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Alan J. Guwy is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research spans several core fields, mainly focused on Engineering, Materials Science, and Environmental Science. Within these broader disciplines, they have contributed significantly to subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics, prominently featuring:

  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

Among their frequent publication venues are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Bioresource Technology Reports

Alan J. Guwy has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, with notable partnerships including Jaime Massanet-Nicolau, Christian J. Laycock, Richard M. Dinsdale, Gareth O. Lloyd, and Rhys Jon Jones.

Their recent papers illustrate ongoing research interests and methodologies, including the following publications:

  • New insights in food waste, sewage sludge and green waste anaerobic fermentation for short-chain volatile fatty acids production: A review, 2022, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Accurate measurement of internal resistance in microbial fuel cells by improved scanning electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, 2020, Electrochimica Acta
  • Intensification of Acidogenic Fermentation for the Production of Biohydrogen and Volatile Fatty Acids-A Perspective, 2022, Fermentation
  • Continuous recovery and enhanced yields of volatile fatty acids from a continually-fed 100 L food waste bioreactor by filtration and electrodialysis, 2021, Waste Management
  • A techno-economic case for volatile fatty acid production for increased sustainability in the wastewater treatment industry, 2021, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology

Best Publications

  • Defining the biomethane potential (BMP) of solid organic wastes and energy crops: a proposed protocol for batch assays.

    I. Angelidaki;M. Alves;David Bolzonella;L. Borzacconi

  • The removal of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors and illicit drugs during wastewater treatment and its impact on the quality of receiving waters.

    Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern;Richard M. Dinsdale;Alan J. Guwy

  • The occurrence of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors and illicit drugs in surface water in South Wales, UK.

    Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern;Richard M. Dinsdale;Alan J. Guwy

  • Multi-residue method for the determination of basic/neutral pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in surface water by solid-phase extraction and ultra performance liquid chromatography - positive electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry

    Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern;Richard M. Dinsdale;Alan J. Guwy

  • Multiresidue methods for the analysis of pharmaceuticals, personal care products and illicit drugs in surface water and wastewater by solid-phase extraction and ultra performance liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry.

    Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern;Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern;Richard M. Dinsdale;Alan J. Guwy

  • An evaluation of the policy and techno-economic factors affecting the potential for biogas upgrading for transport fuel use in the UK

    Tim Patterson;Sandra Esteves;Richard Dinsdale;Alan Guwy

  • The effect of acid pretreatment on the anaerobic digestion and dewatering of waste activated sludge.

    D.C. Devlin;S.R.R. Esteves;R.M. Dinsdale;A.J. Guwy

  • Development of a tubular microbial fuel cell (MFC) employing a membrane electrode assembly cathode

    Jung Rae Kim;Giuliano C. Premier;Freda R. Hawkes;Richard M. Dinsdale

  • Instrumentation and control of anaerobic digestion processes: a review and some research challenges

    Julie Jimenez;Eric Latrille;Jérôme Harmand;Angel Robles

  • Life cycle assessment of biogas infrastructure options on a regional scale

    Tim Patterson;Sandra Esteves;Richard Dinsdale;Alan Guwy

  • The effect of signal suppression and mobile phase composition on the simultaneous analysis of multiple classes of acidic/neutral pharmaceuticals and personal care products in surface water by solid-phase extraction and ultra performance liquid chromatography-negative electrospray tandem mass spectrometry.

    Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern;Richard M. Dinsdale;Alan J. Guwy

  • Microbial fuel cell type biosensor for specific volatile fatty acids using acclimated bacterial communities

    Amandeep Kaur;Jung Rae Kim;Iain Michie;Richard M. Dinsdale

  • Modular tubular microbial fuel cells for energy recovery during sucrose wastewater treatment at low organic loading rate.

    Jung Rae Kim;Giuliano C. Premier;Freda R. Hawkes;Jorge Rodríguez

  • Fermentative biohydrogen production systems integration

    A.J. Guwy;R.M. Dinsdale;J.R. Kim;J. Massanet-Nicolau

  • Influence of substrate concentration on the stability and yield of continuous biohydrogen production.

    G. Kyazze;N. Martinez-Perez;R. Dinsdale;G.C. Premier

  • Influence of catholyte pH and temperature on hydrogen production from acetate using a two chamber concentric tubular microbial electrolysis cell

    Godfrey Kyazze;Arseniy Popov;Richard M. Dinsdale;Sandra Esteves

  • Hydrogen production from sewage sludge using mixed microflora inoculum: effect of pH and enzymatic pretreatment.

    Jaime Massanet-Nicolau;Richard Dinsdale;Alan Guwy

  • Removal and recovery of inhibitory volatile fatty acids from mixed acid fermentations by conventional electrodialysis.

    Rhys Jon Jones;Jaime Massanet-Nicolau;Alan Guwy;Giuliano C. Premier

  • Performance characteristics of a two-stage dark fermentative system producing hydrogen and methane continuously.

    G. Kyazze;R. Dinsdale;A.J. Guwy;F.R. Hawkes

  • Illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals in the environment--forensic applications of environmental data, Part 2: Pharmaceuticals as chemical markers of faecal water contamination.

    Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern;Richard M. Dinsdale;Alan J. Guwy

  • The potential for hydrogen-enriched biogas production from crops: Scenarios in the UK

    N. Martinez-Perez;S.J. Cherryman;Giuliano C. Premier;Richard M. Dinsdale

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuliano C. Premier
Giuliano C. Premier University of South Wales
Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern
Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern University of Bath
Irini Angelidaki
Irini Angelidaki Technical University of Denmark
David Bolzonella
David Bolzonella University of Verona
J.B. van Lier
J.B. van Lier Delft University of Technology
M. Madalena Alves
M. Madalena Alves University of Minho
José Luis Campos
José Luis Campos Adolfo Ibáñez University
Andrew S. Ball
Andrew S. Ball RMIT University
John R. Varcoe
John R. Varcoe University of Surrey
Kalpit Shah
Kalpit Shah RMIT University

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