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  1. INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION: HARNESSING THE POWER OF WOOCLAP FOR ACTIVE LEARNING

    Article • July 2024, IATED Academy, S.L.

    Dr. Jordi Carrillo Abad, Dr Josep Ribes

  2. An advanced control system for nitrogen removal and energy consumption optimization in full-scale wastewater treatment plants

    Article • Journal of Water Process Engineering, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  3. Towards Optimisation of Microalgae Cultivation through Monitoring and Control in Membrane Photobioreactor Systems

    Article • Water, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Ribes

  4. Widening the applicability of most-open-valve (MOV) strategy for aeration control at full scale WWTPs by combining fuzzy-logic control and knowledge-based rules

    Article • Journal of Water Process Engineering, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  5. A semi-industrial AnMBR plant for urban wastewater treatment at ambient temperature: Analysis of the filtration process, energy balance and quantification of GHG emissions

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, April 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  6. Life Cycle Costing of Anmbr for Urban Wastewater Treatment: A Case Study Based on a Demo-Scale Anmbr System

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  7. A semi-industrial scale AnMBR for municipal wastewater treatment at ambient temperature: performance of the biological process

    Article • Water Research, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  8. Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) treating urban wastewater in mild climates

    Article • Bioresource Technology, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  9. Modeling the anaerobic treatment of sulfate-rich urban wastewater: Application to AnMBR technology

    Article • Water Research, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  10. New frontiers from removal to recycling of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater in the Circular Economy

    Article • Bioresource Technology, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  11. Resource recovery from sulphate-rich sewage through an innovative anaerobic-based water resource recovery facility (WRRF)

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, November 2018, IWA Publishing

    Pau Sanchis-Perucho, Dr Josep Ribes

  12. Electrical conductivity as a state indicator for the start-up period of anaerobic fixed-bed reactors

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, February 2016, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes

  13. Designing an AnMBR-based WWTP for energy recovery from urban wastewater: The role of primary settling and anaerobic digestion

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  14. ICA for AnMBRs

    Article • Environmental Technology, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Ribes

  15. Design methodology for AnMBR

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  16. Model-based automatic tuning of a filtration control system for submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR)

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  17. Global sensitivity analysis of a filtration model

    Article • Bioresource Technology, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  18. Mathematical modelling of filtration in submerged anaerobic MBRs (SAnMBRs): Long-term validation

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  19. A filtration model applied to submerged anaerobic MBRs (SAnMBRs)

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  20. Biological Nutrient Removal Model No. 2 (BNRM2): a general model for wastewater treatment plants

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, April 2013, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes

  21. Factors that affect the permeability of commercial hollow-fibre membranes in a submerged anaerobic MBR (HF-SAnMBR) system

    Article • Water Research, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  22. Advanced control system for optimal filtration in submerged anaerobic MBRs (SAnMBRs)

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  23. Performance of industrial scale hollow-fibre membranes in a submerged anaerobic MBR (HF-SAnMBR) system at mesophilic and psychrophilic conditions

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  24. An improved sampling strategy for the Morris method applied to systems with many input factors

    Article • Environmental Modelling & Software, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  25. Sub-critical long-term operation of industrial scale hollow-fibre membranes in a submerged anaerobic MBR (HF-SAnMBR) system

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  26. COD mass balance in AnMBR systems

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, August 2012, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes

  27. Influence of total solids concentration on membrane permeability in a submerged hollow-fibre anaerobic membrane bioreactor

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, July 2012, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes

  28. Application of the general model ‘Biological Nutrient Removal Model No. 1’ to upgrade two full-scale WWTPs

    Article • Environmental Technology, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Ribes

  29. An advanced control strategy for biological nutrient removal in continuous systems based on pH and ORP sensors

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  30. Experimental study of the anaerobic urban wastewater treatment in a submerged hollow-fibre membrane bioreactor at pilot scale

    Article • Bioresource Technology, October 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  31. Application of the Morris method for screening the influential parameters of fuzzy controllers

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, May 2011, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes, Prof. Gurkan Sin

  32. DSC: software tool for simulation-based design of control strategies applied to wastewater treatment plants

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, February 2011, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes

  33. Calibration of denitrifying activity of polyphosphate accumulating organisms in an extended ASM2d model

    Article • Water Research, October 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  34. A systematic approach for fine-tuning of fuzzy controllers applied to WWTPs

    Article • Environmental Modelling & Software, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes, Prof. Gurkan Sin

  35. Low cost-sensors as a real alternative to on-line nitrogen analysers in continuous systems

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, December 2009, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes

  36. A methodology for sequencing batch reactor identification with artificial neural networks: A case study

    Article • Computers & Chemical Engineering, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  37. DESASS: A software tool for designing, simulating and optimising WWTPs

    Article • Environmental Modelling & Software, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  38. Parameter subset selection for the dynamic calibration of AS models

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, October 2007, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes, Prof. Gurkan Sin

  39. Fermentation and elutriation of primary sludge: Effect of SRT on process performance

    Article • Water Research, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  40. Simple Rule-Based Algorithm for Optimizing Volatile Fatty Acids Production in Primary Sludge Fermentation Schemes

    Article • Journal of Environmental Engineering, November 2006, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Dr Josep Ribes

  41. Optimum design and operation of primary sludge fermentation schemes for volatile fatty acids production

    Article • Water Research, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  42. Modelling substrate threshold concentration

    Article • Water Research, December 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Ribes

  43. Biological nutrient removal model No.1 (BNRM1)

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, September 2004, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes

  44. Use of Biological and Sedimentation Models for Designing Peñíscola WWTP

    Article • Environmental Technology, June 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Ribes

  45. Modelling settling and biological processes in PSTs

    Article • Environmental Technology, October 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Ribes

  46. A supervisory control system for optimising nitrogen removal and aeration energy consumption in wastewater treatment plants

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, February 2002, IWA Publishing

    Dr Josep Ribes