Gas Treatment papers




2024
1. Cristian Alfredo Severi, Celia Pascual, Victor Perez, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Pilot-scale biogas desulfurization through anoxic biofiltration. Journal of Hazardous Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7796.

1. Raquel Herrero-Lobo, Nuria Fernández-González, Eva Marcos, María Alejandra Martínez, Pedro García-Encina, María del Rosario Rodero, Raúl Muñoz, Sergio Bordel. Production of hydroxyectoine from biogas by an engineered strain of Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum using a novel Taylor-flow bioreactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7796.

2. Raquel Herrero-Lobo, Andrés Felipe Torres Franco, Raquel Lebrero, María del Rosario Rodero, Raúl Muñoz. Evaluation of the influence of the gas residence time and biomass concentration on methane bioconversion to ectoines in a novel Taylor flow bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123592.

3. Eva Marcos-Rodrigo, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz, Diana Z. Sousa, Sara Cantera. Syngas biological transformation into hydroxyectoine. Bioresource Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131842

4. Sara Sáez-Orviz, Raquel Lebrero, Lara Terrén, Silvia Doñate, María D. Esclapez, Lidia Saúco, Raúl Muñoz. Evaluation of the performance of new plastic packing materials from plastic waste in biotrickling filters for odour removal. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.10.009.

5. Raquel Herrero-Lobo, Andrés Felipe Torres Franco, Wendy Mylene Llamas-Ramos, Víctor Monsalvo, Patricia Zamora, Frank Rogalla, Raquel Lebrero, María del Rosario Rodero, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of design and operational parameters of a Taylor flow reactor on the bioconversion of methane to ectoines. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.114323.

6. María del Rosario Rodero, Raúl Muñoz, Armando González-Sánchez, Héctor A. Ruiz, Guillermo Quijano. Membrane materials for biogas purification and upgrading: Fundamentals, recent advances and challenges. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.114106.

7. Norbertus Johannes Richardus Kraakman, Javier González-Martín, Cora Sánchez García, Sara Cantera, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Multi-channel capillary bioreactor for hydrophobic VOC and CO2 abatement – Process intensification through silicone oil addition. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.113695.

8. María del Rosario Rodero, Víctor Pérez, Raúl Muñoz. Optimization of methane gas-liquid mass transfer during biogas-based ectoine production in bubble column bioreactors. Journal of Environmental Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121811.


10. Yura Jo, Edwin G. Hoyos, Saúl Blanco, Sang-Houn Kim, Raúl Muñoz. Assesing nitrous oxide emissions from algal-bacterial photobioreactors devoted to biogas upgrading and digestate treatment. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142528.

11. Claudia Amabile, Teresa Abate, Raúl Muñoz, Simeone Chianese, Dino Musmarra. Techno-economic assessment of biopolymer production from methane and volatile fatty acids: effect of the reactor size and biomass concentration on the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) selling price. Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172599.

12. Claudia Amabile, Teresa Abate, Raúl Muñoz, Simeone Chianese, Dino Musmarra. Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from methane and volatile fatty acids: properties, metabolic routes and current trend. Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172138.

13. Teresa Abate, Claudia Amabile, Raúl Muñoz, Simeone Chianese, Dino Musmarra. Polyhydroxyalkanoate recovery overview: properties, characterizations, and extraction strategies. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141950.

14. Victor Pérez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz, Rebeca Pérez. The fundamental role of pH in CH4 bioconversion into polyhydroxybutyrate in mixed methanotrophic cultures. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141832.

15. Silvia García-Casado, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Enrichment of a mixed syngas-converting culture for volatile fatty acids and methane production. Bioresource Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130646.

16. Sergio Bordel, Norbertus J. R. Kraakman, Raúl Muñoz. Theoretical analysis of gas–liquid mass transfer in Taylor flow capillary reactors. Chemical Engineering Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2024.119949.

17. Claudia Amabile, Teresa Abate, Enrique Marcos, Simeone Chianese, Dino Musmarra, Raúl Muñoz. Exploring New Strategies for Optimizing the Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from Methane and VFAs in Synthetic Cocultures and Mixed Methanotrophic Consortia. ACS Sustainable Cheminstry & Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c08.

2023
1. Teresa Abate, Claudia Amabile, Simeone Chianese, Dino Musmarra, Raul Muñoz. Solubility of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) in sustainable and green solvents: Effect of HV content and comparison between experimental results and theoretical prediction. Journal of Molecular Liquids, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123640.

2. Javier González-Martín, Sara Cantera, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Indoor air VOCs biofiltration by bioactive coating packed bed bioreactors. Journal of Environmental Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119362

3. Edwin G. Hoyos, Rentaro Kuri, Tatsuki Toda, Raúl Muñoz. Innovative design and operational strategies to improve CO2 mass transfer during photosynthetic biogas upgrading. Bioresource Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129955.

4. María Sol Montaluisa-Mantilla, Pedro García-Encina, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Botanical filters for the abatement of indoor air pollutants. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140483.

5. Sara Cantera, Elisa Rodríguez, Nicolás Santaella Vecchini, Juan Carlos López, Pedro A. García-Encina, Diana Z. Sousa, Raul Muñoz. Resilience and robustness of alphaproteobacterial methanotrophs upon methane feast-famine scenarios. Environmental Research,https://doi.o rg/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117376.

6. Claudia Amabile, Teresa Abate, Simeone Chianese, Dino Musmarra, Raul Muñoz. Assessing the performance of synthetic co-cultures during the conversion of methane into Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Chemical Engineering Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.146646.

7. María del Rosario Rodero, Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez, Cristina Martínez-Fraile, Raquel Herrero-Lobo, Elisa Rodríguez, Pedro A. García-Encina, Mar Peña, Raúl Muñoz. Ectoines production from biogas in pilot bubble column bioreactors and their subsequent extraction via bio-milking. Water Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120665.

8. Edwin G. Hoyos, Gloria Amo-Duodu, U. Gulsum Kiral, Laura Vargas-Estrada, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of carbon-coated zero-valent iron-based nanoparticle concentration on continuous photosynthetic biogas upgrading. Fuel, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129610.

9. Claudia Amabile, Teresa Abate, Simeone Chianese, Dino Musmarra, Raul Muñoz. The co-conversion of methane and mixtures of volatile fatty acids into poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) expands the potential of an integrated biorefinery Bioresource Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129699.

10. Claudia Amabile, Teresa Abate, Carmen de Crescenzo, Raul Muñoz, Simeone Chianese, Dino Musmarra. An innovative and sustainable process for producing poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate): simulating volatile fatty acid role and biodegradability. Chemical Engineering Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.145193

11. Yadira Rodríguez, Silvia García, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Continuous polyhydroxybutyrate production from biogas in an innovative two-stage bioreactor configuration. Biotechnology & Bioengineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28507.

12. Norbertus Johannes Richardus Kraakman, Javier González-Martín, Cristina Pérez, Elisa Rodríguez, Raquel Lebrero, Marc A. Deshusses, Raúl Muñoz. Hydrophobic air pollutants removal at one second gas contact in a multi-channel capillary bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110502.

13. Carlos R. Cattaneo, Raúl Muñoz, Gregory V. Korshin, Vincenzo Naddeo, Vincenzo Belgiorno, Tiziano Zarra. Biological desulfurization of biogas: A comprehensive review on sulfide microbial metabolism and treatment biotechnologies. Science of The Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164689.

14. Manuel Toledo, Raúl Muñoz. Odour prevention strategies in wastewater treatment plants: A pilot scale study of activated sludge recycling and oxidized nitrogen recycling. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110366.

15. Celia Pascual, Sara Cantera, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Assessment of the mass transfer strategy and the role of the active bacterial population on the biological degradation of siloxanes. Fuel, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128851.

16. Norbertus Joannes Richardus Kraakman, Israel Diaz, Maria Fernandez-Polanco, Raul Muñoz. Large-scale micro-aerobic digestion studies at municipal water resource recovery facilities for process-integrated biogas desulfurization. Journal of Water Process Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.103643.

17. Sara Cantera, Francesca Di Benedetto, Ben F. Tumulero, Diana Z. Sousa. Microbial conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen into the fine chemicals hydroxyectoine and ectoine. Bioresource Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128753.

18. Javier González-Martín, Sara Cantera, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Biofiltration based on bioactive coatings for the abatement of indoor air VOCs. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2022.100960.

2022
1. Milena Marycz, Anna Brillowska-Dąbrowska, Sara Cantera, Jacek Gębicki, Raúl Muñoz.

2. Laura Vargas-Estrada, Edwin G. Hoyos, P.J. Sebastian, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of mesoporous iron based nanoparticles on Chlorella sorokiniana metabolism during photosynthetic biogas upgrading. Fuel, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126362.

3. Claudia Amabile, Teresa Abate, Carmen de Crescenzo, Simona Sabbarese, Raul Muñoz, Simeone Chianese, Dino Musmarra. Sustainable Process for the Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from Renewable Resources: A Simulation Study. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04111.

4. Cenit Soto, Laura Palacio, Raúl Muñoz, Pedro Prádanos, Antonio Hernandez. Recent Advances in Membrane-Based Biogas and Biohydrogen Upgrading. Processes, https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10101918.

5. Sara Cantera, Martino López, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Comparative evaluation of bacterial and fungal removal of indoor and industrial polluted air using suspended and packed bed bioreactors. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136412.

6. Felipe Carreño-López Patricio A. Moreno-Casas, Felipe Scott, Jon Iza, José Sierra-Pallares, Raúl uñoz, Alberto Vergara-Fernández. A convenient method to validate the gas flow of a CFD-CT simulation applied on a packed bed used in gas biofiltration through residence time distributions.
Chemical Engineering Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.138795

7. María del Rosario Rodero, Raquel Herrero-Lobo, Víctor Pérez, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of operational conditions on the performance of biogas bioconversion into ectoines in pilot bubble column bioreactors. Bioresource Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127398

8. Víctor Pérez, Jose Luis Moltó, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Ectoine production from biogas: A sensitivity analysis. Effect of local commodity prices, economy of scale, market trends and biotechnological limitations. Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133440.

9. Celia Pascual, Sara Cantera, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Innovative polishing stage in biogas upgrading: Siloxanes abatement in an anoxic two-phase partitioning biotrickling filter. Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133427.

10. Carlos R.Cattaneo, Yadira Rodríguez, Eldon R.Rene, Octavio García-Depraect, Raúl Muñoz. Biogas bioconversion into poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by a mixed microbial culture in a novel Taylor flow bioreactor. Waste Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2022.07.017.

11. Milena Marycz, Yadira Rodríguez, Jacek Gębicki, Raúl Muñoz. Systematic comparison of a biotrickling filter and a conventional filter for the removal of a mixture of hydrophobic VOCs by Candida subhashii. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135608.

12. Sergio Paniagua, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Syngas biomethanation: Current state and future perspectives. Bioresource Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127436

13. Lara Méndez, Dimas García, Enrique Perez, Saúl Blanco, Raúl Muñoz. Photosynthetic upgrading of biogas from anaerobic digestion of mixed sludge in an outdoors algal-bacterial photobioreactor at pilot scale. Journal of Water Process Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102891.

14. Luz Yáñez, Yadira Rodríguez, Felipe Scott, Alberto Vergara-Fernández, Raúl Muñoz. Production of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid from methane by in vivo depolymerization of polyhydroxybutyrate in Methylocystis parvus OBBP. Bioresource Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127141.

15. Yadira Rodríguez, Sara García, Rebeca Pérez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Optimization of nitrogen feeding strategies for improving polyhydroxybutyrate production from biogas by Methylocystis parvus str. OBBP in a stirred tank reactor. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134443.

16. Celia Pascual, Raquel Lebrero, Sara Cantera. Toward a sustainable and cost-efficient biological-based platform for siloxanes removal. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2022.2044254.

17. Manuel Toledo, Raúl Muñoz. Optimization of activated sludge recycling and oxidized ammonium recycling as odour control strategies in wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Water Process E22222ngineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102655.

18. Fanny Rivera, Raúl Muñoz, Pedro Prádanos, Antonio Hernández, Laura Palacio. A Systematic Study of Ammonia Recovery from Anaerobic Digestate Using Membrane-Based Separation. Membranes, https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12010019.

19. Milena Marycz, Anna Brillowska-Dąbrowska, Raúl Muñoz, Jacek Gębicki. A state of the art review on the use of fungi in biofiltration to remove volatile hydrophobic pollutants. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-021-09608-7.

2021
1. Víctor Pérez, Jose Luis Moltó, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Ectoine Production from Biogas in Waste Treatment Facilities: A Techno-Economic and Sensitivity Analysis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06772.

2. Javier González-Martín, Sara Cantera, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Optimization of acrylic-styrene latex-based biofilms as a platform for biological indoor air treatment. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132182.

3. Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez, Eva Marcos-Rodrigo, Sergio Bordel, David Marín, Raquel Herrero-Lobo, Pedro A.García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Elucidating the key environmental parameters during the production of ectoines from biogas by mixed methanotrophic consortia. Journal of Environmental Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113462.

4. Celia Pascual, Sara Cantera, Raquel Lebrero. Volatile Siloxanes Emissions: Impact and Sustainable Abatement Perspectives. Trends in Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.05.003.

5. Rekich R. Pahunang, Antonio Buonerba, Vincenzo Senatore, Giuseppina Oliva, Mariam Ouda, Tiziano Zarra, Raul Muñoz, Sebastià Puig, Florencio C. Ballesteros Jr, Chi-Wang Li, ShadiW. Hasan, Vincenzo Belgiorno, Vincenzo Naddeo. Advances in technological control of greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater in the context of circular economy. Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148479.

6. Celia Pascual, Sara Cantera, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Siloxanes removal in a two-phase partitioning biotrickling filter: Influence of the EBRT and the organic phase. Renewable Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.05.144.

7. Raquel Lebrero, Elisa Rodríguez, María Collantes, Carlos de Juan, Geir Norden, Kim Rosenborn, Raúl Muñoz. Comparative Performance Evaluation of Commercial Packing Materials for Malodorants Abatement in Biofiltration. Applied Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/app11072966.

8. Norbertus Johannes Richardus Kraakman, Javier González-Martín, Cristina Pérez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Recent advances in biological systems for improving indoor air quality. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-021-09569-x.

2020
1. Sergio Bordel, Rebeca Pérez, Elisa Rodríguez, Sara Cantera, Nuria Fernández-González, María A. Martínez, Raúl Muñoz. Halotolerance mechanisms of the methanotroph Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, http://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27506.

2. Sergio Bordel, Andrew T. Crombie, Raúl Muñoz, J. Colin Murrell. Genome Scale Metabolic Model of the versatile methanotroph Methylocella silvestris. Microbial Cell Factories, http://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-020-01395-0.

3. Sergio Bordel, Antonio Rojas, Raúl Muñoz. Reconstruction of a Genome Scale Metabolic Model of the polyhydroxybutyrate producing methanotroph Methylocystis parvus OBBP. Microbial Cell Factories, http://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-019-1154-5.

4. David Marín, Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez, Saúl Blanco, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Innovative operational strategies in photosynthetic biogas upgrading in an outdoors pilot scale algal-bacterial photobioreactor. Chemosphere, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128470.

5. Javier González-Martín, Norbertus Johannes Richardus-Kraakman, Cristina Pérez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. A state-of-the-art review on indoor air pollution and strategies for indoor air pollution control. Chemosphere, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128376.

6. Roxana Ángeles, Esther Arnaiz, Julia Gutiérrez, Cristian A. Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Oscar Fernández-Ramos, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Optimization of photosynthetic biogas upgrading in closed photobioreactors combined with algal biomass production. Journal of Water Process Engineering, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101554.

7. María del Rosario Rodero, Cristian Alfredo Severi, Ricardo Rocher-Rivas, Guillermo Quijano, Raúl Muñoz. Long-term influence of high alkalinity on the performance of photosynthetic biogas upgrading. Fuel, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118804.

8. David Marín, Marisol Vega, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Optimization of a chemical scrubbing process based on a Fe-EDTA-carbonate based solvent for the simultaneous removal of CO2 and H2S from biogas. Journal of Water Process Engineering, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101476.

9. Yadira Rodríguez, Paulo Igor Milen Firmino, Víctor Pérez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Biogas valorization via continuous polyhydroxybutyrate production by Methylocystis hirsuta in a bubble column bioreactor. Waste Management, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2020.06.009.

10. Víctor Pérez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Comparative evaluation of biogas valorization into electricity/heat and poly(hydroxyalkanoates) in waste treatment plants: Assessing the influence of local commodity prices and current biotechnological limitations. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, http://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01543.

11. David Marín, Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of the diffuser and liquid-to-biogas ratio on biogas upgrading performance in an outdoor pilot scale high rate algal pond. Fuel, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117999

12. Víctor Pérez, César R. Mota, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from biogas in waste treatment facilities: Assessing the potential impacts on economy environment and society. Chemosphere, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126929.

13. Roxana Ángeles, Ángel Rodríguez, Christian Domínguez, Juan García, Pedro Prádanos, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Strategies for N2 and O2 removal during biogas upgrading in a pilot algal-bacterial photobioreactor. Algal Research, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.101920.

14. María del Rosario Rodero, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero, An Verfaillie, Jonas Blockx, Win Thielemans, Koenraad Muylaert, Ramasamy Praveenkumar. Harvesting microalgal-bacterial biomass from biogas upgrading process and evaluating the impact of flocculants on their growth during repeated recycling of the spent medium. Algal Research, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.101915.

15. María del Rosario Rodero, Andrea Carvajal, Zouhayr Arbib, Enrique Lara, César de Prada, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Performance evaluation of a control strategy for photosynthetic biogas upgrading in a semi-industrial scale photobioreactor. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123207.

16. Octavio García Depraect, Raúl Muñoz, Jules B. van Lier, Eldon R. Rene, Víctor F. Díaz-Cruces, Elizabeth León Becerril. Three-stage process for tequila vinasse valorization through sequential lactate, biohydrogen and methane production. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123160.

17. Celia Pascual, Sara Cantera, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Comparative assessment of two biotrickling filters for siloxanes removal: Effect of the addition of an organic phase. Chemosphere, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126359.

18. Xueming Chen, Yadira Rodríguez, Juan C. López, Raúl Muñoz, Bing-Jie Ni, Gürkan Sin. Modeling of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis from biogas by Methylocystis hirsuta. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, http://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07414.

19. Celia Pascual, Ilker Akmirza, Rebeca Pérez, Esther Arnaiz, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Trimethylamine abatement in algal-bacterial photobioreactors. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, http://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07369-z.

2019
1. Patricio A. Moreno-Casas, Felipe Scott, José Delpiano, José A. Abell, Francisco Caicedo, Raúl Muñoz, Alberto Vergara-Fernández. Mechanistic description of convective gas-liquid mass transfer biotrickling filters using CFD modeling. Environmental Science & Technology, http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b02662

2. Sara Cantera, Vienvilay Phandanouvong-Lozano, Celia Pascual, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. A systematic comparison of ectoine production from upgraded biogas using Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum and a mixed haloalkaliphilic consortium. Waste Management, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2019.11.043

3. Yadira Rodríguez, Paulo Igor M. Firmino, Esther Arnáiz, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Elucidating the influence of environmental factors on biogas-based polyhydroxybutyrate production by Methylocystis hirsuta CSC1. Science of The Total Environment, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135136

4. María del Rosario Rodero, Andrea Carvajal, Víctor Castro, Daniel Navia, César de Prada, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Development of a control strategy to cope with biogas flowrate variations durin photosynthetic biogas upgrading. Biomass and Bioenergy, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2019.105414

5. Ana F. Ferreira, Alma Toledo-Cervantes, Ignacio de Godos, Luísa Gouveia, Raúl Muñoz. Life cycle assessment of pilot and real scale photosynthetic biogas upgrading units. Algal Research, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101668

6. Giuseppina Oliva, Roxana Ángeles, Elisa Rodríguez, Sara Turiel, Vincenzo Naddeo, Tiziano Zarra, Vincenzo Belgiorno, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Comparative evaluation of a biotrickling filter and a tubular photobioreactor for the continuous abatement of toluene. Journal of Hazardous Material, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazmat.2019.120860

7. Rebeca Pérez, Jesús Casal, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel, Lebrero. Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from methane emissions in Sphagnum mosses: Assessing the effect of temperature and phosphorus limitation. Science of the Total Environment, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.296

8. Sergio Bordel, Yadira Rodríguez, Anna Hakobyan, Elisa Rodríguez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Genome scale metabolic modeling reveals the metabolic potential of three Type II methanotrophs of the genus Methylocystis. Metabolic Engineering, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2019.04.001

9. Rebeca Pérez, Sara Cantera, Sergio Bordel, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. The effect of temperature during culture enrichment on methanotrophic polyhydroxyalkanoate production. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2019.04.004

10. Juan C. López, Estefanía Porca, Gavin Collins, Eoghan Clifford, Guillermo Quijano, Raúl Muñoz. Ammonium influences kinetics and structure of methanotrophic consortia. Waste Management, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2019.04.028

11. David Marín, Esther Posadas, Dimas García, Daniel Puyol, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Assesing the potential pf purple phototrophic bacteria for the simultaneous treatment of piggery wastewater and upgrading of biogas. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.073

12. Elisa Rodríguez, Juan Carlos López, Patricia Pietro, Laura Merchán, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. A rapid regulation with different response intensities of the pmoA guarantees process robustness towards methane surges in continuous and feast-famine bioreactors. Biochemical Engineering Journal, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2019.01.026

13. David Marín, Antonio Ortíz, Rubén Díez-Montero, Enrica Uggetti, Joan García, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of liquid-to-biogas ratio and alkalinity on the biogas upgrading performance in a demo scale algal-bacterial photobioreactor. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.029

14. María del Rosario Rodero, Raquel Lebrero, Esteban Serrano, Enrique Lara, Zouhayr Arbib, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Technology validation of photosynthetic biogas upgrading in a semi-industrial scale algal-bacterial photobioreactor. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.110

15. Sara Cantera, Sergio Bordel, Raquel Lebrero, Juan Gancedo, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Bio-conversion of methane into high profit margin compounds: an innovative, environmentally frienfly and cost-effective platform for methane abatement. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, http://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-018-2587-4

2018
1. Sergio Bordel, Elisa Rodríguez, Raúl Muñoz. Genome sequence of Methylocystis hirsuta CSC1, a polyhydroxyalkanoate producing methanotroph. Microbiology Open, http://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.771

2. Andrés Donoso-Bravo, M. Constanza Sadino-Riquelme, Israel Díaz, Raúl Muñoz. Mathematical modelling of in-situ microaerobic desulfurization of biogas from sewage sludge digestion. Biotechnology Reports, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2018.e00293

3. Sara Cantera, Irene Sánchez-Andrea, Lidia J. Sadornil, Pedro A. García-Encina, Alfons J.M. Stams, Raúl Muñoz. Novel haloalkaliphilic methanotrophic bacteria: An attempt for enhancing methane bio-refinery. Journal of Environmental Management, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.017

4. Elisa Rodríguez, Juan Carlos López, Patricia Prieto, Laura Merchían, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Quantitative analysis of methane monooxygenase (MMO) explains process robustness in continuous and feast-famine bioreactors treating methane. Chemosphere, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.091

5. Mariana Franco-Morgado, Alma Toledo-Cervantes, Armando González-Sánchez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Integral (VOCs, CO2, mercaptans and H2S) photosynthetic biogas upgrading using innovative biogas and digestate supply strategies. Chemical Engineering Journal, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.08.026

6. S. Cantera, J. Sánchez-Andrea, R. Lebrero, P. A. García-Encina, Alfons J. M. Stams, R. Muñoz. Multi-production of high added market value metabolites from diluted methane emissions via methanotrophic extremophiles. Bioresourse Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.057

7. María del Rosario Rodero, Esther Posadas, Alma Toledo-Cervantes, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of alkalinity and temperature on photosynthethic biogas upgrading efficency in high rate algal ponds. Algal Research, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2018.06.001

8. Alma Toledo-Cervantes, Tamara Morales, Álvaro González, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Long-term photosynthetic CO2 removal from biogas and flue-gas: Exploring the potential of closed photobioreactors for high-value biomass production. Science of The Total Environment, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.270

9. David Marín, Esther Posadas, Patricia Cano, Víctor Pérez, Saúl Blanco, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Seasonal variation of biogas upgrading coupled with digestate treatment in an outdoors pilot scale algal-bacterial photobioreactor. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.04.117

10. Andrea Carvajal, Ilker Akmirza, Daniel Navia, Rebeca Pérez, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Anoxic denitrification of BTEX: Biodegradation kinetics and pollutant interactions. Journal of Environmental Management, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.023

11. Francisco Caicedo, José M. Estrada, Juan P. Silva, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Effect of packing material configuration and liquid recirculation rate on the performance of a biotrickling filter treating VOCs. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, http://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5573

12. David Marín, Esther Posadas, Patricia Cano, Víctor Pérez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of the seasonal variation of environmental conditions on biogas upgrading in an outdoors pilot scale high rate algal pond. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.136

13. Sara Cantera, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero, Juan Carlos López, Yadira Rodríguez, Pedro Antonio García-Encina. Technologies for the bioconversion of methane into more valuable products. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2017.12.021

2017
1. Teresa García-Pérez, Juan C. López, Fabiana Passos, Raquel Lebrero, Sergio Revah, Raúl Muñoz. Simultaneous methane abatement and PHB production by Methylocystis hirsuta in a novel gas-recycling bubble column bioreactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.10.106

2. Juan C. López, Esther Arnáiz, Laura Merchán, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Biogas-based polyhydroxyalkanoates production by Methylocystis hirsuta: A step further in anaerobic digestion biorefineries. Chemical Engineering Journal http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.09.185

3. Juan C. López, Laura Merchán, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Feast-famine biofilter operation for methane mitigation. Journal of Cleaner Production http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.157

4. Lucero Jiménez, Sonia Arriaga, Raúl Muñoz, Aitor Aizpuru. Effect of extended and daily short-term starvation/shut-down events on the performance of a biofilter treating toluene vapors. Journal of Environmental Management, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.07.057

5. Sara Cantera, Raquel Lebrero, Suní Rodríguez, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Ectoine bio-milking in methanotrophs: A step further towards methane-based bio-refineries into high added-value products. Chemical Engineering Journal, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.07.027

6. Alma Toledo-Cervantes, José M. Estrada, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. A comparative analysis of biogas upgrading technologies: Photosynthetic vs physical/chemical processes. Algal Research, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2017.05.006

7. Osvaldo D. Frutos, Irene Cortes, Sara Cantera, Esther Arnaiz, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Nitrous Oxide Abatement Coupled with Biopolymer Production As a Model GHG Biorefinery for Cost-Effective Climate Change Mitigation. Environmental Science & Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b00643

8. Osvaldo D. Frutos, Gonzalo Barriguín, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Assessing the influence of the carbon source on the abatement of industrial N2O emissions coupled with the synthesis of added value bioproducts. Science of The Total Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.161

9. Sara Cantera, Raquel Lebrero, Elisa Rodríguez, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Continuous abatement of methane coupled with ectoine production by Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum 20Z in stirred tank reactors: A step further towards greenhouse gas biorefineries. Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.123

10. Mariana Franco-Morgado, Cynthia Alcántara, Adalberto Noyola, Raúl Muñoz, Armando González-Sánchez. A study of photosynthetic biogas upgrading based on a high rate algal pond under alkaline conditions: Influence of the illumination regime. Science of the Total Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.077

11. Esther Posadas, David Marín, Saúl Blanco, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Simultaneous biogas upgrading and centrate treatment in an outdoors pilot scale high rate algal pond. Bioresource Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.01.071

12. Elisa Rodríguez, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Microbial commuunity changes during different empty bed residence times and operational fluctuations in an air diffusion reactor for odor abatement. Science of The Total Environment. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.161

13. Ilker Akmirza, Celia Pascual, Andrea Carvajal, Rebeca Pérez, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Anoxic biodegradation of BTEX in a biotrickling filter. Science of The Total Environment. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.130

2016

2. Alberto Vergara-Fernandez, A., Soctt, F., Moreno-Casas, P., Diaz-Robles, L., Muñoz, R. Elucidating the key role of the fungal mycelium on the biodegradation of n-pentane as a model hydrophobic VOC. Chemosphere 157 (2016) 89-96

3. Toledo-Cervantes, A., Serejo, M., Blanco, S., Pérez, R., Lebrero, R., Muñoz, R. Photosynthetic biogas upgrading to bio-methane: Boosting nutrient recovery via biomass productivity control. Algal Research, 17, 46-52

4. Cantera S, Estrada J.M, Lebrero R, García-Encina P, Muñoz R. Comparative performance evaluation of conventional and two-phase hydrophobic stirred tank reactors for methane abatement: Mass Transfer and Biological Considerations. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 113 (6), 1203-1212


6. Frutos O.D, Quijano G, Perez R., Muñoz R. Simultaneous biological nitrous oxide abatement and wastewater treatment in a denitrifying off-gas bioscrubber, Chemical Engineering Journal, 288, 28-37

7. Lebrero R., López J.C., Lehtinen I., Pérez R., Quijano G., Muñoz R. Exploring the potential of fungi for methane abatement: Performance evaluation of a fungal-bacterial biofilter. Chemosphere, 144, 97-106.

8. Lebrero R, Ángeles R, Pérez R, Muñoz R, Toluene biodegradation in an algal-bacterial airlift photobioreactor: Influence of the biomass concentration and of the presence of an organic phase, Journal of Environmental Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.016.

9. Lopez JC, Porca E, Collins G, Perez R, Rodriguez-Alija A, Muñoz R, Quijano G. Biogas-based denitrification in a biotrickling filter: Influence of nitrate concentration and hydrogen sulfide. Biotechnology & Bioengineering DOI: 10.1002/bit.26092.

2015
1. Lebrero R., Toledo-Cervantes A., Muñoz R., Nery V., Foresti E. Biogas upgrading from vinasse digesters: a comparison between an anoxic biotrickling filter and an algal-bacterial photobioreactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. doi: 10.1002/jctb.4843

2. Posadas E., Szpak D., Lombó F., Domínguez A., Díaz I., Blanco S., García-Encina P., Muñoz R. Feasibility study of biogas upgrading coupled with nutrient removal from anaerobic effluents using microalgae-based processes. Journal of Applied Phycology. DOI 10.1007/s10811-015-0758-3

3. Muñoz R, Meier L., Diaz I, Jeison D. A review on the state-of-the-art of physical/chemical and biological technologies for an integral biogas upgrading. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology 14:727-759.

4. Navia R., Muñoz R. (2015). Biotechnologies for gaseous emissions and by-products management in waste treatment facilities. Waste Management & Research. 33(11), 945–946 

5. Posadas E, Serejo M, Blanco S, Pérez R, García-Encina P, Muñoz R. Minimization of biomethane oxygen concentration during biogas upgrading inalgal–bacterial photobioreactors. Algal Research 12, 221-229 

6. Estrada J.M., Kraakman N.J.R., Lebrero R., Muñoz R. Integral approaches to wastewater treatment plant upgrading for odor prevention: Activated Sludge and Oxidized Ammonium Recycling. Bioresource Technology. 196: 685-693

7. Alcántara C., García-Encina P., Muñoz R. Evaluation of the simultaneous biogas upgrading andtreatment of centrates in a HRAP through C, N and P massbalances. Water Science & Technology 72 (1): 150-157 

8. Serejo M., Posadas E., Boncz M., Blanco S., Garcia-Encina PA., Muñoz R. Influence of biogas flow rate on biomass composition during the optimization of biogas upgrading in microalgal-bacterial processes. Environmental Science & Technology 49 (5) 3228-3236 .

9. Frutos O.D, Arvelo I.A, Perez R, Quijano G, Muñoz R. Continuous Nitrous Oxide Abatement in a Novel Denitrifying Off-Gas Bioscrubber. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99 (8): 3695-3706. 

10. Lebrero R, Hernandez R, Perez R, Estrada J.M, Muñoz R. Two-phase partitioning biotrickling filters for methane abatement: exploring the potential of hydrophobic methanotrophs. Journal of Environmental Management.151:124-131

11. Alfonsin C, Lebrero R, Estrada J.M, Muñoz R, Kraakman N.J.R, Feijoo G, Moreira M.T. Selection of odour removal technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants: a guideline based on Life Cycle Assessment. Journal of Environmental Management. 149(1): 77-85.


2014
1. Saucedo-Lucero O, Marcos R, Salvador M, Arriaga S, Muñoz R, Quijano G. Treatment of O2-free toluene emissions by anoxic biotrickling filtration. Chemosphere. 117: 774-780

2. Lopez J.C, Quijano G, Perez R, Muñoz R. Assessing the influence of CH4 concentration during culture enrichment on the biodegradation kinetics andpopulation structure. Journal of Environmental Management. 146(15): 116-123. 

3. Estrada JM, Lebrero R, Quijano G, Perez R, Figueroa-Gonzalez I, Garcia-Encina P, Muñoz R. Methane abatement in a gas-recycling biotrickling filter: evaluating innovative operational strategies to overcome mass transfer limitations. Chemical Engineering Journal 253:385-393.

4. Saucedo-Lucero JO, Quijano G, Arriaga S, Muñoz R. Hexane abatement and spore emission control in a fungal biofilter-photoreactor hybrid unit. Journal of Hazardous Materials 276:287-294.

5. Kraakman NJR, Estrada JM, Lebrero R, Cesca J, Muñoz R. Evaluating odour control technologies using reliability and sustainability criteria – a case study for water treatment plants. Water Science & Technology 69:1426-1433.

6. Lebrero R, Estrada JM, Muñoz R, Quijano G. Deterioration of organic packing materials commonly used in air biofiltration: Effect of VOC-packing interactions. Journal of Environmental Management 137:93-100.

7. Estrada JM, Dudek A, Muñoz R, Quijano G. Fundamental study on gas–liquid mass transfer in a biotrickling filter packed with polyurethane foam. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 89:1419-1424.

8. Ordaz A, Lopez J.C,Figueroa I, Muñoz R, Quijano G. Assessment of methane biodegradation kinetics in two-phase partitioning bioreactors by pulse respirometry. Water Research 67:46-54.



2013
1. Estrada JM, Quijano G, Lebrero R, Muñoz R. Step-feed biofiltration: a low cost alternative configuration for off-gas treatment. Water Research 47:4312-4321.

2. Lebrero R, Rodriguez E, Perez R, Garcia-Encina PA, Muñoz R. Abatement of odorant compounds in one- and two-phase biotrickling filters under steady state conditions. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 97:4627-4638.

3. Muñoz R, Souza TSO, Glittmann L, Perez R, Quijano G. Biological anoxic treatment of O2-free VOC emissions from the petrochemical industry: a proof of concept study. Journal of Hazardous Materials 260:442-450.

4. Lebrero R, Volckaert D, Pérez R, Muñoz R, Van Langenhove H. A membrane bioreactor for the simultaneous treatment of acetone, toluene, limonene and hexane at trace level concentrations. Water Research 47:2199-2212.

5. Muñoz R, Gan E, Hernandez M, Quijano G. Hexane biodegradation in two-liquid phase bioreactors: high-performance operation based on the use of hydrophobic biomass. Biochemical Engineering Journal 70:9-16. 

6. Lebrero R, Rangel MGL, Muñoz R. Characterization and biofiltration of a real odorous emission from wastewater treatment plant sludge. Journal of Environmental Management 116:50-57.

7. Lopez JC, Quijano G, Souza TSO, Estrada JM, Lebrero R, Muñoz R. Biotechnologies for greenhouse gases (CH4, N2O, and CO2) abatement: state of the art and challenges. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 97:2277-2303.

8. Estrada JM, Hernandez S, Muñoz R, Revah S. A comparative study of fungal and bacterial biofiltration treating a VOC mixture. Journal of Hazardous Materials 250-251:190-197.

2012
1. Estrada JM, Kraakman NJR, Lebrero R, Muñoz R. A sensitivity analysis of process design parameters, commodity prices and robustness on the economics of odour abatement technologies. Biotechnology Advances 30:1354-1363.

2. Muñoz R, Daugulis AJ, Hernandez M, Quijano G. Recent advances in two-phase partitioning bioreactors for the treatment of volatile organic compounds. Biotechnology Advances 30:1707-1720.

3. Estrada JM, Rodriguez E, Quijano G, Muñoz R. Influence of VOC concentration on the diversity and biodegradation performance of microbial communities. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 35:1477-1488.

4. Hernandez M, Quijano G, Muñoz R. Key role of microbial characteristics on the performance of VOC biodegradation in two-liquid phase bioreactors. Environmental Science & Technology 46:4059-4066.

5. Lebrero R, Estrada JM, Muñoz R, Quijano G. Toluene mass transfer characterization in a biotrickling filter. Biochemical Engineering Journal 60: 44-49.

6. Lebrero R, Rodriguez EM, Estrada J.M, Garcia-Encina P.A, Muñoz R. Odour abatement in biotrickling filters: effect of the EBRT on methyl mercaptan and hydrophobic VOCs removal. Bioresource Technology 109:38-45.

7. Vergara-Fernandez A, Hernandez S, Muñoz R, Revah S. Influence of inlet load, gas flow and mineral medium addition on spore emission of Fusarium solani in the fungal biofiltration of hydrophobic VOCs. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnol 87:778-784.

8. Rojo N, Muñoz R, Gallastegui G, Barona A, Gurtubay L, Prenafeta-Boldú FX, Elias A. Carbon disulfide biofiltration: influence of the accumulation of biodegradation products on biomass development. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 87:764-771. 

2011
1. Estrada J, Kraakman NJR, Muñoz R, Lebrero R. A comparative analysis of odour treatment technologies in wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Science & Technology 45:1100-1106.

2. Gallastegi G, Muñoz R, Barona A, Ibarra-Berastegi G, Rojo N, Elias A. Evaluating the impact of water supply strategies on p-xylene biodegradation performance in an organic media-based biofilter. Journal of Hazardous Materials 185:1019-1026.

3. Hernandez M, Muñoz R, Daugulis A. Biodegradation of VOC mixtures of different hydrophobicities in two-phase partitioning bioreactors containing tailored polymer mixtures. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 86:138-134.


5. Rocha-Rios J, Quijano G, Thalasso F, Revah S, Muñoz R. Methane biodegradation in a two-phase partition airlift reactor with gas recirculation. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 86:353-360.

6. Lebrero R, Bouchy L, Stuetz R, Muñoz R. Odour assessment and management in wastewater treatment plants – a review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 41:915-950.

7. Lebrero R, Rodriguez EM, García-Encina PA, Muñoz R. A comparative assessment of biofiltration and activated sludge diffusion for odour abatement. Journal of Hazardous Materials 190:622-630.

8. Hernandez M, Quijano G, Muñoz R, Bordel S. Modeling of VOC mass transfer in two-liquid phase stirred tank, biotrickling filter and airlift reactors. Chemical Engineering Journal 172:961-969.

2010
1. Quijano G, Hernandez M, Villaverde S, Thalasso F, Muñoz R. A step-forward in the characterization and potential applications of solid and liquid oxygen transfer vectors. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 85:543-551.

2. Bordel S, Hernandez M, Villaverde S, Muñoz R. Modelling gas-liquid VOCs transport in two liquid phase partitioning bioreactors. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 53:1139-1145.

3. Rocha-Rios R, Muñoz R, Revah S. Effect of silicone oil fraction and stirring rate on methane degradation in a stirred tank reactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 85:314-319.

4. Quijano G, Rocha Rios J, Hernandez M, Villaverde S, Revah S, Muñoz R, Thalasso F. Determining the effect of solid and liquid vectors on the gaseous interfacial area and oxygen transfer rates in two-phase partitioning bioreactors. Journal of Hazardous Materials 175:1085-1089.

5. Quijano G, Ordaz A, Muñoz R, Thalasso F. New insights on oxygen uptake mechanisms in two-phase partitioning bioreactors. Biotechnology Letters 32:223-228.

6. Lebrero R, Rodriguez E, Martín M, García-Encina PA, Muñoz R. H2S and VOCs abatement robustness in biofilters and air diffusion bioreactors: a comparative study. Water Research 44:3905-3914.

7. Hernandez M, Quijano G, Thalasso F, Daugulis AJ, Villaverde S, Muñoz R. A comparative study of solid and liquid non-aqueous phases for the biodegradation of hexane in two-phase partitioning bioreactors. Biotechnology and Bioengineering106:731-740.

8. Quijano G, Chavez-Avila R, Muñoz R, Thalasso F, Ordaz A. KLa measurement in two-phase partitioning bioreactors: new insights on potential errors at low power input. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 85:1407-1412.

9. Muñoz R, Sivret E, Parcsi G, Lebrero, R, Wang X, Suffet, M, Stuetz RM. Monitoring techniques for odour abatement assessment: a review. Water Research 44:519-5149.

10. Hernandez M, Gouveia J, Quijano G, Thalasso F, Villaverde S, Muñoz R. A systematic study of the influence on microbial kinetics of the presence of an organic phase during microbial isolation. Chemical Engineering Transactions 23:375-380.

11. Lebrero R, Quijano G, Torio I, Martínez B, Raúl Muñoz R. A comparative study of two biological processes for odour treatment: biofiltration vs. activated sludge diffusion. Chemical Engineering Transactions 23:333-338.

2009
1. Hernandez M, Gouveia J, Segura A, Muñoz R, Villaverde S. Addressing the role of the extrusion pump-bearing pGRT1 plasmid on toluene biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E under real case scenarios. Water Science and Technology 60:2391-2398.

2. Quijano G, Hernandez M, Thalasso F, Muñoz R, Villaverde S. Two-Phase Partitioning Bioreactors in Environmental Biotechnology. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 84:829-46.

3. Muñoz R, Hernandez M, Segura A, Gouveia J, Rojas A, Villaverde S. Continuous cultures of Pseudomonas putida mt-2 overcome catabolic function loss under real case operating conditions. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 83:189-198.

2008
1. Guieysse B, Hort C, Platel V, Muñoz R, Ondarts M, Revah S. Biological treatment of indoor air for VOC removal: potential and challenges. Biotechnology Advances 26:398-410.


3. Muñoz R, Chambaud M, Bordel S, Villaverde S. A systematic selection of the non-aqueous phase in a bacterial two-phase partitioning bioreactor treating alfa-pinene. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 79:33-41.

4. Bordel S, Muñoz R, Díaz LF, Villaverde S. Mechanistic model for evaluating the performance of suspended growth bioreactors for the off-gas treatment of VOCs. Biochemical Engineering Journal 38:395-405.

5. Díaz LF, Muñoz R, Bordel S, Villaverde S. Toluene biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida F1: targeting culture stability in long-term operation. Biodegradation 19:197-208.

2007
1. Muñoz R, Villaverde S, Guieysse B, Revah, S. Two phase partitioning bioreactors for treatment of volatile organic compounds. Biotechnology Advances 25:410-422.

2. Bordel S, Muñoz R, Diaz LF, Villaverde S. Predicting the accumulation of harmful metabolic by-products during the treatment of VOC emissions in suspended growth bioreactors. Environmental Science & Technology 41:5879-5881.

3. Bordel S, Muñoz R, Díaz LF, Villaverde S. A multi-step kinetic model for substrate assimilation and bacterial growth: Application to benzene biodegradation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 97:1098-1107.

4. Muñoz R, Díaz LF, Bordel S, Villaverde S. Inhibitory effects of catechol accumulation on benzene biodegradation in Pseudomonas putida F1 cultures. Chemosphere 68:244-252.

5. Bordel S, Muñoz R, Diaz LF, Villaverde S. New insights on toluene biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida F1: Influence of pollutant concentration and excreted metabolites. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 74:857-866.

2006
1. Arriaga S, Muñoz R, Hernandez S, Guieysse B, Revah S. Gaseous hexane biodegradation by Fusarium solani in two liquid phase packed-bed and stirred tank bioreactors. Environmental Science & Technology. 40 (7): 2390-2395.

2. Muñoz R, Arriaga S, Hernandez S, Guieysse B. Revah S. Enhanced hexane biodegradation in a Two Phase Partitioning bioreactor: overcoming pollutant transport limitations. Processbiochemistry 41(7): 1614-1619.
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