TEP105 Biological and Enzymatic Reactors

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University
University of Cadiz
Faculty/school/department
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS
Size of the team
number of researchers number of supporting staff number of PhD students
17
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PI
PI name
CANTERO MORENO DOMINGO
PI email
domingo.cantero@uca.es
PI bio

Principal Researcher of the "Biological and Enzymatic Reactors" Group (TEP-105). Fellow of the MEC- Fleming Program (University of Manchester, 1988-89). Author of 125 publications (98 included in JCR). Participation in 40 projects, 22 of which as project manager. Director of 13 Doctoral Theses. 4 positive evaluation (2014) and 1 transfer (2020) by the CNEAI, 5 positive regional periods (2004) and 6 teaching periods. Member of the Commission C9 (ANECA-ACADEMIA Program). Secretary of the Department of Engineering Q (1983-1987), Director of the Department (1988-1993 and 2004), Director of the “Secretariado de Relaciones con Instituciones y Empresas” (1993-1994), Dean of the Faculty of Science (1995-1999), Vice-Rector for Infrastructure and Research at the University of Cadiz (1999-2003).

Contact person and e-mail
Contact person
CANTERO MORENO DOMINGO
Contact person e-mail
domingo.cantero@uca.es
Short description of research profile

Biodesulphurization and biofiltration of effluents gases.
Production of value-added compounds by biological processes.
Bioremediation of contaminated soils and/or sludges with heavy metals.
Biological Process Technologies. Kinetics, Optimization and control of Fermentative
Processes.

Research area
NATURAL SCIENCES
Publications

Representative publications

Metabolic engineering for the optimization of hydrogen production in Escherichia coli: A review Valle, A. ;Cantero, D. ;Bolívar, J. Biotechnology Advances   (2019) Vol: Volume 37, Issue 5. Pgs: 616-633
Characterization of eubacterial communities by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in a desulfurization biotrickling filter using progressive changes of nitrate and nitrite as final electron acceptors Brito, J.; Valle, A.; Almenglo, F.; Ramírez, M.; Cantero, D., N. Biotechnol. 2020 In Press, Journal Pre-proof
Identification of enhanced hydrogen and ethanol Escherichia coli producer strains in a glycerol-based medium by screening in single-knock out mutant collections Valle, A.; Cabrera, G.; Cantero, D.; Bolivar, J. Microbial Cell Factories 2015. 14(1). Article number 93
Kinetic characterization and modeling of a microalgae consortium isolated from landfill leachate under a high CO2 concentration in a bubble column photobioreactor Saldarriaga, L.F.; Almenglo, F.; Ramírez, M.; Cantero, D. Electron. J. Biotechnol. 2020. 44, 47–57
Life cycle assessment of different physical-chemical and biological technologies for biogas desulfurization in sewage treatment plants

Link to extended list of publication

https://tep105.uca.es/publicaciones-en-revistas/
Technology Expertise

The main objective of our group has been to establish alternative technologies to conventional chemical procedures.