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Rafael Borja is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with notable activity in several subfields including Building and Construction, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Molecular Biology.

The main research topics covered by Rafael Borja include:

  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Biofuel Production and Bioconversion
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Phosphorus and Nutrient Management
  • Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Rafael Borja has contributed to multiple publications in notable scientific journals. Some recent papers include:

  • Application of zeolites for biological treatment processes of solid wastes and wastewaters - A review, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Predictive regression models for biochemical methane potential tests of biomass samples: Pitfalls and challenges of laboratory measurements, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Influence of phenols and furans released during thermal pretreatment of olive mill solid waste on its anaerobic digestion, 2020, Waste Management
  • Effect of organic loading rate on the anaerobic digestion of swine waste with biochar addition, 2021, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Enhancing methane production from the invasive macroalga Rugulopteryx okamurae through anaerobic co-digestion with olive mill solid waste: process performance and kinetic analysis, 2021, Journal of Applied Phycology

Frequent coauthors include:

  • María José Fernández-Rodríguez
  • D. de la Lama-Calvente
  • Juan Manuel Mancilla-Leytón
  • Juan Cubero-Cardoso
  • Fernando G. Fermoso

Rafael Borja has published regularly in journals that include:

  • Waste Management
  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A
  • Journal of Applied Phycology

Best Publications

  • Use of the water quality index and dissolved oxygen deficit as simple indicators of watersheds pollution

    Enrique Sánchez;Manuel F. Colmenarejo;Juan Vicente;Angel Rubio

  • Anaerobic digestion of solid organic substrates in batch mode: An overview relating to methane yields and experimental procedures

    F. Raposo;M.A. De la Rubia;V. Fernández-Cegrí;R. Borja

  • Biochemical methane potential (BMP) of solid organic substrates: evaluation of anaerobic biodegradability using data from an international interlaboratory study

    F. Raposo;V. Fernández-Cegrí;M.A. De la Rubia;R. Borja

  • Influence of inoculum to substrate ratio on the biochemical methane potential of maize in batch tests

    F. Raposo;C.J. Banks;I. Siegert;S. Heaven

  • Application of natural zeolites in anaerobic digestion processes: A review

    Silvio Montalvo;Lorna Guerrero;Rafael Borja;Enrique Sánchez

  • Influence of inoculum–substrate ratio on the anaerobic digestion of sunflower oil cake in batch mode: Process stability and kinetic evaluation

    F. Raposo;R. Borja;M.A. Martín;A. Martín

  • Comparative effect of different aerobic pretreatments on the kinetics and macroenergetic parameters of anaerobic digestion of olive mill wastewater in continuous mode

    R. Borja;J. Alba;A. Mancha;A. Martín

  • Heavy Metal Removal by Microalgae

    L Travieso;R O Cañizares;R Borja;F Benítez

  • Trace Metals in Anaerobic Granular Sludge Reactors: Bioavailability and Dosing Strategies

    M. H. Zandvoort;E. D. Van Hullebusch;Fernando G. Fermoso;P. N. L. Lens

  • Effect of organic loading rate on the stability, operational parameters and performance of a secondary upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor treating piggery waste.

    E Sánchez;R Borja;L Travieso;A Martín

  • Methylene blue number as useful indicator to evaluate the adsorptive capacity of granular activated carbon in batch mode: Influence of adsorbate/adsorbent mass ratio and particle size

    F. Raposo;M.A. De La Rubia;R. Borja

  • Influence of organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time on the performance, stability and microbial communities of one-stage anaerobic digestion of two-phase olive mill solid residue

    B. Rincón;R. Borja;J.M. González;M.C. Portillo

  • Aerobic biodegradation and detoxification of wastewaters from the olive oil industry

    K. Fadil;A. Chahlaoui;A. Ouahbi;A. Zaid

  • Anaerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluent in a two stage up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) system

    Rafael Borja;Charles J Banks;Enrique Sánchez

  • Influence of ammonia concentration on thermophilic anaerobic digestion of cattle manure in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors

    Rafael Borja;Enrique Sánchez;Peter Weiland

  • Metal supplementation to UASB bioreactors: from cell-metal interactions to full-scale application.

    Fernando G. Fermoso;Jan Bartacek;Jan Bartacek;Stefan Jansen;Piet N.L. Lens;Piet N.L. Lens

  • Aerobic–anaerobic biodegradation of beet molasses alcoholic fermentation wastewater

    Antonia M. Jiménez;Rafael Borja;Antonio Martı́n

  • Influence of different aerobic pretreatments on the kinetics of anaerobic digestion of olive mill wastewater

    R. Borja;A. Martín;V. Alonso;I. García

  • Assessment of a modified and optimised method for determining chemical oxygen demand of solid substrates and solutions with high suspended solid content.

    Francisco Raposo;M A de la Rubia;R Borja;M Alaiz

  • Influence of different natural zeolite concentrations on the anaerobic digestion of piggery waste.

    Z. Milan;Enrique Sanchez;Peter Weiland;R. Borja

  • Enhancement of the anaerobic digestion of olive mill wastewater by the removal of phenolic inhibitors

    R. Borja;A. Martin;R. Maestro;J. Alba

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles J. Banks
Charles J. Banks University of Southampton
Ramón Méndez
Ramón Méndez University of Santiago de Compostela
David Jeison
David Jeison Pontificial Catholic University of Valparaiso
Angel F. Mohedano
Angel F. Mohedano Autonomous University of Madrid
Cesáreo Sáiz-Jiménez
Cesáreo Sáiz-Jiménez Spanish National Research Council
Sonia Heaven
Sonia Heaven University of Southampton
Prasad Kaparaju
Prasad Kaparaju Griffith University
Fabrice Béline
Fabrice Béline European University of Brittany
Manuel Alaiz
Manuel Alaiz Pablo de Olavide University
Mohammad Reza Saeb
Mohammad Reza Saeb Gdańsk Medical University

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