. ZAIAT. EVALUATION OF AN INNOVATIVE ANAEROBIC BIOREACTOR WITH FIXED-STRUCTURED BED (ABFSB) FOR BREWERY WASTEWATER TREATMENT. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 33, n. 4, p. 733-741, 2016-12-00. (12/10717-7, 12/10271-9, 09/15984-0, 10/20025-0)

ROBERTA ALBANEZ; GIOVANNA LOVATO; SUZANA MARIA RATUSZNEI; MARCELO ZAIAT; JOSÉ ALBERTO D. RODRIGUES. Feasibility of biohydrogen production by co-digestion of vinasse (sugarcane stillage) and molasses in an AnSBBR. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 35, n. 1, p. 27-41, 2018-01-00. (14/07692-8, 09/15984-0)

EDUARDO D. PENTEADO; CARMEN MARIA FERNANDEZ-MARCHANTE; MARCELO ZAIAT; ERNESTO RAFAEL GONZALEZ; MANUEL ANDRÉS RODRIGO. Optimization of the performance of a microbial fuel cell using the ratio electrode-surface area / anode-compartment volume. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 35, n. 1, p. 141-146, 2018-01-00. (14/07904-5, 11/23026-0, 09/15984-0)

ALBANEZ, ROBERTA; LOVATO, GIOVANNA; RATUSZNEI, SUZANA MARIA; ZAIAT, MARCELO; RODRIGUES, JOSE ALBERTO D.. FEASIBILITY OF BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY CO-DIGESTION OF VINASSE (SUGARCANE STILLAGE) AND MOLASSES IN AN ANSBBR. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 35, n. 1, p. 27-41, JAN-MAR 2018. (09/15984-0, 14/07692-8)

PENTEADO, EDUARDO D.; MARIA FERNANDEZ-MARCHANTE, CARMEN; ZAIAT, MARCELO; GONZALEZ, ERNESTO RAFAEL; ANDRES RODRIGO, MANUEL. OPTIMIZATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A MICROBIAL FUEL CELL USING THE RATIO ELECTRODE-SURFACE AREA / ANODE-COMPARTMENT VOLUME. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 35, n. 1, p. 141-146, JAN-MAR 2018. (11/23026-0, 14/07904-5, 09/15984-0)

KOYAMA, MIRIAN HARUMI; ARAUJO JUNIOR, MOACIR MESSIAS; ZAIAT, MARCELO; NUNES FERRAZ JUNIOR, ANTONIO DJALMA. Kinetics of thermophilic acidogenesis of typical Brazilian sugarcane vinasse. ENERGY, v. 116, n. 1, p. 1097-1103, DEC 1 2016. (09/15984-0, 15/21650-9, 13/15665-8)

MOURA, RAFAEL B.; ZAIAT, MARCELO. HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A STRUCTURED BED REACTOR SUBJECTED TO RECIRCULATION AND INTERMITTENT AERATION (SBRRIA). Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 35, n. 2, p. 641-648, APR-JUN 2018. (09/15984-0)

COSTA, R. B.; LENS, P. N. L.; FORESTI, E.. Methanotrophic denitrification in wastewater treatment: microbial aspects and engineering strategies. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, JUN 2021. (09/15984-0, 13/08527-8)

PENTEADO, EDUARDO D.; FERNANDEZ-MARCHANTE, CARMEN M.; ZAIAT, MARCELO; GONZALEZ, ERNESTO R.; RODRIGO, MANUEL A.. Influence of carbon electrode material on energy recovery from winery wastewater using a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, v. 38, n. 11, p. 1333-1341, 2017. (09/15984-0, 14/07904-5, 11/23026-0)

MAZINE KIYUNA, LUMA SAYURI; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Unraveling the influence of the COD/sulfate ratio on organic matter removal and methane production from the biodigestion of sugarcane vinasse. Bioresource Technology, v. 232, p. 103-112, MAY 2017. (14/19091-9, 12/15606-9, 09/15984-0)

GIL-GARCIA, CAROLINA; GOUVEA DE GODOI, LEANDRO AUGUSTO; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; RISSATO ZAMARIOLLI DAMIANOVIC, MARCIA HELENA. Performance improvement of a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bioreactor under acidogenic conditions: Effects of diversified operating strategies. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 207, p. 303-312, FEB 1 2018. (09/15984-0, 15/06246-7)

LIMA GOMES, PAULO C. F.; TOMITA, INS N.; SANTOS-NETO, ALVARO J.; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Rapid determination of 12 antibiotics and caffeine in sewage and bioreactor effluent by online column-switching liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, v. 407, n. 29, p. 8787-8801, NOV 2015. (09/15984-0, 10/19910-9, 12/07153-4)

LAZARO, CAROLINA ZAMPOL; AMANCIO VARESCHE, MARIA BERNADETE; SILVA, EDSON LUIZ. Effect of inoculum concentration, pH, light intensity and lighting regime on hydrogen production by phototrophic microbial consortium. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 75, p. 1-7, MAR 2015. (09/15984-0, 12/03979-5)

LUCAS, S. D. M.; PEIXOTO, G.; MOCKAITIS, G.; ZAIAT, M.; GOMES, S. D.. Energy recovery from agro-industrial wastewaters through biohydrogen production: Kinetic evaluation and technological feasibility. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 75, p. 496-504, MAR 2015. (09/15984-0)

OLIVEIRA, CRISTIANE ARRUDA; PENTEADO, EDUARDO D.; TOMITA, INES N.; SANTOS-NETO, ALVARO J.; ZAIAT, MARCELO; DA SILVA, BIANCA FERREIRA; LIMA GOMES, PAULO CLAIRMONT F.. Removal kinetics of sulfamethazine and its transformation products formed during treatment using a horizontal flow-anaerobic immobilized biomass bioreactor. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, v. 365, p. 34-43, MAR 5 2019. (09/15984-0, 12/07153-4)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; GARCIA, MARCELO LOUREIRO; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Seasonal characterization of sugarcane vinasse: Assessing environmental impacts from fertirrigation and the bioenergy recovery potential through biodigestion. Science of The Total Environment, v. 634, p. 29-40, SEP 1 2018. (09/15984-0, 12/15606-9)

CANISARES, LUCAS PECCI; DO CARMO, JANAINA BRAGA; PITOMBO, LEONARDO MACHADO; PIRES, EDUARDO CLETO. Digested bioenergy byproduct with low concentration of nutrients increased greenhouse gas emissions from soil. Geoderma, v. 307, p. 81-90, DEC 1 2017. (09/15984-0)

SILVA, A. J.; POZZI, E.; FORESTI, E.; ZAIAT, M.. The Influence of the Buffering Capacity on the Production of Organic Acids and Alcohols from Wastewater in Anaerobic Reactor. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, v. 175, n. 4, p. 2258-2265, FEB 2015. (10/20024-3, 09/15984-0)

RATTI, REGIANE PRISCILA; BOTTA, LIVIA SILVA; SAKAMOTO, ISABEL KIMIKO; SILVA, EDSON LUIZ; AMANCIO VARESCHE, MARIA BERNADETE. Production of H-2 from cellulose by rumen microorganisms: effects of inocula pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis. Biotechnology Letters, v. 36, n. 3, p. 537-546, MAR 2014. (09/15984-0, 10/01237-6)

DE OLIVEIRA NETTO, ANTONIO PEDRO; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Treatment of Domestic Sewage in an Anaerobic-Aerobic Fixed-bed Reactor with Recirculation of the Liquid Phase. CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER, v. 40, n. 9, p. 965-971, SEP 2012. (09/15984-0)

OLIVEIRA, BRUNA M.; ZAIAT, MARCELO; OLIVEIRA, GUILHERME H. D.. The contribution of selected organic substrates to the anaerobic cometabolism of sulfamethazine. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART B-PESTICIDES FOOD CONTAMIN, v. 54, n. 4, p. 263-270, APR 3 2019. (12/18942-0, 09/53850-6, 09/15984-0)

BLANCO, V. M. C.; OLIVEIRA, G. H. D.; ZAIAT, M.. Dark fermentative biohydrogen production from synthetic cheese whey in an anaerobic structured-bed reactor: Performance evaluation and kinetic modeling. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 139, p. 1310-1319, AUG 2019. (09/15984-0, 15/06246-7)

POZZI, ELOISA; MEGDA, CLAUDIA REGINA; CALDAS, VICTOR E. A.; DAMIANOVIC, MARCIA; PIRES, EDUARDO CLETO. Microbial population in an aerated thermophilic reactor that treats recycled cardboard plant wastewater. JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING, v. 4, p. 74-81, DEC 2014. (09/15984-0)

SOUZA, THEO S. O.; OKADA, DAGOBERTO YUKIO; FORESTI, EUGENIO. Proof of concept and improvement of a triple chamber biosystem coupling anaerobic digestion, nitrification and mixotrophic endogenous denitrification for organic matter, nitrogen and sulfide removal from domestic sewage. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, v. 41, n. 12, p. 1839-1850, DEC 2018. (12/07375-7, 09/15984-0)

BRAGA, JULIANA K.; MOTTERAN, FABRICIO; SAKAMOTO, ISABEL K.; VARESCHE, MARIA BERNADETE A.. Bacterial and archaeal community structure involved in biofuels production using hydrothermal- and enzymatic-pretreated sugarcane bagasse for an improvement in hydrogen and methane production. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS, v. 2, n. 12, p. 2644-2660, DEC 1 2018. (09/15984-0, 13/20196-7)

SOARES, LAIS AMERICO; BORGES SILVA RABELO, CAMILA ABREU; SAKAMOTO, ISABEL KIMIKO; DELFORNO, TIAGO PALADINO; SILVA, EDSON LUIS; AMANCIO VARESCHE, MARIA BERNADETE. Metagenomic analysis and optimization of hydrogen production from sugarcane bagasse. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 117, p. 78-85, OCT 2018. (09/15984-0, 13/22346-6)

SOARES, LAIS AMERICO; SILVA RABELO, CAMILA ABREU B.; SAKAMOTO, ISABEL KIMIKO; SILVA, EDSON LUIS; VARESCHE, MARIA BERNADETE AMANCIO. Screening and Bioprospecting of Anaerobic Consortia for Biofuel Production Enhancement from Sugarcane Bagasse. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, v. 190, n. 1, p. 232-251, JAN 2020. (15/06246-7, 09/15984-0, 13/22346-6)

COSTA, RACHEL B.; OKADA, DAGOBERTO Y.; FORESTI, EUGENIO. Practical implications of methanotrophic denitrification as post-treatment unit of anaerobic effluents in tropical areas. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, SEP 2021. (09/15984-0, 13/08527-8)

MOCKAITIS, GUSTAVO; BRUANT, GUILLAUME; GUIOT, SERGE R.; PEIXOTO, GUILHERME; FORESTI, EUGENIO; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Acidic and thermal pre-treatments for anaerobic digestion inoculum to improve hydrogen and volatile fatty acid production using xylose as the substrate. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 145, p. 1388-1398, JAN 2020. (09/15984-0, 10/18463-9, 13/18172-2)

OKADA, DAGOBERTO Y.; COSTA, RACHEL B.; GARCIA, CAROLINE DE CASSIA B.; POZZI, ELOISA; SOUZA, THEO S. O.; FORESTI, EUGENIO. Anoxic Microbial Community Robustness Under Variation of Hydraulic Retention Time and Availability of Endogenous Electron Donors. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, v. 192, n. 2, MAY 2020. (12/07375-7, 09/15984-0)

ROMEIRO, GUILHERME FLANDOLI; OLIVEIRA, CRISTIANE ARRUDA; TOMITA, INES N.; SANTOS-NETO, ALVARO J.; ZAIAT, MARCELO; LIMA GOMES, PAULO CLAIRMONT F.. Evaluation of sulfamethazine removal kinetics using fixed structured bed bioreactor. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, v. 40, n. 8, p. 979-987, APR 3 2019. (09/15984-0, 14/10256-5, 09/53850-6, 12/07153-4)

KOYAMA, MIRIAN HARUMI; ARAUJO JUNIOR, MOACIR MESSIAS; ZAIAT, MARCELO; NUNES FERRAZ JUNIOR, ANTONIO DJALMA. Kinetics of thermophilic acidogenesis of typical Brazilian sugarcane vinasse. ENERGY, v. 116, p. 7-pg., 2016-12-01. (09/15984-0, 13/15665-8, 15/21650-9)

GIL-GARCIA, CAROLINA; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; RABELO, CAMILA ABREU BORGES DA SILVA; DE OLIVEIRA, CRISTIANE ARRUDA; DE GODOI, LEANDRO AUGUSTO GOUVEA; DAMIANOVIC, MRCIA HELENA RISSATO ZAMARIOLLI. Recovering the sulfidogenic activity under harsh sulfide-rich fermentative conditions in a thermophilic structured-bed reactor: Performance and microbial aspects. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, v. 30, p. 16-pg., 2023-02-28. (09/15984-0, 15/06246-7)

CARNEIRO, R. B.; FORESTI, E.. NUTRIENT BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL IN AN UP-FLOW SLUDGE BED REACTOR UNDER INTERMITTENT AERATION USING GLYCEROL AS THE SOLE CARBON SOURCE. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 34, n. 4, p. 9-pg., 2017-10-01. (09/15984-0)

ALBANEZ, ROBERTA; LOVATO, GIOVANNA; RATUSZNEI, SUZANA MARIA; ZAIAT, MARCELO; RODRIGUES, JOSE ALBERTO D.. FEASIBILITY OF BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY CO-DIGESTION OF VINASSE (SUGARCANE STILLAGE) AND MOLASSES IN AN ANSBBR. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 35, n. 1, p. 15-pg., 2018-01-01. (09/15984-0, 14/07692-8)

MOURA, RAFAEL B.; DAMASCENO, LEONARDO H. S.; DAMIANOVIC, MARCIA H. R. Z.; ZAIAT, MARCELO; FORESTI, EUGENIO. HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A STRUCTURED BED REACTOR SUBJECTED TO RECIRCULATION AND INTERMITTENT AERATION (SBRRIA). Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 35, n. 2, p. 8-pg., 2018-04-01. (09/15984-0)

OLIVEIRA, G. H. D.; SANTOS-NETO, A. J.; ZAIAT, M.. Removal of the veterinary antimicrobial sulfamethazine in a horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized biomass (HAIB) reactor subjected to step changes in the applied organic loading rate. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 204, p. 10-pg., 2017-12-15. (12/18942-0, 10/19910-9, 09/53850-6, 15/06246-7, 09/15984-0)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Economics of anaerobic digestion for processing sugarcane vinasse: Applying sensitivity analysis to increase process profitability in diversified biogas applications. PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, v. 115, n. SI, p. 27-37, APR 2018. (09/15984-0, 12/15606-9)

SILVA RABELO, CAMILA ABREU B.; SOARES, LAIS AMERICO; SAKAMOTO, ISABEL KIMIKO; AMANCIO VARESCHE, MARIA BERNADETE. BIOCONVERSION OF CELLULOSE INTO HYDROGEN, BIOGAS AND ORGANIC ACIDS USING MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM FROM A PULP AND PAPER MILL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. Química Nova, v. 41, n. 2, p. 169-175, FEB 2018. (09/15984-0)

CARNEIRO, R. B.; FORESTI, E.. NUTRIENT BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL IN AN UP-FLOW SLUDGE BED REACTOR UNDER INTERMITTENT AERATION USING GLYCEROL AS THE SOLE CARBON SOURCE. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 34, n. 4, p. 961-969, OCT-DEC 2017. (09/15984-0)

OLIVEIRA, G. H. D.; SANTOS-NETO, A. J.; ZAIAT, M.. Removal of the veterinary antimicrobial sulfamethazine in a horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized biomass (HAIB) reactor subjected to step changes in the applied organic loading rate. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 204, n. 1, p. 674-683, DEC 15 2017. (09/53850-6, 15/06246-7, 12/18942-0, 09/15984-0, 10/19910-9)

R. B. CARNEIRO; E. FORESTI. Nutrient Biological Removal in an Up-flow Sludge Bed Reactor under Intermittent Aeration using Glycerol as the Sole Carbon Source. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 34, n. 4, p. 961-969, 2017-10-00. (09/15984-0)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; NUNES FERRAZ, JR., ANTONIO DJALMA; MACHADO, CARLA BOTELHO; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Temporal dynamics and metabolic correlation between lactate-producing and hydrogen-producing bacteria in sugarcane vinasse dark fermentation: The key role of lactate. Bioresource Technology, v. 247, p. 426-433, JAN 2018. (09/15984-0, 12/15606-9, 15/21650-9, 13/15665-8)

LEBRERO, RAQUEL; TOLEDO-CERVANTES, ALMA; MUNOZ, RAUL; DEL NERY, VALERIA; FORESTI, EUGENIO. Biogas upgrading from vinasse digesters: a comparison between an anoxic biotrickling filter and an algal-bacterial photobioreactor. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 91, n. 9, p. 2488-2495, SEP 2016. (09/15984-0)

MARIA, VIVIAN; BLANCO, CARMINATO; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Calcium dosing for the simultaneous control of biomass retention and the enhancement of fermentative biohydrogen production in an innovative fixed-film bioreactor. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, v. 42, n. 17, p. 12181-12196, APR 27 2017. (09/15984-0)

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GOMES, SIMONE D.; FUESS, LUCAS T.; PENTEADO, EDUARDO D.; LUCAS, SHAIANE D. M.; GOTARDO, JACKELINE T.; ZAIAT, MARCELO. The application of an innovative continuous multiple tube reactor as a strategy to control the specific organic loading rate for biohydrogen production by dark fermentation. Bioresource Technology, v. 197, p. 201-207, DEC 2015. (09/15984-0)

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DE AQUINO, SAMUEL; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; PIRES, EDUARDO CLETO. Media arrangement impacts cell growth in anaerobic fixed-bed reactors treating sugarcane vinasse: Structured vs. randomic biomass immobilization. Bioresource Technology, v. 235, p. 219-228, JUL 2017. (09/15984-0)

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PENTEADO, EDUARDO DELLOSSO; LAZARO, CAROLINA ZAMPOL; SAKAMOTO, ISABEL KIMIKO; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Influence of seed sludge and pretreatment method on hydrogen production in packed-bed anaerobic reactors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, v. 38, n. 14, p. 6137-6145, MAY 10 2013. (09/15984-0, 09/00135-8, 10/03927-0)

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DE ARAUJO JUNIOR, M. M.; GAUDENCIO, B. O.; AYABE, D. N.; ZAIAT, M.. EVALUATION OF AN INNOVATIVE ANAEROBIC BIOREACTOR WITH FIXED-STRUCTURED BED (ABFSB ) FOR BREWERY WASTEWATER TREATMENT. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 33, n. 4, p. 733-741, OCT-DEC 2016. (12/10271-9, 12/10717-7, 09/15984-0, 10/20025-0)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; DE ARAUJO JUNIOR, MOACIR MESSIAS; GARCIA, MARCELO LOUREIRO; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Designing full-scale biodigestion plants for the treatment of vinasse in sugarcane biorefineries: How phase separation and alkalinization impact biogas and electricity production costs?. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN, v. 119, p. 209-220, MAR 2017. (12/15606-9, 09/15984-0)

BRAGA, JULIANA KAWANISHI; STANCARI, RAFAELA ARANTES; MOTTERAN, FABRICIO; MALAVAZI, IRAN; VARESCHE, MARIA BERNADETE AMANCIO. etals addition for enhanced hydrogen, acetic and butyric acids production from cellulosic substrates by Clostridium butyricu. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 150, JUL 2021. (09/15984-0, 13/20196-7)

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NUNES FERRAZ JUNIOR, ANTONIO DJALMA; ETCHEBEHERE, CLAUDIA; ZAIAT, MARCELO. High organic loading rate on thermophilic hydrogen production and metagenomic study at an anaerobic packed-bed reactor treating a residual liquid stream of a Brazilian biorefinery. Bioresource Technology, v. 186, p. 81-88, JUN 2015. (09/15984-0, 13/15665-8)

PENTEADO, EDUARDO D.; MARIA FERNANDEZ-MARCHANTE, CARMEN; ZAIAT, MARCELO; GONZALEZ, ERNESTO RAFAEL; ANDRES RODRIGO, MANUEL. On the Effects of Ferricyanide as Cathodic Mediator on the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cells. ELECTROCATALYSIS, v. 8, n. 1, p. 59-66, JAN 2017. (09/15984-0, 14/07904-5, 11/23026-0)

CHATILA, SAMI; AMPARO, MAURA R.; CARVALHO, LUCAS S.; PENTEADO, EDUARDO D.; TOMITA, INES N.; SANTOS-NETO, ALVARO J.; LIMA GOMES, PAULO C. F.; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin removal using a horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized biomass reactor. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, v. 37, n. 7, p. 847-853, APR 2 2016. (09/15984-0, 10/19910-9, 12/07153-4, 11/04527-8)

CARVALHO, FLAVIO L. S.; ASENCIOS, YVAN J. O.; BELLIDO, JORGE D. A.; ASSAF, ELISABETE M.. Bio-ethanol steam reforming for hydrogen production over Co3O4/CeO2 catalysts synthesized by one-step polymerization method. Fuel Processing Technology, v. 142, p. 182-191, FEB 2016. (09/15984-0)

SANTOS, CARLA E. D.; MOURA, RAFAEL B.; DAMIANOVIC, MARCIA H. R. Z.; FORESTI, EUGENIO. Influence of COD/N ratio and carbon source on nitrogen removal in a structured-bed reactor subjected to recirculation and intermittent aeration (SBRRIA). Journal of Environmental Management, v. 166, p. 519-524, JAN 15 2016. (09/15984-0)

NUNES FERRAZ JUNIOR, ANTONIO DJALMA; KOYAMA, MIRIAN H.; DE ARAUJO JUNIOR, MOACIR M.; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of raw sugarcane vinasse. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 89, p. 245-252, APR 2016. (09/15984-0, 13/15665-8)

MOCKAITIS, GUSTAVO; BRUANT, GUILLAUME; GUIOT, SERGE R.; FORESTI, EUGENIO; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Dataset of anaerobic acidogenic digestion for hydrogen production using xylose as substrate: Biogas production and metagenomic data. DATA IN BRIEF, v. 26, OCT 2019. (13/18172-2, 10/18463-9, 09/15984-0)

SILVA RABELO, CAMILA ABREU B.; SOARES, LAIS AMERICO; SAKAMOTO, ISABEL KIMIKO; AMANCIO VARESCHE, MARIA BERNADETE. BIOCONVERSION OF CELLULOSE INTO HYDROGEN, BIOGAS AND ORGANIC ACIDS USING MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM FROM A PULP AND PAPER MILL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. Química Nova, v. 41, n. 2, p. 7-pg., 2018-02-01. (09/15984-0)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Economics of anaerobic digestion for processing sugarcane vinasse: Applying sensitivity analysis to increase process profitability in diversified biogas applications. PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, v. 115, p. 11-pg., 2018-04-01. (09/15984-0, 12/15606-9)

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BLANCO, VIVIAN MARIA CARMINATO; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; ARAUJO, MATHEUS NEVES; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Biodigestion of easily-acidifying cheese whey in a sequential fermentative-methanogenic process: Strategies for boosting energy production and minimizing alkalinization costs. JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING, v. 55, p. 14-pg., 2023-10-01. (09/15984-0, 15/06246-7)

GOUVEA DE GODOI, LEANDRO AUGUSTO; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; DELFORNO, TIAGO PALLADINO; FORESTI, EUGENIO; RISSATO ZAMARIOLLI DAMIANOVIC, MARCIA HELENA. Characterizing phenol-removing consortia under methanogenic and sulfate-reducing conditions: potential metabolic pathways. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, v. 40, n. 24, p. 3216-3226, OCT 28 2019. (09/15984-0)

COSTA, R. B.; LENS, P. N. L.; FORESTI, E.. Methanotrophic denitrification in wastewater treatment: microbial aspects and engineering strategies. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 42, n. 1, p. 145-161, JAN 2 2022. (09/15984-0, 13/08527-8)

COSTA, RACHEL B.; OKADA, DAGOBERTO Y.; MARTINS, TIAGO H.; FORESTI, EUGENIO. Aerobic Methanotrophs Grew Under Anoxic Conditions and Supported a Diverse Heterotrophic Bacterial Community. Environmental Engineering Science, v. 35, n. 8, DEC 2017. (09/15984-0)

COSTA, RACHEL B.; CAMILOTI, PRISCILA R.; SABATINI, CAROLINA A.; DOS SANTOS, CARLA E. D.; LIMA GOMES, PAULO C. F.; ADORNO, MARIA ANGELA T.. Matrix Effect Assessment of an Ion Chromatographic Method to Determine Inorganic Anions in Wastewater. WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, v. 229, n. 7, JUL 2018. (09/15984-0)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; MAZINE KIYUNA, LUMA SAYURI; NUNES FERRAZ JUNIOR, ANTONIO DJALMA; PERSINOTI, GABRIELA FELIX; SQUINA, FABIO MARCIO; GARCIA, MARCELO LOUREIRO; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Thermophilic two-phase anaerobic digestion using an innovative fixed-bed reactor for enhanced organic matter removal and bioenergy recovery from sugarcane vinasse. APPLIED ENERGY, v. 189, p. 480-491, MAR 1 2017. (09/15984-0, 12/15606-9, 15/21650-9, 13/15665-8)

BRAGA, ADRIANA F. M.; FERRAZ JUNIOR, ANTONIO D. N.; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Thermophilic biohydrogen production using a UASB reactor: performance during long-term operation. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 91, n. 4, p. 967-976, APR 2016. (09/15984-0, 10/05495-0)

ANZOLA-ROJAS, MELIDA DEL PILAR; ZAIAT, MARCELO. A novel anaerobic down-flow structured-bed reactor for long-term stable H-2 energy production from wastewater. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 91, n. 5, p. 1551-1561, MAY 2016. (09/15984-0, 09/17491-1)

FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; KLEIN, BRUNO COLLING; CHAGAS, MATEUS FERREIRA; ALVES FERREIRA REZENDE, MYLENE CRISTINA; GARCIA, MARCELO LOUREIRO; BONOMI, ANTONIO; ZAIAT, MARCELO. Diversifying the technological strategies for recovering bioenergy from the two-phase anaerobic digestion of sugarcane vinasse: An integrated techno-economic and environmental approach. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 122, p. 674-687, JUL 2018. (09/15984-0, 12/15606-9)

SOARES, LAIS AMERICO; BRAGA, JULIANA KAWANISH; MOTTERAN, FABRICIO; SAKAMOTO, ISABEL KIMIKO; SANTIAGO MONTEIRO, PATRICIA APARECIDA; SELEGHIM, JR., PAULO; AMANCIO VARESCHE, MARIA BERNADETE. Bioconversion of Sugarcane Bagasse into Value-Added Products by Bioaugmentation of Endogenous Cellulolytic and Fermentative Communities. WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION, v. 10, n. 7, p. 1899-1912, JUL 2019. (09/15984-0, 13/22346-6)

CAMILOTI, PRISCILA ROSSETO; VALDES, FREDDY; DELFORNO, TIAGO PALLADINO; BARTACEK, JAN; ZAIAT, MARCELO; JEISON, DAVID. A membrane aerated biofilm reactor for sulfide control from anaerobically treated wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, v. 40, n. 18, p. 2354-2363, AUG 11 2019. (09/15984-0, 13/13131-6, 11/22904-3)

VUITIK, GUILHERME ARAUJO; FUESS, LUCAS TADEU; DEL NERY, VALERIA; BANARES-ALCANTARA, RENE; PIRES, EDUARDO CLETO. Effects of recirculation in anaerobic baffled reactors. JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING, v. 28, p. 36-44, APR 2019. (09/15984-0)

COSTA, R. B.; OKADA, D. Y.; DELFORNO, T. P.; FORESTI, E.. Methane-oxidizing archaea, aerobic methanotrophs and nitrifiers coexist with methane as the sole carbon source. INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION, v. 138, p. 57-62, MAR 2019. (09/15984-0)