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Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez
Researcher at Veolia Water
Publications - 13
Citations - 816
Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez is an academic researcher from Veolia Water. The author has contributed to research in topics: Activated sludge & Biomass. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 13 publications receiving 612 citations. Previous affiliations of Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez include University of Queensland.
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Integrated production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) with municipal wastewater and sludge treatment at pilot scale
Fernando Morgan-Sagastume,Markus Hjort,Dores G. Cirne,F. Gerardin,Sébastien Lacroix,G. Gaval,Lamija Karabegovic,Tomas Alexandersson,Peter Johansson,Anton Karlsson,Simon Bengtsson,Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez,Per Magnusson,Alan Werker +13 more
TL;DR: A pilot-scale process was operated over 22 months at the Brussels North Wastewater Treatment Plant in order to evaluate polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production integration with services of municipal wastewater and sludge management.
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A process for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from municipal wastewater treatment with biological carbon and nitrogen removal demonstrated at pilot-scale
Simon Bengtsson,Anton Karlsson,Tomas Alexandersson,Luca Quadri,Markus Hjort,Peter Johansson,Fernando Morgan-Sagastume,Simon Anterrieu,Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez,Lamija Karabegovic,Per Magnusson,Alan Werker +11 more
TL;DR: The outcomes show that production of added-value biopolymers may be readily integrated with carbon and nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater.
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Physicochemical and mechanical properties of mixed culture polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHBV)
Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez,Bronwyn Laycock,Bogdan C. Donose,Steven Pratt,Peter J. Halley,Salah Shakir Al-Luaibi,Alan Werker,Paul Lant +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanical properties of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) copolymers with 3HV unit content ranging from 12 to 72% were evaluated using a naturally enriched mixed culture fed with acetic and propionic acids.
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Biodegradation in a soil environment of activated sludge derived polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHBV)
Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez,Bronwyn Laycock,Steven Pratt,Bogdan C. Donose,Melissa A.L. Nikolić,Paul Luckman,Alan Werker,Paul Lant +7 more
TL;DR: Mechanisms of biodegradation occurred at the polymer surface and the rate was governed by both biodeterioration and depolymerisation, which were shown to be controlled by a combination of copolymer composition, crystallinity, microstructure and surface morphology.
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Rapid quantification of intracellular PHA using infrared spectroscopy: An application in mixed cultures
Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez,Nicholas Gurieff,Steven Pratt,Per Magnusson,Alan Werker,Alejandro Vargas,Paul Lant +6 more
TL;DR: The work has demonstrated a level of accuracy and reproducibility in quantifying PHA in mixed culture systems similar to that obtained from the GC analytical technique and in its present form is reliable for routine process monitoring.