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Overview

M. Fdz-Polanco is affiliated with the University of Valladolid in Spain and focuses research primarily within engineering, energy, and environmental science disciplines. Their work encompasses several subfields including building and construction, energy engineering and power technology, mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The research topics covered extensively by M. Fdz-Polanco include anaerobic digestion and biogas production, hybrid renewable energy systems, algal biology and biofuel production, carbon dioxide capture technologies, odor and emission control technologies, industrial gas emission control, and catalysts for methane reforming.

Recent notable publications by M. Fdz-Polanco include:

  • Biogas from Anaerobic Digestion as an Energy Vector: Current Upgrading Development, 2021, Energies
  • Effect of operating pressure on direct biomethane production from carbon dioxide and exogenous hydrogen in the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Anaerobic digestion of food waste coupled with biogas upgrading in an outdoors algal-bacterial photobioreactor at pilot scale, 2022, Fuel
  • Comparative analysis of the thermal hydrolysis integration within WWTPs as a pre-, inter- or post-treatment for anaerobic digestion of sludge, 2021, Energy
  • Estimation of Biogas Generated in Two Landfills in South-Central Ecuador, 2021, Atmosphere

Frequent co-authors collaborating on various research projects include:

  • Israel Díaz
  • Raúl Muñoz
  • Paulina Poma
  • Theofilos Toulkeridis
  • Lara Méndez

M. Fdz-Polanco has contributed to publications in various scientific venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energies
  • Fuel
  • Applied Energy
  • Energy

Best Publications

  • Theoretical methane production generated by the co-digestion of organic fraction municipal solid waste and biological sludge

    A. Nielfa;R. Cano;M. Fdz-Polanco

  • New process for simultaneous removal of nitrogen and sulphur under anaerobic conditions

    Fernando Fdz-Polanco;Maria Fdz-Polanco;Neivy Fernandez;Miguel A Urueña

  • Performance evaluation of oxygen, air and nitrate for the microaerobic removal of hydrogen sulphide in biogas from sludge digestion.

    I. Díaz;A.C. Lopes;S.I. Pérez;M. Fdz-Polanco

  • Effect of oxygen dosing point and mixing on the microaerobic removal of hydrogen sulphide in sludge digesters.

    I. Díaz;S.I. Pérez;E.M. Ferrero;M. Fdz-Polanco

  • Continuous thermal hydrolysis and energy integration in sludge anaerobic digestion plants

    F. Fdz-Polanco;R. Velazquez;S. I. Perez-Elvira;C. Casas

  • A review on prospects and challenges of biological H2S removal from biogas with focus on biotrickling filtration and microaerobic desulfurization

    Benyamin Khoshnevisan;Benyamin Khoshnevisan;Panagiotis Tsapekos;Natalia Alfaro;Israel Díaz

  • Ultrasound pre-treatment for anaerobic digestion improvement

    S. Pérez-Elvira;M. Fdz-Polanco;F. I. Plaza;G. Garralón

  • Thermal hydrolysis integration in the anaerobic digestion process of different solid wastes: Energy and economic feasibility study

    R. Cano;A. Nielfa;M. Fdz-Polanco

  • Working with energy and mass balances: a conceptual framework to understand the limits of municipal wastewater treatment

    J. M. Garrido;M. Fdz-Polanco;F. Fdz-Polanco

  • Effect of microaerobic conditions on the degradation kinetics of cellulose.

    I. Díaz;A. Donoso-Bravo;M. Fdz-Polanco

  • Nitrogen removal in domestic wastewater. Effect of nitrate recycling and COD/N ratio.

    L. Pelaz;A. Gómez;A. Letona;G. Garralón

  • Anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and grease trap: Assessment of enzyme addition

    Andres Donoso-Bravo;Andres Donoso-Bravo;Maria Fdz-Polanco

  • Anaerobic digestion modeling of the main components of organic fraction of municipal solid waste

    Ana Nielfa;Raul Cano;Marc Vinot;Eduardo Fernández

  • Microaerobic desulphurisation unit: A new biological system for the removal of H2S from biogas

    I. Ramos;R. Pérez;M. Fdz-Polanco

  • H2 addition through a submerged membrane for in-situ biogas upgrading in the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge

    Natalia Alfaro;María Fdz-Polanco;Fernando Fdz-Polanco;Israel Díaz

  • Hydrogen sulphide removal in the anaerobic digestion of sludge by micro-aerobic processes: pilot plant experience.

    M Fdz-Polanco;I Díaz;S I Pérez;A C Lopes

  • Combining the biological nitrogen and sulfur cycles in anaerobic conditions.

    F. Fdz-Polanco;M. Fdz-Polanco;N. Fernández;M.A. Urueña

  • Evaluation of process performance, energy consumption and microbiota characterization in a ceramic membrane bioreactor for ex-situ biomethanation of H2 and CO2.

    Natalia Alfaro;María Fdz-Polanco;Fernando Fdz-Polanco;Israel Díaz

  • The potential of oxygen to improve the stability of anaerobic reactors during unbalanced conditions: results from a pilot-scale digester treating sewage sludge.

    I. Ramos;M. Fdz-Polanco

  • Economic analysis of microaerobic removal of H2S from biogas in full-scale sludge digesters

    I. Díaz;I. Ramos;M. Fdz-Polanco

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Fdz-Polanco
Fernando Fdz-Polanco University of Valladolid
Benyamin Khoshnevisan
Benyamin Khoshnevisan University of Southern Denmark
Maria Teresa Moreira
Maria Teresa Moreira University of Santiago de Compostela
Irini Angelidaki
Irini Angelidaki Technical University of Denmark
Shahin Rafiee
Shahin Rafiee University of Tehran

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