Microalgae papers




2024
1. Lara Méndez, Raúl Muñoz. Enhancing microalgae-based bioremediation technologies with carbon-coated zero valent iron nanoparticles. Algal Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2024.103448.

2. Jesús M. Zamarreño, Andrés F. Torres-Franco, José Gonçalves, Raúl Muñoz, Elisa Rodríguez, José María Eiros, Pedro García-Encina. Wastewater-based epidemiology for COVID-19 using dynamic artificial neural networks. Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170367.

3. Laura Vargas-Estrada, P.U. Okoye, Raúl Muñoz, Eberto Novelo Maldonado, Armando González-Sánchez, P.J. Sebastian. Assessing the effect of Fe2O3 nanoparticle addition on microalgae wastewater treatment and biomass composition. Algal Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2024.103399.

4. Paula Bucci, Enrique José Marcos Montero, Octavio García-Depraect, Noemí Zaritzky, Alejandro Caravelli, Raúl Muñoz. Assessment of the performance of a symbiotic microalgal-bacterial granular sludge reactor for the removal of nitrogen and organic carbon from dairy wastewater. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141250.

2023
1Andrés F. Torres-Franco, Deborah Leroy-Freitas, Cristina Martinez-Fraile, Elisa Rodríguez, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Partitioning and inactivation of enveloped and nonenveloped viruses in activated sludge, anaerobic and microalgae-based, wastewater treatment systems. Water Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120834.

2. Jineth Arango, Carmen Contreras, François Crouchett-Catalán, Juan Pablo Gallardo, Andrés Donoso-Bravo, Raúl Muñoz, Yves Lesty, Diego Olivares, David Jeison. The potential of membrane-assisted microalgae-bacteria consortia for the treatment of real municipal sewageJournal of Water Process Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104527.

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. Félix Gaspar Gonzalo Ibrahim, Víctor Alonso Gómez, Raúl Muñoz Torre, Ignacio de Godos Crespo. Scale-down of high-rate algae ponds systems for urban wastewater reuse. Journal of Water Process Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104342.

5. Paula Bucci, Octavio García-Depraect, Enrique José Marcos Montero, Noemí Zaritzky, Alejandro Caravelli, Raúl Muñoz. Phenol and nitrogen removal in microalgal–bacterial granular sequential batch reactors. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7456.

6. Cristian A. Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Ignacio de Godos, Raúl Muñoz. Wastewater Treatment Using Photosynthetic Microorganisms. Symmetry, https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020525.

2022
1. Laura Vargas-Estrada, Edwin G. Hoyos, Lara Méndez, P. J. Sebastian, Raúl Muñoz. Boosting photosynthetic biogas upgrading via carbon-coated zero-valent iron nanoparticle addition: A pilot proof of concept study. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2022.100952.

2. Laura Vargas-Estrada, Edwin G. Hoyos, P. J. Sebastian, Raúl Muñoz. Elucidating the role of nanoparticles on photosynthetic biogas upgrading: Influence of biogas type, nanoparticle concentration and light source. Algal Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102899.

3. Martin Struk, Cristian A. Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Ivan Kushkevych, Raúl Muñoz. Photoautotrophic removal of hydrogen sulfide from biogas using purple and green sulfur bacteria. Journal of Hazardous Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130337.

4. Alfonso García, Edgardo I. Valenzuela, Alejandro Vargas, Ignacio de Godos, Raúl Muñoz, Meng Wang, Miguel Vital-Jácome, Guillermo Quijano. Wastewater treatment potential, light penetration profile and biomass settling performance of a photo-sequencing batch reactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7249.

5. Jineth Arango Oviedo, Raúl Muñoz, Andrés Donoso-Bravo, Olivier Bernard, Francesca Casagli, David Jeison. A half-century of research on microalgae-bacteria for wastewater treatment. Algal Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102828

6. Andrés Felipe Torres-Franco, Cleber C. Figueredo, Kishor Acharya, David Werner, Raúl Muñoz, César R. Mota. Effect of a LED-enhancement on microalgal and bacterial communities treating digestate in a deep high rate algal pondJournal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108015

7. 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.

8. David Marín, Lara Méndez, Irene Suero, Israel Díaz, SaúlBlanco, María Fdz-Polanco, Raúl Muñoz. Anaerobic digestion of food waste coupled with biogas upgrading in an outdoors algal-bacterial photobioreactor at pilot scale. Fuel, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124554

9. Cristian A. Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Gorka Hontiyuelo, Saúl Blanco, Andrés F. Torres-Franco, Raúl Muñoz. Photosynthetic treatment of piggery wastewater in sequential purple phototrophic bacteria and microalgae-bacteria photobioreactors. Journal of Water Process Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102825

10. Graziele Ruas, Rebeca López-Serna, Priscila Guenka Scarcelli, Mayara Leite Serejo, Marc Árpàd Boncz, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of the hydraulic retention time on the removal of emerging contaminants in an anoxic-aerobic algal-bacterial photobioreactor coupled with anaerobic digestion. Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154262.

2021
1. Andrés F. Torres-Franco, Cleber C. Figueredo, Lucas Barros, Björn Gücker, Iola G. Boëchat, Raúl Muñoz, César R. Mota. Assessment of a deep, LED-enhanced high-rate algal pond for the treatment of digestate. Algal Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102444.

2. Priscila Guenka Scarcelli, Graziele Ruas, Rebeca Lopez-Serna, Mayara Leite Serejo, Saul Blanco, Marc Árpád Boncz, Raúl Muñoz. Integration of algae-based sewage treatment with anaerobic digestion of the bacterial-algal biomass and biogas upgrading. Bioresource Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125552.

3. Sara Cantera, Peter Q. Fischer, Irene Sánchez-Andrea, David Marín, Diana Z. Sousa, Raúl Muñoz. Impact of the algal-bacterial community structure, physio-types and biological and environmental interactions on the performance of a high rate algal pond treating biogas and wastewater. Fuel, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121148.

4. Roxana Ángeles, Miguel J. Vega-Quiel, Ariadna Batista, Oscar Fernández-Ramos, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of biogas supply regime on photosynthetic biogas upgrading performance in an enclosed algal-bacterial photobioreactor. Algal Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102350.

5. Roxana Ángeles, Esther Arnáiz, Julia Gutiérrez, Raúl Muñoz, Raquel Lebrero. Biogas-based production of glycogen by Nostoc muscorum: Assessing the potential of transforming CO2 into value added products. Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129885.

2020
1. Andrés F. Torres-Franco, Maribel Zuluaga, Diana Hernández-Roldán, Deborah Leroy-Freitas, Cristian A. Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Saúl Blanco, César R. Mota, Raúl Muñoz. Assessment of the performance of an anoxic-aerobic microalgal-bacterial system treating digestate. Chemosphere, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129437

2. 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

3. Cristian A. Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Roxana Ángeles, Ignacio de Godos, Raúl Muñoz. Comparative evaluation of continuous piggery wastewater treatment in open and closed purple phototrophic bacteria-based photobioreactors. Journal of Water Process Engineering, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101608

4. 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

5. 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

6. David Marín, Alessandro A. Carmona-Martínez, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of the diffuser type 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

7. 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 

8. 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 

9. Cristian A. Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Ignacio de Godos, Daniel Puyol, Raúl Muñoz. A systematic optimization of piggery wastewater treatment with purple phototrophic bacteria. Chemosphere, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126621

10. 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

11. Saverio Savio, Serena Farrotti, Debora Paris, Esther Arnaíz, Israel Díaz, Silvia Bolado, Raúl Muñoz, Carlo Rodolfo, Roberta Congestri. Value-added co-products from biomass of the diatoms Staurosirella pinnata and Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Algal Research, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.101830

12. Celia Pascual, Ilker Akmirza, Rebeca Pérez, Esther Arnaíz, 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. 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 during photosynthetic biogas upgrading. Biomass and Bioenergy, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2019.105414

2. Miguel Vital-Jácome, Ana L. Díaz-Zambrano, Manuel Cuautle-Marín, Gloria Moreno, Germán Buitrón, Raúl Muñoz, Guillermo Quijano. Microalgal-bacterial aggregates with flue gas supply as a platform for the treatment of anaerobic digestion centrate. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, http://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.6235

3. 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

4. Alma Toledo-Cervantes, Esther Posadas, Isabel Bertol, Sara Turiel, Ana Alcoceba, Raúl Muñoz. Assessing the influence of the hydraulic retention time and carbon/nitrogen ratio on urban wastewater treatment in a new anoxic-aerobic algal-bacterial photobioreactor configuration. Algal Research, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101672

5. Rebeca López-Serna, Dimas García, Silvia Bolado, Juan José Jiménez, Foon Yin Lai, Oksana Golovko, Pablo Gago-Ferrero, Lutz Ahrensm, Karin Wiberg, Raúl Muñoz. Photobioreactors based on microalgae-bacteria and purple phototrophic bacteria consortia: A promising technology to reduce the load of veterinary drugs from piggery wastewater. Science of The Total Environment, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.126

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 Materials, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazmat.2019.120860 

7. Ricardo Saavedra, Raúl Muñoz, María Elisa Taboada, Silvia Bolado. Influence of organic matter and CO2 supply on bioremediation of heavy metals by Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus almeriensis in a multimetallic matrix. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109393

8. Zaineb Dhaouefi, Alma Toledo-Cervantes, Kamel Ghedira, Leila Chekir-Ghedira, Raúl Muñoz. Decolorization and phytotoxicity reduction in an innovative anaerobic/aerobic photobioreactor treating textile wastewater. Chemosphere, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.106

9. Judit Martín-Juárez, Marisol Vega-Alegre, Elena Riol-Pastor, Raúl Muñoz-Torre, Silvia Bolado-Rodríguez. Optimisation of the production of fermentable monosaccharides from algal biomass grown in photobioreactors treating wastewater. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.082

10. David Marín, Esther Posadas, Dimas García, Daniel Puyol, Raquel Lebrero, Raúl Muñoz. Assesing the potential of 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

11. 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

12. Lorenza Ferro, M. Colombo, Esther Posadas, C. Funk, Raúl Muñoz. Elucidating the symbiotic interactions between a locally isolated microalga Chlorella vulgaris and its co-occuring bacterium Rhizobium sp. in synthetic municipal wastewater. Journal of Applied Phycology, http://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-019-1741-1

13. 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

14. Rebeca López-Serna, Esther Posadas, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Removal of contaminants of emerging concern from urban wastewater in novel algal-bacterial photobioreactors. Science of The Total Environment, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.206

15. Dimas García, Ignacio de Godos, Christian Domínguez, Sara Turiel, Silvia Bolado, Raúl Muñoz. A systematic comparison of the potential of microalgae-bacteria and purple phototrophic bacteria consortia for the treatment of piggery wastewater. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.12.095

2018
1. Raúl Muñoz, Hardy Temmink, Anthony M. Verschoor, Peter van der Steen. Algal technologies for wastewater treatment and resource recovery. Water Science & Technology, http://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2018.323

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Rebeca López-Serna, David Marín de Jesús, Rubén Irusta-Mata, Pedro Antonio García-Encina, Raquel Lebrero, María Fdez-Polanco, Raúl Muñoz. Multiresidue analytical method for pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sewage and sewage sludge by online direct immersion SPME on-fiber derivatization - GCMS. Talanta, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2018.04.099

6. Ricardo Saavedra, Raúl Muñoz, María Elisa Taboada, Marisol Vega, Silvia Bolado. Comparative uptake study of arsenic, boron, copper, manganese and zinc from water by different green microalgae. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.04.101

7. 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

8. Judit Martín Juárez, Elena Riol Pastor, José M. Fernández Sevilla, Raúl Muñoz Torre, Pedro A. García-Encina, Silvia Bolado Rodríguez. Effect of pretreatments on biogas production from microalgae biomass grown in pig manure treatment plants. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.02.063 

9. 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

2017
1. Zaineb Dhaouefi, Alma Toledo-Cervantes, Dimas García, Ahmed Bedoui, Kamel Ghedira, Leila Chekir-Ghedira, Raúl Muñoz. Assessing textile wastewater treatment in an anoxic-aerobic photobioreactor and the potential of the treated water for irrigation. Algal Research, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2017.11.032

2. Dimas García, Esther Posadas, Carlos Grajeda, Saúl Blanco, Sonia Martínez-Páramo, Gabriel Acién, Pedro García-Encina, Silvia Bolado, Raúl Muñoz. Comparative evaluation of piggery wastewater treatment in algal-bacterial photobioreactors under indoor and outdoor conditions. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.135

3. Anbarasan Anbalagan, Alma Toledo-Cervantes, Esther Posadas, Elena María Rojo, Raquel Lebrero, Armando González-Sánchez, Raúl Muñoz. Continuos photosynthetic abatement of CO2 and volatile organic compounds from exhaust gas coupled to wastewater tratment: Evaluation of tubular algal-bacterial photobioreactor. Journal of CO2 Utilization, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2017.07.016

4. Dimas García, Esther Posadas, Saúl Blanco, Gabriel Acién, Pedro García-Encina, Silvia Bolado, Raúl Muñoz. Evaluation of the dynamics of microalgae population structure and process performance during piggery wastewater treatment in algal-bacterial photobioreactors. Bioresource Technology, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.079

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Zane N. Norvil, Alma Toledo-Cervantes, Saul Blanco, Andy Shilton, Benoit Guieysse, Raúl Muñoz. Photodegradation and sortion govern tetracycline removal during wastewater treatment in algal ponds. Bioresource Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.02.011 

9. Gabriel Capson-Tojo, Alvaro Torres, Raúl Muñoz, Jan Bartacek, David Jeison. Mesophilic and termophilic anaerobic digestion of lipid-extracted microalgae N. gaditana for methane production. Renewable Energy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.12.052 

10. Dimas García, Cynthia Alcántara, Saúl Blanco, Rebeca Pérez, Silvia Bolado, Raúl Muñoz. Enhanced carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus removal from domestic wastewater in a novel anoxic-aerobic photobioreactor coupled with biogas upgrading. Chemical Engineering Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.12.054

2016
1. 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.

2. Toledo-Cervantes, A., Serejo, M., Blanco, S., Pérez, R., Lebrero, R., Muñoz, R. (2016). Photosynthetic biogas upgrading to bio-methane: Boosting nutrient recovery via biomass productivity control. Algal Research, 17, 46-52


4. Toledo-Cervantes A., Madrid-Chirinos C., Cantera S., Lebrero R., Muñoz R., Influence of the gas-liquid flow configuration in the absorption column on photosynthetic biogas upgrading in algal-bacterial photobioreactors. Bioresource Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.11.087

5. E. Posadas, R.Muñoz, B. Guieysse, Integrating nutrient removal and solid management restricts thefeasibility of algal biofuel generation via wastewater treatment. Algal Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2016.11.019

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. E. Posadas, M. Serejo, S. Blanco, .R. Pérez, P. García-Encina, R. Muñoz. Minimization of biomethane oxygen concentration during biogas upgrading in algal-bacterial photobioreactors. Algal research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2015.09.002

4. Cynthia Alcántara, Jesús M. Domínguez, Dimas García, Saúl Blanco, Rebeca Pérez, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Evaluation of waswater tratment in a novel anoxic-aerobic algal-bacterial photobioreactor with biomass recycling through carbon and nitrogen mass balances. Bioresource Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotech.2015.04.125

5. Cynthia Alcántara, Pedro A. García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Evaluation of the simultaneous biogas upgrading and treatment of centrates in an high-rate algal pond through C, N and P mass balances. Water Science & Technology. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.198

6. Mayara L. Serejo, Esther Posadas, Marc A. Boncz, Saúl Blanco, Pedro García-Encina, Raúl Muñoz. Influence of biogas flow rate on biomasss composition during the optimization of biogas upgrading in microalgal-bacterial processes. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.021/es5056116 

7. Posadas E., Muñoz A, García-González MC, Muñoz R, García-Encina PA. A case study of a pilot high rate algal pond for the treatment of fish farm and domestic wastewaters. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 90 (6): 1094-1101.

8. Alcántara C,Fernandez C, Garcia-Encina P, Muñoz R. Mixotrophic metabolism of Chlorella sorokiniana and algal-bacteriaconsortia under extended dark-light periods and nutrient starvation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 99 (5): 2393-2404. 

9. Posadas E, Morales M.M, Gomez C, Acien-Fernandez G, Muñoz R. Influence of pH and CO2 source on the performance of microalgae-based secondary domestic wastewater treatment in outdoors pilot raceways. Chemical Engineering Journal. 265: 239-248.

10. Alcántara C, Muñoz R, Norvill Z, Plouviez M, Guieysse B. Nitrous oxide emissions from high rate algal ponds treating domestic wastewater. Bioresource Technol. 177: 110-117.

2014
1. Posadas E, Bochon S, Coca M, García-González MC, García-Encina PA, Muñoz R. Microalgae-based agro-industrial wastewater treatment: a preliminary screening of biodegradability. Journal of Applied Phycology.

2. Posadas E, García-Encina PA, Domínguez A, Díaz I, Becares E, Blanco S, Muñoz S. Enclosed tubular and open algal–bacterial biofilm photobioreactors for carbon and nutrient removal from domestic wastewater. Ecological Engineering 67: 156-164.

3. Bhar M, Díaz I, Dominguez A, Gonzalez A, Muñoz R. Microalgal-biotechnology as a platform for an integral biogas upgrading and nutrient removal from anaerobic effluents. Environmental Science & Technology 48:573-581.

4. De Godos I, Vargas V, Guzmán H, Soto R, Garcia B, Garcia-Encina P, Muñoz R. Assessing carbon andnitrogen removal in a novel anoxic-aerobic algal-bacterial photobioreactorconfiguration with enhanced biomass sedimentation. Water Research, 61:77-85

5. Alzate M.E, Muñoz R, Rogalla F, Fdz-Polanco F, Perez-Elvira S.I. Biochemical Methane Potential of microalgae after lipid extraction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 243: 405-410.

2013
1. Posadas E, Garcia-Encina PA, Soltau A, Dominguez A, Diaz I, Muñoz, R. Carbon and nutrient removal from centrates and domestic wastewater using algal-bacterial biofilm bioreactors. Bioresource Technology 139:50-58.

2. Alcántara C, García-Encina PA, Muñoz R. Evaluation of mass and energy balances in the integrated microalgae growth-anaerobic digestion process. Chemical Engineering Journal 221:238–246.

3. Bechet Q, Muñoz R, Shilton A, GuieysseB. Outdoor cultivation of temperature-tolerantChlorella sorokiniana ina column photobioreactor under low power-input. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 110:118-126.

4. Blanco S,Alvarez-Blanco I, Cejudo-Figueiras C, De Godos I, Becares E, Muñoz R,Guzman H.O, Vargas V.A, Soto R. New diatom taxa from high-altitude Andean saline lakes. Diatoms Research. 28(1): 13-27.

2012
1. Alzate M.E, Muñoz R, Rogalla F, Fdz-Polanco R, Perez S.I. Biochemical methane potential of microalgae: influence of substrate to inoculum ratio, biomass concentration and pretreatment. Bioresource Technology 123: 488-494.

2. De godos I, Muñoz R, Guieysse B. Tetracycline removal during wastewater treatment in high-rate algal ponds. J hazardous materials. 229-230: 446-449.

3. Ferrero E.M, de Godos I, Rodríguez E.M, García-Encina P-A, Muñoz R, Bécares E. Molecular characterization of bacterial communities in algal-bacterial photobioreactors treating piggery wastewater. Ecological Engineering. 40: 121-130.

2011
1. Bahr M, Stams, A.J.M, De la Rosa F, Garcia-Encina P, Muñoz R. Assessing the influence of the carbon oxidation-reduction state on organic pollutant biodegradation in algal–bacterial photobioreactors. Community. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 90(4): 1527-1536.

2. De Godos I, Guzmán H.O, Soto R, García-Encina, P.A, Becares E, Muñoz R, Vargas V.A. Coagulation/flocculation-based removal of algal-bacterial biomass from piggery wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology. 102: 923-927.

2010
1. Bechet Q, Shilton A, Fringer O, Muñoz R, Guieysse B. Mechanistic modelling of broth temperature in outdoor photobioreactors. Environmental Science and Technology. 44: 2197-2203.

2. De Godos I, Vargas V.A, Blanco S, García-Gonzalez M.C, Soto R, García-Encina P.A, Becares E, Muñoz R. A comparative evaluation of microalgae for the degradation of piggery wastewater under photosynthetic oxygenation. Bioresource Technology 101: 5150-5158.

2009
1. De Godos I, Blanco S, Garcia-Encina P, Becares E, Muñoz R. Long Term operation of High Rate Algae Ponds for the Bioremediation of Piggery Wastewaters at High Loading Rates. Bioresource Technology. 100 (19): 4332-4339.

2. Bordel S, Guieysse B, Muñoz R. A mechanistic model for the reclamation of industrial wastewaters using algal-bacterial photobioreactors. Environmental Science and Technology. 43 (9): 3200–3207.

3. De Godos I, Gonzalez C, Becares E, Garcia-Encina P, Muñoz R. Simultaneous Nutrients and Carbon Removal during Pre-Treated Swine Slurry Degradation in a Tubular Biofilm Photobioreactor. Appl Microbiol Biot. 82: 187-194.

4. Muñoz R, Köllner C, Guieysse B. Biofilm photobioreactors for the treatment of industrial wastewater. J Hazardous Materials. 161:29-34.

2008
1. González C, Marciniak J, Villaverde S, García Encina PA, Muñoz R. Efficient nutrient removal from swine manure in a tubular biofilm photo-bioreactor using algae-bacteria consortia. Wat. Sci Technology. 58 (1): 95-102.

2. González C, Marciniak J, Villaverde S, García Encina PA, Muñoz R. Microalgae-based processes for the biodegradation of pretreated piggery wastewaters. Appl Microbiol. Biotechnol. 80: 891-898.

3. Arranz A, Bordel S, Villaverde S, Zamarreño JM, Guieysse B, Muñoz R. Modeling Photosynthetically Oxygenated Biodegradation Processes using Artificial Neural Networks. J Hazardous Materials.155: 51-57.

2006
1. Muñoz R, Guieysse B. Algal-bacterial processes for the treatment of hazardous contaminants: a review. Water Research. 40: 2799-2815.

2. Muñoz R, Alvarez T, Muñoz A, Terrazas E, Guieysse B, Mattiasson B. Sequential removal of heavy metals ions and organic pollutants using an algal-bacterial consortium. Chemosphere. 63: 903-911.

2005
1. Muñoz R, Rolvering C, Guieysse B, Mattiasson B. Aerobic Phenanthrene Biodegradation in a Two Phase Partitioning Bioreactor. Water Science and Technology. 52 (8) 265.271.

2. Muñoz R, Rolvering C, Guieysse B, Mattiasson B. Photosynthetically oxygenated acetonitrile biodegradation by an algal-bacterial microcosm: a pilot scale study. Water Sci. Technol. 51 (12): 261-265.

3. Muñoz R, Jacinto M.S.A, Guieysse B, Mattiasson B. Combined Carbon and Nitrogen removal from acetonitrile using algal-bacterial reactors. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 67: 699-707.

2004
1. Muñoz R, Köllner C, Guieysse B, Mattiasson B. Photosynthetically oxygenated salicylate biodegradation in a continuous stirred tank photobioreactor. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 87(6): 797-803.

2003
1. Muñoz R, Köllner C, Guieysse B, Mattiasson B. Salicylate biodegradation by various algal-bacterial consortia under photosynthetic oxygenation. Biotechnol. Lett. 25: 1905-1911.

2. Munoz R, Guieysse B, Mattiasson B. Phenanthrene degradation by an algal-bacterial consortium in two-phase partitioning bioreactors. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 61: 261-267.

3. Borde X., Guieysse B., Delgado O., Muñoz R., Hatti-Kaul R., Nugier-Chauvin C., Patin H., Mattiasson B. Synergistic relationships in algal-bacterial microcosms for the treatment of aromatic pollutants. Bioresource Technology 86 293-300.

2002
1. Guieysse B, Borde X, Muñoz R, Hatti-Kaul R, Nugier-Chauvin C, Patin H, Mattiasson B. Influence of the initial composition of algal-bacterial microcosms on the degradation of salicylate in a fed-batch culture. Biotechnology Letters. 24:531-538.