Publications

Papers in indexed journals

• 2026

  Yánez, D., Manterola, J., Guerrero, L., Carreño-López, F. A., Huiliñir, C.

  Enhancing sulfur-based denitrification with natural zeolite: performance under autotrophic and mixotrophic operation

  Biodegradation, 37(4), 128 · doi: 10.1007/s10532-026-10352-4

• 2026

  Carreño-López, F. A., Moreno-Casas, P. A., Scott, F., Vergara-Fernández, A., Sierra-Pallares, J., Muñoz, R.

  Hybrid section-based modeling of gas-phase hydrodynamics in biotrickling filters: influence of packing material on residence time distributions

  Biochemical Engineering Journal, 227, 110049 · doi: 10.1016/j.bej.2025.110049

• 2025

  Vargas-Morales, G., Lauzurique, Y., Huiliñir, C

  Inclusion of fly ash effects in ADM1: calibration and validation of a simple function using real wastewater

  Biodegradation, 36(3), 38 · doi: 10.1007/s10532-025-10134-4

• 2025

  Tapiero, Y., Aravena, Y., Vargas, G., Sánchez, J., Huiliñir, C

  Removal of ammoniacal nitrogen from aqueous medium through ultrafiltration assisted by cation-exchange-water-soluble polymers

  Journal of Water Process Engineering, 71, 107148 · doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107148

• 2025

  Saleh-Cumsille, J., Cruz, P., Huiliñir, C., Scott, F., Vergara-Fernández, A

  A new methodology to determine kLa in airlift reactors based on a non-intrusive image analysis technique

  Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 100(7), 1403–1412 · doi: 10.1002/jctb.7836

• 2025

  Palominos, N., Pagés-Díaz, J., Tello, M., Guerrero, L., Huiliñir, C

  Sequential nitrification/mixotrophic denitrification process in single bioreactor: Performance and microbiology of two types of sequencing batch bioreactors

  Bioresource Technology, 438, 133200 · doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2025.133200

• 2025

  Pagés-Díaz, J., Huiliñir, C., Lorenzo-Llanes, J., López Gónzalez, L.M., Barrera, E.L

  Techno-economic and environmental assessment of hydrothermal carbonization coupled with anaerobic digestion for sewage sludge and municipal solid waste co-treatment in Chile

  Biomass and Bioenergy, 201, 108105 · doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.108105

• 2025

  Leiva-González, J., Hernández-Vélez, L., Quezada-Cáceres, J., Pagés-Diaz, J., Huiliñir, C

  Pharmaceutical micropollutants removal and N2O production by nitrification process in SBR and SBBR: a review

  Biodegradation, 36(3), 41 · doi: 10.1007/s10532-025-10130-8

• 2024

  San Martín-Davison, Jessica; Lebrero, Raquel; Vergara-Ojeda, Christian; Scott, Felipe; Huiliñir, Cesar; Vergara-Fernández, Alberto

  Exploring naphthalene vapor biofiltration: performance and microbial community dynamics with diverse inoculums

  Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 99(12), 2639–2647 · doi: 10.1002/jctb.7744

• 2024

  Pagés-Díaz, J. Vidal, I., Huiliñir, C., Hernández-Velez, L., Lorenzo-Llanes, J

  Enhanced methane production from protein and lipid-rich wastewater using powdered oat husk-biochar

  Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, · doi: 10.1002/jctb.7726

• 2024

  Lauzurique, Yeney; Segura, Sofia; Guerra, Silvana; Carvajal, Andrea; Huiliñir, Cesar; Poblete-Castro, Ignacio

  Enhancing methane production using various forms of steel shavings and their effect on microbial consortia during anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater

  Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(5), 113764 · doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113764

• 2024

  Hernández L.; Tello M.; Vargas R.; Leiva-González J.; Salazar-González R.; Calzadilla W.; Guerrero L.; Huiliñir C

  Can natural zeolite improve the removal of micropollutants in a nitrifying sequencing batch reactor? Insights on bioreactor performance, kinetics, and microbial community using Ibuprofen and Diclofenac as model micropollutants

  Chemosphere, 366, 143455 · doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143455

• 2024

  Corbalán, M., Da Silva, C., Barahona, A., Huiliñir, C., Guerrero, L

  Nitrification–Autotrophic Denitrification Using Elemental Sulfur as an Electron Donor in a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR): Performance and Kinetic Analysis

  Sustainability (Switzerland), 16(10), 4269 · doi: 10.3390/su16104269

• 2023

  Mendes C., Queiroz L.M., Esquerre, K., Huiliñir, C

  Modeling of simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal (SCNR) in an anaerobic/anoxic reactor treating salmon fishery wastewater

  Journal of Water Process Engineering, 56, 104442 · doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104442

• 2023

  Lauzurique, Y., Miralles-Cuevas, S., Godoy, M., Sepúlveda, P., Bollo, S., Cabrera-Reina, A., Huiliñir, C., Malato, S., Oller, I., Salazar-González, R

  Elimination of sulfamethoxazole by anodic oxidation using mixed metal oxide anodes

  Journal of Water Process Engineering, 54, 103922 · doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.103922

• 2023

  Huiliñir C., Pagés-Díaz J., Vargas G., Vega S., Lauzurique Y. and Palominos N

  Microaerobic condition as pretreatment for improving anaerobic digestion: A review

  Bioresource Technology, 384, 129249 · doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129249

• 2023

  Escobar, Jenny; Hernández, Leslie; Leiva González, Jorge; Salazar-González, Ricardo; Calzadilla, Wendy, Guerrero, Lorna; Escalona, Néstor and Huiliñir, César

  Removal of Ibuprofen and Diclofenac in Batch Nitrifying Reactors: Effect of Natural Zeolite on the Process

  Water (Switzerland), 15(14), 2665 · doi: 10.3390/w15142665

• 2023

  Carreño-López, F. A., Moreno-Casas, P. A., Scott, F., Iza, J., Sierra-Pallares, J., Muñoz, R., Vergara-Fernández, A.

  A convenient method to validate the gas flow of a CFD–CT simulation applied to a packed bed used in gas biofiltration through residence time distributions

  Chemical Engineering Journal, 451(4), 138795 · doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138795

• 2023

  Barahona A, Guerrero L, Rubio J.C., Gómez R., Huiliñir C., Borja R

  Sequential Nitrification - Autotrophic Denitrification using sulfur as an electron donor and Chilean zeolite as microbial support

  Water (Switzerland), 15(1), 95 · doi: 10.3390/w15010095

Papers from 2023 onwards, the year the group was formed. Earlier work by each member is listed on their own profile.