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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
GENOCOV stands for Group of biological treatment and of liquid and gaseous effluents, nutrient removal, and odors and Volatile Organic Compounds. The group is a research group from the Chemical Engineering Department at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. GENOCOV, whose principal investigator is Prof. Francisco Javier Lafuente, has been active over the last 25 years in understanding the biological processes for the treatment of urban and industrial water and gaseous effluents, with special emphasis on monitoring, modelling and control of such complex biological systems.
The quality of the research group can be measured at first sight through several quality indices such as several EU projects and projects funded by the Spanish Government. With respect to publications, in the last 5 years the group has more than 70 peer-reviewed international journals publications as well as an important participation in international conferences.
The group consists nowadays of seven senior researchers: Francisco Javier Lafuente Javier Sancho (professor and head of the group), Juan Antonio Baeza Labat, Julian Carrera Muyo, David Gabriel Buguña, Albert Guisasola Canudas, Julio Perez Cañestro, María Eugenia Suárez Ojeda, in addition to around 15 active researchers (including postdocs, PhD students and lab technicians).
Directed by:
David Gabriel Buguña
Research lines
- Research lines:
- Urban and industrial wastewater treatment in a circular economy scenario
- Recovery of volatile fatty acids, long-chain carboxylic acids and biopolymers as polyhydroxyalkanoates
- The combination of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal with phosphorus recovery as chemical added-value compounds (struvite and vivianite)
- To recover nutrients such as ammonium and sulfur from wastewaters through bioelectrochemical systems
- Developing an energy-producer urban WWTP by implementing autotrophic nitrogen removal and the use of bioelectrochemical systems for hydrogen production
- Treatment of high-strength wastewaters contaminated with toxic or recalcitrant compounds and nutrients by using advanced biological treatments (granular biomass) and the combination of chemical oxidation with biological processes.
- Decision Support Systems for the evaluation of different WWTP configurations
- Development of sensing platforms. Development of automated devices for real-time monitoring of chemicals involved in gas and water biological treatment processes towards the use of remote automated systems in a miniaturized fashion
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Juan Antonio Baeza Labat
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering
- Grup de Tractament Biologic i Valorització d'efluents Liquids i Gasosos. Eliminació de Nutrients, Olors i compostos organics Volatils. GENOCOV
Person: Professor (non-goverment employee), Assignment to research
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Julian Carrera Muyo
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering
- Grup de Tractament Biologic i Valorització d'efluents Liquids i Gasosos. Eliminació de Nutrients, Olors i compostos organics Volatils. GENOCOV
Person: Professor (non-goverment employee), Assignment to research
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Cierre de ciclos hacia la sostenibilidad local en la agricultura: producción de biofertilizantes enriquecidos en nutrientes y enmiendas orgánicas con propiedades biopesticidas y bioestimulantes (FertiLab)
Sanchez Ferrer, A. (Principal Investigator), Artola Casacuberta, A. (Investigator), Baeza Labat, J. A. (Investigator), Barrena Gomez, R. (Investigator), Gea Leiva, M. T. (Investigator), Font Segura, X. (Investigator), Sala Marti, A. (Collaborator) & Molina Peñate, E. (Collaborator)
1/12/22 → 30/11/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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BINAFET: Agricultura integrada en edificios para una transición ecológica efectiva (BINAFET): -recursos locales
Gabarrell Durany, X. (Principal Investigator), Villalba Mendez, G. (Investigator), Rovira Val, M. R. (Investigator), Guisasola Canudas, A. (Investigator), Talens Peiro, L. (Investigator), Slof, J. (Investigator), Toboso Chavero, S. (Investigator), Maiza Pavez, M. V. (Collaborator), Estruch Puig, C. (Collaborator), Rufi Salis, M. (Collaborator), Pena , A. M. (Collaborator), Arcas Pilz, V. (Collaborator), Stringari ., G. (Collaborator), Molins Cabaní, S. (Collaborator), Tonini ., P. (Collaborator), Manosalva, J. A. (Collaborator), Baeza Labat, J. A. (Collaborator) & Petit Boix, A. (Collaborator)
1/12/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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ORGANIC MATTER AND NITROGEN VALORISATION ON SIDESTREAM OF AN URBAN WWTP
Carrera Muyo, J. (Principal Investigator), Perez Cañestro, J. O. (Investigator), Suarez Ojeda, M. E. (Investigator), Olmo i Cerdà, L. (Collaborator), Isern Cazorla, L. (Collaborator), Ospina Mora, D. C. (Collaborator), Laureni, M. (Collaborator) & Vazquez Fernandez, A. (Collaborator)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Amperometric Inkjet-Printed Thyroxine Sensor Based on Customized Graphene and Tunned Cyclodextrins as the Preconcentration Element
Ortiz-Aguayo, M. J., Paré, F., Gabriel, G. & Baeza Labat, M. D. M., 22 Feb 2024, In: Nanomaterials. 14, 5, 403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Continuous high-purity bioelectrochemical nitrogen recovery from high N-loaded wastewaters
Ul Kausar, Z., Sulonen, M., Baeza Labat, J. A. & Guisasola, A., Aug 2024, In: Bioelectrochemistry. 158, 108707.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
El "biochar" i el seu ús en la producció d'energia renovable a partir de residus
Translated title of the contribution :The use of biochar in the production of renewable energy from waste Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Dissemination
Open Access
Datasets
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Dataset: Development and optimization of a bioelectrochemical system for ammonium recovery from wastewater as fertilizer
Losantos, D. (Creator), Aliaguilla, M. (Creator), Molognoni, D. (Creator), González, M. (Creator), Bosch-Jimenez, P. (Creator), Guisasola Canudas, A. (Creator) & Borràs, E. (Creator), Zenodo, 22 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6882123, https://zenodo.org/record/6882123
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Student theses
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Desarrollo de técnicas titrimétricas para la monitorización de procesos.
Marcelino Represas, M. (Author)Guisasola Canudas, A. (Director) & Baeza Labat, J. A. (Director), 1 Jun 2006Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
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Eliminació de contaminants gasosos en un sistema d'absorció jet-venturi
Gamisans Noguera, X. (Author), Lafuente Sancho, F. J. (Director) & Sarrà Adroguer, M. (Director), 20 Jul 2001Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Integrated assessment of long-term sulfidogenesis in UASB reactors using crude glycerol as carbon source
Fernandez Palacios, E. (Author)Mora Garrido, M. I. (Director) & Gabriel Buguña, D. (Director), 22 Sept 2020Student thesis: Doctoral thesis