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Optimum energy integration of thermal hydrolysis through pinch analysis

D. Fernandez-Polanco, H. Tatsumi

Honour Award in the category of Design Projects. International Water Association (IWA) Project Innovation Awards 2014.

Improving anaerobic sludge digestion. A novel Continuous Thermal Hydrolysis (CTH) process.

Fernández-Polanco F. (2013).

Squeezing the sludge. Thermal hydrolysis to improve WWTP sustainability. Keynote speech in the 13th Word Congress on Anaerobic Digestion. June 2013. Santiago de Compostela (Spain).

Souza T.S.O., Ferreira L.C., Sapkaite I., Perez-Elvira S.I., Fernández-Polanco F. (2013).

Thermal pretreatment and hydraulic retention time in continuous digesters fed with sewage sludge: Assessment using the ADM1. Bioresource Technology 148, 317–324.

Perez-Elvira S.I., Fernández-Polanco F. (2012).

Continuous thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion of sludge. Energy integration study. Water Science & Technology 65(10), 1839–1846.

Perez-Elvira S.I., Fernández-Polanco M., Fernández-Polanco F. (2010).

Increasing the performance of anaerobic digestion: Pilot scale experimental study for thermal hydrolysis of mixed sludge. Journal of Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China (FESE) 4(2), 135-141.

Ferreira L.C., Nilsen P.J., Fdz-Polanco F, Pérez-Elvira S.I (2014).

Biomethane potential of wheat straw: influence of particle size, water impregnation and thermal hydrolysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 242:254-259.

Cano R, Nielfa A, Pérez A, Bouchy L, Fdz-Polanco M (2014)

Grease waste and sewage sludge co-digestion enhancement by thermal hydrolysis: batch and fed-batch assays. Water Science and Technology.69(9): 1911-1918.

L.C. Ferreira, T.S.O. Souza, F. Fdz-Polanco, S.I. Pérez-Elvira (2014).

Thermal steam explosion pretreatment to enhance anaerobic biodegradability of the solid fraction of pig manure. Bioresource Technology, 152, 393-398.

Souza T.S.O, Ferreira C.L, Sapkaite I, Perez-Elvira S.I. (2013)

Thermal pretreatment and hydraulic retention time in continuous digesters fed with sewage sludge: Assessment using the ADM1. Bioresource Technology. 148: 317-324.

Ferreira L.C, Donoso-Bravo A, Nilsen P.J, Fdz-Polanco F, Perez-Elvira S.I (2013)

Influence of thermal pretreatment on the biochemical potential of wheat straw. Bioresource Technology. 143: 251-257

Bouchy L, Pérez A, Camacho P, Rubio P, Silvestre G, Fernández B, Cano R, Polanco M and Díaz N. (2012)

Optimization of municipal sludge and grease co-digestion using disintegration technologies. Water Science and Technology 65(2), 214-220. ISSN 0273-1223

Alzate M.E, Muñoz R, Rogalla F, Fdz-Polanco F, Perez S.I (2012)

Biochemical methane potential of microalgae: influence of substrate to inoculum ratio, biomass concentration and pretreatment. Bioresource Technology 123: 488-494.

Abelleira J, Perez-Elvira S, Portela J.R, Sanchez-Oneto J, Nebot E (2012)

Advanced Thermal Hydrolysis: Optimization of a Novel Thermochemical Process to Aid Sewage Sludge Treatment. Environ Sci Technol. 46 (11): 6158-6166.

Donoso A, Perez S.I, Aymerich E, Fdz-Polanco F. (2011)

Assessment of the influence of thermal pre-treatment time on the macromolecular composition and anaerobic biodegradability of sewage sludge. Bioresource Technology. 102 (2), 660-666.

A. Donoso-Bravo, S.I. Pérez-Elvira, F. Fdz-Polanco (2010).

Application of simplified models for anaerobic biodegradability tests. Evaluation of pretreatment processes. Chemical Engineering Journal 160: 607–614.

Pérez-Elvira S.I, Fdz-Polanco M, Fdz-Polanco F (2010).

Increasing the performance of anaerobic digestion: Pilot scale experimental study for thermal hydrolysis of mixed sludge. Journal of Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. 4(2): 135-141.

Perez Elvira S.I, Fdz-Polanco M, Fdz-Polanco F. (2009).

The benefits of thermal treatment of sludge. TCE (The Chemical Engineer) 814: 28-29.