Biorefinery from lignocellulosic wastes: o Assessment of agricultural, forestry and agro industrial residues for the production of fuel bioethanol and other chemical products, such as xylitol, antioxidant compounds and oligosaccharides.
Removal of heavy metals from liquid effluents: o Bisalingof heavy metals by biological techniques, mainly wit microorganisms isolated from waste water.
Olive oil and fat technology: o Improve olive oil processing process to increase the process yield and quality of the oils, with olive groves of different varieties and intensive, super-intensive and traditional crops.
New sustainable ceramic materials from waste:
09/02/2011 at 30/04/2016
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02/01/2015 at 29/07/2016
Techno-economic evaluation of strategies based on two steps organosolv pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse for ethanol production. Mesa, L., López, N., Cara, C., Castro, E., González, E., Mussatto, S.I. 2016. Renewable Energy, 86, 270:279.
An approach to cellulase recovery from enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated sugarcane bagasse with high lignin content. Mesa, L., González, E., Cara, C., Castro, E., Mussatto, S.I. 2015. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 33, 287:297.
Optimization of uncatalyzed steam explosion pretreatment of rapeseed straw for biofuel production. López-Linares, J.C., Ballesteros, I., Tourán, J., Cara, C., Castro, E., Ballesteros, M., Romero, I. 2015. Bioresource Technology, 190, 97:105.
Ethanol production from rape straw by a two-stage pretreatment under mild conditions. Romero, I., López-Linares, J.C., Delgado, Y., Cara, C., Castro, E. 2015. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 38, 1469:1478.
Hemicellulose-derived sugars solubilisation of rape straw. Cofermentation of pentoses and hexoses by Escherichia coli. LopezLinares, J.C., Cara-Corpas, C., Ruiz-Ramos, E., Moya-Vilar, M., Castro-Galiano, E., Romero-Pulido, I. 2015. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 13.
Restructuring the processes for furfural and xylose production from sugarcane bagasse in a biorefinery concept for ethanol production. Mesa, L., Morales, M., González, E., Cara, C., Romero, I., Castro, E., Mussatto, S.I. 2014. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 85, 196:202.
Bioethanol production from rapeseed straw at high solids loading with different process configurations. López-Linares, J.C., Romero, I., Cara, C., Ruiz, E., Moya, M., Castro, E. 2014. Fuel, 122, 112:118.
Dilute sulphuric acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of Jatropha curcas fruit shells for ethanol production. García, A., Cara, C., Moya, M., Rapado, J., Puls, J., Castro, E., Martín, C. 2014. Industrial Crops and Products, 53, 148:153.
Low energy-demanding recovery of antioxidants and sugars from olive stones as preliminary steps in the biorefinery context. Lama-Muñoz, A., Romero-García, J.M., Cara, C., Moya, M., Castro, E. 2014. Industrial Crops and Products, 60, 30:38.
Experimental study on ethanol production from hydrothermal pretreated rapeseed straw by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. López-Linares, J.C., Romero, I., Cara, C., Ruiz, E., Castro, E., Moya, M. 2014. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 89, 104:110.
Fermentable sugar production from rapeseed straw by dilute phosphoric acid pretreatment. López-Linares, J.C., Cara, C., Moya, M., Ruiz, E., Castro, E., Romero, I. 2013. Industrial Crops and Products, 50, 525:531.
Dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment of sunflower stalks for sugar production. Ruiz, E., Romero, I., Moya, M., Cara, C., Vidal, J.D., Castro, E. 2013. Bioresource Technology, 140, 292:298.
Pretreatment of olive tree biomass with FeCl3 prior enzymatic hydrolysis. López-Linares, J.C., Romero, I., Moya, M., Cara, C., Ruiz, E., Castro, E. 2013. Bioresource Technology, 128, 180:187.
Production, purification and characterisation of oligosaccharides from olive tree pruning autohydrolysis. Cara, C., Ruiz, E., Carvalheiro, F., Moura, P., Ballesteros, I., Castro, E., Gírio, F. 2012. Industrial Crops and Products, 40, 225:231.
Olive tree pruning as an agricultural residue for ethanol production. Fermentation of hydrolysates from dilute acid pretreatment. Díaz-Villanueva, M.J., Cara-Corpas, C., Ruiz-Ramos, E., Romero-Pulido, I., Castro-Galiano, E. 2012. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 10, 643:648.
Pentose rich acid pretreated liquor as co-substrate for 1,3-propanediol production. Vivek, N., Christopher, M., Kumar, M.K., Castro, E., Binod, P., Pandey, A. 2016. Renewable Energy, In press.
An Olive Tree Pruning Biorefinery for Co-Producing High Value-Added Bioproducts and Biofuels: Economic and Energy Efficiency Analysis. Romero-García, J.M., Sánchez, A., Rendón-Acosta, G., Martínez-Patiño, J.C., Ruiz, E., Magaña, G., Castro, E. 2016. Bioenergy Research, 9, 1070:1086.
Obtaining sugars and natural antioxidants from olive leaves by steam-explosion. Romero-García, J.M., Lama-Muñoz, A., Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, G., Moya, M., Ruiz, E., Fernández-Bolaños, J., Castro, E. 2016. Food Chemistry, 210, 457:465.
Composition of secoiridoid derivatives from Picual virgin olive oil using response surface methodology with regard to malaxation conditions, fruit ripening, and irrigation management. de Torres, A., Espínola, F., Moya, M., Castro, E. 2016. European Food Research and Technology, 242, 1709:1718.
Pretreatment with Metal Salts. Romero, I., Ruiz, E., Castro, E. 2016. Biomass Fractionation Technologies for a Lignocellulosic Feedstock Based Biorefinery, 209:227.
Comparative study of coadjuvants for extraction of olive oil. Espínola, F., Moya, M., de Torres, A., Castro, E. 2015. European Food Research and Technology, 241, 759:768.
High solids loading pretreatment of olive tree pruning with dilute phosphoric acid for bioethanol production by Escherichia coli. Martínez-Patiño, J.C., Romero-García, J.M., Ruiz, E., Oliva, J.M., Álvarez, C., Romero, I., Negro, M.J., Castro, E. 2015. Energy and Fuels, 29, 1735:1742.
Optimization of dilute-phosphoric-acid steam pretreatment of Eucalyptus benthamii for biofuel production. Castro, E., Nieves, I.U., Mullinnix, M.T., Sagues, W.J., Hoffman, R.W., Fernández-Sandoval, M.T., Tian, Z., Rockwood, D.L., Tamang, B., Ingram, L.O. 2014. Applied Energy, 125, 76:83.
Recycling of washed olive pomace ash for fired clay brick manufacturing. De La Casa, J.A., Castro, E. 2014. Construction and Building Materials, 61, 320:326.
Developing biorefineries: Creating products from renewable sources in a single facility. Castro, E. 2014. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 8, 609:610.
Economic and environmental assessment of syrup production. Colombian case. Dávila, J.A., Hernández, V., Castro, E., Cardona, C.A. 2014. Bioresource Technology, 161, 84:90.
Analysis of the anaerobic digestion process using computational fluid dynamics. Hernández, V., Castro, E., Cardona, C.A. 2014. Computing and Systems Technology Division 2014 – Core Programming Area at the 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting, 1.
Analysis of the production of biofertilizers from colombian biofertilizers from colombian lignocellulosic feedstocks. Hernández, V., Daza, L.V., Rojas, M.A., Castro, E., Cardona, C.A. 2014. Innovations of Green Process Engineering for Sustainable Energy and Environment 2014 – Topical Conference at the 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting.
Analysis of the production of biofertilizers from colombian lignocellulosic feedstocks. Hernández, V., Daza, L.V., Rojas, M.A., Castro, E., Cardona, C.A. 2014. International Congress on Energy 2014, ICE 2014 – Topical Conference at the 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2, 1069:1079.
Techno-economic and environmental assessment of an olive stone based biorefinery. Hernández, V., Romero-García, J.M., Dávila, J.A., Castro, E., Cardona, C.A. 2014. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 92, 145:150.
Extraction of antioxidants from olive tree pruning. Hernández, V., Castro, E., Martínez, J.C., Dávila, J.A., Cardona, C.A. 2014. 21st¡ International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2014 and 17th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, PRES 2014, 3.
Biorefinery based on olive biomass. State of the art and future trends. Romero-García, J.M., Niño, L., Martínez-Patiño, C., Álvarez, C., Castro, E., Negro, M.J. 2014. Bioresource Technology, 159, 421:432.
Ethanol production from glucose and xylose obtained from steam exploded water-extracted olive tree pruning using phosphoric acid as catalyst. Negro, M.J., Alvarez, C., Ballesteros, I., Romero, I., Ballesteros, M., Castro, E., Manzanares, P., Moya, M., Oliva, J.M. 2014. Bioresource Technology, 153, 101:107.
Other ethanologenic microorganisms. Castro, E. 2013. Lignocellulose Conversion: Enzymatic and Microbial Tools for Bioethanol Production, , 151:168.
Fired clay masonry units production incorporating two-phase olive mill waste (alperujo). De La Casa, J.A., Romero, I., Jiménez, J., Castro, E. 2012. Ceramics International, 38, 5027:5037
Alkyl esters content and other quality parameters in oil mill: A response surface methodology study. Alcalá, S., Ocaña, M.T., Cárdenas, J.R., Miquel, M.A., Vilar, J., Espínola, F., Moya, M. 2017. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. In press.
Biosorption of Pb(II) Ions by Klebsiella sp. 3S1 Isolated from a Wastewater Treatment Plant: Kinetics and Mechanisms Studies. Muñoz, A.J., Espínola, F., Moya, M., Ruiz, E. 2015. BioMed Research International.
Removal of Pb(II) in a packed-bed column by a Klebsiella sp. 3S1 biofilm supported on porous ceramic Raschig rings. Muñoz, A.J., Espínola, F., Ruiz, E. 2016. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 40, 118:127.
Heavy metal tolerance of microorganisms isolated from wastewaters: Identification and evaluation of its potential for biosorption. Muñoz, A.J., Ruiz, E., Abriouel, H., Gálvez, A., Ezzouhri, L., Lairini, K., Espínola, F. 2012. Chemical Engineering Journal, 210, 325:332.
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