Publications

Publications

2017

  • Delre, A., Mønster, J., Scheutz, C. (2017). Greenhouse gas emission quantification from wastewater treatment plants, using a tracer gas dispersion method. Science of the Total Environment 605–606: 258–268.

  • Boiocchi R., Gernaey K.V., Sin G. (2017). A novel fuzzy-control strategy minimizing N2O emissions. Water Research 123: 479-494.

  • Domingo-Félez, C., Pellicer-Nàcher, C., Petersen, M.S., Jensen, M.M., Plósz, B.G., Smets, B.F. (2017). Heterotrophs are key contributors to nitrous oxide production in activated sludge under low C-to-N ratios during nitrification – Batch experiments and modeling. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 114: 132-140.

  • Domingo-Félez, C., Calderó-Pascual, M., Sin, G., Plósz, B.G., Smets, B.F. (2017). Calibration of the NDHA model to describe N2O dynamics from targeted experimental design. Water Research 126: 29-39.

  • Ma, Y., Domingo-Félez, C., Plósz, B.G., Smets, B.F. (2017). Suppression of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in intermittently membrane-aerated biofilms: A model-based explanation. Environmental Science and Technology 51: 6146-6155.

  • Ma, C. Jensen, M.M., Smets, B.F. and Thamdrup, B. (2017). Pathways and controls pf N2O production in nitritation-anammox biomass. Environmental Science and Technology 51: 8981-8991.

  • Boiocchi R., Gernaey K.V., Sin G. (2017). Understanding N2O formation mechanisms through sensitivity analyses using a plant-wide benchmark simulation model. Chemical Engineering Journal 317: 935-951.

  • Reinelt, T., Delre, A., Westerkamp, T., Holmgren, M.A., Liebetrau, J., Scheutz, C. (2017). Comparative use of different emission measurement approaches to determine methane emissions from a biogas plant. Waste Management 68: 173-185.

  • Su, Q., Ma, C., Domingo-Félez, C., Kiil, A.S., Thamdrup, B., Jensen, M.M., Smets, B. F. (2017). Low nitrous oxide production through nitrifier-denitrification in intermittent-feed high-rate high performance nitritation reactors. Water Research 123: 429-438

  • Samuelsson J., Delre A., Tumlin S., Hadi S., Offerle B, Scheutz C. (2017). Optical technologies applied alongside on-site and remote approaches for climate gas emission quantification at a wastewater treatment plant. Under revision for Water Research.

  • Delre, A., ten Hoeve M., Scheutz, C. Site-specific carbon footprints of Scandinavian wastewater treatment plants using life cycle assessment. Submitted to Water Research November 2017.

  • Delre, A., Mønster. J., Samuelsson J, Fredenslund A.M., Scheutz, C. (2017). Analysis of the tracer gas dispersion method: plume description and tracer gas placement. Submitted to Science of the Total Environment November 2017.

    2016

  • Boiocchi R., Gernaey K.V., Sin G. (2016). Controls of wastewater N2O emissions by balancing the microbial communities using a fuzzy-logic approach. IFAC-PapersOnline 49: 1157-1162.

  • Boiocchi R., Gernaey K.V., Sin G. (2016). Systematic design of membership functions for fozzy-logic control: A case study on one-stage partial nitritation/anammox treatment systems. Water Research 102: 346-361

  • Domingo-Félez, C., Smets, B.F. (2016). A consilience model to describe N2O production during biological N removal. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology 6: 923-930


    2015

  • Boiocchi, R., Mauricio-Iglesias, M. Vangsgaard, A.K., Gernaey K.V., Sin, G. (2015), Aeration control by monitoring the microbiological activity using fuzzy logic diagnosis and control. Application to a complete autotrophic nitrogen removal reactor. Journal of Process Control 30: 22-33.

  • Boiocchi, R., Gernaey K. V., Sin, G. (2015). Extended the benchmark simulation model n°2 with processes for nitrous oxide production and side-stream nitrogen removal. Computer Aided Process Engineering 37: 2477-2482.

    2014

  • Domingo-Félez, C., Mutlu, A. G., Jensen, M. M., Smets, B. F. (2014). Aeration strategies to mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from single-stage nitritation/anammox reactors. Environmental Science and Technology 48 (15): 8679-8687.

    2013

  • Thamdrup, B.; Jensen M.M.; Thornberg D. and Smets BF. (2013). Bakterier gi´r den gas. Spildevandsteknisk Tidsskrift nr. 3, 28-30
     
Conferences/workshops:

2017
Jensen M.M. Chun M., Smets B.F., Thamdrup B. Controls of N2O production pathways in nitritation-anammox biomass. Danish Microbiological Society 2017 Congress, Nov. 13th, 2017. Oral presentation, invited speaker.

Scheutz, C. Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment plants.
Sensorteknologi i vandsektoren. Danish Water Forum. Vejle, Denmark, Sept. 7th, 2017. Oral presentation, invited speaker.

Domingo-Félez, C., Plósz, B. G., Sin, G., Smets, B. F. N2O and NO dynamics in AOB-enriched and mixed-culture biomass: Experimental Observations and Model Calibration. Fifth International Conference on Nitrification and Related Processes (ICoN5). Vienna (Austria). July 23-27th 2017. Poster presentation.

Domingo-Félez, C., Calderó-Pascual, M., Sin, G., Plósz, B. G., Smets, B. F. Calibration of the NDHA N2O model via respirometric assays. Frontiers International Conference on Wastewater Treatment. May 21-24th 2017, Palermo (Italy). Poster flash presentation.

Ma, Y., Domingo-Félez, C., Smets, B. F. N2O Production in Membrane-aerated Nitrifying Biofilms: Experimentation and Modelling. Frontiers International Conference on Wastewater Treatment. May 21-24th 2017, Palermo (Italy). Poster flash presentation.

Ekström, S., Vaangsgard, A.K., Lemaire, R., Valverde-Pérez, B., Benedetti, L., Jensen, M.M., Plósz, B.G., Thornberg, D., Smets, B.F. Simple control strategies for mitigating N2O emissions in phase isolated full-scale WWTPs. 12th IWA Specialized Conference on Instrumentation, Control and Automation 2017, Quebec, Canada. Oral presentation.

Jensen M.M. Chun M., Lavik G., Smets B.F., Thamdrup B. Dynamics of N2O production pathways analysed by 15N/18O dual isotope labelling – data from a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. International workshop on Marine Geomicrobiology – A matter of energy. Sønderborg, Denmark. Aug. 28th – Sept. 1st, 2017. Poster presentation.

Ma, Y., Domingo-Félez, C., Piscedda, A., Smets, B. F. Investigating Intermittent Aeration in Membrane-Aerated Nitrifying Biofilm Reactors. IWA 10th International Conference on Biofilm Reactors on, Dublin (Ireland) May 9-12th 2017. Oral presentation.

Morset, M., Valverde-Pérez, B., Blum, J. M., Domingo-Félez, C., Mauricio-Iglesias, M., Smets, B. F. N2O emissions from a single-stage partial nitritation/anammox granule-based reactor – a model based assessment. IWA 10th International Conference on Biofilm Reactors on, Dublin (Ireland) May 9-12th 2017. Poster presentation.

Smets, B.F. N2O dynamics of N-transforming microbial communities: from mechanistic insight to full-scale process control. Fifth International Conference on Nitrification and Related Processes (ICoN5). Vienna (Austria). July 23-27th 2017. Oral presentation.


2016
Domingo-Félez, C., Valverde-Pérez, B., Plósz, B.G., Sin, G., Smets, B.F. Towards an optimal experimental design for N2O model calibration during biological nitrogen removal. 5th IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modelling Seminar (WWTmod2016). Annecy (France). April 2nd- 6th 2016. Poster presentation.

Domingo-Félez, C., Smets, B. F. Critical assessment of a novel N2O model. N2O Expert Meeting and Workshop. Bochum (Germany). Sept. 21st – 22nd 2016. Oral presentation.

Ekström, S., Jensen M.M., Lemaire, R., Plósz B.G., Smets B.F. Long-term monitoring of N2O from phase isolated full-scale BNR plant. N2O Expert Meeting and Workshop. Bochum (Germany). Sept. 21st – 22nd 2016. Oral presentation.

Smets B.F., Ekström, S., Jensen M.M., Lemaire R., Plósz B.G., Thornberg D., Andersson A.C., Quantification of N2O emissions and their effect on the CO2 footprint at two wastewater treatment plants with different activated sludge configurations. DANVA. Aarhus (Denmark). Nov. 7th – 9th 2016. Oral presentation.

Jensen M.M., Ekström S., Smets B.F. LaGas: Diagnostics, Monitoring and Mitigation of N2O Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Operations: Towards Climate Compatible Technology. The water and wastewater fair. VA-MÄSSAN. Elmia, Jönköping. Sept. 26-28th 2016. Oral presentation.

Ma, C., Jensen M.M., Smets, B.F., Lavik G., Thamdrup, B. Dynamics of N2O production pathways in a full-scale activated sludge system analyzed by 15N/18O dual isotope labelling. IWA Microbial Ecology in Water Engineering & Biofilms. Sept. 4-7th 2016. Copenhagen (Denmark). Oral presentation.

Ma, C., Jensen M.M., Smets, B.F., Lavik G., Thamdrup, B. Dynamics of N2O production pathways in a full-scale phased isolation nutrient removal system analyzed by 15N/18O dual isotope labelling. DANVA. Aarhus (Denmark). Nov. 7–9th 2016. Oral presentation.

Ma, Y., Domingo-Félez, C., Plósz, B. G., Smets, B. F. Suppression of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in intermittently aerated biofilm reactors: a model-based explanation. IWA Microbial Ecology in Water Engineering & Biofilms. Sept. 4-7th 2016. Copenhagen (Denmark). Poster presentation.

Delre A, Mønster J., Scheutz C. Quantification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from wastewater treatment plants using a ground-based remote sensing approach. European Geosciences Union - General Assembly – Vienna April 17-22th, 2016 with an oral presentation and a poster presentation.

2015
Boiocchi R., Gernaey, K. V., Sin, G. An extended benchmark simulation model n°2 with processes for nitrous oxide emission and side-stream pH-dependent partial nitritaion/anammox treatment. 9th IWA Symposium on System Analysis and Integrated Assessment. June 14-17th 2015, Gold Coast, Australia. Oral presentation.

Boiocchi R., Gernaey, K.V., Sin, G. Investigation of tuning of a fuzzy-logic controller for biological wastewater treatment systems. 9th IWA Symposium on System Analysis and Integrated Assessment. June 14-17th 2015, Gold Coast, Australia. Oral presentation.

Domingo-Félez, C., Pellicer-Nàcher, C., Petersen, M.S., González-Combarros, R., Jensen, M. M., Sin, G., Smets, B. F. Challenges encountered calibrating N2O dynamics from mixed cultures. International Conference on Nitrogen (ICON4). Edmonton (Canada). University of Alberta. June 29th-July 2nd 2015. Poster presentation.

Ekström, S., Domingo-Félez, C., Jensen, M. M., Gustavsson, D. J. I., Persson , F., Jansen J. L. C., Smets, B. F. Influence of aeration strategy on N2O emissions from a pilot-scale mainstream anammox process. NORDIWA 2015 – 14th Nordic Wastewater Conference. Bergen, Norway. November, 2015. Oral presentation.

Jensen M.M., Domingo-Félez, C., Chun Ma, Kiil A.S. Thamdrup B., Smets B.F. N2O production in nitritating bioreactors. Appplication of microbial communities in environmental biotechnology: from wastewater treatment to resource recovery. Aalborg University, Copenhagen. Dec 1st 2015. Oral presentation.

Jensen MM. Nye erfaringer fra LaGas projektet. Frem mod det energineutrale vandselskab. Skanderborg, Danmark. Oral presentation.

Delre A, Mønster J., Scheutz C. Quantification of methane and nitrous oxide emission from wastewater treatment plants. 6th International Water association (IWA) Odour and Air Emissions Conference. Paris, France, Nov. 16th-18th, 2015. Accepted abstract for oral presentation. The conference was cancelled due to terrorist attack.


2014
Smets, B.F., Pellicer-Nàcher, C., Domingo-Félez, C., Jensen, M.M., Ramin, E., Plósz, B.G., Sin, G., Gernaey, K.V., Modelling N2O dynamics in the engineered cycle: Evaluation of alternate model structures. Spa (Belgium). 4th IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modelling
Seminar. March 30 – April 2 2014. Poster presentation.

Delre A, Mønster J., Scheutz C. (2014). Full-scale quantification of CH4 emissions from wastewater treatment plants and biogas facilities. Oral presentation at 2nd IBBA Methane emission workshop, Kiel, Germany. Sept. 4th, 2014. Poster presentation.


2013
Smets B.F., Pellicer-Nàcher C., Jensen M.M., Ramin E., Plósz B.G., Domingo-Félez C., Multu G., Vangsgaard K., Scheutz C., Thamdrup B., Chandran K., Sin G., Lemaire R., and Kuypers M.M.M. Modelling N2O dynamics in the engineered N cycle: Observations, assumptions, knowns, and unknowns. ICON 3 – 3rd International conference on nitrification, Sept. 2nd-5th 2013, Tokyo (Japan). Oral presentration.

Technical reports

  • Holmgren, M.A., Hansen, M.N., Reinelt, T., Westerkamp, T., Jørgensen, L., Delre, A., Scheutz, C. 2015. Measurements of methane emissions from biogas production - Data collection and comparison of measurement methods. ISBN 978-91-7673-158-1. Energiforsk report 2015:158.