BIOENGIN Environmental Bioengineering and Quality Control
The BIOENGIN group of the University of A Coruña is composed of professors (full professors and associate professors) at the A Coruña and Ferrol campuses, laboratory technicians and a variable number of visiting professors, postdoctoral researchers, doctoral students or other types of researchers in training, from the university itself or from other Spanish and foreign centers.
The group’s research is oriented towards the development of bioprocesses for the treatment of water, waste and gases, and the production of new products.
The scientific production of the group is high, mainly in the form of articles in international scientific journals but also in the form of books and book chapters. The group has participated in several regional and national projects, as well as in international funded projects, in collaboration with other European, Latin American and Middle Eastern centers. Members of the group have conducted research and consulting studies for companies and have presented papers at international conferences, several of which have been plenary and invited lectures. The group is recognized as a Competitive Reference Group by the Xunta de Galicia.
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Line of research 1 - Biorefinery processes applied to the treatment and valorization of wastewater and organic waste, and to the recovery of resources.
Recovery of organic matter present in different types of wastewater and solid waste through the use of bioreactors to obtain different products of high interest in the market: volatile fatty acids, methane, hydrogen and biopolymers.
Application of molecular biology techniques to determine the microbial communities and population dynamics present in the bioreactors.
Research line 2 - Biorefinery processes applied to the treatment and valorization of industrial emissions and greenhouse gases.
Development and optimization of new conversion and bioconversion processes of industrial gases and greenhouse gases, mainly synthesis gas, CO, CO2, CH4, Volatile Organic Compounds, Volatile Inorganic Compounds, into (bio)fuels (e.g., bioethanol, biobutanol, biogas, biohydrogen, biodiesel) and other bioproducts (e.g., carboxylic acids, alcohols, biopolymers, proteins, carotenoids), in (bio)reactors.
- Procesos de descarbonización innovadores basados en la eliminación de dióxido de carbono y su bioconversión en biocombustibles y bioproductos. (TED2021-130055B-I00)
- Valorización de contaminantes mediante su bioconversión en biocombustibles y bioproductos. Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2023 (PID2023-151067OB-I00)
- Obtención de biopolímeros con gran potencial en Biomedicina: Desarrollo de nuevos nanosistemas de administración controlada de fármacos (POLIBIOMED) (SEM2021‐B4)
- Procesos de biorefinería sostenible para la produccion de biocombustibles, biopolímeros y otros bioproductos via ácidos carboxílicos. (PID2020-117805RB-I00)
- Ayudas para la consolidación y estruturación de unidades de investigación competitivas. Modalidad A: Grupos de referencia competitiva (GRC). 2021 (ED431C 2021/55).
- "Sustainable biorefinery processes for the production of biofuels, biopolymers and other bioproducts through the carboxylate platform". Duration: 09/2021 - 08/2024. MINECO. Amount: 249,260.00 €. PI:
- "Spanish Network of Sustainable Biorefineries". Duration: 01/2020 - 12/2022. MINECO. Amount: 20.000,00 €. PI:
- "aid for the consolidation and structuring of competitive research units- Competitive Reference Group". Duration: 01/2021 - 12/2022. Xunta de Galicia. Amount: 320,000.00 €. PI:
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Articles
Efficient medium-chain alkane degradation by two isolated bacterial strains: performance and synergistic mechanisms
- Authors: Yaxue He, Rui Han, Hui Wang, Aohan Zhang, Piet N L Lens, Christian Kennes, Xiaoyan Li, Qian Li, Lichao Lu, Lei Wang , Jianmeng Chen, Rongsheng Lin , Dongzhi Che
- Details: Environmental Research, 2026, 297
- URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935126004433?via%3Dihub
- Quartile: D1 (Wos/Scopus)
- CiteScore: 14.7
- Impact factor: 7.7
- DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124115
Synergistic effects of glycerol and lactose on propionic acid production by Cutibacterium acnes ZW-1: Insights from untargeted metabolomics
- Authors: Zeyu Wang, Hao Xu, Minyu Suo, Yu Mei , Dzmitry Hrynsphan, Savitskaya Tatsiana, Christian Kennes, Jun Chen
- Details: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026, 14
- URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343726002976
- Quartile: D1 (Wos/Scopus)
- CiteScore: 12.5
- Impact factor: 7.2
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2026.121323
Prospect of kitchen wastes for biomaterials and biogas production in a biorefinery approach
- Authors: Rebeca Esteban-Lustres, Kai L. Baltrusch, Javier Seijo, Sheyma Inoubli , María Dolores Torres, Guido Domingo , Candida Vannini , Patricia A. Romero-Jung, Beatriz Piñeiro-Lago , Antonio Pazos , Alexandre González-Novoa, Andrea Rodríguez Montes , Christian Kennes , María C. Veiga , Herminia Domínguez
- Details: Bioresource Technology Reports
- URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589014X25004554
- Quartile: Q1
- CiteScore: 8.9
- Impact factor: 4.3
- DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102472
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