International journals with peer review

Mannina, G., Bosco Mofatto, P.M., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Gulhan, H., Mineo, A., Makinia, J. (2024). The effect of aeration mode (intermittent vs. continuous) on nutrient removal and greenhouse gas emissions in the wastewater treatment plant of Corleone (Italy). Science of The Total Environment 924, 171420

Mannina, G., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Bosco Mofatto, P.M. (2024). Sludge reduction, nitrous oxide emissions, and phosphorus removal by oxic‑settling‑anaerobic (OSA) process: the effect of hydraulic retention time. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31, 48484–48496

Mannina, G., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Gulhan, H., Mineo, A., Bosco Mofatto, P. M. (2024). Reduction of sewage sludge and N2O emissions by an Oxic Settling Anaerobic (OSA) process: The case study of Corleone (Italy) wastewater treatment plant. Science of The Total Environment 906, 167793

 Bosco Mofatto, P. M., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Mannina, G. (2024). Investigation of intermittent aeration and oxic settling anaerobic process combination for nitrogen removal and sewage sludge reduction. Chemosphere 363 (2024) 142877

 Muscarella, S.M., Di Trapani, D., Laudicina, V.A., Mannina, G. (2024). Phosphorus recovery from ultrafiltered membrane wastewater by biochar adsorption columns: The effect of loading rates. Heliyon 10 - e34659

Bosco Mofatto, P. M., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Wu, L., Ni, B., Mannina, G. (2024). Carbon footprint reduction by coupling intermittent aeration with submerged MBR: A pilot plant study. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 12, 4, 113115

Mineo, A., Cosenza, A., Ng, H. Y., Mannina, G. (2024). Volatile fatty acids from sewage sludge by anaerobic membrane bioreactors: Lesson learned from two-year experiments with fouling analysis by the resistance in series model. Results in Engineering 21, 101839

Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Bosco Mofatto, P. M., Mannina, G. (2024). Sewage sludge minimisation by OSA-MBR: A pilot plant experiment. Chemosphere 347, 140695

Mineo, A., Di Leto, Y., Cosenza, A, Capri, F. C., Gallo, G., Alduina, R., Ni, B., Mannina, G. (2024). Enhancing volatile fatty acid production from sewage sludge in batch fermentation tests. Chemosphere 349, 140859

Bosco Mofatto, P. M., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Mannina, G. (2024). Reducing wasted sewage sludge from wastewater treatment: Comparison of two membrane bioreactor pilot plants. Journal of Water Process Engineering 58, 104847

Bosco Mofatto, P. M., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Mannina, G. (2024). Reducing biosolids from a membrane bioreactor system: Assessing the effects on carbon and nutrient removal, membrane fouling and greenhouse gas emissions. Journal of Environmental Management 354, 120345

Di Leto, Y., Capri, F. C., Gallo, G., Cosenza, A., Mineo, A., Mannina, G. Alduina, R. (2024). Enhancing volatile fatty acid production in batch test reactors by modulating microbial communities with potassium permanganate. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 191, 105809 

Muscarella, S. M., Alduina, R., Badalucco, L., Capri, F. C., Di Leto, Y., Gallo, G., Laudicina, V. A., Paliaga, S., Mannina, G. (2024). Water reuse of treated domestic wastewater in agriculture: Effects on tomato plants, soil nutrient availability and microbial community structure. Science of The Total Environment 928, 172259

Mannina, G., Mineo, A. (2024). A comprehensive comparison between two strategies to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates from domestic sewage sludge. Journal of Cleaner Production 468, 143052 

Muscarella, S. M., Laudicina, V. A., Di Trapani, D., Mannina, G. (2024). Recovering ammonium from real treated wastewater by zeolite packed columns: The effect of flow rate and particle diameter. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 41, 101659

Mineo, A., Cosenza, A., Ni, B., Mannina, G. (2023). Enhancing the production of volatile fatty acids by potassium permanganate from wasted sewage sludge: A batch test experiment. Heliyon 9, 11, e21957

Muscarella, S. M., Laudicina, V. A., Cano, B. Badalucco, L., Conte, P. Mannina, G. (2023). Recovering ammonium by treated and untreated zeolitic mixtures: A comprehensive experimental and modelling study. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 349, 112434

Gulhan, H., Cosenza, A., Mannina, G. (2023). Modelling greenhouse gas emissions from biological wastewater treatment by GPS-X: The full-scale case study of Corleone (Italy). Science of The Total Environment 905, 167327

Cosenza, A., Gulhan, H., Mannina, G. (2023). Trading-off greenhouse gas emissions and 741/2020 European Union water reuse legislation: An experimental MBR study. Bioresource Technology 388, 129794

Mineo, A., Cosenza, A., Mannina, G. (2023). Sewage sludge acidogenic fermentation for organic resource recovery towards carbon neutrality: An experimental survey testing the headspace influence. Bioresource Technology 367, 128217

Mineo, A., Isern-Cazorla, L., Rizzo, C., Palumbo Piccionello, A., Suárez-Ojeda, M. E., Mannina, G. (2023). Polyhydroxyalkanoates production by an advanced food-on-demand strategy: The effect of operational conditions. Chemical Engineering Journal 472, 145007

Mannina, G., Mineo, A. (2023). Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from fermentation of domestic sewage sludge monitoring greenhouse gas emissions: A pilot plant case study at the WRRF of Palermo University (Italy). Journal of Environmental Management 348, 119423

Muscarella, S. M., Laudicina, V. A., Badalucco, L., Conte, P. Mannina, G. (2023). Ammonium Recovery from Synthetic Wastewaters by Using Zeolitic Mixtures: A Desorption Batch-Study. Water 15, 10.3390/w15193479  

Isern-Cazorla, L., Mineo, A.,Suarez-Ojeda, M.E., Mannina, G. (2023). Effect of organic loading rate on the production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from sewage sludge. Journal of Environmental Management 343, 118272.

Di Leto, Y., Capri, F.C., Mineo, A., Cosenza, A., Gallo. G., Alduina, R., Mannina, G. (2022). Initial pH Conditions Shape the Microbial Community Structure of Sewage Sludge in Batch Fermentations for the Improvement of Volatile Fatty Acid Production. Microorganisms, 10 (10), 2073.

Cosenza, A.,  Gulhan, H., Maida, C.M.,Mannina, G. (2022). Nutrient recovery from wastewater treatment by ultrafiltration membrane for water reuse in view of a circular economy perspective. Bioresource Technology, 363, 127929.

Mannina, G.,  Gulhan, H., Ni, B.-J. (2022). Water Reuse from wastewater treatment: The transition towards Circular Economy in the water sector. Bioresource Technology, 363, 127951.

Mannina, G., Badalucco, L., Barbara, L., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Laudicina, V.A., Muscarella, S.M., Presti, D. (2022). Roadmapping the Transition to Water Resource Recovery Facilities: The Two Demonstration Case Studies of Corleone and Marineo (Italy). Water, 14, 156.

Mannina, G., Alduina, R., Badalucco, L., Barbara, L., Capri, F.C., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Gallo, G.,Laudicina, V.A., Muscarella, S.M., Presti, D. (2021). Water resource recovery facilities (Wrrfs): The case study of Palermo university (Italy). Water, 13, 3413.

Presti, D., Cosenza, A., Capri, F.C., Gallo, G., Alduina, R., Mannina, G. (2021). Influence of volatile solids and pH for the production of volatile fatty acids: Batch fermentation tests using sewage sludge. Bioresour. Technol., 342, 125853

Muscarella, S.M., Badalucco, L., Cano, B., Laudicina, V.A., Mannina, G. (2021). Ammonium adsorption, desorption and recovery by acid and alkaline treated zeolite. Bioresour. Technol., 341, 125812.

Mannina, G., Badalucco, L., Barbara, L.,  Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Gallo, G., Laudicina, V.A., Marino, G.,  Muscarella, S.M., Presti, D., Helness, H. (2021). Enhancing a Transition to a Circular Economy in the Water Sector: The EU Project WIDER UPTAKE.  Water, 13, 946. 

Cosenza, A.,  Carnesi, M., Di Trapani, Gulhan, H., Mineo, A., Bosco Mofatto, P.M., Mannina, G., 2024. Transition to circular economy: the case study of Corleone wastewater treatment plant. SIDISA 2024 - XII International Symposium on Environmental Engineering. Palermo, Italy, October 1 – 4, 2024

 Carnesi, M., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, Mineo, A., Bosco Mofatto, P.M., Mannina, G., 2024. Water reuse from wastewater treatment: comparison between MBR and tertiary filtration processes. SIDISA 2024 - XII International Symposium on Environmental Engineering. Palermo, Italy, October 1 – 4, 2024

Di Trapani,  D., Alduina, R., Badalucco, L., Carnesi, M., Cosenza, A., Di Leto, Y., Bulacio Fisher, P.T., Gallo, G., Laudicina, V.A., Mineo, A., Bosco Mofatto,  P.M., Muscarella, S.M, Mannina, G., 2024. Resource recovery hub for net zero carbon and climate change mitigation. SIDISA 2024 - XII International Symposium on Environmental Engineering. Palermo, Italy, October 1 – 4, 2024

Cosenza, A.,  Gulhan, H., Mannina, G., 2024. Boosting water reuse: comparing alternative water-smart solutions for two Italian water resource recovery facilities. IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, 11-15 August 2024,  Toronto (Canada).

Mannina, G.,  Mineo, A., 2024. Comparing two advanced selection strategies for polyhydroxyalkanoate production from domestic wasted sewage sludge. IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, 11-15 August 2024,  Toronto (Canada).

Muscarella, S.M., Laudicina, V. A., Badalucco, L., Mannina, G., Delgado, A., 2024. Phosphorus-enriched biochar from Real Treated Wastewater (RTWW) thus not act as a slow-release fertilizer in soil-sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) system. Agricultural Chemistry Winter School 2024. The Sustainable Development Goals: The role of agricultural chemistry in a circular economy perspective, Perugia, 5 – 8 Febbario 2024

Muscarella, S.M., Laudicina, V. A., Badalucco, L., Mannina, G., Nieto, J., Delgado, A., 2024. Effect of Phosphorus-enriched biochar from Real Treated Wastewater (RTWW) on soil-sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) system. Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences, Firenze, 19 – 21 Maggio 2024

Muscarella, S.M., Laudicina, V. A., Badalucco, L., Mannina, G., Nieto, J., Delgado, A., 2024. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Growth Performance and Nitrogen Dynamics in Soil Amended with Ammonium-enriched Zeolite from Real Treated Wastewater. Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences, Firenze, 19 – 21 Maggio 2024

Di Trapani, D., Cosenza, A., Bosco Mofatto, P.M., Mannina, G. (2023). Oxic-Settling-Anaerobic under intermittent aeration: effect on system performance, sludge minimization and greenhouse gas emissions. In proceedings of 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology Athens, Greece, 30 August to 2 September 2023.

Gulhan, H., Cosenza, A., Mannina, G. (2023). Water Reuse from Wastewater Treatment by Conventional Activated Sludge and Ultrafiltration Membrane: Case Study of Corleone - Italy. In proceedings of 10th International Water Association Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, July 23 – 26, 2023, Washington University in St. Louis, USA.

Mannina, G., Mineo A. (2023). A comprehensive comparison between two strategies to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates from domestic sewage sludge. In proceedings of 5th IWA Resource Recovery Conference, Shenzhen (China), 1-4 November 2023.

Mineo, A., Cosenza, A., Mannina, G. (2023). VFA from sewage sludge by anaerobic membrane bioreactors: lesson learned from two-year experiments within Wider-Uptake EU project. In proceedings of 10th International Water Association Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, July 23 – 26, 2023, Washington University in St. Louis, USA.

Mannina, G., Mineo A. (2023). The influence of C:N ratio on polyhydroxyalkanoate production: a pilot plant experiments from domestic sewage sludge. In proceedings of 5th IWA Resource Recovery Conference, Shenzhen (China), 1-4 November 2023.

Mineo, A., Isern-Cazorla, L., Suárez Ojeda, M. E., Mannina, G. (2023). Resources from wastewater: employment of an advanced strategy for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) synthesis and recovery. In proceedings of 6th IWA International Conference on eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment, Girona (Spain), 26-29 June 2023

Di Leto, Y., Capri, F.C., Mineo, A., Cosenza, A., Mannina, G., Alduina, R., Gallo. G. (2023). Modulation of sewage sludge microbiome for enhancing the transition from wastewater treatment plants into biorefineries in the circular economy era. In proceedings of Microbiology 2023, 34th SIMGBM Congress, Cagliari (Italy), 24-27 September 2023. 

Bosco Mofatto, P.M., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Mannina, G. (2023). Effect of sludge recirculation ratio on the performance of an MBR-OSA system treating domestic wastewater. In proceedings of 10th International Water Association Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, July 23 – 26, 2023, Washington University in St. Louis, USA. 

Muscarella, S.M.; Laudicina, V.A.; Badalucco, L.; Mannina, G.; Delgado, A., 2023. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) performance and nitrogen dynamics in soil amended with ammonium-enriched zeolite from real treated wastewater. III CONVEGNO CONGIUNTO -SUOLO, PIANTA, AMBIENTE, Palermo, 12 -15 Settembre 2023

Muscarella, S.M.; Laudicina, V.A.; Badalucco, L.; Mannina, G.; Delgado, A., 2023. Phosphorus dynamics in the soil-sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) system as affected by P-enriched biochar from real treated wastewater. III CONVEGNO CONGIUNTO -SUOLO, PIANTA, AMBIENTE, Palermo, 12 -15 Settembre 2023

Gulhan, H., Cosenza, A., Mannina, G. (2022). Resources Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Plants: Full Scale Optimization by Using a Mathematical Model Including Greenhouse Gas Emissions. In proceedings of iEMSs 2022 Conference, Belgium 4-7 July 2022 

Cosenza, A., Gulhan, G., Mannina, G. (2022). Enhancing membrane bioreactor optimization for water reuse: A pilot-scale experimental study. In the panel book of abstracts of 11th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industry, Poland 26-28 October 2022 

Muscarella, S.M., Laudicina, V.A., Cano, B., Badalucco, L., Conte, P., Mannina, G. (2022). Zeolite–Ammonium interactions: the physical-chemistry of the adsorption process. In proceedings of XL SICA Congress, 5-7 September 2022, Pisa, Italy.

Muscarella, S.M., Laudicina, V.A., Cano, B., Badalucco, L., Conte, P., Mannina, G. (2022). Zeolite–Ammonium interactions: the physical-chemistry of the desorption process. In proceedings of XL SICA Congress, 5-7 September 2022, Pisa, Italy.

Muscarella, S.M., Laudicina, V.A., Bulacio Fischer, P.T., Badalucco, L., Conte, P., Mannina, G. (2022). Phosphorous recovery from treated wastewater by salt activated biochar. In proceedings of XL SICA Congress, 5-7 September 2022, Pisa, Italy.

 Mineo, A., Isern-Cazorla, L., Suárez Ojeda, M. E., Mannina, G. (2022). Enhancing polyhydroxyalkanoates (bioplastic) production and recovery from wastewater. In proceedings of 11th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro‑Industry, Gdansk (Poland), 26-28 October 2022.

Bosco Mofatto, P.M., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Mannina, G. (2022). Sewage sludge minimization by using an OSA-MBR pilot plant.11th IWA International Symposium of Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industry, Gdansk (Poland) 26-28 October 2022.

Presti, D., Cosenza, A., Gallo, G., Mannina; G. (2021). Volatile fatty acids from urban wastewater and sewage sludge: batch test experiments. In proceedings of 4th IWA Resource Recovery Conference, Turkey 5-8 September 2021.

Muscarella, S.M., Badalucco, L., Conte, P., Laudicina, V. A., Mannina, G., 2022. Zeolite–Ammonium interactions: the physical-chemistry of the adsorption process. AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY WINTER SCHOOL – ACWS2022, Udine, 14 – 17 Febbraio 2022

Muscarella, S.M.; Laudicina, V.A.; Badalucco, L.; Mannina, G., 2021. Nutrient recovery from treated wastewaters by biochar and zeolite: implications for soil fertility. AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY WINTER SCHOOL – ACWS2021, Torino, 8 – 11 Febbraio 2021

International book chapters

Mineo, A., Isern-Cazorla, L., Suárez-Ojeda, M. E., Mannina, G. (2024). Volatile Fatty Acids by Acidogenic Fermentation of Wasted Domestic Sludge from IFAS-MBR: The Effect of Sludge Retention Time. Chapter n° 2 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Fischer, P. T. B., Di Trapani, D., Laudicina, V. A., Mineo, A., Muscarella, S. M., Mannina, G. (2024). Ammonia Adsorption and Desorption by Zeolite: The Effect of Particle Size and Flow Rate at the Case Study of Palermo University Water Resource Recovery Facility. Chapter n° 3 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Fischer, P. T. B., Di Trapani, D., Laudicina, V. A., Muscarella, S. M., Mannina, G. (2024). Nutrient Recovery from Columns Filled with Zeolite and Biochar: The Case Study of Marineo (ITALY) Wastewater Treatment Plant. Chapter n° 4 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Rizzo, C., Amata, S., Palumbo Piccionello, A, Mineo, A. Mannina, G. (2024). Recovery of Polyhydroxyalkanoate from Enriched Biomass: A Novel Sustainable Extraction Protocol. Chapter n° 5 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Mineo, A., Czapla, A., Drewnowski, J., Mannina, G. (2024). Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production by Municipal Wasted Activated Sludge: The Case Study of Marineo (ITALY) Wastewater Treatment Plant. Chapter n° 6 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Muscarella, S. M., Badalucco, L., Laudicina, V. A., Conte, P., Mannina, G. (2024). Phosphorus Recovery from P-Enriched Solution by Biochar Activated with Chloride Salts. Chapter n° 7 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Mineo, A., Wang, C., Ni, B., Mannina, G. (2024). Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from Domestic Sewage Sludge: Environmental Impact Analysis from a Whole Life Cycle Perspective.  Chapter n° 55 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Gulhan, H., Cosenza, A., Mannina, G. (2024). Mathematical Modelling of Corleone (Italy) Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plant for Estimating the Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Sensitivity Analysis. Chapter n° 64 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Di Leto, Y., Capri, F. C., Mineo, A., Alduina, R., Gallo, G., Mannina, G. (2024). The Role of Organic Loading Rate on theModulation of Sewage SludgeMicrobiome for the Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Wastewater Treatment Plants. Chapter n° 73 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Di Leto, Y., Capri, F. C., Mineo, A., Mannina, G., Alduina, R., Gallo, G. (2024). The Role of C/N Ratio on the Modulation of Sewage Sludge Microbiota for Producing Polyhydroxyalkanoates. Chapter n° 74 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Cosenza, A., Carnesi, M., Calantoni, D., Ferrante, M., Mannina, G. (2024). Transition to Circular Economy in the Water Sector by Legislative Perspectives for the Sicilian Region (Italy). Chapter n° 77 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Paliaga, S., Muscarella, S. M., Alduina, R., Badalucco, L., Fischer, P. T. B., Di Leto, Y., Gallo, G., Mannina, G., Laudicina, V. A. (2024). Response of Soil-Fava System Irrigated with Urban Treated Wastewater to Nutrient-Enriched Biochar and Zeolite. Chapter n° 80 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Paliaga, S., Muscarella, S. M., Alduina, R., Badalucco, L., Fischer, P. T. B., Di Leto, Y., Gallo, G., Mannina, G., Laudicina, V. A. (2024). Synergic Effect of Nutrient-Enriched Biochar and Zeolite on Soil-Tomato System Irrigated with Urban Treated Wastewater. Chapter n° 81 of Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Mofatto, P .M .B., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Mannina, G. (2024). IFAS Intermittent Aeration Membrane Bioreactor System: The Influence of Sludge Retention Time. Chapter n° 11 of Frontiers in Membrane Technology. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Mofatto, P .M .B., Cosenza, A., Di Trapani, D., Mannina, G. (2024). Water Reuse fromWastewater: Comparison Between Membrane Bioreactor and Ultrafiltration Process. Chapter n° 12 of Frontiers in Membrane Technology. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

Di Trapani, D., Mofatto, P .M .B., Cosenza, A., Mannina, G. (2024). Kinetic Comparison of Attached and Suspended Biomass in an IFAS-MBR System Operated Under Intermittent Aeration: Long-Term Monitoring Under SRT Variation. Chapter n° 13 of Frontiers in Membrane Technology. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

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