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Francisco Omil

Professor of Chemical Engineering

Scientific Profiles

Education

  • Post-doctoral studies. Wageningen University, The Netherlands (1994 – 1995)
  • Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry. University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (1993)
  • Graduation in Industrial Chemistry. University of Santiago de Compostela (1988)

Positions

Universities
  • Full Professor. University of Santiago de Compostela (2010 - )
  • Associate Professor. University of Santiago de Compostela (1998 - 2010 )
  • Assistant Professor. University of Santiago de Compostela (1996 - 1998)
Companies
  • Consulting Engineer at Gestión Energética de Galicia S.A. Santiago de Compostela (1992 - 1993)
  • Research Engineer at Repsol Química S.A. Santander (1991)

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate Degree Programs
  • BSc in Chemical Engineering
Graduate Degree Programs
  • MSc in Environmental Engineering
  • PhD in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Research Activities

  • Removal of emerging contaminants in urban wastewater, particularly organic micropollutants.
    • Processes for the elimination of xenobiotic compounds at trace levels (particularly pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and endocrine-disrupting compounds, among others) in urban and hospital wastewaters.
    • Development of innovative technologies based on hybrid systems
    • Decentralized treatment systems
Publications

Cometabolic removal of organic micropollutants by enriched nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidizing cultures
Authors-Ext: Teresa Alvariño
Magazine/book: Journal of Hazardous Materials
Volume: 402
Issue: 123450
Date of publication: 15/01/2021
Publishing house: Elsevier
ISBN: 0304-3894
DOI: link

A new decentralized biological treatment process based on activated carbon targeting organic micropollutant removal from hospital wastewaters
Authors-Ext: Teresa AlvarinoElena García-Sandá, Isabel Gutiérrez-Prada
Magazine/book: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Pages: 1214–1223
Date of publication: 01/01/2020
Publishing house: Springer
ISBN: Online ISSN: 1614-7499. Print ISSN 0944-1344
DOI: link

An innovative wastewater treatment technology based on UASB and IFAS for cost-efficient macro and micropollutant removal
Magazine/book: Journal of Hazardous Materials
Volume: 359
Pages: 113-120
Date of publication: 05/10/2018
ISBN: ISSN: 0304-3894
DOI: link
Projects

Joint PhD Laboratory for New Materials and Inventive Water Treatment Technologies (NOWELTIES)
Main researcher: Francisco Omil
Financial organism: European Commission. Horizon 2020 Programme
Reference: EU project 812880, MSCA-ITN-EJD
Scope: Proyecto europeo
Website: nowelties.eu
Partners: ICRA (Girona, Spain), RWTH (Aachen University, Germany), TUM (Munich, Germany), FKIT (U. Zagreb, Croatia), TMF (. Belgrade, Serbia), IPB (U. Belgrade)
Date of publication: 01/01/2019

(CO)METabolic biotransformations in low environmental footprint wastewater Treatment reactors, targeting organic micropollutants (COMETT)
Main researcher: Francisco Omil, Juan M. Garrido
Financial organism: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. MINECO
Reference: CTQ2016-80847-R
Amount 258940.00€
Scope: Proyecto nacional
Date of publication: 30/12/2016

Tecnología holística de baja huella ambiental para el tratamiento de aguas residuales orientada a la minimización de gases de efecto invernadero, micro y nanocontaminantes (HOLSIA)
Main researcher: Juan M. Garrido, Francisco Omil
Financial organism: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Reference: CTM2013-46750-R
Amount 242000.00€
Scope: Proyecto nacional
Date of publication: 01/01/2014
Contracts

Informe parcial sobre la EDAR de la factoría de Leche Río, S.L. en Láncara (Lugo)
Main researcher: Francisco Omil
Working Group: Francisco Omil
Financial organism: Leche Río, S.L.
Date of publication: 08/03/2007

Minimización y recuperación de efluentes y reducción de lodos primarios de la industria conservera.
Main researcher: Francisco Omil
Working Group: Francisco Omil
Financial organism: CONNORSA
Reference: 2005/CG372
Amount 6270.00€
Date of publication: 16/09/2005

Estrategias de tratamiento de compuestos farmacológicos y cosméticos de efluentes hospitalarios (CHUS_EDAR).
Main researcher: Francisco Omil
Working Group: Marta Carballa
Financial organism: Xunta de Galicia
Reference: PGIDIT05TAM010E
Amount 36300.00€
Date of publication: 01/09/2005
Doctoral Theses

Strategies to enhance the removal of organic micropollutants during wastewater post-treatment
Authors: Lidia Paredes
Date: 12/07/2018
European doctorate: x

Biofiltration of diffuse methane emissions: technology development and integration for livestock waste treatment systems
Authors: Santiago Gómez
Supervisors: Francisco Omil
Supervisors-Ext: Jerónimo Hernández
Date: 16/12/2016

Mechanisms driving organic micropollutants removal in advanced biological wastewater treatment
Authors: Alvariño_Teresa
Date: 15/07/2016
Master Theses

Determinación da cinética de micropolutores en ambientes anóxicos.
Authors-Ext: Alejandro Coves
Date: 14/09/2020

Master in Environmental Engineering

Determinación de xenes funcionais nun reactor desnitrificante
Authors-Ext: Jose Rubén Coves Maciá
Date: 14/09/2020

Máster in Environmental Engineering 

Estrategias de enriquecimiento de microorganismo n-damo en biorreactores de membrana
Authors: Manuel Fachal
Date: 05/07/2019
Congresses

Cerium as trace element to enhance nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation processes
Type: Oral
Magazine/book: 5th International Conference on Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment (EcoSTP)
Date: 21/06/2021
City: Milan (Italy)

Efecto de la concentración de metales en la actividad de un biorreactor de membrana enriquecido en bacterias N-damo
Authors-Ext: Darwich A., A.1,Allegue T.
Type: Oral
Magazine/book: XXV ENCONTRO GALEGO‐PORTUGUÉS DE QUÍMICA
Date: 20/11/2019
City: Santiago de Compostela

Thermal Hydrolysis of Sewage Sludge Produces a Partial Removal of Organic Micropollutants But Does Not Enhance their Anaerobic Biotransformation
Type: Poster
Magazine/book: 11th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference 2019
Date: 20/10/2019
Organization: IWA & Seoul National University
City: Seoul (Korea)
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