Understanding of (bio)geochemical processes which control chromium release, speciation and isotopic fractionation in ultramafic environments impacted by mining activities Ultramafic systems are often synonym with high chromium (Cr) content in [ … ]

Experimental analysis and modeling aspects of the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil slurry bioreactors Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soils are a great environmental and public health concern nowadays. [ … ]

Novel Bioremediation Processes for Treatment of Seleniferous Soils and Sediment The aim of this Ph.D. was to develop a technology for the remediation of seleniferous soils/sediments and to explore microbial [ … ]

Microalgal biofilms for nutrient removal from industrial wastewater The aim of this Ph.D. research was to develop a bench scale microalgae biofilm technology for phosphorus rich effluents toward the production [ … ]

Different approaches to enhance the biogas production from the anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic materials Biogas production via anaerobic digestion (AD) is a long-standing renewable technology and a continuously growing bioprocess [ … ]

Nitrate removal and Fe(III) recovery through Fe(II)-driven denitrification with different microbial cultures Ferrous iron mediated autotrophic denitrification is an innovative bioprocess for nitrate removal, simultaneously with iron oxidation in wastewaters. [ … ]

Anaerobic treatment of mine wastewater for the removal of selenate and its co-contaminants This research aimed at addressing the effect of wastewater characteristics (i.e. co-contaminants, heavy metals and pH) on [ … ]