Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Ecological solutions for food-energy-water nexus challenges;
Advanced ecological wastewater treatment (Eco-MachinesTM);
Bioremediation of hazardous wastes and emerging contaminants;
Biological, chemical, and physical treatment of acid mine drainage;
Nutrient recovery for the sustainable production of fertilizers, fodder, and biofuels.
Education/Academic qualification
Environmental Engineering, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Researcher Defined Keywords
- ecological engineering
- food-energy-water
- sustainable agriculture
- nutrient recovery
- bioremediation
- biofuel
- wastewater
- duckweed
- chitin
- trace organic contaminants
- chlorinated solvents
- acid mine drainage
- groundwater
- sustainability
- global engagement
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Chitin
Engineering & Materials Science
chitin
Earth & Environmental Sciences
crab
Earth & Environmental Sciences
shell
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Remediation
Engineering & Materials Science
remediation
Earth & Environmental Sciences
mushroom
Earth & Environmental Sciences
substrate
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Network
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Research Output 1997 2019
A beneficial by-product of ecological wastewater treatment: An evaluation of wastewater-grown duckweed as a protein supplement for sustainable agriculture
Roman, B. & Brennan, R. A., Jun 1 2019, In : Ecological Engineering: X. 1, 100004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
alternative agriculture
Wastewater treatment
Agriculture
Byproducts
Wastewater
Anaerobic bioprocessing of wastewater-derived duckweed: Maximizing product yields in a biorefinery value cascade
Calicioglu, O., Richard, T. L. & Brennan, R. A., Oct 1 2019, In : Bioresource technology. 289, 121716.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
digestion
Wastewater
Carbon
wastewater
ethanol
Duckweed as an agricultural amendment: Nitrogen mineralization, leaching, and sorghum uptake
Kreider, A. N., Fernandez Pulido, C. R., Bruns, M. V. & Brennan, R. A., Mar 1 2019, In : Journal of Environmental Quality. 48, 2, p. 469-475 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
sorghum
Leaching
Phosphates
leaching
phosphate
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Trace organic contaminant removal in six full-scale integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) systems treating municipal wastewater
Shreve, M. J. & Brennan, R. A., Mar 15 2019, In : Water Research. 151, p. 318-331 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
activated sludge
Wastewater
Impurities
wastewater
pollutant
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Effect of pH and temperature on microbial community structure and carboxylic acid yield during the acidogenic digestion of duckweed 09 Engineering 0907 Environmental Engineering 06 Biological Sciences 0605 Microbiology 09 Engineering 0904 Chemical Engineering
Calicioglu, O., Shreve, M. J., Richard, T. L. & Brennan, R. A., Oct 8 2018, In : Biotechnology for Biofuels. 11, 1, 275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Chemical Engineering
Microbiology
Environmental engineering
Biological Science Disciplines
microbiology