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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

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Engineering and Technology

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76
Citations
18230
World Ranking
720
National Ranking
20

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
75
Citations
17620
World Ranking
1294
National Ranking
37

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Antoni Sánchez is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research encompasses multiple domains within agricultural and environmental sciences, focusing particularly on waste management and bioprocesses.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • Recycling of Organic Wastes through Composting: Process Performance and Compost Application in Agriculture (2020), published in Agronomy
  • Microbial biosurfactants: a review of recent environmental applications (2022), published in Bioengineered
  • Bioremediation of PAH-Contaminated Soils: Process Enhancement through Composting/Compost (2020), published in Applied Sciences
  • Gaseous Emissions from the Composting Process: Controlling Parameters and Strategies of Mitigation (2021), published in Processes
  • Scanning agro-industrial wastes as substrates for fungal biopesticide production: Use of Beauveria bassiana and Trichoderma harzianum in solid-state fermentation (2021), published in Journal of Environmental Management

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Javier Moral-Vico (28 joint publications)
  • Xavier Font (25 joint publications)
  • Raquel Barrena (25 joint publications)
  • Adriana Artola (20 joint publications)
  • Daniel González (12 joint publications)

Antoni Sánchez publishes regularly in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (9 publications)
  • Processes (8 publications)
  • Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (8 publications)
  • Waste Management (7 publications)
  • Preprints.org (5 publications)

The primary fields of study that frame their research include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences (55 publications)
  • Environmental Science (53 publications)

Work also extends into specialized subfields such as:

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (24 publications)
  • Soil Science (21 publications)
  • Biomedical Engineering (20 publications)
  • Plant Science (16 publications)
  • Molecular Biology (14 publications)

Key research topics covered by Antoni Sánchez include:

  • Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques (42 publications)
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (26 publications)
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion (24 publications)
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management (22 publications)
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (22 publications)
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming (18 publications)
  • Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques (16 publications)

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the ecotoxicity of model nanoparticles.

    Raquel Barrena;Eudald Casals;Joan Colón;Xavier Font

  • Composting of food wastes: Status and challenges

    Alejandra Cerda;Adriana Artola;Xavier Font;Raquel Barrena

  • Ammonia emissions from the composting of different organic wastes. Dependency on process temperature

    Estela Pagans;Raquel Barrena;Xavier Font;Antoni Sánchez

  • Recycling of Organic Wastes through Composting: Process Performance and Compost Application in Agriculture

    Tahseen Sayara;Rezq Basheer-Salimia;Fatina Hawamde;Antoni Sánchez

  • Recovery of organic wastes in the Spanish wine industry. Technical, economic and environmental analyses of the composting process.

    Luz Ruggieri;Erasmo Cadena;Julia Martínez-Blanco;Carles M. Gasol

  • Solid-State Fermentation as a Novel Paradigm for Organic Waste Valorization: A Review

    Noraziah Abu Yazid;Raquel Barrena;Dimitrios Komilis;Antoni Sánchez

  • Microbial biosurfactants: a review of recent environmental applications

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  • Effect of cerium dioxide, titanium dioxide, silver, and gold nanoparticles on the activity of microbial communities intended in wastewater treatment

    Ana García;Lucía Delgado;Josep A. Torà;Eudald Casals

  • Acute toxicity of cerium oxide, titanium oxide and iron oxide nanoparticles using standardized tests

    Ana García;Roser Espinosa;Lucía Delgado;Eudald Casals

  • The use of life cycle assessment for the comparison of biowaste composting at home and full scale.

    Julia Martínez-Blanco;Joan Colón;Xavier Gabarrell;Xavier Font

  • A systematic review on the composting of green waste: Feedstock quality and optimization strategies.

    M. Reyes-Torres;E.R. Oviedo-Ocaña;I. Dominguez;D. Komilis;D. Komilis

  • Anaerobic co-digestion of a simulated organic fraction of municipal solid wastes and fats of animal and vegetable origin

    Anna Fernández;Antoni Sánchez;Xavier Font

  • Emission of volatile organic compounds from composting of different solid wastes: Abatement by biofiltration

    Estela Pagans;Xavier Font;Antoni Sánchez

  • Technology overview of biogas production in anaerobic digestion plants: A European evaluation of research and development

    Rafaela Lora Grando;Adelaide Maria de Souza Antune;Fabiana Valéria da Fonseca;Antoni Sánchez

  • Environmental assessment of home composting

    Joan Colón;Julia Martínez-Blanco;Xavier Gabarrell;Adriana Artola

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

    B. Scaglia;V. Orzi;A. Artola;X. Font

  • Programmed iron oxide nanoparticles disintegration in anaerobic digesters boosts biogas production.

    Eudald Casals;Raquel Barrena;Ana García;Edgar González

  • Home composting versus industrial composting: influence of composting system on compost quality with focus on compost stability.

    Raquel Barrena;Xavier Font;Xavier Gabarrell;Antoni Sánchez

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

    Tahseen Sayara;Eduard Borràs;Gloria Caminal;Montserrat Sarrà

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste composting

    Antoni Sánchez;Adriana Artola;Xavier Font;Teresa Gea

  • Biofiltration for ammonia removal from composting exhaust gases

    Estella L. Pagans;Xavier Font;Antoni Sánchez

  • Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic stability indices through a MSW biological treatment process

    Sergio Ponsá;Teresa Gea;Llorenç Alerm;Javier Cerezo

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Font
Xavier Font Autonomous University of Barcelona
Dimitrios Komilis
Dimitrios Komilis Democritus University of Thrace
David Gabriel
David Gabriel Autonomous University of Barcelona
Víctor F. Puntes
Víctor F. Puntes Spanish National Research Council
Xavier Gabarrell
Xavier Gabarrell Autonomous University of Barcelona
Montserrat Sarrà
Montserrat Sarrà Autonomous University of Barcelona
Fabrizio Adani
Fabrizio Adani University of Milan
Joan Rieradevall
Joan Rieradevall Autonomous University of Barcelona
Javier Lafuente
Javier Lafuente Autonomous University of Barcelona
Barbara Scaglia
Barbara Scaglia University of Milan

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