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David Gabriel Buguña (Barcelona, 1971) scientific career began in 1994 when joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Autonomous University of Barcelona as assistant professor after having completed a degree in Industrial Chemistry. His PhD thesis was developed in the field of monitoring and control of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) using deterministic models, and was successfully defended in July 2000. Between April 2001 and September 2002, he joined the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, as postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Professor Marc A. Deshusses. Research at UCR focused on the study of the feasibility of redesigning industrial-scale chemical absorption towers to be used as biotrickling filters for treating gaseous effluents of WWTPs. In September 2002, he went back to GENOCOV-UAB and started up, in collaboration with Dr. Javier Lafuente (GENOCOV), a new research line in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UAB focused on the design, characterization, monitoring and control of bioreactors for the treatment of volatile organic compounds, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide present in gaseous emissions. This research was also unprecedented at UAB and practically a national pioneer. In 2005 he became Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UAB. In 2019, he became Professor in Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering at UAB.
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., Programa de Biotecnología, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 31 Jul 2000
Masters, Magíster en Biotecnología, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 14 Jul 1996
Degree, Ciencias Químicas (esp. Química Industrial), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 30 Jun 1994
External positions
Profesor Lector, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
1 Jan 2003 → 31 Aug 2004
Visitante postdoctoral, University of California, Riverside
1 Apr 2001 → 30 Sept 2002
Profesor Ayudante 2ª etapa (LRU), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
1 Oct 2000 → 30 Sept 2003
Profesor Ayudante 1ª etapa (LRU), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
1 Oct 1998 → 30 Sept 2000
Profesor Ayudante Y3 (LRU), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
1 Oct 1994 → 30 Sept 1998
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DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF H2-DRIVEN BIOREACTORS AND ADVANCED MONITORING TOOLS FOR THE VALORIZATION OF C AND S FROM LIQUID AND GASEOUS STREAMS
Gabriel Buguña, D., Baeza Labat, M. M., Lafuente Sancho, F. J. & Fachal Suarez, M.
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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VIVALDI: innoVative bIo-based chains for CO2 VALorisation as aDded-value organIc acids’
Guisasola Canudas, A., Ferrer Alegre, P., Baeza Labat, J. A., Gabriel Buguña, D., Baeza Labat, M. M., Montesinos Segui, J. L., Valero Barranco, F., Albiol Sala, J., Sulonen ., M. L. K., Ul Kausar, Z., Vázquez Pereira, E., Avila Cabre, S., Vazquez Lima, F., GALEANO LOPEZ, M. B., Lema, J. M., F. Vega, L., Dubois, J. L. & Covaleda Cortes, G.
1/06/21 → 31/05/25
Project: International research project
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LIFE-NIMBUS: Non-IMpact BUS: Demonstration of a biological methanation plant for sustainable urban transport – LIFE NIMBUS
Guisasola Canudas, A., Baeza Labat, J. A., Gabriel Buguña, D., María, D. M. B. & Guerrero Sodric, O.
1/09/20 → 30/11/23
Project: International research project
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RECYCLES: Recovering carbon from contaminated matrices by exploiting the nitrogen and sulphur cicles (RECYCLES)
Gabriel Buguña, D., Fernandez Palacios, E., Gonzalez Ale, D., Sanchez Peña, P., Valdes Martin, E., Baeza Labat, M. M., Fachal Suarez, M., Aroca Arcaya, G. E., Fernández Pizarro, C. L., Martínez Ruano, J. A., Maureira Aranda, D. E. & Yuan, Q.
1/01/20 → 30/06/25
Project: International research project
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OPTIMIZACION DEL PROCESO DE TRATAMIENTO DE GASES DE COMBUSTION EN BIOLAVADORES MULTIETAPA ORIENTADO HACIA LA RECUPERACION DE AZUFRE
Gabriel Buguña, D., Fernandez Palacios, E., Gonzalez Ale, D., Baeza Labat, M. M., Lafuente Sancho, F. J., Cueto Ferreira, D. C., Valdés, È. & Zhou, X.
1/01/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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The effect of slime accumulated in a long-term operating UASB using crude glycerol to treat S-rich wastewater
Zhou, X., Fernández-Palacios, E., Dorado, A. D., Lafuente, J., Gamisans, X. & Gabriel Buguña, D., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Sciences. 135, p. 353-366 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Assessing main process mechanism and rates of sulfate reduction by granular biomass fed with glycerol under sulfidogenic conditions
Zhou, X., Fernández-Palacios, E., Dorado, A. D., Gamisans, X. & Gabriel, D., 1 Jan 2022, In: Chemosphere. 286, Pt 1, 11 p., 131649.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Graphene functionalization with metallic Pt nanoparticles: A path to cost-efficient H2 production in microbial electrolysis cells
Sánchez-Peña, P., Rodriguez, J., Gabriel, D., Baeza, J. A., Guisasola, A. & Baeza, M., 22 Apr 2022, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47, 34, p. 15397-15409 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Long-term effects of mineral precipitation on process performance, granules' morphology and microbial community in anammox granular sludge
Polizzi, C., Lotti, T., Ricoveri, A., Campo, R., Vannini, C., Ramazzotti, M., Gabriel, D. & Munz, G., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 10, 1, 10 p., 107002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mechanistic modeling of glycerol fermenting and sulfate-reducing processes by granular sludge under sulfidogenic conditions
Gabriel Buguña, D., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 10, 3, p. 107937 12 p., 107937.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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