Conductive Magnetite Nanoparticles Enhance the Microbial Electrosynthesis of Acetate from CO2 while Diverting Electrons away from Methanogenesis

Cruz Viggi, C. ; Colantoni, S.; Falzetti, F.; Bacaloni, A.; Montecchio, D.; Aulenta, F.

Articolo in rivista: Fuel cells (Weinh., Print) 20 (1), pp. 98–106
Keywords: Bioelectrochemical Systems; Carbon Dioxide Fixation; Electron Transfer; Magnetite; Microbial Electrosynthesis; Value Added Chemicals

Enhancing methane production from food waste fermentate using biochar: the added value of electrochemical testing in pre-selecting the most effective type of biochar

Viggi C. C., Simonetti S., Palma E., Pagliaccia P., Braguglia C., Fazi S., Baronti S., Navarra M. A., Pettiti I., Koch C., Harnisch F., Aulenta F.

Articolo in rivista: Biotechnology for biofuels 10 (303), pp. Article number 303
Keywords: Anaerobic digestion; Biochar; Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET); Electron-donating capacity (EDC); Food waste; Methane

Cable bacteria and the bioelectrochemical Snorkel: The natural and engineered facets playing a role in hydrocarbons degradation in marine sediments

Matturro, Bruna; Viggi, Carolina Cruz; Aulenta, Federico; Rossetti, Simona

Articolo in rivista: Frontiers in microbiology 8 (MAY)
Keywords: Bioremediation; Cable bacteria; Marine sediment; Next generation sequencing; Oil spill snorkel; Petroleum hydrocarbons biodegradation; Sulfur cycle

Electrolysis-driven bioremediation of crude oil-contaminated marine sediments

Bellagamba, Marco; Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Ademollo, Nicoletta; Rossetti, Simona; Aulenta, Federico

Articolo in rivista: New biotechnology (Print)
Keywords: bioelectrochemical remediation; oil spill

Impact of magnetite nanoparticles supplementation on the anaerobic digestion of food wastes: Batch and continuous-flow investigations

Vecchia, Claudia Dalla; Mattioli, Andrea; Bolzonella, David; Palma, Enza; Viggi, Carolina Cruz; Aulenta, Federico

Articolo in rivista: Chemical Engineering transactions 49, pp. 1–6
Keywords: magnetite nanoparticles; DIET

The 'Oil-Spill Snorkel': an innovative bioelectrochemical approach to accelerate hydrocarbons biodegradation in marine sediments

C.C. Viggi, E. Presta, M. Bellagamba, S. Kaciulis, S.K. Balijepalli, G. Zanaroli, M. Pertangeli Papini, S. Rossetti, F. Aulenta

Articolo in rivista: Frontiers in microbiology 6, pp. 881
Keywords: anoxic marine sediments; bioelectrochemical systems; crude oil pollution; in situ bioremediation; oil-spill snorkel

Magnetite particles triggering a faster and more robust syntrophic pathway of methanogenic propionate degradation

Cruz Viggi C.; Rossetti S.; Fazi S.; Paiano P.; Majone M.; Aulenta F.

Articolo in rivista: Environmental science & technology (Wash., D.C., Online) 48 (13), pp. 7536–7543
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Enhanced Hydrocarbons Biodegradation at Deep-Sea Hydrostatic Pressure with Microbial Electrochemical Snorkels

Aulenta, Federico; Palma, Enza; Marzocchi, Ugo; Viggi, Carolina Cruz; Rossetti, Simona; Scoma, Alberto

Articolo in rivista: Catalysts 11 (2)
Keywords: crude oil; hydrostatic pressure; deep sea; alkanes; sulfide; sulfate

Anaerobic electrogenic oxidation of toluene in a continuous-flow bioelectrochemical reactor: Process performance, microbial community analysis, and biodegradation pathways

Palma E.; Daghio M.; Espinoza Tofalos A.; Franzetti A.; Cruz Viggi C.; Fazi S.; Petrangeli Papini M.; Aulenta F.

Articolo in rivista: Environmental science: Water research & technology (Online) 4 (12), pp. 2136–2145
Keywords: bioremediation

Microbiomes in soils exposed to naturally high concentrations of CO2 (Bossoleto Mofette Tuscany, Italy)

Fazi S., Ungaro F., Venturi S., Vimercati L., Cruz Viggi C., Baronti S., Ugolini F., Calzolari C., Tassi F., Vaselli O., Raschi A., Aulenta F.

Articolo in rivista: Frontiers in microbiology 10, pp. Article number 2238
Keywords: mofette; CO2; bacteria; soil; acetogenesis

Combining electrokinetic transport and bioremediation for enhanced removal of crude oil from contaminated marine sediments: Results of a long-term, mesocosm-scale experiment

Cappello, S.; Cruz Viggi, C.; Yakimov, M.; Rossetti, S.; Matturro, B.; Molina, L.; Segura, A.; Marqués, S.; Yuste, L.; Sevilla, E.; Rojo, F.; Sherry, A.; Mejeha, O. K.; Head, I. M.; Malmquist, L.; Christensen, J. H.; Kalogerakis, N.; Aulenta, F.

Articolo in rivista: Water research (Oxf.) 157, pp. 381–395
Keywords: Crude oil; Electrobioremediation; Electrokinetic remediation; Marine sediments

Magnetite nanoparticles enhance the bioelectrochemical treatment of municipal sewage by facilitating the syntrophic oxidation of volatile fatty acids

Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Casale, Stefania; Chouchane, Habib; Askri, Refka; Fazi, Stefano; Cherif, Ameur; Zeppilli, Marco; Aulenta, Federico

Articolo in rivista: Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology (1986) 94 (10), pp. 3134–3146
Keywords: bioanodes; magnetite nanoparticles; propionate; synthetic sewage; syntrophic oxidation

Bioelectrochemical treatment of groundwater containing BTEX in a continuous-flow system: Substrate interactions, microbial community analysis, and impact of sulfate as a co-contaminant

Palma, Enza; Espinoza Tofalos, Anna; Daghio, Matteo; Franzetti, Andrea; Tsiota, Panagiota; Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Papini, Marco Petrangeli; Aulenta, Federico

Articolo in rivista: New biotechnology (Print) 53, pp. 41–48
Keywords: BTEX; Geobacter; Microbial electrochemical technologies; Sulfate

Marine hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria breakdown poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)

Denaro, R.; Aulenta, F.; Crisafi, F.; Di Pippo, F.; Cruz Viggi, C.; Matturro, B.; Tomei, P.; Smedile, F.; Martinelli, A.; Di Lisio, V.; Venezia, C.; Rossetti, S.

Articolo in rivista: Science of the total environment 749
Keywords: Marine hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria; Marine plastic pollution; Poly(ethylene terephthalate) biodegradation

An underappreciated DIET for anaerobic petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities

Aulenta, Federico; Tucci, Matteo; Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Dolfing, Jan; Head, Ian M.; Rotaru, Amelia Elena

Articolo in rivista: Microbial biotechnology
Keywords: DIET; petroleum hydrocarbon; anaerobic degradation

A Microcosm Treatability Study for Evaluating Wood Mulch-Based Amendments as Electron Donors for Trichloroethene (TCE) Reductive Dechlorination

Edoardo Masut, Alessandro Battaglia, Luca Ferioli, Anna Legnani, Carolina Cruz Viggi, Matteo Tucci, Marco Resitano, Alessandro Milani, Camilla de Laurentiis, Bruna Matturro, Maria Letizia Di Franca, Simona Rossetti, Federico Aulenta

Articolo in rivista: Water (Basel)
Keywords: groundwater bioremediation; iron filings; microcosm study; trichloroethene; Dehalococcoides mccartyi; wood mulch; reductive dechlorination

Simultaneous removal of hydrocarbons and sulfate from groundwater using a 'bioelectric well'

Tucci, Matteo; Carolina, Cruz Viggi; Resitano, Marco; Matturro, Bruna; Crognale, Simona; Pietrini, Ilaria; Rossetti, Simona; Harnisch, Falk; Aulenta, Federico

Articolo in rivista: Electrochimica acta 388
Keywords: Bioremediation; Groundwater remediation; Microbial electrochemical technologies; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Toluene

Bridging spatially segregated redox zones with a microbial electrochemical snorkel triggers biogeochemical cycles in oil-contaminated River Tyne (UK) sediments.

Viggi, Carolina Cruz; Matturro, Bruna; Frascadore, Emanuela; Insogna, Susanna; Mezzi, Alessio; Kaciulis, Saulius; Sherry, Angela; Mejeha, Obioma K; Head, Ian M; Vaiopoulou, Eleni; Rabaey, Korneel; Rossetti, Simona; Aulenta, Federico

Articolo in rivista: Water research (Oxf.) 127, pp. 11–21
Keywords: contaminated sediments; iron cycle; electrochemical snorkel; oil spill remediation; petroleum hydrocarbons; sulfate reduction; sulfide scavenging; sulfur cycle

Empowering electroactive microorganisms for soil remediation: Challenges in the bioelectrochemical removal of petroleum hydrocarbons

Tucci, Matteo; Viggi, Carolina Cruz; Nunez, Abraham Esteve; Schievano, Andrea; Rabaey, Korneel; Aulenta, Federico

Articolo in rivista: Chemical engineering journal ( Print) 419
Keywords: Sustainable remediation; Microbial electrochemical technologies; Soil; Petroleum hydrocarbons

Nanoscale zerovalent iron particles for groundwater remediation: A review

Tosco, Tiziana; Petrangeli Papini, Marco; Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Sethi, Rajandrea

Articolo in rivista: Journal of cleaner production 77, pp. 10–21
Keywords: Colloidal stability; Field injection; Nanoscale zerovalent iron; nZVI characterization; nZVI reactivity; Transport modelling

Bioactive and passive mechanisms of pollutant removal in bioreduction processes in fixed bed columns: Numerical simulations

Pagnanelli, Francesca; Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Beolchini, Francesca; Grieco, Luisa; Vegliò, Francesco; Toro, Luigi

Articolo in rivista: Environmental progress & sustainable energy (Print) 33 (1), pp. 70–80
Keywords: adsorption, modeling, heavy metals; reactive media; remediation; sensitivity analysis

Acid mine drainage attenuation by inhibition of pyrite bioleaching using limestone and olive pomace

Pagnanelli, F.; Viggi, C. Cruz; Toro, L.

Articolo in rivista: Chemistry in ecology (Print) 28 (3), pp. 293–303
Keywords: acid mine drainage; bioleaching; iron oxidising bacteria; limestone; olive pomace; pyrite

Biotreatment of Cr(VI) contaminated waters by sulphate reducing bacteria fed with ethanol

Pagnanelli, F.; Cruz Viggi, C.; Cibati, A.; Uccelletti, D.; Toro, L.; Palleschi, C.

Articolo in rivista: Journal of hazardous materials (Print) 199-200, pp. 186–192
Keywords: Biomonitoring; Bioprecipitation; Caenorhabditis elegans; Hexavalent chromium; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Sulphate reduction processes in biological permeable reactive barriers: Column experimentation and modeling

Viggi, Carolina Cruz; Pagnanelli, Francesca; Toro, Luigi

Articolo in rivista: Chemical Engineering Transactions 24, pp. 1231–1236
Keywords: sulphate reduction

Development of an integrated process for bio-oil production from microalgae

Trabucco, Franco; Viggi, Carolina Cruz; Pagnanelli, Francesca; Toro, Luigi

Articolo in rivista: Chemical Engineering Transactions 24, pp. 1237–1241
Keywords: bio-oil; microalgae

Development of new composite biosorbents from olive pomace wastes

Pagnanelli, Francesca; Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Toro, Luigi

Articolo in rivista: Applied surface science 256 (17), pp. 5492–5497
Keywords: Biosorption; Heavy metals; Modelling; Olive pomace; Potentiometric titration

Metabolic analysis of the removal of formic acid by unacclimated activated sludge

Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Dionisi, Davide; Miccheli, Alfredo; Valerio, Mariacristina; Majone, Mauro

Articolo in rivista: Water research (Oxf.) 44 (11), pp. 3393–3400
Keywords: Activated sludge; Formic acid; NMR, C, isotopomer analysis 13

Isolation and quantification of cadmium removal mechanisms in batch reactors inoculated by sulphate reducing bacteria: Biosorption versus bioprecipitation

Pagnanelli, Francesca; Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Toro, Luigi

Articolo in rivista: Bioresource technology 101 (9), pp. 2981–2987
Keywords: Bioprecipitation; Biosorption; Cadmium; Modelling; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Biotreatment and bioassessment of heavy metal removal by sulphate reducing bacteria in fixed bed reactors

Cruz Viggi, C.; Pagnanelli, F.; Cibati, A.; Uccelletti, D.; Palleschi, C.; Toro, L.

Articolo in rivista: Water research (Oxf.) 44 (1), pp. 151–158
Keywords: Bioassessment; Biotreatment; Caenorhabditis elegans; Fixed bed reactors; Heavy metals; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Assessment of solid reactive mixtures for the development of biological permeable reactive barriers

Pagnanelli, Francesca; Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Mainelli, Sara; Toro, Luigi

Articolo in rivista: Journal of hazardous materials (Print) 170 (2-3), pp. 998–1005
Keywords: Batch reactor; Bioprecipitation; Permeable reactive barrier; Sorption; Sulphate-reducing bacteria

Sulphate bioreduction for the treatment of polluted waters: Solid versus liquid organic substrates

Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Pagnanelli, Francesca; Toro, Luigi

Articolo in rivista: Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology (1986) 84 (6), pp. 859–863
Keywords: Bioprecipitation; Column experiments; Degradation rate constants; Ethanol; Sulphate-reducing bacteria

Role of biomass adaptation in the removal of formic acid in sequencing batch reactors

Dionisi, D.; Majone, M.; Bellani, A.; Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Beccari, M.

Articolo in rivista: Water science and technology 58 (2), pp. 303–307
Keywords: Activated sludge; Formic acid; Sequencing batch reactors

Sulphate reducing bacteria for the treatment of heavy metals contaminated waters in permeable reactive barriers

Cruz Viggi, C.; Pagnanelli, F.; Cibati, A.; Berteletti, C.; Toro, L.

Articolo in rivista: Advanced materials research 71-73, pp. 565–568
Keywords: Electron donors; Heavy metals; Permeable reactive barriers; Sulphate-reducing bacteria

Inhibition of iron oxidizing bacteria involved in the generation of acid mine drainage

Cruz Viggi, C.; Pagnanelli, F.; Sabattini, M.; Toro, L.

Articolo in rivista: Advanced materials research 71-73, pp. 681–684
Keywords: Acid mine drainage; Inhibition; Iron oxidizing bacteria; Limestone; Olive pomace; Pyrite

Biological treatment of heavy metals contaminated waters

Cruz Viggi, Carolina; Francesca, Pagnanelli; Alessio, Cibati; Cecilia, Berteletti; Luigi, Toro

Articolo in rivista: Chemical Engineering Transactions 17, pp. 203–208
Keywords: sulphate reduction metals