WG2 – Bio-Electrochemical Systems to reduce the environmental impact of pollutants and bioresource valorisation

Bio-Electrochemical Systems to reduce the environmental impact of pollutants

The WG2 deals with the biodegradation of waste and wastewater using Bioelectrochemical Systems (BESs) technology. Furthermore, WG2 is related to surface science of BESs. This technology is able to result in environmental sustainability.

WG Description

The WG2 is related to bioremediation and surface science using BESs, leading to environmental sustainability. WG2 thematic areas are electro remediation, bioremediation, bioprocesses, electromagnetic interactions on biofilm, BESs and electrodes materials, bioresource valorization, electro-fermentation, biological interaction, water valorization for waste and wastewater.

 

aims or objectives
  • Waste and wastewater biodegradation and added-value products formation
  • Functioning
  • Microbial communities to degrade hazardous contaminants
  • Functionalized electrodes in BESs and electro-fermentation
  • Surface science

WG Members

WG Leader: Dr Argyro TSIPA

University of Cyprus – tsipa.argyro@ucy.ac.cy

 

Member Contacts
Prof Snezana MALETIC University of Novi Sad
snezana.maletic@dh.uns.ac.rs
Dr Pedro CARVALHO Aarhus University
pedro.carvalho@envs.au.dk
Prof Srđan RONČEVIĆ University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences
srdjan.roncevic@dh.uns.ac.rs
Prof Suzanne ABDUL-REDA LAES Clemenceau
lebaneselaes@gmail.com
Dr Ahmad EL-KHAROUF University of Birmingham
a.el-kharouf@bham.ac.uk
Prof Etleva HAMZARAJ University of Tirana
etleva.hamzaraj@fshn.edu.al
Prof Dhimiter DOKA dhdoka@yahoo.com
Dr Argyro TSIPA University of Cyprus
sipa.argyro@ucy.ac.cy
Dr Paola GRENNI National Research Council of Italy
grenni@irsa.cnr.it
Dr Annemiek TER HEIJNE Wageningen University and Research
Annemiek.terHeijne@wur.nl
Dr Christian VOGELSANG Norwegian Institute for Water Research
christian.vogelsang@niva.no
Dr Fatma YALCINKAYA Technical University of Liberec
fatma.yalcinkaya@tul.cz
Dr Grzegorz PASTERNAK Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
grzegorz.pasternak@pwr.edu.pl
Dr Marika KOKKO Tampere University
marika.kokko@tuni.fi
Dr Sebastia PUIG Universitat de Girona
sebastia.puig@udg.edu
Dr Catarina PAQUETE Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier
cpaquete@itqb.unl.pt
Dr Sanja JEREMIC INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
sanjajeremic@imgge.bg.ac.rs
Prof Sven KERZENMACHER University of Bremen
kerzenmacher@uni-bremen.de
Dr Szymon MALINOWSKI Lublin University of Technology
s.malinowski@pollub.pl
Prof Jaak TRUU University of Tartu
jaak.truu@ut.ee
Dr Mehmet Fatih KAYA Erciyes University
kayamehmetfatih@erciyes.edu.tr
Dr Rafael Omar TORRES MENDIETA Technical University of Liberec
Rafael.Torres@tul.cz
Dr Sónia BARBOSA University of Minho
soniabarbosa@ceb.uminho.pt
Dr Marijana KRAGULJ ISAKOVSKI Faculty of Sciences
marijana.kragulj@dh.uns.ac.rs
Prof Petros SAMARAS International Hellenic University
samaras@ihu.gr
Ms Constantina VARNAVA University of Cyprus
varnava.constantina@ucy.ac.cy
Ms Marianne HABERBAUER K1-MET
marianne.haberbauer@k1-met.com
Prof Claudio AVIGNONE ROSSA University of Surrey
c.avignone-rossa@surrey.ac.uk
Ms Nina DJUKANOVIC University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences
nina.djukanovic@dh.uns.ac.rs
Prof Jelena BELJIN University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences
jelena.beljin@dh.uns.ac.rs
Dr Anna BARRA CARACCIOLO National Research Council of Italy
barracaracciolo@irsa.cnr.it
Dr Valeria ANCONA National Research Council of Italy
valeria.ancona@ba.irsa.cnr.it
Prof Feng ZHAO Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
fzhao@iue.ac.cn
Dr Gimi RIMBU National Institute for R&D in Electrical Engineering
gimi.rimbu@icpe-ca.ro
Dr Eduard-Marius LUNGULESCU National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering
marius.lungulescu@icpe-ca.ro
Dr Carmen MATEESCU National Institute for R&D in Electrical Engineering
carmen.mateescu@icpe-ca.ro
Dr Karolina KORDEK-KHALIL Wrocław University of Science and Technology
karolina.kordek-khalil@pwr.edu.pl
Dr Luciana PEIXOTO University of Minho
luciana.peixoto@deb.uminho.pt
Ms Nicoleta NICULA National Institute for R&D in Electrical Engineering
nicoleta.nicula@icpe-ca.ro
Dr Serban STAMATIN University of Bucharest
serban.stamatin@unibuc.ro
Dr Suman BAJRACHARYA Luleå Tekniska Universitet
suman.bajracharya@ltu.se
Prof Aleš BERLEC Jožef Stefan Institute
ales.berlec@ijs.si
Prof Ales LAPANJE Jozef Stefan Institute
ales.lapanje@ijs.si
Ms Biljana RADUSIN SOPIC Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
biljana.raso@pmf.unibl.org
Prof Domenico BORELLO Università di Roma ‘La Sapienza’
domenico.borello@uniroma1.it
Mr Harald HORN Engler-Bunte-Institut
horn@kit.edu
Prof Paul CHRISTAKOPOULOS Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural resources engineering – Luleå University of Technology
paul.christakopoulos@ltu.se
Dr Marina SCIBAN University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology
msciban@uns.ac.rs
Dr Pawel KRZEMINSKI Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Pawel.Krzeminski@niva.no
Prof Volosciuc LEONID  Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection
l.volosciuc@gmail.com
Prof Vladimir TODIRASH Institute og Genetics Phisiology and Plant Protection
v.todiras@yahoo.com
Prof Ulrika ROVA Lulea University of Technology
ulrika.rova@ltu.se
Ms Linda GRINBERGA Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
linda.grinberga@llu.lv
Prof Dorota DOBROWOLSKA Forest Research Institute
d.dobrowolska@ibles.waw.pl
Dr Daniele MOLOGNONI LEITAT Technological Center
dmolognoni@leitat.org
Ms Anna SALVIAN University of SurreyDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering
a.salvian@surrey.ac.uk
Mr Panagiotis PERSIANIS UCY
ppersi01@ucy.ac.cy
Rosa Anna Nastro
rosa.nastro@uniparthenope.it

Publication

Nastro, R. A., Salvian, A., Kuppam, C., Pasquale, V., Pietrelli, A., & Rossa, C. A. (2023). Inorganic Carbon Assimilation and Electrosynthesis of Platform Chemicals in Bioelectrochemical Systems (BESs) Inoculated with Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-H4. Microorganisms, 11(3), 735.

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Publication

Tsipa, A., Varnava, C. K., Grenni, P., Ferrara, V., & Pietrelli, A. (2021). Bio-Electrochemical System Depollution Capabilities and Monitoring Applications: Models, Applicability, Advanced Bio-Based Concept for Predicting Pollutant Degradation and Microbial Growth Kinetics via Gene Regulation Modelling. Processes, 9(6), 1038.
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Publication

Paquete, C. M., Rosenbaum, M. A., Bañeras, L., Rotaru, A. E., & Puig, S. (2022). Let́s chat: communication between electroactive microorganisms. Bioresource Technology, 126705.
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Publication

Vassilev, I., Dessì, P., Puig, S. & Kokko, M. (2022). Cathodic biofilms–A prerequisite for microbial electrosynthesis. Bioresource Technology, 126788.
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Publication

Pasternak, G., de Rosset, A., Tyszkiewicz, N., Widera, B., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2022). Prevention and removal of membrane and separator biofouling in bioelectrochemical systems-a comprehensive review. Iscience, 104510.

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Abstract

Rovira-Alsina, L., Spiess, S., Haberbauer, M., Dolors Balaguer, M. and Puig, S. (2022). Design, set-up and operation of a fully-automated BES for thermophilic CO2 reduction to acetate. ISMET8.

Past events

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4. 19-21 January 2022: PHOENIX conference

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1.20 April 2021: Kick-off meeting

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  1. 26 November 2021

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2.18 June 2021