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Marta Carballa
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Marta Carballa
Associate Professor
Scientific Profiles
Associate professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Chemical engineer (USC, 2001) and PhD in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (USC, 2005). She got a contract for Young Researchers at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile) from March 2006 till April 2007, and in May 2007, she joined the Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology of Ghent University (Belgium) as postdoctoral researcher till August 2009. In September 2009, she joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at USC as postdoctoral researcher under Isidro Parga Pondal fellowship. Her current research interests include: target volatile fatty acid production by mixed culture anaerobic fermentation and biotransformation mechanisms of organic micropollutants during biological wastewater and sludge treatment processes. In the last 5 years, she has participated in 8 international research projects (1 as coordinator and 3 as principal investigator), 2 national research projects (1 as principal investigator), 4 regional research projects and 6 research contracts with companies (1 as principal investigator). All this activity has led to: 10 doctoral theses (4 in progress), 13 book chapters, >100 papers in high-impact indexed journals, 8 articles in non-indexed journals, and ~ 175 presentations at congresses, with ~ 100 oral presentations. >Publications
Model-aided targeted volatile fatty acid production from food waste using a defined co-culture microbial community
Authors: Alberte Regueira, Marta Carballa, Juan M. Lema, Miguel Mauricio
Authors-Ext: R.Turunen, K.S.Vuoristo, J.Uusitalo
Magazine/book: Science of the Total Environment
Date of publication: 01/01/2023
Publishing house: Elsevier
ISBN: 0048-9697
Impact Index: 10.75
Quartil: 1
Decil: 1
DOI: link
Sulfamethoxazole Enhances Specific Enzymatic Activities under Aerobic Heterotrophic Conditions: A Metaproteomic Approach
Authors: David Kennes, Alba Trueba, Sabela Balboa, Marta Carballa, Juan M. Lema, Valentina Lorena Gallardo
Magazine/book: Environmental Science & Technology
Date of publication: 08/09/2022
Publishing house: American Chemical Society
ISBN: 1064-3389
Impact Index: 11.75
Quartil: Q1
Decil: D1
DOI: link
Engineering the outcome of cofermentation processes by altering the feedstock sugar-to protein ratio
Engineering the outcome of cofermentation processes by altering the feedstock sugar-to protein ratio
Website: Minerva Link
Authors: Miguel Mauricio, Sabela Balboa, Juan M. Lema, Marta Carballa
Authors-Ext: R. Bevilacqua
Magazine/book: Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
Volume: 8
Pages: 1478–1488
Date of publication: 01/07/2022
Publishing house: Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN: 2053-1419
Impact Index: 5.82
Quartil: Q1
Decil: D2
DOI: link
Projects
Model-based design of a biorefinery platform to valorise agrifood organic waste into odd-chain volatile fatty acids integrating technical and environmental criteria (ODDITY)
Main researcher: Marta Carballa, Miguel Mauricio
Working Group: Juan M. Lema, Almudena Hospido, Sabela Balboa, Alberte Regueira
Financial organism: NextGeneration EU, Strategic Projects Oriented to the Ecological and Digital Transition
Amount 193775.00€
Scope: Proyecto nacional
Date of publication: 01/12/2022
Engineering microbial communities for the conversion of lignocellulose into medium-chain carboxylates (Cell4Chem)
Main researcher: Marta Carballa
Working Group: Miguel Mauricio, Juan M. Lema, Juan Iglesias
Financial organism: Ministry of Science and Innovation (Programación Conjunta Internacional, ERACoBioTech 3rd call)
Reference: PCI2021-121989
Amount 150000.00€
Partners: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig (Germany), (coord.) Jozef Stefan Institute (JSI), Ljubljana (Slovenia). CNRS-LCB, Marseille (France). Norwegian U. of Science and Technology (Norway). BlueMethanoGmbH, Berlin, Germany
Date of publication: 01/07/2021
Management, coordination and valorization strategies of sludge and organic waste in the SUDOE region (ECOVAL)
Main researcher: Marta Carballa
Working Group: Juan M. Lema, Almudena Hospido, Miguel Mauricio
Financial organism: Interreg Sudoe 2014-2020 Program
Reference: SOE4/P1/E1104
Amount 134000.00€
Scope: Proyecto europeo
Website: https://ecoval-sudoe.eu/
Partners: Cetaqua (Coordinator), USC - Biogroup, Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León, FEUGA, l'Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse (INSA), Nereus, Aguas do Tejo, Empresa Municipal de Ambiente do Porto
Date of publication: 01/11/2020
Contracts
Improved wastewater treatment in small population centers (MEDRAR)
Main researcher: Marta Carballa, Juan M. Lema
Reference: CONECTA PYME IN852A 2016/12. Otri 2016-CE087. (220/01400)
Amount 78119.78€
Scope: Proyecto autonómico
Partners: Canalizaciones y Construcciones Salnés, S.L., ASM Soft, S.L. y Tratamiento Industrial del Agua, S.A.
Date of publication: 29/01/2016
Co-digestión con valorización de nitrógeno y biogás (Smart Green Gas)
Main researcher: Juan M. Lema, Marta Carballa
Financial organism: Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI). FCC AQUALIA, S.A.
Reference: (2014-CE224)
Amount 147620.00€
Scope: Proyecto nacional
Date of publication: 01/06/2015
Planta piloto para la valorización energética de residuos ganaderos por digestión anaerobia
Main researcher: Marta Carballa
Working Group: Juan M. Lema, Iván_Rodríguez
Financial organism: Unións Agrarias-UPA
Reference: 220/01031
Amount 10060.00€
Date of publication: 23/03/2012
Doctoral Theses
Understanding the enzymatic and cometabolic biotransformation of organic micropollutants under aerobic heterotrophic conditions
Authors: David Kennes
Supervisors: Juan M. Lema, Marta Carballa
Date: 25/03/2022
European doctorate: X
Cum Laude: X
Understanding the effect of key operational conditions on amino acid acidification for a knowledge-driven protein fermentation
Website: Minerva Link
Authors-Ext: Riccardo Bevilacqua
Supervisors: Marta Carballa, Miguel Mauricio
Date: 23/07/2021
European doctorate: x
Cum Laude: x
A comparison of novel and conventional sewage treatment plants in terms of energy requirements, operational costs and organic micropollutants removal
Authors: Antón Taboada
Supervisors: Juan M. Lema, Marta Carballa
Date: 19/12/2019
European doctorate: x
Cum Laude: x
Master Theses
Fermentación de lodos para su conversión dirigida a ácidos grasos volátiles
Authors-Ext: Belinda Prol Vila
Supervisors: Miguel Mauricio, Marta Carballa
Date: 23/06/2022
Influenza do pH na estructura da comunidade microbiana responsable da fermentación anaerobia de proteínas
Authors: Carlota Vijande
Supervisors: Marta Carballa
Supervisors-Ext: Sabela Balboa
Date: 13/09/2021
Estudo dos procesos enzimaticos de biotransformacion do sulfametoxazol en condicións aerobias heterótrofas
Authors: Valentina Lorena Gallardo
Supervisors: Marta Carballa, Alba Trueba
Date: 07/07/2021
Máster in Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses
Awards
Outstanding Poster Award: Influence of external microorganism on the microbiome in anaerobic reactors
Authors: Guilherme Rodrigues, Nuria Fernández, Juan M. Lema, Marta Carballa
Date of publication: 17/10/2017
“Feasibility of spent metalworking fluids treatment by anaerobic co-digestion”
Authors: Iván_Rodríguez, Juan M. Lema, Marta Carballa, Juan_A_Alvarez
Authors-Ext: Rocío Pena, Juan A. Álvarez
Date of publication: 25/06/2013
Congresses
Can feeding composition affect co-metabolism of pharmaceutical compounds in activated sludge systems or is sludge retention time the only key parameter?
Authors: Juan M. Lema, Marta Carballa
Authors-Ext: Lorena González-Gil
Type: Oral presentation
Magazine/book: Proceedings of 12th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference 2022
Date: 06/06/2022
City: Santiago de Compostrela (Spain)
Influence of salinity on the anaerobic microbiome of fermentation reactors
Authors: Juan Iglesias, Sabela Balboa, Miguel Mauricio, Marta Carballa
Authors-Ext: Riccardo Bevilacqua
Type: Poster presentation
Magazine/book: ICBM4 (4th International Conference on Biogas Microbiology)
Date: 09/05/2022
City: Braga (Portugal)
Website: https://skyros-congressos.pt/icbm/
Influence of operational conditions on the microbiome responsible of the anaerobic fermentation of protein-rich sidestreams
Authors: Carlota Vijande, Sabela Balboa, Miguel Mauricio, Marta Carballa
Authors-Ext: Riccardo Bevilacqua
Type: Oral presentacion
Magazine/book: ICBM4 (4th International Conference on Biogas Microbiology)
Date: 09/05/2022
City: Braga (Portugal)
Website: https://skyros-congressos.pt/icbm/