2026 Sergi Astals: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	42	17562	15889	719	689	76	6185
Engineering and Technology	44	5732	5532	135	133	84	9310

Overview

Sergi Astals is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with numerous publications contributing to fields such as building and construction, biomedical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, pollution, and water science and technology.

The main topics addressed by Sergi Astals include:

Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
Membrane Separation Technologies
Phosphorus and nutrient management
Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
Biofuel production and bioconversion
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated with Sergi Astals, including:

J. Dosta
Miriam Peces
J. Mata-Álvarez
Sergi Vinardell
J.M. Chimenos

The main venues where Sergi Astals has published research are:

Bioresource Technology
The Science of The Total Environment
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
SSRN Electronic Journal
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Some of the recent papers by Sergi Astals include:

"Advances in anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology for municipal wastewater treatment: A 2020 updated review" (2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
"Towards a standardization of biomethane potential tests: a commentary" (2020, Water Science & Technology)
"Power and Limitations of Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) Tests" (2020, Frontiers in Energy Research)
"New insights in food waste, sewage sludge and green waste anaerobic fermentation for short-chain volatile fatty acids production: A review" (2022, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering)
"Co-digestion of sewage sludge and food waste in a wastewater treatment plant based on mainstream anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology: A techno-economic evaluation" (2021, Bioresource Technology)

Best Publications

A critical review on anaerobic co-digestion achievements between 2010 and 2013

J. Mata-Alvarez;J. Dosta;M.S. Romero-Güiza;X. Fonoll

1272
Citations
Towards a standardization of biomethane potential tests.

Christof Holliger;M. Madalena Alves;Diana Andrade;Irini Angelidaki

1026
Citations
The role of additives on anaerobic digestion: a review

M.S. Romero-Güiza;J. Vila;J. Mata-Alvarez;J.M. Chimenos

649
Citations
Resource Recovery from Wastewater by Biological Technologies: Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects

Daniel Puyol;Damien J. Batstone;Tim Hülsen;Sergi Astals

567
Citations
Codigestion of solid wastes: A review of its uses and perspectives including modeling

Joan Mata-Alvarez;Joan Dosta;Sandra Macé;Sergi Astals

405
Citations
Anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure and crude glycerol at mesophilic conditions: Biogas and digestate

S Astals;V Nolla-Ardèvol;V Nolla-Ardèvol;J Mata-Alvarez

344
Citations
Unraveling the literature chaos around free ammonia inhibition in anaerobic digestion

G. Capson-Tojo;G. Capson-Tojo;R. Moscoviz;S. Astals;S. Astals;Á. Robles

259
Citations
Identification of synergistic impacts during anaerobic co-digestion of organic wastes

S. Astals;S. Astals;D.J. Batstone;J. Mata-Alvarez;P.D. Jensen

243
Citations
Modified version of ADM1 model for agro-waste application.

A. Galí;T. Benabdallah;S. Astals;J. Mata-Alvarez

208
Citations
Anaerobic digestion of seven different sewage sludges: a biodegradability and modelling study.

S. Astals;M. Esteban-Gutiérrez;T. Fernández-Arévalo;E. Aymerich

197
Citations
Co-digestion of pig manure and glycerine: experimental and modelling study.

S. Astals;M. Ariso;A. Galí;J. Mata-Alvarez

194
Citations
Ammonia influence in anaerobic digestion of OFMSW.

T. Benabdallah El Hadj;S. Astals;A. Galí;S. Mace

193
Citations
Anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure and algae: Impact of intracellular algal products recovery on co-digestion performance

S. Astals;R. S. Musenze;X. Bai;S. Tannock

183
Citations
Anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and fruit wastes: Evaluation of the transitory states when the co-substrate is changed

X. Fonoll;S. Astals;S. Astals;J. Dosta;J. Mata-Alvarez

162
Citations
Effect of ultrasound, low-temperature thermal and alkali pre-treatments on waste activated sludge rheology, hygienization and methane potential.

M. Ruiz-Hernando;J. Martín-Díaz;J. Labanda;J. Mata-Alvarez

149
Citations
Co-digestion strategies to enhance microalgae anaerobic digestion: A review

Maria Solé-Bundó;Fabiana Passos;Maycoll S. Romero-Güiza;Ivet Ferrer

142
Citations
Advances in anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology for municipal wastewater treatment: A 2020 updated review

S. Vinardell;S. Astals;M. Peces;M.A. Cardete

138
Citations
Anaerobic codigestion of sewage sludge and glycerol, focusing on process kinetics, microbial dynamics and sludge dewaterability.

P.D. Jensen;S. Astals;S. Astals;Y. Lu;M. Devadas

132
Citations
Balancing hygienization and anaerobic digestion of raw sewage sludge

S. Astals;C. Venegas;M. Peces;J. Jofre

117
Citations
Thermophilic co-digestion of pig manure and crude glycerol: process performance and digestate stability.

S. Astals;V. Nolla-Ardèvol;J. Mata-Alvarez

116
Citations