Research
Research Fields
* Biofuel production. Biorefineries. Biomass* Wastewater treatment
* Olive oil production
Research Group
Ingeniería Química y Ambiental (TEP-233)Papers
2017
-Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering approaches and its impact on non-conventional yeast and biofuel production -Combined acid/alkaline-peroxide pretreatment of olive tree biomass for bioethanol production -Bifidobacterial growth stimulation by oligosaccharides generated from olive tree pruning biomass -Comparative analysis of data mining and response surface methodology predictive models for enzymatic hydrolysis of preatreated olive tree biomass -Water hyacinth a potential source for value addition: an overview -Design and optimization of the sulfuric acid pretreatment of extracted olive tree biomass using response surface methodology |
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2016
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for ethanol production -Bioconversion of rapeseed straw: enzymatic hydrolysis of whole slurry and co-fermentation by an ethanologenic Escherichia coli -An olive tree pruning biorefinery for co-producing high value-added bio-products and biofuels. Economic and energy efficiency analysist -An approach to cellulase recovery from enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated sugarcane bagasse with high lignin content -Composition of secoiridoid derivatives from Picual virgin olive oil using response surface methodology with regard to malaxation conditions,
fruit ripening and irrigation management -Obtaining sugars and natural antioxidants from olive leaves by steam-explosion |
2015
-Techno-economic evaluation of strategies based on two steps organosolv pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse for ethanol production -Optimization of uncatalyzed steam explosion pretreatment of rapeseed straw for biofuel production -Comparative study of coadjuvants for extraction of olive oil -Hemicellulose-derived sugars solubilisation of rape straw. Cofermentation of pentoses and hexoses by Escherichia coli -Ethanol production from rape straw by a two-stage pretreatment under mild conditions -High solids loading pretreatment of olive tree pruning with dilute phosphoric acid for bioethanol production by Escherichia coli |
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2014
| -Techno-economic and environmental assessment of an olive stone based biorefinery -Low energy-demanding recovery of antioxidants and sugars from olive stones as preliminary steps in the biorefinery context -Optimization of dilute-phosphoric-acid steam pretreatment of Eucalyptus benthamii for biofuel production -Recycling of washed olive pomace ash for fired clay brick production -Economic and environmental assessment of syrup production. Colombian case -Dilute sulphuric acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of Jatropha curcas fruit shells for ethanol production -Biorefinery based on olive biomass. State of the art and future trends -Bioethanol production from rapeseed straw at high solids loading with different process configurations -Developing biorefineries: creating products from renewable sources in a single facility -Experimental study on ethanol production from hydrothermal pretreated rapeseed straw by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation -Ethanol production from glucose and xylose obtained from steam exploded water-extracted olive tree pruning using phosphoric acid as catalyst -Restructuring the processes for furfural and xylose production from sugarcane bagasse in a biorefinery concept for ethanol production |
2013
-Pretreatment of olive tree biomass with FeCl3 prior enzymatic hydrolysis -Dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment of sunflower stalks for sugar production -Experimental study on ethanol production from hydrothermal pretreated rapeseed straw by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation -Fermentable sugar production from rapeseed straw by dilute phosphoric acid pretreatment |
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2012
| -Fired clay masonry units production incorporating two-phase olive mill waste (alperujo) -Production, purification and characterisation of oligosaccharides from olive tree pruning autohydrolysis. -Olive tree pruning as an agricultural residue for ethanol production. Fermentation of hydrolysates from dilute acid pretreatment. |
2011
-Comparison of process configurations for ethanol production from two-step pretreated sugarcane bagasse. -Modeling of virgin olive oil extraction using response surface methodology. -Hydrothermal pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of sunflower stalks. -Estrategias de producción de bioetanol a partir de tallos de girasol. -Evaluación de residuales de la hidrólisis ácida del bagazo como productos de alto valor agregado. -Injection of air into the headspace improves fermentation of phosphoric acid pretreated sugarcane bagasse by Escherichia coli MM170. -Effect of water extraction on sugars recovery from steam exploded olive tree pruning. -The effect of organosolv pretreatment variables on enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse. -Organosolv pretreatment of olive tree biomass for fermentable sugars. -Different process configurations for bioethanol production from pretreated olive pruning biomass. -Dilute acid pretreatment of rapeseed straw for fermentable sugar generation. |
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2010
| -Hydrothermal pre-treatment of rapeseed straw. -Acid hydrolysis of olive tree biomass. -Industrial trials on coadjuvants for olive oil extraction. -An approach to optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis from sugarcane bagasse based on organosolv pretreatment. -Preliminary evaluation of organosolv pretreatment of sugar cane bagasse for glucose production. Application of 23 experimental design. -Mechanisms of lead uptake by fungal biomass isolated from heavy metals habitats. |
2009
-Valorisation of wastewater from two-phase olive oil extraction in fired clay brick production. -Inhibition of Pichia stipitis fermentation of hydrolysates from olive tree cuttings. -Antioxidant activity of the phenolic compounds released by hydrothermal treatments of olive tree pruning. -Improved extraction of virgin olive oil using calcium carbonate as coadjuvant extractant. -Heavy metal tolerance of filamentous fungi isolated from polluted sites in Tangier, Morocco. |
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2008
| -Evaluation of steam explosion pre-treatment for enzymatic hydrolysis of sunflower stalks. -Conversion of olive tree biomass into fermentable sugars by dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification. -Uptake of lead by Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from Tangier brewery wastewater. -Production of fuel ethanol from steam-explosion pretreated olive tree pruning. -Antioxidant activity of liquors from steam explosion of Olea europea wood. |
2007
-Sugar fermentation by Fusarium oxysporum to produce ethanol. -Ethanolic fermentation of phosphoric acid hydrolysates from olive tree pruning. -Fermentation of olive tree pruning acid-hydrolysates by Pachysolen tannophilus. -Liquid hot water pretreatment of olive tree pruning residues. |
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2006
| -Enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of olive tree wood by steam explosion and alkaline-peroxide delignification. -Ethanol production from pretreated olive tree wood and sunflower stalks by an SSF process. |
Congress
34th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals
New Orleans, LA
April 30-May 2, 2012
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20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
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33th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals
Seattle, WA
May 2-5, 2011
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19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
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32th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals
Clearwater Beach, FL
April 19-22, 2010
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18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
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31th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals
S. Francisco, CA
May 3-6, 2009
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30th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals
New Orleans, LA
May 4-7, 2008
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