Publications

ELECTRA Publications

Journal Publications

2019

Yi-Xuan Wang, Wen-Qiang Li, Wen-Ming Zong, Tian-Yu Su, Yang Mu* (2019) Polyaniline-decorated honeycomb-like structured macroporous carbon composite as an anode modifier for enhanced bioelectricity generation. Science of The Total Environment. 696, DOI.
Álvaro Pun, Karina Boltes, Pedro Letón, Abraham Esteve-Núñez (2019), Detoxification of wastewater containing pharmaceuticals using horizontal flow bioelectrochemical filter, Bioresource Technology Reports, 7, DOI.
Wang S., Ling X., Wu X., Wang L., Li G., Corvini P.F.-X., Sun F., Ji R., (2019) Release of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)-derived non-extractable residues in oxic soil and the effects of the TBBPA-degrading bacterium Ochrobactrum sp. strain T, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 378, DOI.
Nayaret Acosta, Myrsini Sakarika, Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof, Cindy Ka Y. Law, Jo De Vrieze, Korneel Rabaey, (2019) Microbial protein production from methane via electrochemical biogas upgrading,Chemical Engineering Journal, 123625, DOI.
M. Zeppilli, E. Dell’Armi, L. Cristiani, M. Petrangeli Papini, M. Majone, “Reductive/ Oxidative Sequential Bioelectrochemical Process for Perchloroethylene Removal”, Water 11(12) (2019) 2579, DOI.
Xiao-Qiu Lin, Zhi-Ling Li, Bin Liang, Hong-Liang Zhai, Wei-Wei Cai, Jun Nan, Ai-Jie Wang. (2019) Accelerated microbial reductive dechlorination of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol by weak electrical stimulation. Water Research, 162: 236-245, DOI.
Xiao-Cheng Liu, Wen-Qiang Li, Yi-Ran Wang, Guan-Nan Zhou, Yi-Xuan Wang, Chuan-Shu He, Gong-Ming Wang, Yang Mu. (2019) Cathode-Introduced Atomic H* for Fe(II)-Complex Regeneration to Effective Electro-Fenton Process at a Natural pH. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(12), 6927-6936, DOI.

Plus, one paper that appeared in a National environmental magazine (Spain)

Barroeta, B. (2019) ELECTRA, primer plan conjunto de descontaminación de agua y suelos para Europa y China. RETEMA – Revista Técnica de Medio Ambiente (218). pp. 32-37. ISSN 1130 – 9881

2020

Meijun Liu, Depeng Zhang, Jinglong Han, Chengbin Liu, Yangcheng Ding, Zhigang Wang, Aijie Wang. (2020) Adsorption enhanced photocatalytic degradation sulfadiazine antibiotic using porous carbon nitride nanosheets with carbon vacancies. Chemical Engineering Journal, 382:123017, DOI.
Yang Song, Cheng-Ying Jiang, Zong-Lin Liang, Bao-Jun Wang, Yong Jiang, Ye Yin, Hai-Zhen Zhu, Ya-Ling Qin, Rui-Xue Cheng, Zhi-Pei Liu, Yao Liu, Tao Jin, Philippe Corvini, Korneel Rabaey, Aijie Wang, and Shuang-Jiang Liu, (2020) “Casimicrobium huifangae gen. nov. sp. nov., a ubiquitous “most-wanted” core bacterial taxon from municipal wastewater treatment plants”, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 86(4), DOI.
Wang, X., Aulenta, F., Puig, S., Esteve-Núñez, A., He, Y., Mu, Y., Rabaey, K. (2020). Microbial electrochemistry for bioremediation. Environmental Science and Ecotoxicology, 1, 100013, DOI.
Yao, Y; Wang, B; He, YJ; Wang, LH; Corvini, PFX; Ji, R (2020). Fate of 4-bromodiphenyl ether (BDE3) in soil and the effects of co-existed copper. Pollution, 261: 1142142, DOI.
Yangcheng Ding, Wenli Jiang, Bin Liang, Jinglong Han, Haoyi Cheng, Muhammad Rizwan Haider, Hongcheng Wang, Wenzong Liu, Shuangjiang Liu, Aijie Wang. (2020) UV photolysis as an efficient pretreatment method for the decomposition of antibiotics and elimination of antibacterial activity. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 392: 122321, DOI.
Yao, Y; Zhou, Y; Wang, WJ; Zhou, DS; Wang, LH; Corvini, PFX; Ji, R (2020) Fate of lower-brominated diphenyl ethers (LBDEs) in a red soil – application of ¹⁴C-labelling. Science Total Environ, 721, 137735 (2020), DOI.
Jia, X; Wang, WJ; Yao, Y; He, YJ; Corvini, PFX; Ji, R (2020) Fate of 2,4,6-tribromophenol in soil under different redox conditions. Environ. Contam. Toxicol,104, pages707–713(2020), DOI.
Zhang, HL; Huang, M; Zhang, WH; Gardea-Torresdey, JL; White, JC; Ji, R; Zhao, LJ (2020) Silver nanoparticles alter soil microbial community compositions and metabolite profiles in unplanted and cucumber-planted soils. Environmental Science & Technology, 54, 6, 3334–3342 (2020), DOI.
Wang, AD; Jin, QJ; Xu, X; et al. (2020) High-throughput screening for engineered nanoparticles that enhance photosynthesis using mesophyll protoplasts. Agric. Food Chem, 68, 11, 3382–3389 (2020), DOI.
Gu, JQ; Chen, X; Wang, YF; Wang, LH; Szlavecz, K; Ma, YN; Ji, R (2020) Bioaccumulation, physiological distribution, and biotransformation of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in the geophagous earthworm Metaphire guillelmi – Hint for detoxification strategy. Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol 388 (2020), DOI.
Tian, LY; Zhang, HL; Zhao, XP; Gu, XY; White, JC; Zhao, LJ; Ji, R (2020) CdS nanoparticles in soil induce metabolic reprogramming in broad bean (Vicia faba) roots and leaves. Environ. Sci. Nano7: 93-104, DOI.
Yi-Xuan Wang, Wen-Qiang Li, Han-Qing Zhao, Jun-Cheng Han, Xiao-Cheng Liu, Chuan-Shu He, Yang Mu. (2020) Active N dopant states of electrodes regulate extracellular electron transfer of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 for bioelectricity generation: Experimental and theoretical investigations. Biosensor & Bioelectrocs. 160, 112231, DOI.
Yi-Xuan Wang, Chuan-Shu He, Wen-Qiang Li, Wen-Ming Zong, Zheng-Hao Li, Li Yuan, Gong-Ming Wang, Yang Mu. (2020) High power generation in mixed-culture microbial fuel cells with corncob-derived three-dimensional N-doped bioanodes and the impact of N dopant states. Chemical Engineering Journal. 399, 125848, DOI.
Xiaodan Ma, Bin Liang*, Mengyuan Qi, Hui Yun, Ke Shi, Zhiling Li, Yuanqiang Guo, Peisheng Yan, Shuangjiang Liu, Aijie Wang. (2020) A novel pathway for chloramphenicol catabolism in the activated sludge bacterial isolate Sphingobium CAP-1. Environmental Science & Technology, 54, 12, 7591–7600 (2020), DOI.
Yi-Xuan Wang, Wen-Qiang Li, Chuan-Shu He*, Guan-Nan Zhou, Hou-Yun Yang, Jun-Cheng Han, Shi-Qi Huang, Yang Mu*. (2020) Enhancement of microbial extracellular electron transfer with poultry feather wastes-derived N-doped carbon electrode, Journal of Cleaner Production, 271: 122012. DOI
Amanda Prado, Carlos A. Ramírez-Vargas, Carlos Arias, Abraham Esteve-Núñez (2020), Novel bioelectrochemical strategies for domesticating the electron flow in constructed wetlands. Science of the Total Environment, 735, 139522, DOI.
Riccardo Perri, Boris A. Kolvenbach and Philippe F. X. Corvini (2020) Subsistence and complexity of antimicrobial resistance on a community-wide level. Environmental Microbiology 22(7), 2463–2468 DOI.
Jia X., Wang W., Yao Y., He Y., Corvini P.F.X., Ji R. (2020), Fate of 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol in soil under different redox conditions, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 104 707-713. DOI
Yao Y., Wang B., He Y., Wang L., Corvini P.F.X., Ji R. (2020), Fate of 4-bromodiphenyl ether (BDE3) in soil and the effects of co-existed copper, Environmental Pollution, 261: DOI
Jia X., He Y., Corvini P.F.X., Ji R. (2020), Transformation of catechol coupled to redox alteration of humic acids and the effects of Cu and Fe cations, Science of the Total Environment, 725: DOI
Yao Y., Wang L., Corvini P.F.X., Ji R. (2020), Accumulation and transformation of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabrominated diphenyl ether (BDE47) by the earthworm Metaphire vulgaris in soil, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 104: 701-706. DOI
Yao Y., Zhou Y., Wang W., Zhou D., Wang L., Corvini P.F.X., Ji R. (2020), Fate of lower-brominated diphenyl ethers (LBDEs) in a red soil – Application of ¹⁴C-labelling, Science of the Total Environment, 721: DOI
Aulenta F, Tucci M, Cruz Viggi C, Dolfing J, Head IM, Rotaru A-E. (2020). An underappreciated DIET for anaerobic petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities. Microbial Biotechnology, DOI
Prado, Α. Berenguer, A. Berná, A. Esteve-Núñez (2020), Simultaneous characterization of porous and non-porous electrodes in microbial electrochemical systems, Methods X, 7: 101021, DOI.
Amanda Prado, Carlos A. Ramírez-Vargas, Carlos A. Arias, Abraham Esteve-Núñez (2020), Novel bioelectrochemical strategies for domesticating the electron flow in constructed wetlands, Science of The Total Environment, 735: 139522, DOI.
Zeppilli, M., Matturro, B., Dell’Armi, E., Cristiani, L., Papini, M.P., Rossetti, S., Majone, M. 2020. Reductive/oxidative sequential bioelectrochemical process for Perchloroethylene (PCE) removal: effect of the applied reductive potential and microbial community characterization. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 104657, DOI.
Wang, Y., Shan, J., Zhao, Y., Li, F., Corvini, P. F-X, Ji, R., (2020) Degradation and transformation on nitrated nonylphenol isomers in activated sludge under nitrifying and heterotrophic conditions, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 393, 122438, DOI.
Acosta, N., Sakarika, M., Kerckhof, F.-M., Law, C.K.Y., De Crieze, J., Rabaey, K. (2020) Microbial protein production production from methane via electrochemical biogas upgrading, Chemical Engineering J., 391, 123625, DOI.
Law, C., De Henau, R., De Vrieze, J. (2020) Feedstock thermal pretreatment selectively steers process stability during the anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 104, 3675–3686, DOI.

2021

Ceballos-Escalera, A., Pous, N., Chiluiza-Ramos, P., Korth, B., Harnisch, F., Bañeras, Ll., Balaguer, M.D., Puig, S. (2021). Electro-bioremediation of nitrate and arsenite polluted groundwater. Water Research, 190, 116748, DOI

Conference Presentations

ELECTRA partners have participated in several conferences by giving a number of keynote and plenary lectures:

Ke Zhuang, Valentina Lombardo, Boris Kolvenbach, Patrick Shahgaldian, Jiandong Jiang, Philippe Corvini. “3D-bioprinting for the design of artificial microbial biofilms – An application case to the removal of the linuron herbicide”. Symposium on 3D Printing for Life Sciences 2019 (Muttenz, 2 July 2019).
KEYNOTE: Puig, S. “Niches for Electro bioremediation of contaminated waters”. International society for microbial electrochemistry and technology: International Meeting (ISMET 7). 7-10 October 2019. Okinawa, Japan.
Korneel Rabaey, “Scaled up, high rate production and extraction of volatile fatty acids from CO2 and electricity”, International society for microbial electrochemistry and technology: International Meeting (ISMET 7). 7-10 October 2019. Okinawa, Japan
Petroula Seridou, Nicolas Kalogerakis. “Environmental applications of air/ozone nanobubbles”, ICEEM10, Iasi, Romania, Sept 18-21, 2019
KEYNOTE: Abraham Esteve-Núñez. “METlands for wastewater treatment”. Northwest China Water Environment Young Scholars Forum. Xi’an (China) 25 May 2019.
KEYNOTE: Philippe Corvini, “Bacteria feeding on antibiotics – eating the poisonous”. 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes- BIOREMID 2019, Porto, Portugal (24-25 Nov 2019).
KEYNOTE: Federico Aulenta (2019) “Novel electrobioremediation strategies for cleaning up sediments contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons”. 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes- BIOREMID 2019, Porto, Portugal (24-25 Nov 2019).
KEYNOTE: Philippe Corvini, “Bacteria feeding on antibiotics – eating the poisonous”. ISPTS-2019, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (Oct 25-28, 2019)
Opening Lecture: Jiandong Jiang. The IUPAC2019 GHENT (Crop Protection Chemistry), Advances in pesticides biodegradation and metabolism: Mechanisms, applications and regulatory issues. 19-24 May 2019, Ghent Belgium. Microbial catabolism of chemical pesticides: the mechanism and its potential application.
Longxue Jiang, Yujie He*, Rong Ji, Degradation and transformation of sulfamethoxazole in wetland sediment under different redox conditions, The 10th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry, Tianjin, 15th-19th August, 2019
Wenji Wang, Yujie He*, Rong Ji, Effect of plant presence on the fate of sulfamethoxazole in wetland sediment, The 10th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry, Tianjin, 15th-19th August, 2019
Xisheng Wang, Yujie He*, Rong Ji, Transformation of tetrabromobisphenol A-bound residues in a electrokinetic system, The 10th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry, Tianjin, 15th-19th August, 2019
Xiaoming Yun, Yujie He*, Rong Ji, Fate and Stability of Earthworm-bound Residues of Phenolic Endocrine Disruptors in Soil, The 10th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry, Tianjin, 15th-19th August, 2019
Aulenta F (2019) “Novel electrobioremediation strategies for cleaning up sediments contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons”. 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes – BIOREMID 2019, Porto (Portugal) 24-25 October 2019. Invited presentation.
Aulenta F (2019) ” Electric currents power petroleum hydrocarbons bioremediation in contaminated sediments”. European Fuel Cell Conference & Exhibition, Napoli (Italy) 9-11 November 2019. Invited presentation.
KEYNOTE: Puig, S. Niches for Electro bioremediation of contaminated waters. Conference 7th International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology conference (ISMET7-2019). 7th-11th October 2019 in Okinawa (Japan).
KEYNOTE: Puig, S. Electro bioremediation of contaminated waters. Conference Technology Innovation for Sustainable Water. 3th-6th September 2019 in Daegu (Korea).
Osset-Álvarez, M., Pous, N., Colprim, J., Bañeras, L., Balaguer, M.D., Puig, S., “Which nitrogen dynamics are behind anoxic ammonium removal in a bioelectrochemical system?” XI International Symposium on Environmental Engineering (SIDISA2020) to be held on 30th June – 3rd July 2020 in Turin (Italy).
Yujie He, Wenji Wang, Rong Ji. Fate of sulfamethoxazole in wetland sediment and the effect of plant presence (online), Wageningen, the Netherlands, June 3-4, 2020.
Esteve-Núñez, A. Webinar. From wastewater to new bioeconomy values using innovative bio-based solutions. KETBIO webinar. 24 March 2020.
Esteve-Núñez, A. Webinar. KETBIO 5th KETBIO Online Marketplace – Meet the European biotech community. 21 August 2020
Tucci M, Cruz Viggi C, Tomei P, Matturro B, Crognale S, Pietrini I, Rossetti S, Aulenta F. (2020) All-in-one: removal of oxidizable (hydrocarbons) and reducible (sulfate) contaminants from contaminated groundwater in a single bioelectrochemical reactor. In Proceedings of: 71^st International Society for Electrochemistry (ISE) (On-line meeting), Belgrade, Serbia, 2-3 September
PLENARY: Nicolas Kalogerakis “Ecosystem and Engineering process applications of air nanobubbles”, 5th International Conference on Chemical Engineering (ICCE-2020), 28-30 October 2020, Iasi (Romania).
Dell’Armi, M.Zeppilli, M.Majone, M. Petrangeli Papini “Studio di un processo bioelettrochimico sequenziale riduttivo/ossidativo: effetto sul sistema del cambio di soluzione di alimentazione”, RemTech – Digital Edition, 21-25 September 2020
Tucci M, Cruz Viggi C, Tomei P, Matturro B, Crognale S, Pietrini I, Rossetti S, Aulenta F. “All-in-one: removal of oxidizable (hydrocarbons) and reducible (sulfate) contaminants from contaminated groundwater in a single bioelectrochemical reactor”. In Proceedings of: 71^st International Society for Electrochemistry (ISE) (Online), Belgrade, Serbia, 2-3 September 2020.
Dell’Armi, M.Zeppilli, M.Majone, M. Petrangeli Papini, “Effects of Feeding Solution and flow rate in a sequential reductive/oxidative process for perchloroethylene (PCE) removal”, Digital ICCE 2020 – International Conference Of Chemical Engeneering 28-30 October 2020
Xiaoming Yun, Jianqiang Gu, Yujie He, Rong Ji. “The effect of earthworms on the fate of phenolic endocrine disrupters and the stability of the formed non-extractable residues in earthworms”, 11th National symposium of Analytical Toxicology, Nanjing, November 19-22, 2020
Yixuan Rao, Yujie He, Rong Ji. “The effect of plant presence on the stability of the non-extractable residues of antibiotics in sediment”, 8th National symposium of Sediment Environment and Pollution Control, Nanjing, November 6-8, 2020
Xiaoming Yun, Yujie He, Jun Luo, Rong Ji. “The effect of radial oxygen loss (ROL) from root surface on the fate of Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in sediments”, 8th National symposium of Sediment Environment and Pollution Control, Nanjing, November 6-8, 2020
Esteve Núñez, A. “10 years of technology development in electromicrobiology to reach the water market”. Innovative technologies for sustainable management of urban and industrial waste. Workshop Bio3-REMTAVARES 2020, 17-18 December 2020, (online) https://madrid.bio3project.es/workshop2020/.
da Costa, L.C., Lehmann, M.F., Keiser, R., Lenz, M. (2021). “Antimony remediation in contaminated Swiss shooting-range soils”. Eurosoil. 23 – 27, Geneva, Switzerland, August 2021.