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• 2012

  Biological treatment of the organic fibre from the autoclaving of municipal solid wastes; preliminary results

  García, A., Maulini, C., Torrente, J. M., Sánchez, A., Barrena, R. & Font, X., 1 Aug 2012, In: Biosystems Engineering. 112, p. 335-343

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Solid Waste
  • Biofuels
  • biological treatment
  • Municipal solid waste
  • municipal solid waste
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Building waste management core indicators through Spatial Material Flow Analysis: Net recovery and transport intensity indexes

  Font Vivanco, D., Puig Ventosa, I. & Gabarrell Durany, X., 1 Dec 2012, In: Waste Management. 32, p. 2496-2510

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • building waste
  • material flow analysis
  • municipal solid waste
  • waste management
  • waste management system
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Database Availability. Life Cycle Assessment Database of the Sudoe Area

  M. Gasol, C., Sanye Mengual, E., Sevigné, E., Martínez, J., Font, X., Artola, A., Sanchez Ferrer, A., Antón, A., Muñoz, P., Montero, J. I., Rieradevall, J. & Gabarrell, X., 1 Jan 2012, Life Cycle Assessment and Water Management - related issues-. Comas, J. & Morera, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Girona (ES), Vol. 4. p. 179-198 19 p. (Quaderns de medi ambient).

  Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research

• Determination of the energy and environmental burdens associated with the biological treatment of source-separated Municipal Solid Wastes

  Colón, J., Cadena, E., Pognani, M., Barrena, R., Sánchez, A., Font, X. & Artola, A., 1 Feb 2012, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 5, 2, p. 5731-5741

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Municipal solid waste
  • environmental burden
  • Composting
  • biological treatment
  • municipal solid waste
  81 Citations (Scopus)

• Eco-innovation of a wooden based modular social playground: Application of LCA and DfE methodologies

  González-García, S., García Lozano, R., Buyo, P., Pascual, R. C., Gabarrell, X., Rieradevall I Pons, J., Moreira, M. T. & Feijoo, G., 1 May 2012, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 27, p. 21-31

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • playground
  • Eco-innovation
  • ecotoxicity
  • innovation
  • Eutrophication
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Eco-innovation of a wooden childhood furniture set: An example of environmental solutions in the wood sector

  González-García, S., García Lozano, R., Moreira, M. T., Gabarrell, X., Rieradevall i Pons, J., Feijoo, G. & Murphy, R. J., 1 Jun 2012, In: Science of the Total Environment. 426, p. 318-326

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • furniture
  • innovation
  • life cycle
  • ecotoxicity
  • desk study
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of freezing on the conservation of the biological activity of organic solid wastes

  Pognani, M., Barrena, R., Font, X. & Sánchez, A., 1 Jan 2012, In: Bioresource Technology. 104, p. 832-836

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Bioactivity
  • Municipal solid waste
  • Solid wastes
  • Freezing
  • biological activity
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Energy balance and environmental impact analysis of marine microalgal biomass production for biodiesel generation in a photobioreactor pilot plant

  Sevigné Itoiz, E., Fuentes-Grünewald, C., Gasol, C. M., Garcés, E., Alacid, E., Rossi, S. & Rieradevall, J., 1 Apr 2012, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 39, p. 324-335

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Photobioreactors
  • photobioreactors
  • Pilot plants
  • Biodiesel
  • energy balance
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Energy Intensity of the Catalan Construction Sector: An Application of Material and Exergy Flow Analysis

  Hoque, M. R., Durany, X. G. I., Sala, C. S. I., Méndez, G. V., Peiró, L. T. & Huguet, T. V., 1 Oct 2012, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16, 5, p. 699-709

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • exergy
  • material flow
  • energy
  • recycling
  • material flow analysis
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental analysis of cork granulate production in Catalonia - Northern Spain

  Rives, J., Fernandez-Rodriguez, I., Gabarrell, X. & Rieradevall, J., 1 Jan 2012, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 58, p. 132-142

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Environmental Analysis
  • cork
  • Catalonia
  • environmental analysis
  • Spain
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental analysis of rainwater harvesting infrastructures in diffuse and compact urban models of Mediterranean climate

  Angrill, S., Farreny, R., Gasol, C. M., Gabarrell, X., Viñolas, B., Josa, A. & Rieradevall, J., 1 Jan 2012, In: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 17, p. 25-42

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • environmental analysis
  • Mediterranean climate
  • rainwater
  • infrastructure
  • roof
  76 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental analysis of raw cork extraction in cork oak forests in southern Europe (Catalonia - Spain)

  Rives, J., Fernandez-Rodriguez, I., Rieradevall, J. & Gabarrell, X., 15 Nov 2012, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 110, p. 236-245

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • cork
  • environmental analysis
  • oak
  • Forestry
  • Carbon dioxide
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental analysis of the production of champagne cork stoppers

  Rives, J., Fernández-Rodríguez, I., Rieradevall, J. & Gabarrell, X., 1 Apr 2012, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 25, p. 1-13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Environmental Analysis
  • cork
  • environmental analysis
  • Environmental Impact
  • Environmental impact
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental assessment and improvement alternatives of a ventilated wooden wall from LCA and DfE perspective

  González-García, S., Lozanol, R. G., Estévez, J. C., Pascual, R. C., Moreira, M. T., Gabarrell, X., Pons, J. R. & Feijoo, G., 1 May 2012, In: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 17, 4, p. 432-443

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review

  • environmental assessment
  • life cycle
  • ecotoxicity
  • protocol
  • transport vehicle
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental assessment of desalination processes: Reverse osmosis and Memstill®

  Tarnacki, K., Meneses, M., Melin, T., van Medevoort, J. & Jansen, A., 15 Jun 2012, In: Desalination. 296, p. 69-80

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Reverse osmosis
  • Desalination
  • environmental assessment
  • desalination
  • reverse osmosis
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Going beyond energy intensity to understand the energy metabolism of nations: The case of Argentina

  Recalde, M. & Ramos-Martin, J., 1 Jan 2012, In: Energy. 37, 1, p. 122-132

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Energy Metabolism
  • Economics
  • Energy utilization
  • Sustainable development
  • Metabolism
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Implementation of best available techniques in cement manufacturing: A life-cycle assessment study

  Valderrama, C., Granados, R., Cortina, J. L., Gasol, C. M., Guillem, M. & Josa, A., 1 Apr 2012, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 25, p. 60-67

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Cement
  • Production Line
  • Life cycle
  • Cements
  104 Citations (Scopus)

• India's biophysical economy, 1961-2008. Sustainability in a national and global context

  Singh, S. J., Krausmann, F., Gingrich, S., Haberl, H., Erb, K. H., Lanz, P., Martinez-Alier, J. & Temper, L., 1 Apr 2012, In: Ecological Economics. 76, p. 60-69

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • National Context
  • economy
  • sustainability
  • resource use
  • India
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Ion mobility spectrometry as a high-throughput analytical tool in occupational pyrethroid exposure

  Armenta, S. & Blanco, M., 1 Aug 2012, In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 404, 3, p. 635-648

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Pyrethrins
  • Spectrometry
  • Ions
  • Throughput
  • Negative ions
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Life cycle assessment of biogas upgrading technologies

  Starr, K., Gabarrell, X., Villalba, G., Talens, L. & Lombardi, L., 1 May 2012, In: Waste Management. 32, p. 991-999

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • biogas
  • regeneration
  • life cycle
  • bottom ash
  • pollution control
  125 Citations (Scopus)

• Life cycle assessment of energy flow and packaging use in food purchasing

  Sanyé, E., Oliver-Solà, J., Gasol, C. M., Farreny, R., Rieradevall, J. & Gabarrell, X., 1 Apr 2012, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 25, p. 51-59

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • energy flow
  • Purchasing
  • packaging
  • Hypermarkets
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Life cycle assessment of granite application in sidewalks

  Mendoza, J. M. F., Oliver-Solà, J., Gabarrell, X., Josa, A. & Rieradevall, J., 1 Jun 2012, In: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 17, p. 580-592

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • life cycle
  • granite
  • environmental impact
  • slab
  • environmental criterion
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Removal of pharmaceuticals, polybrominated flame retardants and UV-filters from sludge by the fungus Trametes versicolor in bioslurry reactor

  Rodríguez-Rodríguez, C. E., Barón, E., Gago-Ferrero, P., Jelić, A., Llorca, M., Farré, M., Díaz-Cruz, M. S., Eljarrat, E., Petrović, M., Caminal, G., Barceló, D. & Vicent, T., 30 Sep 2012, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 233-234, p. 235-243

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Trametes
  • Flame Retardants
  • Fungi
  • Sewage
  • Flame retardants
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Surface reactivity of iron oxide nanoparticles by microwave-assisted synthesis; Comparison with the thermal decomposition route

  Pascu, O., Carenza, E., Gich, M., Estradé, S., Peiró, F., Herranz, G. & Roig, A., 19 Jul 2012, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 116, 28, p. 15108-15116

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Iron oxides
  • ferric oxide
  • thermal decomposition
  • iron oxides
  • Nanoparticles
  71 Citations (Scopus)

• The jevons paradox and the myth of resource efficiency improvements

  Polimeni, J. M., Mayumi, K., Giampietro, M. & Alcott, B., 1 Jan 2012, 183 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review

  • Resource Efficiency
  • Paradox
  • Resources
  • Hunger
  • Resource Use
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Transition towards a more environmentally sustainable biodiesel in South America: The case of Chile

  Iriarte, A., Rieradevall, J. & Gabarrell, X., 1 Jan 2012, In: Applied Energy. 91, p. 263-273

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Biodiesel
  • South America
  • organic fertiliser
  • transition
  • renewable resource
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Urbanization strategies, rural development and land use changes in China: A multiple-level integrated assessment

  Siciliano, G., 1 Jan 2012, In: Land Use Policy. 29, 1, p. 165-178

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • rural development
  • land use change
  • urbanization
  • rural areas
  • land use
  146 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  7th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector (LCA Food 2010), 22¿24 September 2010, Bari (Italy). Calculation of CO2 equivalent emissions in agri-food sector applying different methodologies

  Pascual, P., Gasol, C. M., Martínez-Blanco, J., Oliver-Solà, J., Muñoz, P., Rieradevall, J. & Gabarrell, X., 1 Jan 2011, In: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (Print). 16, 2, p. 234-239

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Anaerobic co-digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste with several pure organic co-substrates

  Ponsá, S., Gea, T. & Sánchez, A., 1 Apr 2011, In: Biosystems Engineering. 108, p. 352-360

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Solid Waste
  • Methane
  • Municipal solid waste
  • municipal solid waste
  • anaerobic digestion
  74 Citations (Scopus)

• A New Growth Path for Europe. Generating Prosperity and Jobs in the Low-Carbon Economy. A Report for the German Federal Ministry for the Environment & European Climate Forum

  Jaeger, C. C., Paroussos, L., Mangalagiu, D., Kupers, R., Mandel, A. & Tàbara, J. D., 1 Jan 2011

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Assessing the global warming potential of wooden products from the furniture sector to improve their ecodesign

  González-García, S., Gasol, C. M., Lozano, R. G., Moreira, M. T., Gabarrell, X., Rieradevall i Pons, J. & Feijoo, G., 1 Dec 2011, In: Science of the Total Environment. 410-411, 410, p. 16-25

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • furniture
  • global warming
  • product
  • methodology
  • life cycle
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of tomato Mediterranean production in open-field and standard multi-tunnel greenhouse, with compost or mineral fertilizers, from an agricultural and environmental standpoint

  Martínez-Blanco, J., Muñoz, P., Antón, A. & Rieradevall, J., 1 Jun 2011, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 19, p. 985-997

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Tomato
  • mineral fertiliser
  • Fertilizers
  • Tunnel
  • Greenhouses
  105 Citations (Scopus)

• Bioremediation of PAHs-contaminated soil through composting: Influence of bioaugmentation and biostimulation on contaminant biodegradation

  Sayara, T., Borràs, E., Caminal, G., Sarrà, M. & Sánchez, A., 1 Sep 2011, In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 65, p. 859-865

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Bioremediation
  • Composting
  • Environmental Biodegradation
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • Biodegradation
  88 Citations (Scopus)

• Carbon dioxide emissions of Antarctic tourism

  Farreny, R., Oliver-Solà, J., Lamers, M., Amelung, B., Gabarrell, X., Rieradevall, J., Boada, M. & Benayas, J., 1 Dec 2011, In: Antarctic Science. 23, p. 556-566

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • tourism
  • carbon dioxide
  • cruising
  • tourists
  • Antarctica
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Categorizing Raw Organic Material Biodegradability Via Respiration Activity Measurement: A Review

  Barrena, R., Gea, T., Ponsá, S., Ruggieri, L., Artola, A., Font, X. & Sánchez, A., 1 Jan 2011, In: Compost Science and Utilization. 19, 2, p. 105-113

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • biodegradability
  • organic wastes
  • respiration
  • breathing
  • organic waste
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Combined application of LCA and eco-design for the sustainable production of wood boxes for wine bottles storage

  González-García, S., Silva, F. J., Moreira, M. T., Pascual, R. C., García Lozano, R., Gabarrell, X., Pons, J. R. I. & Feijoo, G., 1 Mar 2011, In: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 16, p. 224-237

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • wine
  • life cycle
  • ecotoxicity
  • cogeneration
  • packaging
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparing nutritional value and yield as functional units in the environmental assessment of horticultural production with organic or mineral fertilization : the case of Mediterranean cauliflower production

  Martínez-Blanco, J., Antón, A., Rieradevall, J., Castellari, M. & Muñoz, P., 1 Jan 2011, In: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 16, p. 12-26

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • environmental assessment
  • mineral
  • mineral fertiliser
  • fruit
  • phenol
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Corporate Social Responsibility Instruments and the New ISO 26000 Redundant or Complementary?

  Rovira, V. M. R., Zinenko, A. & Montiel, I., 1 Jan 2011, In: Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society, Twenty-Second Annual Meeting. 22, p. 316-326

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research

• Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry to determine as, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, and Pb in soils and sediments: A review and perspectives

  Sardans, J., Montes, F. & Peñuelas, J., 1 May 2011, In: Soil and Sediment Contamination. 20, 4, p. 447-491

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review

  • Atomic absorption spectrometry
  • Sediments
  • Trace elements
  • atomic absorption spectrometry
  • Soil
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Energy conservation and efficiency in the service sector

  Farreny, R., Oliver-Solà, J., Rieradevall, J. & Gabarrell, X., 1 Jan 2011, Energy and Buildings: Efficiency, Air Quality and Conservation. p. 421-432 11 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  • service sector
  • energy conservation
  • energy efficiency
  • energy
  • city
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Environmental analysis of the production of natural cork stoppers in southern Europe (Catalonia - Spain)

  Rives, J., Fernandez-Rodriguez, I., Rieradevall, J. & Gabarrell, X., 1 Jan 2011, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 19, p. 259-271

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Environmental Analysis
  • cork
  • Catalonia
  • environmental analysis
  • Spain
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental assessment of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)-based ethanol as potential transport fuel

  González-García, S., Gasol, C. M., Moreira, M. T., Gabarrell, X., Pons, J. R. I. & Feijoo, G., 1 Jun 2011, In: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 16, p. 465-477

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • locust
  • environmental assessment
  • ethanol
  • life cycle
  • vehicle
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental impacts and energy demand of rapeseed as an energy crop in Chile under different fertilization and tillage practices

  Iriarte, A., Rieradevall, J. & Gabarrell, X., 1 Jan 2011, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 35, p. 4305-4315

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • energy crop
  • energy crops
  • Crops
  • rapeseed
  • energy demand
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolution of organic matter in a full-scale composting plant for the treatment of sewage sludge and biowaste by respiration techniques and pyrolysis-GC/MS

  Pognani, M., Barrena, R., Font, X., Adani, F., Scaglia, B. & Sánchez Antoni, A., 1 Mar 2011, In: Bioresource Technology. 102, p. 4536-4543

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Composting
  • Sewage sludge
  • Biological materials
  • composting
  • sewage sludge
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Generating better energy indicators: Addressing the existence of multiple scales and multiple dimensions

  Sorman, A. H. & Giampietro, M., 24 Dec 2011, In: Ecological Modelling. 223, 1, p. 41-53

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • indicator
  • energy
  • accounting
  • society
  • energy economics
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Industry evolution, rational agents and the transition to sustainable electricity production

  Safarzynska, K. & van den Bergh, J. C. J. M., 1 Jan 2011, In: Energy Policy. 39, 10, p. 6440-6452

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • electricity
  • Electricity
  • transition
  • industry
  • electricity industry
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Life cycle assessment of solar photo-Fenton and solar photoelectro-Fenton processes used for the degradation of aqueous α-methylphenylglycine

  Serra, A., Domènech, X., Brillas, E. & Peral, J., 1 Jan 2011, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 13, 1, p. 167-174

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • ecotoxicity
  • life cycle
  • degradation
  • non-biodegradable pollutant
  • electricity
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Life Cycle Assessment of Urban Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse Alternatives

  Pasqualino, J. C., Meneses, M. & Castells, F., 1 Feb 2011, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15, 1, p. 49-63

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • life cycle assessment
  • urban waste water
  • life cycle
  • water
  • wastewater
  91 Citations (Scopus)

• Metabolic Profile of the Colombian Economy from 1970 to 2007

  Vallejo, M. C., Pérez Rincón, M. A. & Martinez-Alier, J., 1 Apr 2011, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15, 2, p. 245-267

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • material flow
  • natural resource
  • economy
  • material flow analysis
  • economy of scale
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Odours and volatile organic compounds emitted from municipal solid waste at different stage of decomposition and relationship with biological stability

  Scaglia, B., Orzi, V., Artola, A., Font, X., Davoli, E., Sanchez, A. & Adani, F., 1 Apr 2011, In: Bioresource Technology. 102, 7, p. 4638-4645

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Municipal solid waste
  • Odors
  • Volatile organic compounds
  • Odorants
  135 Citations (Scopus)