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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
81
Citations
22268
World Ranking
501
National Ranking
13

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
81
Citations
24018
World Ranking
921
National Ranking
20

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Raúl Muñoz is affiliated with the University of Valladolid in Spain and has a research profile that spans several fields, primarily Engineering and Environmental Science. The scientist's work intersects multiple subfields, including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, Building and Construction, and Molecular Biology.

The primary research themes addressed by Muñoz include:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Anaerobic digestion and biogas production
  • Wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Odor and emission control technologies
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Microbial metabolism and enzyme function

The scientist has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Chemosphere
  • Algal Research

Recent notable papers include:

  • A state-of-the-art review on indoor air pollution and strategies for indoor air pollution control, 2020, Chemosphere
  • A review on the factors influencing biohydrogen production from lactate: The key to unlocking enhanced dark fermentative processes, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Biodegradation of bioplastics under aerobic and anaerobic aqueous conditions: Kinetics, carbon fate and particle size effect, 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • Inspired by nature: Microbial production, degradation and valorization of biodegradable bioplastics for life-cycle-engineered products, 2021, Biotechnology Advances
  • Advances in technological control of greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater in the context of circular economy, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Muñoz collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Raquel Lebrero
  • Octavio García-Depraect
  • Ignacio de Godos
  • Sara Cantera
  • María del Rosario Rodero

In addition to journal publications, this scientist has produced book chapters and monographs with diverse publishers such as Inter-American Development Bank eBooks, UWA Publishing, and Water Environment Federation. Some book titles include:

  • Agua para el futuro: Estrategia de seguridad hídrica para América Latina y el Caribe (Resumen ejecutivo), 2020
  • Agua para el futuro: Estrategia de seguridad hídrica para América Latina y el Caribe (Anexos), 2020
  • Pathways to Water Sector Decarbonization, Carbon Capture and Utilization, 2023
  • Full-scale Digester Micro-Aeration Studies to Improve Biogas Quality, 2020

Best Publications

  • Algal–bacterial processes for the treatment of hazardous contaminants: A review

    Raul Muñoz;Benoit Guieysse

  • A review on the state-of-the-art of physical/chemical and biological technologies for biogas upgrading

    Raúl Muñoz;Raúl Muñoz;Leslie Meier;Israel Diaz;David Jeison

  • A state-of-the-art review on indoor air pollution and strategies for indoor air pollution control.

    Javier González-Martín;Norbertus Johannes Richardus Kraakman;Norbertus Johannes Richardus Kraakman;Cristina Pérez;Raquel Lebrero

  • Long-term operation of high rate algal ponds for the bioremediation of piggery wastewaters at high loading rates.

    Ignacio de Godos;Saúl Blanco;Pedro A García-Encina;Eloy Becares

  • Biological treatment of indoor air for VOC removal: potential and challenges.

    Benoit Guieysse;Cecile Hort;Vincent Platel;Raul Munoz

  • Biochemical methane potential of microalgae: influence of substrate to inoculum ratio, biomass concentration and pretreatment.

    M.E. Alzate;R. Muñoz;F. Rogalla;F. Fdz-Polanco

  • Carbon and nutrient removal from centrates and domestic wastewater using algal-bacterial biofilm bioreactors

    Esther Posadas;Pedro-Antonio García-Encina;Anna Soltau;Antonio Domínguez

  • Advanced nutrient removal from surface water by a consortium of attached microalgae and bacteria: A review.

    Junzhuo Liu;Yonghong Wu;Chenxi Wu;Koenraad Muylaert

  • Influence of pH and CO2 source on the performance of microalgae-based secondary domestic wastewater treatment in outdoors pilot raceways

    Esther Posadas;Esther Posadas;María del Mar Morales;Cintia Gomez;F. Gabriel Acién

  • A comparative evaluation of microalgae for the degradation of piggery wastewater under photosynthetic oxygenation

    Ignacio de Godos;Virginia A. Vargas;Saúl Blanco;María C. García González

  • Odor Assessment and Management in Wastewater Treatment Plants: A Review

    Raquel Lebrero;Lynne Bouchy;Richard Stuetz;Raúl Muñoz

  • Tetracycline removal during wastewater treatment in high-rate algal ponds.

    Ignacio de Godos;Raúl Muñoz;Benoit Guieysse

  • A comparative analysis of odour treatment technologies in wastewater treatment plants.

    José M. Estrada;N. J. R. Bart Kraakman;Raúl Muñoz;Raquel Lebrero

  • Monitoring techniques for odour abatement assessment

    Raul Muñoz;Eric C. Sivret;Gavin Parcsi;R. Lebrero

  • Synergistic relationships in algal-bacterial microcosms for the treatment of aromatic pollutants.

    Xavier Borde;Benoı̂t Guieysse;Osvaldo Delgado;Raúl Muñoz

  • Sequential removal of heavy metals ions and organic pollutants using an algal-bacterial consortium.

    Raul Muñoz;Maria Teresa Alvarez;Maria Teresa Alvarez;Adriana Muñoz;Enrique Terrazas;Enrique Terrazas

  • Microalgal-Biotechnology As a Platform for an Integral Biogas Upgrading and Nutrient Removal from Anaerobic Effluents

    Melanie Bahr;Ignacio Díaz;Antonio Dominguez;Armando González Sánchez

  • Comparative uptake study of arsenic, boron, copper, manganese and zinc from water by different green microalgae

    Ricardo Saavedra;Raúl Muñoz;María Elisa Taboada;Marisol Vega

  • Two-phase partitioning bioreactors for treatment of volatile organic compounds.

    Raul Muñoz;Santiago Villaverde;Benoit Guieysse;Sergio Revah

  • Influence of Biogas Flow Rate on Biomass Composition During the Optimization of Biogas Upgrading in Microalgal-Bacterial Processes

    Mayara L. Serejo;Mayara L. Serejo;Esther Posadas;Marc A. Boncz;Saúl Blanco

  • Recent advances in two-phase partitioning bioreactors for the treatment of volatile organic compounds

    Raúl Muñoz;Andrew J. Daugulis;María Hernández;Guillermo Quijano

  • Microalgae-based processes for the biodegradation of pretreated piggery wastewaters

    Cristina González;Judith Marciniak;Santiago Villaverde;Pedro A. García-Encina

Frequent Co-Authors

Raquel Lebrero
Raquel Lebrero University of Valladolid
Pedro A. García-Encina
Pedro A. García-Encina University of Valladolid
Benoit Guieysse
Benoit Guieysse University of Canterbury
Juan C. López
Juan C. López University of Valladolid
Sergio Revah
Sergio Revah UAM Cuajimalpa
Eloy Bécares
Eloy Bécares University of Leon
Bo Mattiasson
Bo Mattiasson Lund University
Gopalakrishnan Kumar
Gopalakrishnan Kumar Yonsei University
Andy Shilton
Andy Shilton Massey University
Alfons J. M. Stams
Alfons J. M. Stams Wageningen University & Research

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