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, I.M., Rotaru, A., 2020. An underappreciated DIET for anaerobic petroleum hydrocarbon‐degrading microbial communities. Microb. Biotechnol. 1751-7915.13654. 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
Xu H; Zhu, SC; Zhang, WH; Ji R (2021) Advances in biodegradation of sulfonamides antibiotics in aerobic activated sludge system. Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 37(10), 3459-3474. DOI – OPEN ACCESS
He, YJ; Zhou, KP; Rao, YX; Ji R (2021) Environmental risks of antibiotics in soil and the related bioremediation technologies. Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 37(10):3487-3504. DOI – OPEN ACCESS
Wang, YF; Tiang, LL; Wang, LH; Yan, XY; Shan, J; Ji, R (2021) Degradation, transformation, and non-extractable residue formation of nitrated nonylphenol isomers in an oxic soil. Environmental Pollution, 289, 117880. (1) DOI
Liu, YH; Li, JR; Guo, RX; Ji, R; Chen, JQ (2021) Influence of Tubificidae limnodrilus and electron acceptors on the environmental fate of BDE-47 in sediments by 14C-labelling. Environmental Pollution, 288, 117737. (2) DOI
He, YJ; Zhang, L; Jiang LX; Wagner, T; Sutton, NB; Ji, R; Langenhoff, AAM (2021) Improving removal of antibiotics in constructed wetland treatment systems based on key design and operational parameters: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 407: 124386. (1) DOI
Hai-Zhen Zhu, Min-Zhi Jiang, Nan Zhou, Cheng-Ying Jiang, Shuang-Jiang Liu. 2021. Submerged macrophytes recruit unique microbial communities and drive functional zonation in an aquatic system. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2021 Sep 14. DOI
Meng-Ru Wu, Ting-Ting Hou, Ying Liu, Li-Li Miao, Guo-Min Ai, Lan Ma, Hai-Zhen Zhu, Ya-Xin Zhu, Xi-Yan Gao, Craig W. Herbold, Michael Wagner, De-Feng Li , Zhi-Pei Liu and Shuang-Jiang Liu Novel Alcaligenes ammonioxydans sp. nov. from wastewater treatment sludge oxidizes ammonia to N2 with a previously unknown pathway. Environ. Microbiol. (2021) DOI
Mengyuan Qi, Bin Liang, Long Zhang, Xiaodan Ma, Lei Yan, Wenchen Dong, Deyong Kong, Liying Zhang, Haizhen Zhu, Shu-Hong Gao, Jiandong Jiang, Shuang-Jiang Liu, Philippe F.-X. CorviniPhilippe F.-X. Corvini and Aijie Wang 2021. Microbial Interactions Drive the Complete Catabolism of the Antibiotic Sulfamethoxazole in Activated Sludge Microbiomes. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI
Liu Shuang-Jiang, Ji Rong, Philippe François-Xavier Corvini, Korneel Rabaey. Environmental scientists & microbiologists from China & EU: take the responsibility to cherish the Earth homeland. Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 2021, 37(10): 3401-3404. DOI (in Chinese). OPEN ACCESS
Liu Shuang-Jiang, Philippe François-Xavier Corvini, Rabaey Korneel. ELECTRA: electricity-driven low energy and chemical input technology for accelerated bioremediation. Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 2021, 37(10): 3405-3410. DOI (in Chinese). OPEN ACCESS
Zheng Meilin, Zhao Yinghao, Miao Lili, Gao Xiyan, Liu Zhipei. Advances in bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contaminated soil. Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 2021, 37(10): 3535-3548. DOI (in Chinese). OPEN ACCESS
Ke Zhuang, Obamwonyi Osagie, Kolvenbach Boris, Ji Rong, Liu Shuang-Jiang, Jiang Jiandong, Philippe François-Xavier Corvini. Insights into the applications of 3D bioprinting for bioremediation technologies. Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 2021, 37(10): 3475-3486. DOI – OPEN ACCESS
Jing, Y., Krauss, M., Zschieschang, S., Nowak, K. M., Miltner, A., Butkovskyi, A., Eggen, T., Kästner, M. (2021). Super absorbent polymer as supplement substrate of constructed wetlands to retain pesticides from agricultural runoff. Water Research 207, 117776. – OPEN ACCESS.
Wang, X., Prévoteau, A., Rabaey, K., 2021. Impact of Periodic Polarization on Groundwater Denitrification in Bioelectrochemical Systems. Environ. Sci. Technol. 55, 15371–15379. DOI – OPEN ACCESS.
Tucci, M., Carolina, C.V., Resitano, M., Matturro, B., Crognale, S., Pietrini, I., Rossetti, S., Harnisch, F., Aulenta, F., 2021. Simultaneous removal of hydrocarbons and sulfate from groundwater using a “bioelectric well.” Electrochim. Acta 388, 138636. DOI
Tucci, M., Cruz Viggi, C., Esteve Núñez, A., Schievano, A., Rabaey, K., Aulenta, F., 2021. Empowering electroactive microorganisms for soil remediation: Challenges in the bioelectrochemical removal of petroleum hydrocarbons. Chem. Eng. J. 419, 130008. DOI – OPEN ACCESS.
Firrincieli, A., Negroni, A., Zanaroli, G., Cappelletti, M., 2021. Unraveling the metabolic potential of asgardarchaeota in a sediment from the mediterranean hydrocarbon-contaminated water basin mar piccolo (Taranto, italy). Microorganisms, 9 (4), art. no. 859. DOI – OPEN ACCESS
Peñacoba-Antona L, Senán-Salinas J, Aguirre-Sierra A, Letón P, Salas JJ, García-Calvo E and Esteve-Núñez A (2021) Assessing METland® Design and Performance Through LCA: Techno-Environmental Study With Multifunctional Unit Perspective. Front. Microbiol. 12:652173. DOI – OPEN ACCESS

2022

Ceballos-Escalera, A., Pous, N., Balaguer, M.D., Puig, S. (2022). Electrochemical water softening as pretreatment for nitrate electro bioremediation. Science of the Total Environment, 806, 105433. DOI – OPEN ACCESS.
Botti, A., Pous, N., Cheng, H.-Y., Colprim, J., Zanaroli, G., Puig, S. (2023) Electrifying secondary settlers to enhance nitrogen and pathogens removals, Chemical Engineering Journal, 451, art. no. 138949. DOI: DOI
Gao, R., Mosquera-Romero, S., Ntagia, E., Wang, X., Rabaey, K., & Bonin, L. (2022). Review—Electrochemical Separation of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in Wastewater. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169(3), 033505. DOI
Cindy Ka Y Law, Kankana Kundu, Luiza Bonin, Lorena Peñacoba-Antona, Eduardo Bolea-Fernandez, Frank Vanhaecke, Korneel Rabaey, Abraham Esteve-Núñez, Bart De Gusseme, Nico Boon,(2022) Electrochemically assisted production of biogenic palladium nanoparticles for the catalytic removal of micropollutants in wastewater treatment plants effluent, Journal of Environmental Sciences, DOI.
Jingmiao Fu, Yaqian Zhao, Qi Yao, Olivia Addo-Bankas, Bin Ji, Yujie Yuan, Ting Wei, Abraham Esteve-Núñez, (2022) A review on antibiotics removal: Leveraging the combination of grey and green techniques, Science of The Total Environment, 838, 156427, DOI.
Zhou, Y; Jiang, BQ; Wang, SF; Sun, FF*; Ji, R (2022) Effect of Cu²⁺ on the laccase-induced formation of non-extractable residues of tetrabromobisphenol A in humic acids. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2022, DOI
Su, Y; Wang, B; Tong, X; Peng, SC; Liu, SJ; Xing, BS; Ji, R* (2022) Steam disinfection enhances bioaccessibility of metallic nanoparticles in nano-enabled silicone-rubber baby bottle teats, pacifiers, and teethers. Environ. Sci. DOI
Zhou, Y; Sun, FF; Wu, X; Cao, SQ; Guo, XR; Wang, QL; Wang, YF; Ji, R* (2022) Formation and nature of non-extractable residues of emerging organic contaminants in humic acids catalyzed by laccase. Total Environ. 829: 154300. (2)
Wu, X; Yao, Y; Wang, LH; Zhou, DS; Sun, FF*; Chen, JQ; Corvini, PFX; Ji, R* (2022) Synthesis of typical sulfonamide antibiotics with [14C]- and [13C]-labelling on phenyl ring for environmental studies. Sci. Eur. 34: 23.
Su, Y; Hu, X;Tang, HJ; Lu, K; Li, HM; Liu, SJ; Xing, BS*; Ji, R* (2022) Steam disinfection releases micro(nano)plastics from silicone-rubber baby teats as examined by optical photothermal infrared microspectroscopy. Nature Nanotechnol. 17: 76-85.
Rao, YX; Wang, B; He, YJ*; Ji, R (2022) Fate and non-extractable residues of antibiotics in soil, Environmental Chemistry 41, 549-560.
Yuying Jing, Anja Miltner, Trine Eggen, Matthias Kästner, Karolina M. Nowak (2022) Microcosm test for pesticide fate assessment in planted water filters: 13C,15N-labeled glyphosate as an example, Water Research, 226, 119211, DOI

Keynote and Plenary Conference Presentations

Electra partners have been invited to and participated in several international conferences and gave a number of keynote and plenary lectures:

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.
KEYNOTE: 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
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)
PLENARY: 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.
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).
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).
INVITED: Esteve-Núñez, A. Metland, from fundamental bioelectrochemistry to the real world. SPP2440 e-Biotech Summer School 2022. Technical University Hamburg. Hamburg, Germany. 1/09/2022
KEYNOTE: Esteve Núñez, Abraham. Bioelectrochemical Systems Scale-Up from nm to m³. MEEP 2022 – Special Symposium on Microbial, Enzymatic & Bio-Photovoltaic Electrochemical Reactors, Fuel Cells and Electrolyser Systems. Lucerne, Switzerland (06/07/2022 – 07/07/2022).
PLENARY: Esteve Núñez, Abraham. Electrobioremediation, a new player in the water sector: case studies. 8th European Bioremediation Conference -EBCVIII. Chania, Crete, Greece. (12/06/2022 – 17/06/2022).
KEYNOTE: Esteve-Núñez, A. H2020 ELECTRA. Electricity driven Low Energy and Chemical input Technology foR Accelerated bioremediation. Life Clean Up – Networking Days. Online. 1/06/2022
KEYNOTE: Esteve Núñez, Abraham. Microbial Electrochemical Technologies (MET) already grew up to play a promising role in the water sector: case studies. XXVII International symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics. Antwerpen, Belgium. (03/04/2022 – 07/04/2022).
KEYNOTE: Rong Ji, Formation and stability of non-extractable residues (NER) of emerging organic pollutants in soil, The 11th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry, Harbin, July 25-29, 2022

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.
Victor Misev, Vinzenz Müller, Christoph Hugi. Life cycle assessment and cost effectiveness analysis of bio-electrochemical remediation technologies, ICEEM 11, 9. September 2021, Basel, Switzerland
Christoph Hugi. Technology benchmarking under environmental and economic aspects, ECOMONDO, 29. October 2021, Rimini, Italy. Session ELECTROBIOREMEDIATION
Yujie He, Wenhui Wang, Wenji Zhang, Ronh Ji. Fate of sulfamethoxazole in wetland sediment and the effect of plant presence, The 32nd Chinese Chemical Society congress, Zhuhai, April 19-22, 2021.
Firrincieli Andrea, Zanaroli Giulio, Cappelletti Martina. Metagenomic analysis of dehalogenating microorganisms from a polychlorobiphenyl (PCB) contaminated sediment in Mar Piccolo (Taranto, Italy). DehaloCon III – Third International Conference on Anaerobic Biological Dehalogenation – September 27 – 30, Rome (Italy)
Da Costa, Lara; Lehmann, M.F.; Keiser, R; Alewell, C; Lenz, M. (2021). “ Using redox-stat bioreactors to elucidate mechanisms of Sb mobilization in contaminated shooting range soils ”, Goldschmidt, Lyon, France, 4 – 9 July 2021.
Ceballos-Escalera, A., Pous, N., Balaguer, M.D., Puig, S. Combined electrochemical water softening and nitrate electro bioremediation. 5th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (EU-ISMET). Girona (Spain). 13th-15th September 2021.
Ceballos-Escalera, A., Pous, N., Chiluiza-Ramos, P., Korth, B., Harnisch, F., Bañeras, L., Balaguer, M.D. and Puig, S. Simultaneous treatment of nitrate and arsenite polluted groundwater using a bioelectrochemical reactor. 5th EU ISMET Meeting. 7th-9th October 2020. Online.
Ceballos-Escalera, A., Pous, N., Balaguer, M.D. and Puig, S. Combined electrochemical water softening and nitrate electro bioremediation. 11th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management. 8th-10th September 2021. Muttenz (Switzerland).
Aggelopoulou, V., K. Funtrilakis, E. Syranidou, N. Kalogerakis (2021): Soil and endophytic bacteria as a tool for remediation of Sb (iii) polluted soils. 11th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management. 8th-10th September 2021. Muttenz (Switzerland).
Nechanická, M; Perona-Vico, E; Havlíček, K; Pous, N; Puig, S; Dvořák, L; Bañeras, L. Development and application of conductive nanomaterials for bioelectrochemical denitrification. 5th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (EU-ISMET). Girona (Spain). 13th-15th September 2021. ORAL PRESENTATION.
Pous, N., Ceballos-Escalera, A., Wang, X., Balaguer, M.D., Cheng H.-Y., Rabaey, K., Puig, S. Microbial electro-remediation of nitrate and arsenite in groundwater. 5th Asia-Pacific International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Conference (AP-ISMET). 16th-18th July 2021. Harbin (Xina) – Online. ORAL PRESENTATION.
Wang, X., Pous, N., Puig, S., Rabaey, K. Bioelectrochemical nitrate removal: Impact of periodic polarization. 5th Asia-Pacific International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Conference (AP-ISMET). 16th-18th July 2021. Harbin (Xina) – Online.
Osset-Álvarez, M., Pous, N., Bañeras, L., Balaguer, M.D., Puig, S. Unveiling the pathways for anoxic ammonium removal in a nitrifying bioelectrochemical system. 5th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (EU-ISMET). Girona (Spain). 13th-15th September 2021.
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 – SIDISA2021. Turin (Italy). 29th June – 2nd July 2021.
UFZ group, “Effects of electrically conductive materials in constructed wetland reactors on CH4flux and the methanogenic community”, EFB 2021 – Poster
UFZ group, “Effects of using bio-electrochemical processes hydraulic conditions in PFR reactors to influence greenhouse gas emission” – WETPOL 2021 – Poster and short Presentation
UFZ group, “Effects of using bio-electrochemical processes hydraulic conditions in PFR reactors to influence greenhouse gas emission”- 5th EU-ISMET 2021, Girona (Spain).
UFZ group, “Mitigating climate change through enhanced wastewater treatment – using bio-electrochemical systems to influence greenhouse gas emission” HIGRADE Conference UFZ 2021 – Poster with Poster Pitch
PLENARY: Rita Márton, Viktória Feigl, Ildikó Fekete-Kertész, Mónika Molnár. Direct mutagenicity testing as part of the ecotoxicity test battery for the assessment complex environmental samples, 11th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management, ICEEM11, 8 – 10 September 2021 Muttenz, Switzerland.
Wang, X., Prévoteau, A., Rabaey, K., Groundwater denitrification by expanded bioelectrochemcial systems: impact of periodic polarization, 5th EU-ISMET, September 13-15, 2021, Girona, Spain
C. Cruz Viggi, M. Tucci, A. Milani, C. De Laurentiis, M. Resitano, S. Crognale, B. Matturro, S. Rossetti, F. Aulenta. Bioelectrochemical treatment of groundwater containing oxidable and reducible contaminants. 3rd International Conference on Anaerobic Biological Dehalogenation (DehaloconIII), Rome (IT), 27 – 30 September 2021
M. Tucci, M. Resitano, A. Milani. C De Laurentiis, C. Cruz Viggi, S. Crognale, B. Matturro, S. Rossetti, F. Harnisch, F. Aulenta. Simultaneous removal of oxidable and reducible contaminants from groundwater with the “bioelectric well”. 5th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (EU-ISMET). Girona (ES), 13-15 September 2021
C. Cruz Viggi, M. Tucci, B. Matturro, S. Crognale, I. Pietrini, S. Rossetti, F. Aulenta. The microbial electrochemical snorkel: a passive electrobioremediation system for enhancing hydrocarbons biodegradation in contaminated soils. 11th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM). Muttenz (CH), 8-10 September 2021.
M. Tucci, M. Resitano, A. Milani, C. Cruz Viggi, F. Aulenta. Bioremediation of toluene-contaminated groundwater with the “bioelectric well”: insights into the electrogenic biodegradation mechanisms. 72nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE). Jeju (KR), 29 August – 3 September 2021
M. Tucci, M. Resitano, A. Milani, C. Cruz Viggi, F. Aulenta. Understanding the bioelectrochemical degradation of toluene in a continuous-flow reactor. 29th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE). Mikulov (CZ), 18 – 21 April 2021
Esteve-Núñez, A. (Spanish) La tecnología METland®: depurando pequeñas aglomeraciones urbanas sin coste de energía. 9 June 2021. Webinar Aguasresiduales online https://www.aguasresiduales.info/revista/webinars/60-webinar-sobre-la-tecnologia-metland-depurando-p-eNhMu
Esteve-Núñez, A. METland® technology: wastewater treatment in small communities. Plenary conference. SmallWat21v. 17-18 June 2021 https://smallwat.org
Esteve-Núñez, A.; Esteve, R.; Jiménez Conde, M.; Peñacoba Antona, L.; López, M.; Ramírez-Vargas, C. A.; Arias, C.; Salas, J.J. Full scale operation of decentralized urban wastewater using METland® technology. 5th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology. Online. 13 Sep 2021
Esteve-Núñez, A. Performance and application cases of METLAND electroactive biofilters to eliminate organic micro-pollutants in municipal wastewater. Workshop Electrobioremediation. Organized by Ecomondo Scientific Technical Committee and H2020 project ELECTRA. 29 Oct 2021. ECOMONDO, Rimini, Italy
Peñacoba Antona, L.; Jiménez Conde, M.; Esteve-Núñez, A. .Metland® technology: a sustainable solution for a complete removal of organic pollutants and nutrients from urban wastewater. Remtavares Workshop 2021: Enhancing wastewater treatment technologies and waste valorization. 10 Dec 2021. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
Annegret Budach, “Effects of electrically conductive materials in constructed wetland reactors on CH4 flux and the methanogenic community” EFB 2021 (online)
Annegret Budach, “Effect of hydraulic conditions in PFR reactors using bio-electrochemical processes to influence greenhouse gas emission”, 9th WETPOL 2021 (online)
Annegret Budach, “Effect of hydraulic conditions in PFR reactors using bio-electrochemical processes to influence greenhouse gas emission”, 5th EU-ISMET 2021 (online)
Ceballos-Escalera, A., Pous, N., Balaguer, M, Puig, S. Nitrate electro bioremediation using electrochemical water softening as pretreatment. EFC21 – European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Conference. 15th – 17th December 2021.