Juan J. Espada Sanjurjo

Prof. Dr. Juan J. Espada Sanjurjo

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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2020 in Renewable Energy
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ASAlejandra Sánchez-Bayo
Alejandra Sánchez-Bayo
DLDaniel López-Chicharro
Daniel López-Chicharro
VMVictoria Morales
Victoria Morales
JSJuan J. Espada Sanjurjo
Juan J. Espada Sanjurjo
Daniel PuyolDaniel Puyol
Daniel Puyol
RRRosalía Rodríguez
Rosalía Rodríguez

23 April 2019 in Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
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JSJuan J. Espada Sanjurjo
Juan J. Espada Sanjurjo
DPDaniel Pérez‐Antolín
Daniel Pérez‐Antolín
GVGemma Vicente
Gemma Vicente
Luis Fernando BautistaLuis Fernando Bautista
Luis Fernando Bautista
VMVictoria Morales
Victoria Morales
RRRosalía Rodríguez
Rosalía Rodríguez

1 October 2020 in Education for Chemical Engineers
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DFDaniel de la Flor
Daniel de la Flor
Jose A. CallesJose A. Calles
Jose A. Calles
JSJuan J. Espada Sanjurjo
Juan J. Espada Sanjurjo
RRRosalia Rodriguez
Rosalia Rodriguez

8 March 2023 in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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JSJennifer Sánchez-Laso
Jennifer Sánchez-Laso
JSJuan J. Espada Sanjurjo
Juan J. Espada Sanjurjo
RRRosalía Rodríguez
Rosalía Rodríguez
GVGemma Vicente
Gemma Vicente
Luis Fernando BautistaLuis Fernando Bautista
Luis Fernando Bautista

15 June 2022 in Science of The Total Environment
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JSJuan J. Espada Sanjurjo
Juan J. Espada Sanjurjo
RRRosalía Rodríguez
Rosalía Rodríguez
VGVanessa Gari
Vanessa Gari
PSPablo Salcedo-Abraira
Pablo Salcedo-Abraira
Luis Fernando BautistaLuis Fernando Bautista
Luis Fernando Bautista
Phytoremediation is an in-situ remediation technology based on the ability of plants to fix pollutants from the soil. In this sense, plants such as Festuca arundinacea are a promising for heavy metal removal in contaminated soils. The present work studies phytoremediation for Pb removal from a contaminated soil located in Spain using F. arundinacea by applying the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach. Two different options for biomass management were assessed: direct disposal in a security landfill (case 1A) and energy recovery (case 1B). For the latter option, cogeneration was simulated using SuperPro Designer 9.5. In addition, traditional treatments such as soil washing (case 2) and excavation + landfill (case 3) were evaluated in terms of environmental impacts by LCA. The former was simulated using SuperPro Designer 9.5, whereas data from literature were used for the latter to perform the LCA. Results showed that biomass disposal in a landfill was the most important contributor to the overall impact in case 1A. In contrast, biomass conditioning and cogeneration were the main steps responsible for environmental impacts in case 1B. Comparing cases 1A and 1B, the energy recovery from biomass was superior to direct landfill disposal, reducing the environmental impacts in most of the studied categories. Regarding the rest of the treatments, chemical production and soil disposal presented the most critical environmental burdens in cases 2 and 3, respectively. Finally, the comparison between the studied cases revealed that phytoextraction + energy recovery was the most environmentally friendly option for the studied conditions, reducing impacts by 30-100%.

1 January 2021 in Biomass and Bioenergy
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JSJuan J. Espada Sanjurjo
Juan J. Espada Sanjurjo
HVHéctor Villalobos
Héctor Villalobos
RRRosalía Rodríguez
Rosalía Rodríguez