Publications

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TOTAL OF PUBLICATIONS (from 2010 on): 137

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2016

Gomes, S. D.; Fuess, L. T.; Manunga, T.; Gomes, P. C. F. L.; Zaiat, M. (2016). Bacteriocins of latic acid bacteria as a hindering factor for bihydrogen production from cavassa flour wastewater in a continuous multiple tube reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 166, 519-524.<Link>

Ferraz Júnior, A. D. N.; Etchebehere, C.; Zaiat, M. (2016). High organic loading rate on thermophilic hydrogen production and metagenomic study at an anaerobic packed-bed reactor treating a residual liquid stream of a Brazilian biorefinery. Bioresource Technology, 186, 81-88 <Link>

Braga, A. F. M; Ferraz Júnior, A. D. N.; Zaiat, M. (2016). Thermophilic byohidrogen production using a UASB reactor: performance during long-term operation. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology , 91 (4), 967-976.<Link>

Oliveira, G. H. D.; Santos Neto, A. J.; Zaiat, M. (2016). Evaluation of sulfamethazine sorption and biodegradation by anaerobic granular sludge using batch experiments. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 39 (1), 115-124.<Link>

González-Suárez, A.; Pereda-Reyes, I.; Pozzi, E.; Silva, A. J.; Oliva-Merencio, D.; Zaiat, M. (2016). Effect of natural mineral on methane production and process stability during semi-continuous mono-digestion of maize straw. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology,1-12 <Link>

Anzola-Rojas, M. P., Zaiat, M.; De Wever, H. (2016). Improvement of biohydrogen via ethanol-type fermentation in an anaerobicdown-flow structured-bed reactor. Biotechnology Technology, 42, 42-49.<Link>

Ferraz Júnior, A. D. N.; Koyama, M. H.; Araújo Júnior, M. M.; Zaiat, M. (2016). Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of raw sugarcane vinasse. Renewable Energy, 89, 245-252 <Link>

Camiloti, P. R.; Oliveira, G. H. D, Zaiat, M. (2016). Sulfur recovery from wastewater using a micro-aerated external silicone membrane reactor (ESMR). Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 227 (31) <Link>

Santos, C. E. D; Moura, R. B.; Damianovic, M.H.R.Z.; Foresti, E. (2016). Influence of COD/N ratio and carbon source on nitrogen removal in a structured-bed reactor subjected to recirculation and intermittent aeration. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 166, 519-524.<Link>

2015

Gomes, P. C. F. L.; Tomita, I. N.; Santos Neto, A. J.; Zaiat, M. (2015). Rapid determination of 12 antibiotics and cafeine in sewage and bioreactor effluent bu on-line column-switching liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Analythical and Bioanalythical Chemistry, 407 (29), 8787-8801.<Link>

Fuess, L. T.; Kiyuna, L. S. M.; Garcia, M. L.; Zaiat, M. (2015). Operational strategies for long-term biohydrogen production from sugarcane stillage in a continuous acidogenic packed-bed reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 166, 519-524.<Link>

Saia, F. T.; Souza, T. S. O; Duarte, R. T. D.; Pozzi, E.; Fonseca, D.; Foresti, E. (2015). Microbial community in a pilot-scale bioreactor promoting anaerobic digestion and sulfur-driven denitrification for domestic sewage treatment. Bioprocess and Biosystem Engineering, 1-12.<Link>

Gomes, S. D.; Fuess, L. T.; Penteado, E. D.; Lucas, S. D. M.; Gotardo, J. T.; Zaiat, M. (2015). The application of an innovative continuous multiple tube reactor as a strategy to control specific organic loading rate for biohydrogen production by dark fermentation. Bioresource Technology, 197, 201-207.<Link>

Souza, L. P.; Lullio, T. G.; Ratusznei, S. M.; Rodrigues, J. A. D.; Zaiat, M. (2015). Influence of organic load on biohydrogen production in an AnSBRR treating glucose-based wastewater. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 176, 796-816.

Lebrero, R; Toledo-Cervantes, A.; Muñoz, R.; Del Nery, V.; Foresti, E. (2015). Biogas upgrading from vinasse digesters: a comparison between an anoxic biotrickling filter and an algal-bacterial photobioreactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, doi: 10.1002/jctb.4843 <Link>

Moncayo Bravo, I. S.; Lovato, G.; Rodrigues, J. A. D.; Ratusznei, S. M.; Zaiat, M. (2015). Biohydrogen production in an AnSBRR treating glycerin-based wastewater: effects of organic loading, influent concentration and cycle time. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 175, 1892-1914.<Link>

Lovato, G.; Moncayo Bravo, I. S.; Ratusznei, S. M.; Rodrigues, J. A. D.; Zaiat, M. (2015). The effect of organic load and feed strategy on biohydrogen production in an AnSBBR treating glycerin-based wastewater. Journal of Environmental Management, 154, 128-137.<Link>

Lima, D. M. F.; Inoue, R. K.; Rodrigues, J. A. D.; Ratusznei, S. M.; Zaiat, M. (2015). Biohydrogen from cheese whey treatment in an AnSBBR: achieving process stability. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 32 (2), 397-408.<Link>

Godoi, L.A.G.; Damianovic, M.H.R.Z.; Foresti, E. (2015). Sulfidogenesis interference on methane production from carbohydrate-rich wastewater. Water Science and Technology, 72 (9), 1644-1652.<Link>

Moraes, B. S., Triolo, J. M., Lecona, V. P., Zaiat, M., Sommer, S. G. (2015). Biogas production within the bioethanol production chain: Use of co-substrates for anaerobic digestion of sugar beet vinasse. Bioresource Technology, 190, 227-234.<Link>

Lucas, S.D.M., Peixoto, G., Mockaitis, G., Zaiat, M., Gomes, S. D. (2015). Energy recovery from agro-industrial wastewaters through biohydrogen production: Kinetic evaluation and technological feasibility. Renewable Energy, 75, 496-504.<Link>

Contrera, R. C., Silva, K. C. C., Silva, G. H. R., Morita, D. M., Zaiat, M., Schalch, V.(2015). The chemical oxygen demand/total volatile acids ratio as an anaerobic treatability indicator for landfill leacheates. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 32 (1), 73-86.<Link>

Anzola-Rojas, M. P., Fonseca, S. G., Silva, C. C., Oliveira, V. M., Zaiat, M. (2015). The use of the carbon/nitrogen ratio and specific organic loading rate as tools for improving biohydrogen production in fixed-bed reactors. Biotechnology Reports, 5, 46-54.<Link>

Ferraz Júnior, A. D. N., Etchebehere, C., Zaiat, M. (2015). High organic loading rate on thermophilic hydrogen production and metagenomic study at an anaerobic packed-bed reactor treating a residual liquid stream of a Brazilian bioreﬁnery. Bioresource Technology, 186, 81-88.<Link>

Ferraz Júnior, A. D. N., Etchebehere, C., Zaiat, M. (2015). Mesophilic hydrogen production in acidogenic packed-bed reactors (APBR) using raw sugarcane vinasse as substrate: Influence of support materials. Anaerobe, 34, 94-105.<Link>

Moraes, B. S., Zaiat, M., Bonomi, A. (2015). Anaerobic digestion of vinasse from sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil: Challenges and perspectives. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 44, 888-903.<Link>

Delforno, T. P.; Moura, A. G.; Okada, D. Y.; Sakamoto, I. K.; Varesche, M. B. A. (2015). Microbial diversity and the implications of sulfide levels in an anaerobic reactor used to remove an anionic surfactant from laundry wastewater. Bioresource Technology, 192, 37-45.<Link>

Wosiack, P. A.; Lopes, D. D.; Damianovic, M. H. R. Z.; Foresti, E.; Granato, D.; Barana A. C. (2015). Removal of COD and nitrogen from animal food plant wastewater in an intermittently-aerated structured-bed reactor. Journal of Environmental Management, 154, 145-150. <Link>

Braga, J. K.; Motteran, F.; Macedo, T. Z.; Sakamoto, I. K.; Delforno, T. P.; Okada, D. Y.; Silva, E. L.; Varesche, M. B. A. (2015). Biodegradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in commercial laundry wastewater by an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, 50 (9), 946-957.<Link>

Silva, A. J.; Pozzi, E.; Foresti, E.; Zaiat, M. (2015). The influence of the buffering capacity on the production of organic acids and alcohols from wastewater in anaerobic reactor. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 175, 2258-2265. <Link>

Macedo, T. Z.; Okada, D. Y.; Delforno, T. P.; Braga, J. K.; Silva, E. L.; Varesche, M. B. A. (2015). The comparative advantages of ethanol and sucrose as co-substrates in the degradation of an anionic surfactant: microbial community selection. Bioprocess and biosystems Engineering, 38 (10), 1835-1844.<Link>

Ratti, R. P.; Delforno, T. P.; Sakamoto, I. K.; Varesche, M. B. A. (2015). Thermophilic hydrogen production from sugarcane bagasse pretreated by steam explosion and alkaline delignification. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (19), 6296-6306.<Link>

Callado, N.; Damianovic, M. H. R. Z.; Foresti, E. (2015). Resilience of methanogenesis in an anaerobic reactor subjected to increasing sulfate and sodium concentrations. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 7, 203-209. <Link>

Ratti, R. P.; Delforno, T. P.; Okada, D. Y.; Varesche, M. B. A. (2015). Bacterial communities in thermophilic H 2-producing reactors investigated using 16S rRNA 454 pyrosequencing. Microbiological Research, 173, 10-17.<Link>

Braga, J. K.; Motteran, F.; Silva, E. L.; Varesche, M. B. A. (2015). Evaluation of bacterial community from anaerobic fluidized bed reactor for the removal of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate from laundry wastewater by 454-pyrosequence. Ecological Engineering, 82, 231-240.<Link>

Lazaro, C. Z.; Varesche, M. B. A. Silva, E. L. (2015). Sequential fermentative and phototrophic system for hydrogen production: An approach for Brazilian alcohol distillery wastewater. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (31), 9642-9655. <Link>

Reis, C. M.; Carosia, M. F.; Sakamoto, I. K.; Varesche, M. B. A.; Silva, E. L. (2015). Evaluation of hydrogen and methane production from sugarcane vinasse in an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (27). <Link>

Duarte, I. C. S.; França, P.; Okada, D. Y.; Varesche, M. B. A. (2015). Anaerobic degradation of anionic surfactants by indigenous microorganisms from sediments of a tropical polluted river in Brazil. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 63 (1), 295-302.<Link>

Maintinguer, S. I.; Sakamoto, I. K.; Adorno, M. A. T.; Varesche, M. B. (2015). Bacterial diversity from environmental sample applied to bio-hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (8). <Link>

2014

Okada, D. Y; Delforno, T. P.; Etchebehere, C.; Varesche, M. B. A. Evaluation of the microbial community of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors used for the removal and degradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate by pyrosequencing. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 2014, 96, 63-70. <Link>

Gomes, B. C.; Adorno, M. A. T.; Okada, D. Y. ; Delforno, T. P.; Lima Gomes, P. C. F.; Sakamoto, I. K.; Varesche, M. B. A. . Analysis of a microbial community associated with polychlorinated biphenyl degradation in anaerobic batch reactors. Biodegradation, 2014, 25 (6) 797-810. <Link>

Pantoja Filho, J. L.; Damianovic, M. H. R. Z.; Fonseca, D. F.; Foresti, E. (2014). Nitrogen and residual organic matter removal from anaerobic reactor effluent in a fixed-bed reactor with biogas for denitrification. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 10. <Link>

Martins, T. H.; Souza, T. S. O.; Varesche, M. B. A. Feeding Strategies for Enrichment and Characterization of Anammox Biomass in a Sequencing Batch Reactor. American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2014, 5, 891-900. <Link>

Nunes Ferraz Junior, A. D.; Wenzel, J; Etchebehere, C. and Zaiat, M. (2014). Effect of organic loading rate on hydrogen production from sugarcane vinasse in thermophilic acidogenic packed bed reactors.Interntional Journal of Hydrogen Energy, in press <Link>

Contrera, da Cruz Silva, K. C.; Morita, D. M.; Rodrigues, J. A. D.; Zaiat, M. and Schalch, V. First-order kinetics of landfill leachate treatment in a pilot-scale
anaerobic sequence batch biofilm reactor. Journal of Environmental Management, 145, 285-393. <Link>

Mockaitis, G.; Pantoja, J.L.R.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Foresti, E.; Zaiat, M. (2014). Continuous anaerobic bioreactor with a fixed-structure bed (ABFSB) for wastewater treatment with low solids and low applied organic loading content. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 37, 1361-1368. <Link>

Bianchi, F.; Rossi, E.A.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Adorno, M.A.T.; Van de Wiele, T.; Sivieri, K. (2014). Beneﬁcial effects of fermented vegetal beverages on human gastrointestinal microbial ecosystem in a simulator. Food Research International (in press). <Link>

Carosia, M.F.; Okada, D.Y.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Silva, E.L.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2014). Microbial characterization and degradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in an anaerobic reactor treating wastewater containing soap powder. Bioresource Technology (in press). <Link>

Santos, S.C.; Rosa, P.R.F.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Silva, E.L. (2014). Hydrogen production from diluted and raw sugarcane vinasse under thermophilic anaerobic conditions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39, 9599-9610. <Link>

Santos, S.C.; Rosa, P.R.F.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Silva, E.L. (2014). Continuous thermophilic hydrogen production and microbial community analysis from anaerobic digestion of diluted sugar cane stillage. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39, 9000-9011. <Link>

Rosa, P.R.F.; Santos, S.C.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Silva, E.L. (2014). Hydrogen production from cheese whey with ethanol-type fermentation: Effect of hydraulic retention time on the microbial community composition. Bioresource Technology, 161, 10-19. <Link>

Santos, S.C.; Rosa, P.R.F.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Silva, E.L. (2014). Organic loading rate impact on biohydrogen production and microbial communities at anaerobic ﬂuidized thermophilic bed reactors treating sugarcane stillage. Bioresource Technology, 159, 55-63. <Link>

Camiloti, P.R.; Mockaitis, G.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Damianovic, M.H.R.Z.; Foresti, E.; Zaiat, M. (2014). Innovative anaerobic bioreactor with ﬁxed-structured bed (ABFSB) for simultaneous sulfate reduction and organic matter removal. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 89, 1044-1050. <Link>

Ferraz Júnior, A.D.N.; Zaiat, M.; Gupta, M.; Elbeshbishy, E.; Hafez, H.; Nakhlab, G. (2014). Impact of Organic Loading Rate on Biohydrogen Production in an Up-Flow Anaerobic Packed Bed Reactor (UAnPBR). Bioresource Technology, 164, 371-379. <Link>

Adorno, M.A.T.; Hirasawa, J.S.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2014). Development and Validation of Two Methods to Quantify Volatile Acids (C2-C6) by GC/FID: Headspace (Automatic and Manual) and Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE). American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 5, 406-414. <Link>

Rosa, P. R. F.; Santos, S. C.; Sakamoto, I. K.; Varesche, M. B. A.; Silva, E. L. (2014). Hydrogen production from cheese whey with ethanol-type fermentation: Effect of hydraulic retention time on the microbial community composition. Bioresource Technology, 161, 10-19. <Link>

Vilela, R.S.; Damianovic, M.H.R.Z.; Foresti, E. (2014). Removing organic matter from sulfate-rich wastewater via sulfidogenic and methanogenic pathways. Water Science and Technology, in press. <Link>

Lazaro, C.Z.; Perna, V.; Etchebehere, C.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2014). Sugarcane vinasse as substrate for fermentative hydrogen production: The effects of temperature and substrate concentration. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, xxx, 1-12. <Link>

Motteran, F.; Braga, J.K.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Silva, E.L.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2014). Degradation of high concentrations of nonionic surfactant (linear alcohol ethoxylate) in an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor. Science of the Total Environment, 481, 121-128. <Link>

Braga, J.K.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2014). Commercial laundry water characterisation. American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 5 (1), 8-16. <Link>

Delforno, T.P.; Moura, A.G.L.; Okada, D.Y.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2014). Effect of biomass adaptation to the degradation of anionic surfactants in laundry wastewater using EGSB reactors. Bioresource Technology, 154, 114-121. <Link>

Moraes, B.S.; Junqueira, T.L.; Pavanello, L.G.; Cavalett, O.; Mantelatto, P.E.; Bonomi, A.; Zaiat M. (2014). Anaerobic digestion of vinasse from sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil from energy, environmental, and economic perspectives: Profit or expense?. Applied Energy, 113, 825-835. <Link>

2013

Cammarota, M.C.; Rosa, D.R.; Duarte, I.C.S.; Saavedra, N.K.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Zaiat, M.; Freire, D.M.G. (2013). The effect of enzymatic pre-hydrolysis of dairy wastewater on the granular and immobilized microbial community in anaerobic bioreactors. Environmental Technology, 34, 417-428. <Link>

Ribeiro, R.; Nardi, I.R.; Fernandes, B.S.; Foresti, E.; Zaiat, M. (2013). BTEX removal in a horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized biomass reactor under denitrifying conditions. Biodegradation, 24, 269-278. <Link>

Leite, J.A.C.; Pozzi, E.; Pelizer, L.H.; Zaiat, M.; Barboza, M. (2013). Use of volatile fatty acids salts in the production of xanthan gum. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 16, 6. <Link>

Perna, V.; Castelló, E.; Wenzel, J.; Zampol, C.; Fontes Lima, D.M.; Borzacconi, L.; Varesche, M.B.; Zaiat, M.; Etchebehere, C. (2013). Hydrogen production in an upflow anaerobic packed bed reactor used to treat cheese whey. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38, 54-62. <Link>

Penteado, E.D.; Lazaro, C.Z.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Zaiat, M. (2013). Influence of seed sludge and pretreatment method on hydrogen production in packed-bed anaerobic reactors. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38, 6137-6145. <Link>

Tommaso, G.; Domingues, M.R.; Ribeiro, R.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2013) Anaerobic degradation of protein: simplified kinetic modelling and microbial dynamics. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 224,1554. <Link>

Silva, R.C.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Zaiat, M. (2013). Anaerobic treatment of industrial biodiesel wastewater by an ASBR for methane production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 170, 105-118. <Link>

Araujo Junior, M.M.; Lermontov, A.; Araujo, P.L.S.; Zaiat, M. (2013). Reduction of sludge generation by the addition of support material in a cyclic activated sludge system for municipal wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology, 143, 483-489. <Link>

Fernandes, B.S.; Saavedra, N.K.; Maintinguer, S.I.; Sette, L.D.; Oliveira, V.M.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Zaiat, M.. (2013). The effect of biomass immobilization support material and bed porosity on hydrogen production in an upflow anaerobic packed-bed bioreactor. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 170, 1348-1366. <Link>

Habibi, A.; Vahabzadeh, F.; Zaiat, Marcelo. (2013). Dynamic mathematical models for biodegradation of formaldehyde by Ralstonia eutropha in a batch bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Management, 129, 548-554. <Link>

Fontes Lima, D.M.; Moreira, W.K.; Zaiat, M. (2013). Comparison of the use of sucrose and glucose as a substrate for hydrogen production in an upflow anaerobic fixed-bed reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38, 15074-15083. <Link>

Contrera, R.C.; Sarti, A.; Castro, M.C.A.A.; Foresti, E.; Zaiat, M.; Schalch, V. (2013). Ethanol addition as a strategy for start-up and acclimation of an AnSBBR for the treatment of landfill leachate. Process Biochemistry, 48, 1767-1777. <Link>

Manssouri, M.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Zaiat, M. (2013). Effects of organic loading, influent concentration, and feed time on biohydrogen production in a mechanically stirred AnSBBR treating sucrose-based wastewater. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 171, 1832-1854. <Link>

Cuba, R.M.F.; Pozzi, E.; Teran, F.J.C.; Foresti, E. (2013). A most-probable number technique for methanotrophic bacteria determination in biological reactors using methane as an electron donor for denitrification. Environmental Technology, 1, 1-6. <Link>

Moraes, B.S.; Orrú, J.G.T.; Foresti, E. (2013). Nitrogen and sulfide removal from effluent of UASB reactor in a sequencing fed-batch biofilm reactor under intermittent aeration. Journal of Biotechnology, 164, 378-385. <Link>

Barana, A.C.; Lopes, D.D.; Martins, T.H.; Pozzi, E.; Damianovic, M.H.R.Z.; Del Nery, V.; Foresti, E. (2013). Nitrogen and organic matter removal in an intermittently aerated fixed-bed reactor for post-treatment of anaerobic effluent from a slaughterhouse wastewater treatment plant. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 1, 453-459. <Link>

Damianovic, M.H.R.Z.; Saia, F.T.; Baraldi, E.; Brucha, G.; Vazoller, R.F.; Foresti, E. (2013). Anaerobic fixed-bed reactors for treatment of synthetic wastewater and estuarine-like water containing pentachlorophenol. Environmental Engineering Science, 30, 61-66. <Link>

Souza, T.S.O.; Foresti, E. (2013). Sulfide-oxidizing autotrophic denitrification: an evaluation for nitrogen removal from anaerobically pretreated domestic sewage. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 170, 1094-1103. <Link>

Okada, D.Y.; Delforno, T.P.; Esteves, A.S.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Duarte, I.C.S.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2013). Optimization of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) degradation in UASB reactors by varying bioavailability of LAS, hydraulic retention time and specific organic load rate. Bioresource Technology, 128, 125-133. <Link>

Okada, D.Y. ; Delforno, T.P.; Esteves, A.S.; Polizel, J.; Hirasawa, J.S.; Duarte, I.C.S.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2013). Influence of volatile fatty acid concentration stability on anaerobic degradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate. Journal of Environmental Management, 128, 169-172. <Link>

Ratti, R.P.; Botta, L.S. ; Sakamoto, I.K.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2013). Microbial diversity of hydrogen-producing bacteria in batch reactors fed with cellulose using leachate as inoculum. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38, 9707-9717. <Link>

Okada, D.Y.; Esteves, A.S.; Delforno, T.P.; Hirasawa, J.S.; Duarte, I.C.S.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2013). Influence of co-substrates in the anaerobic degradation of an anionic surfactant. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 30, 499-506. <Link>

Oliveira, L.L.; Costa, R.B.; Sakamoto, I K; Duarte, I.C.S.; Silva, E.L.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2013). LAS degradation in a fluidized bed reactor and phylogenetic characterization of the biofilm. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 30, 521-529. <Link>

Maintinguer, S.I. ; Sakamoto, I.K.; Adorno, M.A.T.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2013). Evaluation of the microbial diversity of denitrifying bacteria in batch reactor. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 30, 457-465. <Link>

Ratti, R.P.; Botta, L.S.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Silva, E.L.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2013). Production of H2 from cellulose by rumen microorganisms: effects of inocula pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis. Biotechnology Letters, xx, x-y. <Link>

Sivieri, K.; Morales, M.L.V.; Adorno, M.A.T.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Saad, S.M.I.; Rossi, E.A. (2013). Lactobacillus acidophilus CRL 1014 improved “guthealth” in the SHIME® reactor. BMC Gastroenterology, 13(100), 2-9. <Link>

Del Nery, V.; Damianovic, M.H.Z.; Pozzi, E.; De Nardi, I.R.; Caldas, V.E.A.; Pires, E.C. (2013). Long-term performance and operational strategies of a poultry slaughterhouse waste stabilization pond system in a tropical climate. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 71, 7-14. <Link>

2012

Mockaitis, G.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Foresti, E.; Zaiat, M. (2012). Toxic effects of cadmium (Cd2+) on anaerobic biomass: kinetic and metabolic implications. Journal of Environmental Management, 106, 75-84. <Link>

Lovato, G.; Bezerra Jr., R.A.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Zaiat, M. (2012). Effect of feed strategy on methane production and performance of an AnSBBR treating effluent from biodiesel production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 166, 2007-2029. <Link>

Lima, D.M.F.; Zaiat, M. (2012). The influence of the degree of back-mixing on hydrogen production in an anaerobic fixed-bed reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37, 9630-9635. <Link>

Rodriguez, R.P.; Oliveira, G.H.D.; Raimundi, I.M.; Zaiat, M. (2012). Assessment of a UASB reactor for the removal of sulfate from acid mine water. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 74, 48-53. <Link>

Sarti, A.; Pozzi, E.; Zaiat, M. (2012). Characterization of immobilized biomass by amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) in an anaerobic sequencing-batch biofilm reactor (ASBBR) for the treatment of industrial wastewater. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 55, 623-629. <Link>

Oliveira Netto, A.P.; Zaiat, M. (2012). Treatment of domestic sewage in an anaerobic-aerobic fixed-bed reactor with recirculation of the liquid phase. Clean, 40, 965-971. <Link>

Peixoto, G.; Pantoja-Filho, J.L.R.; Agnelli, J.A.B.; Barboza, M.; Zaiat, M. (2012). Hydrogen and methane production, energy recovery, and organic matter removal from effluents in a two-stage fermentative process. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 168, 651-671. <Link>

Moraes, B.S.; Foresti, E. (2012). Determination of the intrinsic kinetic parameters of sulfide-oxidizing autotrophic denitrification in differential reactors containing immobilized biomass. Bioresource Technology, 104, 250-256. <Link>

Moraes, B.S.; Souza, T.S.O.; Foresti, E. (2012). Effect of sulfide concentration on autotrophic denitrification from nitrate and nitrite in vertical fixed-bed reactors. Process Biochemistry, 47, 1395-1401. <Link>

Chinalia, F.A.; Foresti, E.; Garbossa, L.H.P.; Rodriguez, J.A.; Lapa, K.R.(2012). A two-stage aerobic/anaerobic denitrifying horizontal bioreactor designed for treating ammonium and H2S simultaneously. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 168, 1643-1654. <Link>

Moura, R.B.; Damianovic, M.H.R.Z.; Foresti, E. (2012). Nitrogen and carbon removal from synthetic wastewater in a vertical structured-bed reactor under intermittent aeration. Journal of Environmental Management, 98, 163-167. <Link>

Delforno, T.P.; Okada, D.Y.; Polizel, J.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2012). Microbial characterization and removal of anionic surfactant in an expanded granular sludge bed reactor. Bioresource Technology, 107, 103-109. <Link>

Sancinetti, G.P.; Sader, L.T. ; Varesche, M.B.A.; Amorim, E.L.C.; Omena, S.P.F.; Silva, E.L. (2012). Phenol degradation in anaerobic fluidized bed reactor packed with low density support materials. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 29, 87-98. <Link>

Lazaro, C.Z.; Vich, D.V.; Hirasawa, J.S.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2012). Hydrogen production and consumption of organic acids by a phototrophic microbial consortium. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37, 11691-11700. <Link>

Shida, G.M.; Sader, L.T.; Amorim, E.L.C.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Maintinguer, S.I.; Saavedra, N.K.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Silva, E.L. (2012). Performance and composition of bacterial communities in anaerobic fluidized bed reactors for hydrogen production: effects of organic loading rate and alkalinity. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37, 16925-16934. <Link>

Sakamoto, I.K.; Maintinguer, S.I.; Hirasawa, J.S.; Adorno, M.A.T.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2012). Evaluation of microorganisms with sulfidogenic metabolic potential under anaerobic conditions. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 55, 779-784. <Link>

2011

Cubas, S.A.; Foresti, E.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Zaiat, M. (2011). Effect of impeller type and stirring frequency on the behavior of an AnSBBR in the treatment of low-strength wastewater. Bioresource Technology, 102, 889-893. <Link>

Sarti, A.; Silva, A.J.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2011). Full-scale anaerobic sequencing batch biofilm reactor for sulfate-rich wastewater treatment. Desalination and Water Treatment, 25, 13-19. <Link>

Silva, A.J.; Domingues, M.R.; Hirasawa, J.S.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Foresti, E.; Zaiat, M. (2011). Kinetic modeling and microbial assessment by fluorescent in situ hybridization in anaerobic sequencing batch biofilm reactors treating sulfate-rich wastewater. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 28, 209-219. <Link>

Sarti, A.; Zaiat, M. (2011). Anaerobic treatment of sulfate-rich wastewater in an anaerobic sequential batch reactor (AnSBR) using butanol as the carbon source. Journal of Environmental Management, 92, 1537-1541. <Link>

Cuel, M.F.; Kwong, W.H.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2011). Solution of a heterogeneous modeling of a horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized biomass (HAIB) reactor by the sequencing method. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 38, 415-421. <Link>

Rodriguez, R.P.; Zaiat, M. (2011). Influence of carbon source and inoculum type on anaerobic biomass adhesion on polyurethane foam in reactors fed with acid mine drainage. Bioresource Technology, 102, 5060-5065. <Link>

Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Oliveira, R.P.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2011). AnSBBR applied to a personal care industry wastewater treatment: effects of fill time, volume treated per cycle, and organic load. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 163, 127-142. <Link>

Peixoto, G.; Saavedra, N.K.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Zaiat, M. (2011). Hydrogen production from soft-drink wastewater in an upflow anaerobic packed-bed reactor. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36, 8953-8966. <Link>

Costabile, A.L.O.; Canto, C.S.A.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2011). Temperature and feed strategy effects on sulfate and organic matter removal in an AnSBB. Journal of Environmental Management, 92, 1714-1723. <Link>

Bezerra Jr., R.A.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Canto, C.S.A.; Zaiat, M. (2011). Effect of organic load on the performance and methane production of an AnSBBR treating effluent from biodiesel production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 165, 347-368. <Link>

Moraes, B.S.; Souza, T.S.O.; Foresti, E. (2011). Characterization and kinetics of sulfide-oxidizing autotrophic denitrification in batch reactors containing suspended and immobilized cells. Water Science and Technology, 64, 731. <Link>

Cuba, R.M.F.; Duarte, I.C.S.; Saavedra, N.K.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Foresti, E. (2011). Denitrification coupled with methane anoxic oxidation and microbial community involved identification. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 54, 173-182. <Link>

Barros, A.R.; Adorno, M.A.T.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Maintinguer, S.I.; Varesche, M.B.A.; Silva, E.L. (2011). Performance evaluation and phylogenetic characterization of anaerobic fluidized bed reactors using ground tire and pet as support materials for biohydrogen production. Bioresource Technology, 102, 3840-3847. <Link>

Vich, D.V.; Garcia, M.L. ; Varesche, M.B.A. (2011). Methanogenic potencial and microbial community of anaerobic batch reactors at different methylamine/sulfate ratios. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 28, 1-8. <Link>

Maintinguer, S.I.; Fernandes, B.S.; Duarte, I.C.S.; Saavedra, N.K.; Adorno, M.A.T.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2011). Fermentative hydrogen production with xylose by Clostridium and Klebsiella species in anaerobic batch reactors. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36, 13508-13517. <Link>

Chaparro, T.R.; Pires, E.C. (2011). Anaerobic treatment of cellulose bleach plant wastewater: chlorinated organics and genotoxicity removal. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 28, 625-638. <Link>

2010

Novaes, L.F.; Borges, L.O.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2010). Effect of fill time on the performance of pilot scale ASBR and AnSBBR applied to sanitary wastewater treatment. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 162, 885-899. <Link>

Miqueleto, A.P.; Dolosic, C.C.; Pozzi, E.; Foresti, E.; Zaiat, M. (2010). Influence of carbon sources and C/N Ratio on EPS production in anaerobic sequencing batch biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology, 101, 1324-1330. <Link>

Mockaitis, G.; Friedl, G.F.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Zaiat, M. (2010). Influence of feed time and sulfate load on the organic and sulfate removal in an ASBR. Bioresource Technology, 101, 6642-6650. <Link>

Fernandes, B.S.; Peixoto, G.; Albrecht, F.R.; Saavedra, N.K.; Zaiat, M. (2010). Potential to produce biohydrogen from various wastewaters. Energy Sustainable Development, 14, 143-148. <Link>

Novaes, L.F.; Saratt, B.L.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Moraes Júnior, D.; Ribeiro, R.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2010). Effect of impeller type and agitation on the performance of pilot-scale ASBR and AnSBBR applied to sanitary wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Management, 91, 1647-1656. <Link>

Archilha, N.C.; Canto, C.S.A.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2010). Effect of feeding strategy and COD/sulfate ratio on the removal of sulfate in an AnSBBR with recirculation of the liquid phase. Journal of Environmental Management, 91, 1756-1765. <Link>

Carvalhinha, P.P.; Flôres, A.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2010). AnSBBR applied to the treatment of metalworking fluid wastewater: effect of organic and shock load. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 162, 1708-1724. <Link>

Oliveira, R.P.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2010). Interaction effects of organic load and cycle time in an AsBr applied to a personal care industry wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Management, 91, 2499-2504. <Link>

Selma, V.C.; Cotrim, L.H.B.; Rodrigues, J.A.D.; Ratusznei, S.M.; Zaiat, M.; Foresti, E. (2010). ASBR applied to the treatment of biodiesel production effluent: effect of organic load and fill time on performance and methane production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 160, 2365-2380. <Link>

Sarti, A.; Pozzi, E.; Chinaglia, F.A.; Ono, A.; Foresti, E. (2010). Microbial processes and bacterial populations associated to anaerobic treatment of sulfate-rich wastewater. Process Biochemistry, 45, 164-170. <Link>

Pantoja Filho, J.L.R.; Sader, L.T.; Damianovic, M.H.R.Z.; Foresti, E.; Silva, E.L. (2010). Performance evaluation of packing materials in the removal of hydrogen sulphide in gas-phase biofilters: Polyurethane foam, sugarcane bagasse, and coconut fibre. Chemical Engineering Journal, 158, 441-450. <Link>

Duarte, I.C.S.; Oliveira, L.L.; Saavedra, N.K.; Fantinatti-Garboggini, F.; Menezes, C.B.A.; Oliveira, V.M.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2010). Treatment of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in a horizontal anaerobic immobilized biomass reactor. Bioresource Technology, 101, 606-612. <Link>

Oliveira, L.L.; Costa, R.B.; Okada, D.Y.; Vich, D.V.; Duarte, I.C.S.; Silva, E.L.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2010). Anaerobic degradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) in fluidized bed reactor by microbial consortia in different support materials. Bioresource Technology, 1-11. <Link>

Duarte, I.C.S.; Oliveira, L.L.; Mayor, M.S.; Okada, D.Y.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2010). Degradation of detergent (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate) in an anaerobic stirred sequencing-batch reactor containing granular biomass. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 64, 129-134. <Link>

Oliveira, L.L.; Costa, R.B.; Duarte, I.C.; Silva, E.L.; Varesche, M.B.A. (2010). Anaerobic degradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in fluidized bed reactor. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 27, 539-543. <Link>

Chaparro, T.R.; Botta, C.M.; Pires, E.C. (2010). Toxicity and recalcitrant compound removal from bleaching pulp plant effluents by an integrated system: anaerobic packed-bed bioreactor and ozone. Water Science and Technology, 61, 199-205. <Link>

Chaparro, T.R.; Botta, C.M.; Pires, E.C. (2010). Biodegradability and toxicity assessment of bleach plant effluents treated anaerobically. Water Science and Technology, 62, 1312-1319. <Link>