Scientific Results

This catalogue is obtained by conducting a systematic literature review of scientific studies and reviews related to monitoring, forecasting, and simulating the inland water cycle. The analysis maps scientific expertise across research groups and classifies findings by the type of inland water studied, application focus, and geographical scope. A gap analysis will identify missing research areas and assess their relevance to policymaking.

ID â–Č Type Year Authors Title Venue/Journal DOI Research type Water System Technical Focus Abstract Link with Projects Link with Tools Related policies ID
publications-1731 Peer reviewed articles 2023 Ali Elahinik, Linghang Li, Martin Pabst, Ben Abbas, Dimitrios Xevgenos, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Mario Pronk Aerobic granular sludge phosphate removal using glucose Water Research 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120776 Uncategorized Wastewater Treatment Plants No abstract available 869474
publications-1732 Peer reviewed articles 2023 Marta Herrero-Gonzalez, Julio LĂłpez, Giovanni Virruso, Calogero Cassaro, Alessandro Tamburini, Andrea Cipollina, Jose Luis Cortina, Raquel Ibañez, Giorgio Micale Analysis of Operational Parameters in Acid and Base Production Using an Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes Pilot Plant Membranes 10.3390/membranes13020200 Control Systems Wastewater Treatment Plants In agreement with the Water Framework Directive, Circular Economy and European Union (EU) Green Deal packages, the EU-funded WATER-MINING project aims to validate next-generation water resource solutions at the pre-commercial demonstration scale in order to provide water management and recovery of valuable materials from alternative sources. In the framework of the WATER-MINING project, desalination brines from the Lampedusa (Italy) seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant will be used to produce freshwater and recover valuable salts by integrating different technologies. In particular, electrodialysis with bipolar membranes (EDBM) will be used to produce chemicals (NaOH and HCl). A novel EDBM pilot plant (6.4 m2, FuMa-Tech) has been installed and operated. The performance of EDBM for single pass under different flowrates (2–8 L·min−1) for acid, base and saline channels, and two current densities (200 and 400 A·m−2), has been analyzed in terms of specific energy consumption (SEC) and current efficiency (CE). Results showed that by increasing the flowrates, generation of HCl and NaOH slightly increased. For example, ΔOH− shifted from 0.76 to 0.79 mol·min−1 when the flowrate increased from 2 to 7.5 L·min−1 at 200 A·m−2. Moreover, SEC decreased (1.18–1.05 kWh·kg−1) while CE increased (87.0–93.4%), achieving minimum (1.02 kWh·kg−1) and maximum (99.4%) values, respectively, at 6 L·min−1. 869474
publications-1733 Peer reviewed articles 2024 Nouran T. Bahgat, Aamash Siddiqui, Philipp Wilfert, Leon Korving, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht FePO4.2H2O recovery from acidic phosphate-rich waste streams Water Research 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121905 Uncategorized Wastewater Treatment Plants No abstract available 869474
publications-1734 Peer reviewed articles 2022 Andrea Culcasi, Rodoula Ktori, Alessandra Pellegrino, Marcos Rodriguez-Pascual, Mark van Loosdrecht, Alessandro Tamburini, Andrea Cipollina, Dimitris Xevgenos and Giorgio Micale Towards sustainable production of minerals and chemicals through seawater brine treatment using Eutectic freeze crystallization and Electrodialysis with bipolar membranes Journal of Cleaner Production 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133143 Uncategorized Water System No abstract available 869474
publications-1735 Peer reviewed articles 2024 Georgios Archimidis Tsalidis, Akemi Kokubo Roche, Serena Randazzo, John A. Posada Contribution of capital goods production to social impacts: A life cycle perspective for a circular desalination plant Sustainable Production and Consumption 10.1016/j.spc.2023.12.029 Uncategorized Water System No abstract available 869474
publications-1736 Peer reviewed articles 2024 Akemi Kokubo Roche, Georgios Archimidis Tsalidis, Carlos F. Blanco, Daniel F.C. Dias, John A. Posada Generic and site-specific social life cycle assessment of municipal wastewater treatment systems in Spain: challenges and limitations of the method when applied to resource recovery systems International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 10.1007/s11367-024-02370-2 Uncategorized Wastewater Treatment Plants Abstract Purpose This work aims to provide insights on the application of social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) in evaluating the social impacts associated with municipal wastewater treatment (WWT). The study assesses the social risks and social performance of two municipal WWT systems in Catalonia, Spain: a conventional wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) (Reference System) and a novel system that recovers water and other valuable resources (Novel System). Methods S-LCA was conducted at Generic and Site-Specific levels using 1 m3 of wastewater treatment as the functional unit (FU). The Generic assessment was conducted via the Product Social Impact Life Cycle Assessment (PSILCA) database, while the Site-Specific assessment employed the Subcategory Assessment Method (SAM) with four-level reference scales to assess the social performance of the WWTP operator and its first-tier suppliers. Furthermore, activity variables were calculated based on organizations’ shares in the total costs per FU, and the Novel System’s multifunctionality was solved through economic allocation. Results were aggregated by (i) assigning equal weights to organizations and (ii) factoring in organizations’ weights and the allocation factor, leading to results per FU. Results and discussion The Generic analysis results indicated that the Novel System entailed fewer social risks than the Reference System. Most social risks in both systems occurred in the subcategories “Access to material resources,” “Fair salary,” “Freedom of association and collective bargaining,” “Contribution to economic development,” and “Corruption.” In the Site-Specific assessment, the Novel System presented better social performance than the Reference System per 1 m3 of wastewater treatment. The latter’s performance per FU did not meet the basic requirement in four out of eleven subcategories, mainly due to the performance and weight of a chemical supplier. Allocation greatly benefitted the Novel System’s results per FU compared to the results obtained when equal weights were applied. Conclusions Activity variables were used to connect organizations’ conduct with particular WWT systems, and multifunctionality was solved. This approach allowed for obtaining results per FU at both assessment levels. However, social performance was also evaluated by calculating the average social performance of each system without considering activity variables and the FU, leading to different results. The social performance of the Novel System per FU was satisfactory across all subcategories but required improvement in four subcategories based on the average results. Given the limitations of using activity variables and allocation in S-LCA, further research is necessary to appropriately evaluate and compare the social effects of novel resource recovery systems. 869474
publications-1737 Peer reviewed articles 2025 Gonzalo Gamboa, Patricia Palenzuela, Rodoula Ktori, Diego C. AlarcĂłn-Padilla, Guillermo Zaragoza, Samar Fayad, Dimitros Xevgenos, Mar Palmeros Parada Thermal seawater desalination for irrigation purposes in a water-stressed region: Emerging value tensions in full-scale implementation Desalination 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118213 Uncategorized Water System No abstract available 869474
publications-1738 Peer reviewed articles 2023 Maria Rousou, Joachim Langeneck, Chara Apserou, Christos Arvanitidis, Stephanos Charalambous, Kyproula Chrysanthou, George Constantinides, Panagiotis D. Dimitriou, Sergio Carlos GarcĂ­a GĂłmez, Soteria Irene Hadjieftychiou, Nikolaos Katsiaras, Periklis Kleitou, Demetris Kletou, Frithjof C. KĂŒpper, Paraskevi Louizidou, Roberto Martins, Manos L. Moraitis, Nafsika Papageorgiou, Magdalene Papatheodou Polychaetes (Annelida) of Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean Sea): An Updated and Annotated Checklist including New Distribution Records MDPI Diversity 10.3390/d15080941 Uncategorized Natural Water Bodies The diversity and distribution of polychaetes in the coastal area and the EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus is presented based on both the literature records and new data acquired in a wide range of environmental monitoring programmes and research projects. A total of 585 polychaete species belonging to 49 families were reported in Cyprus waters; among them, 205 species (34%) were recorded based on the literature only, 149 (26%) were new records based on our own data, and a total of 231 spp. (40%) were recorded from both the literature and new data. A total of 51 polychaete species were identified as non-indigenous; among them, 32 were confirmed as alien species, 4 were considered cryptogenic, and 15 were considered questionable as there were doubts about their identity. The Indo-Pacific Schistomeringos loveni was reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea, while four species already reported in the literature, namely, Bispira melanostigma, Fimbriosthenelais longipinnis Leonnates aylaoberi, and Rhodopsis pusilla, were added to the list of non-indigenous polychaetes in the Mediterranean Sea. The current work highlights the importance of implementing environmental monitoring programmes and carrying out research surveys targeting benthic macrofauna assemblages. 869474
publications-1739 Peer reviewed articles 2023 Mar Palmeros-Parada, Serena Randazzo, Gonzalo Gamboa, Rodoula Ktori, Britte Bouchaut, Dimitris Xevgenos; Resource recovery from desalination, the case of small islands Resource, Conservation and Recycling 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107287 Uncategorized Water System No abstract available 869474
publications-1740 Peer reviewed articles 2023 Calogero Cassaro, Giovanni Virruso, Andrea Culcasi, Andrea Cipollina, Alessandro Tamburini, Giorgio Micale Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes for the Sustainable Production of Chemicals from Seawater Brines at Pilot Plant Scale ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06636 Uncategorized Water System No abstract available 869474