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E. Molina Grima

E. Molina Grima

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Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
10162
World Ranking
11240
National Ranking
407

Overview

E. Molina Grima is affiliated with the University of Almería in Spain and has conducted extensive research primarily in the fields of Energy and Environmental Science. Their work focuses particularly on renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental processes related to microalgae and wastewater treatment.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. This diverse scope highlights an interdisciplinary approach integrating biological, chemical, and engineering aspects.

Molina Grima's main topics of research include:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics
  • Marine biology and environmental chemistry
  • Water quality monitoring and analysis
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Polymer surface interaction studies
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution

The researcher has contributed to various scientific journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Algal Research
  • Journal of Applied Phycology
  • Biofouling
  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Bioresource Technology

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by E. Molina Grima include:

  • "Year-long assessment of a pilot-scale thin-layer reactor for microalgae wastewater treatment. Variation in the microalgae-bacteria consortium and the impact of environmental conditions," 2020, Algal Research
  • "Pathogens and predators impacting commercial production of microalgae and cyanobacteria," 2021, Biotechnology Advances
  • "ABACO: A New Model of Microalgae-Bacteria Consortia for Biological Treatment of Wastewaters," 2021, Applied Sciences
  • "Modeling of photosynthesis and respiration rate for microalgae-bacteria consortia," 2020, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • "A novel photo-respirometry method to characterize consortia in microalgae-related wastewater treatment processes," 2020, Algal Research

Frequent collaborators in Molina Grima's research projects include:

  • M.C. Cerón-García
  • F.G. Acién
  • F. García-Camacho
  • J.M. Fernández-Sevilla
  • Y. Soriano-Jerez

Best Publications

  • Photobioreactors: light regime, mass transfer, and scaleup

    E. Molina Grima;F.G.Acién Fernández;F. Garcı́a Camacho;Yusuf Chisti

  • Comparative evaluation of compact photobioreactors for large-scale monoculture of microalgae

    Asterio Sánchez Mirón;Antonio Contreras Gómez;Francisco Garcı́a Camacho;Emilio Molina Grima

  • Biotechnological production of lutein and its applications

    José M. Fernández-Sevilla;F. G. Acién Fernández;E. Molina Grima

  • Prediction of dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide concentration profiles in tubular photobioreactors for microalgal culture

    F. Camacho Rubio;F. G. Acién Fernández;J. A. Sánchez Pérez;F. García Camacho

  • Recovery of pure B-phycoerythrin from the microalga Porphyridium cruentum.

    R. Bermejo Román;J.M. Alvárez-Pez;F.G. Acién Fernández;E. Molina Grima

  • A mechanistic model of photosynthesis in microalgae

    F. Camacho Rubio;F. García Camacho;J. M. Fernández Sevilla;Y. Chisti

  • Bubble-column and airlift photobioreactors for algal culture

    Asterio Sánchez Mirón;Francisco García Camacho;Antonio Contreras Gómez;Emilio Molina Grima

  • A mathematical model of microalgal growth in light-limited chemostat culture

    E. Molina Grima;F. García Camacho;J. A. Sánchez Pérez;J. M. Fernández Sevilla

  • Shear stress tolerance and biochemical characterization of Phaeodactylum tricornutum in quasi steady-state continuous culture in outdoor photobioreactors.

    Asterio Sánchez Mirón;M.Carmen Cerón Garcı́a;Antonio Contreras Gómez;Francisco Garcı́a Camacho

  • A model for light distribution and average solar irradiance inside outdoor tubular photobioreactors for the microalgal mass culture.

    F. G. Acién Fernández;F. García Camacho;J. A. Sánchez Pérez;J. M. Fernández Sevilla

  • Evaluation of flocculants for the recovery of freshwater microalgae.

    M.R. Granados;F.G. Acién;C. Gómez;J.M. Fernández-Sevilla

  • Modeling of biomass productivity in tubular photobioreactors for microalgal cultures: effects of dilution rate, tube diameter, and solar irradiance

    F. G. Acién Fernández;F. García Camacho;J. A. Sánchez Pérez;J. M. Fernández Sevilla

  • Production of lovastatin by Aspergillus terreus: effects of the C:N ratio and the principal nutrients on growth and metabolite production

    J.L Casas López;J.A Sánchez Pérez;J.M Fernández Sevilla;F.G Acién Fernández

  • Downstream processing of algal polyunsaturated fatty acids.

    A.Robles Medina;E.Molina Grima;A.Giménez Giménez;M.J.Ibáñez González

  • Scale-up of tubular photobioreactors

    E. Molina Grima;F. Camacho Rubio;Y. Chisti

  • Lipid extraction from the microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum

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  • Growth and biochemical characterization of microalgal biomass produced in bubble column and airlift photobioreactors: studies in fed-batch culture

    Asterio Sánchez Mirón;Marie-Carmen Cerón Garcı́a;Francisco Garcı́a Camacho;Emilio Molina Grima

  • A study on simultaneous photolimitation and photoinhibition in dense microalgal cultures taking into account incident and averaged irradiances

    E.Molina Grima;J.M.Fernández Sevilla;J.A.Sánchez Pérez;F.Garcia Camacho

  • Conversion of CO2 into biomass by microalgae: how realistic a contribution may it be to significant CO2 removal?

    F. Gabriel Acién Fernández;C. V. González-López;J. M. Fernández Sevilla;E. Molina Grima

  • Comparison between extraction of lipids and fatty acids from microalgal biomass

    E. Molina Grima;A. Robles Medina;A. Giménez Giménez;J. A. Sánchez Pérez

  • Biotechnological significance of toxic marine dinoflagellates.

    F. Garcia Camacho;J. Gallardo Rodríguez;A. Sánchez Mirón;M.C. Cerón García

  • Mixotrophic growth of Phaeodactylum tricornutum on glycerol: growth rate and fatty acid profile

    M.C. Cerón Garcí;J.M. Fernández Sevilla;F.G. Acién Fernández;E. Molina Grima

  • Effects of agitation on the microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Porphyridium cruentum.

    T. Mazzuca Sobczuk;F. García Camacho;E. Molina Grima;Yusuf Chisti

  • Outdoor helical tubular photobioreactors for microalgal production: Modeling of fluid‐dynamics and mass transfer and assessment of biomass productivity

    David O. Hall;F. G. Acién Fernández;E. Cañizares Guerrero;K. Krishna Rao

  • Comparative analysis of the outdoor culture of Haematococcus pluvialis in tubular and bubble column photobioreactors.

    M.C. García-Malea López;E. Del Río Sánchez;J.L. Casas López;F.G. Acién Fernández

  • Evaluation of photosynthetic efficiency in microalgal cultures using averaged irradiance

    E. Molina Grima;F. García Camacho;J.A. Sánchez Pérez;F.G. Acién Fernández

  • Outdoor production of Phaeodactylum tricornutum biomass in a helical reactor.

    F.G Acién Fernández;David O Hall;E Cañizares Guerrero;K Krishna Rao

  • Mixing in bubble columns: a new approach for characterizing dispersion coefficients

    F. Camacho Rubio;A. Sánchez Mirón;M.C. Cerón García;F. García Camacho

Frequent Co-Authors

J.A. Sánchez Pérez
J.A. Sánchez Pérez University of Almería
Yusuf Chisti
Yusuf Chisti Massey University
David O. Hall
David O. Hall King's College London
Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa
Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa Federal University of Rio Grande
Sonia Heaven
Sonia Heaven University of Southampton
Charles J. Banks
Charles J. Banks University of Southampton
Fabrizio Adani
Fabrizio Adani University of Milan
Miguel G. Guerrero
Miguel G. Guerrero University of Seville
Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan
Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan Missouri University of Science and Technology

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