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Overview

Juan M. Lema is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Their research primarily lies within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Pollution, Biomedical Engineering, Food Science, and Building and Construction.

Their recent scholarly output covers topics broadly related to environmental and biochemical processes, including Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides.

Frequent collaborators in their work include Marta Carballa, Miguel Mauricio-Iglesias, Alberte Regueira, Alba Trueba-Santiso, and Sabela Balboa.

Key research venues for Juan M. Lema's publications consist of:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water Research

Selected recent papers demonstrate a focus on wastewater treatment and microbial applications:

  • "The fate of SARS-COV-2 in WWTPS points out the sludge line as a suitable spot for detection of COVID-19" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Purple phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery: Challenges and opportunities" (2020) published in Biotechnology Advances
  • "The fate of SARS-CoV-2 in WWTPs points out the sludge line as a suitable spot for monitoring" (2020) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Elimination of SARS-CoV-2 along wastewater and sludge treatment processes" (2021) published in Water Research
  • "Protein composition determines the preferential consumption of amino acids during anaerobic mixed-culture fermentation" (2020) published in Water Research

Best Publications

  • Behavior of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and hormones in a sewage treatment plant

    Marta Carballa;Francisco Omil;Juan M Lema;Marı́a Llompart

  • Rutin: A review on extraction, identification and purification methods, biological activities and approaches to enhance its bioavailability

    Beatriz Gullón;Thelmo A. Lú-Chau;María Teresa Moreira;Juan M. Lema

  • Removal of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) under nitrifying and denitrifying conditions

    Sonia Suarez;Juan M. Lema;Francisco Omil

  • How are pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) removed from urban wastewaters

    Sonia Suárez;Marta Carballa;Francisco Omil;Juan M. Lema

  • Fate of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) during anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge.

    Marta Carballa;Francisco Omil;Thomas Ternes;Juan M. Lema

  • Decolorization of ion-exchange effluents derived from sugar-mill operations by Bjerkandera sp. BOS55

    M.T. Moreira;C. Palma;G. Feijoo;J.M. Lema

  • Methanogenic and non-methanogenic activity tests. Theoretical basis and experimental set up

    M. Soto;R. Méndez;J.M. Lema

  • Pre-treatment of hospital wastewater by coagulation-flocculation and flotation.

    Sonia Suarez;Juan M. Lema;Francisco Omil

  • Influence of the content in fats and proteins on the anaerobic biodegradability of dairy wastewaters

    G Vidal;A Carvalho;R Méndez;J.M Lema

  • Removal of cosmetic ingredients and pharmaceuticals in sewage primary treatment

    Marta Carballa;Francisco Omil;Juan M. Lema

  • Microbial management of anaerobic digestion: exploiting the microbiome-functionality nexus.

    Marta Carballa;Leticia Regueiro;Juan M Lema

  • Determination of the solid-water distribution coefficient (Kd) for pharmaceuticals, estrogens and musk fragrances in digested sludge.

    Marta Carballa;Guido Fink;Francisco Omil;Juan M. Lema

  • Sodium inhibition in the anaerobic digestion process: Antagonism and adaptation phenomena

    Gumersindo Feijoo;Manuel Soto;Ramón Méndez;Juan M. Lema

  • A methodology for optimising feed composition for anaerobic co-digestion of agro-industrial wastes.

    J.A. Álvarez;L. Otero;J.M. Lema

  • Enzymatic pretreatment to enhance oil extraction from fruits and oilseeds: a review

    H. Domínguez;M.J. Núñez;J.M. Lema

  • Modeling product formation in anaerobic mixed culture fermentations.

    Jorge Rodríguez;Jorge Rodríguez;Robbert Kleerebezem;Juan M. Lema;Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht

  • Evaluation of Extracts from Gevuina avellana Hulls as Antioxidants

    Andrés Moure;Daniel Franco;Jorge Sineiro;Herminia Dominguez

  • Influence of nitrifying conditions on the biodegradation and sorption of emerging micropollutants.

    E. Fernandez-Fontaina;F. Omil;J.M. Lema;M. Carballa

  • Nitrification in saline wastewater with high ammonia concentration in an activated sludge unit

    J.L. Campos;A. Mosquera-Corral;M. Sánchez;R. Méndez

  • Understanding the removal mechanisms of PPCPs and the influence of main technological parameters in anaerobic UASB and aerobic CAS reactors.

    T. Alvarino;S. Suarez;J.M. Lema;F. Omil

Frequent Co-Authors

Gumersindo Feijoo
Gumersindo Feijoo University of Santiago de Compostela
Maria Teresa Moreira
Maria Teresa Moreira University of Santiago de Compostela
Francisco Omil
Francisco Omil University of Santiago de Compostela
Ramón Méndez
Ramón Méndez University of Santiago de Compostela
Marta Carballa
Marta Carballa University of Santiago de Compostela
Herminia Domínguez
Herminia Domínguez Universidade de Vigo
Gladys Vidal
Gladys Vidal University of Concepción
José Luis Campos
José Luis Campos Adolfo Ibáñez University
Jim A. Field
Jim A. Field University of Arizona
Robbert Kleerebezem
Robbert Kleerebezem Delft University of Technology

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