A comparison of five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods to determine toxicity of pollutants to activated sludge
Journal Article
de la Sota, A., Aspichueta, E., Dalzell, D., Dalzell, D., Alte, S., Aspichueta, E., …Christofi, N. (2002)
A comparison of five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods to determine toxicity of pollutants to activated sludge. Chemosphere, 47(5), 535-545. doi:10.1016/s0045-6535(01)00331-9
Five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods were used in three European partner countries to determine the toxicity of single toxicants, mixed toxicants and real industrial ...
Degradation of chlorophenols in aqueous media using UV XeBr excilamp in a flow reactor
Journal Article
Matafonova, G., Christofi, N., Batoev, V., & Sosnin, E. (2008)
Degradation of chlorophenols in aqueous media using UV XeBr excilamp in a flow reactor. Chemosphere, 70, 1124-1127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.08.022
-Chlorophenol (2-CP), 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) and 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) at initial concentrations of 10, 20, 50 and 100 mg l−1 were degraded in aqueous media by direct UV...
Congruence in the performance of model nitrifying activated sludge plants located in Germany, Scotland and Spain
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Christofi, N., Aspichueta, E., Dalzell, D., De la Sota, A., Etxebarria, J., Fernandes, T., …Schmellenkamp, P. (2002)
Congruence in the performance of model nitrifying activated sludge plants located in Germany, Scotland and Spain. Water Research, 37(1), 177-187. doi:10.1016/s0043-1354(02)00119-7
A laboratory model nitrifying activated sludge plant treating OECD synthetic sewage was designed and constructed by each of three laboratories in Germany, Scotland and Spain i...
Flexible material formulations for 3D printing of ordered porous beds with applications in bioprocess engineering
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Dimartino, S., Galindo-Rodriguez, G. R., Simon, U., Conti, M., Sarwar, M. S., Athi Narayanan, S. M., …Christofi, N. (2022)
Flexible material formulations for 3D printing of ordered porous beds with applications in bioprocess engineering. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-022-00511-9
Background
3D printing is revolutioning many industrial sectors and has the potential to enhance also the biotechnology and bioprocessing fields. Here, we propose a new flexib...
UV treatment of chlorophenols in water using uv microwave lamps and Xe/Br excilamp coupled with biodegradation.
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Christofi, N., Matafonova, G., Batoev, V., Misakyan, M. A., Barkhudarov, E. M., & Kossyi, I. A. (2007)
UV treatment of chlorophenols in water using uv microwave lamps and Xe/Br excilamp coupled with biodegradation. In L. N. Robinson (Ed.), Water Resources Research Progress, 101-126. Nova Science Publishers Inc
The protection of aquatic ecosystems from artificial or natural pollutants of industrial origin is of paramount importance and technology to reduce or eliminate these from was...
Accute toxicity of linear alkylbenzene to Caenorhabditis elegans Maupas, 1900 in soil.
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Johnson, S. J., Castan, M., Proudfoot, L., Barry, D. A. & Christofi, N. (2007)
Accute toxicity of linear alkylbenzene to Caenorhabditis elegans Maupas, 1900 in soil. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 79, 41-44. doi:10.1007/s00128-007-9195-6. ISSN 0007-4861
Linear alkybenzene (LAB) is a light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) whose primary use is as a precursor in the manufacture of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS) detergents....
Enhanced desulfurization activity in protoplast transformed Rhodococcus erythropolis
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Etemadifar, Z., Emtiazi, G., & Christofi, N. (2008)
Enhanced desulfurization activity in protoplast transformed Rhodococcus erythropolis. American-Eurasian journal of agricultural & environmental sciences, 3, 285-291
Petro-chemically derived fuels may contain a range of organosulfur compounds that produce sulfur dioxide when combusted, culminating in atmospheric and soil pollution. Sulfur ...
Killing bacteria present on surfaces in films or in droplets using microwave UV lamps
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Barkhudarov, E. M., Christofi, N., Kossyi, I. A., Misakyan, M. A., Sharp, J., & Taktakhisvili, I. M. (2008)
Killing bacteria present on surfaces in films or in droplets using microwave UV lamps. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 24(6), 761-769. doi:10.1007/s11274-007-9536-y
The killing of bacteria on surfaces by two types
of UV sources generated by microwave radiation is
described. In both cases, UV radiation is produced by gasdischarge
electrode...
A new short-term toxicity assay using Aspergillus awamori with recombinant aequorin gene
Journal Article
Kozlova, O., Zwinderman, M., & Christofi, N. (2005)
A new short-term toxicity assay using Aspergillus awamori with recombinant aequorin gene. BMC Microbiology, 5, Article 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-5-40
Background
Most currently available short-term toxicity assays are based on bacterial cells. Therefore there is a need for novel eukaryotic microbial bioassays that will be re...
New Nanostructured Carbon Coating Inhibits Bacterial Growth, but Does Not Influence on Animal Cells
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Barkhudarov, E. M., Kossyi, I. A., Anpilov, A. M., Ivashkin, P. I., Artem’ev, K. V., Moryakov, I. V., …Gudkov, S. V. (2020)
New Nanostructured Carbon Coating Inhibits Bacterial Growth, but Does Not Influence on Animal Cells. Nanomaterials, 10(11), https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10112130
An electrospark technology has been developed for obtaining a colloidal solution containing nanosized amorphous carbon. The advantages of the technology are its low cost and h...