CARMEN GABALDON GARCIA
PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
Knowledge area: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Department: Chemical Engineering
Department: Chemical Engineering
(9635) 43437
Subjects taught and teaching methods
| 43810 - Control de la contaminación atmosférica - Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering | |
| 46560 - null - Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering |
Tutorials
| 14/09/2026 - 23/12/2026 |
| LUNES de 11:00 a 12:30 DESPATX 4.2.9 DESPATX 4.2.9 E.T.S. D'ENGINYERIA |
| 14/09/2026 - 23/12/2026 |
| MARTES de 12:30 a 14:00 |
| 01/02/2027 - 21/05/2027 |
| MIÉRCOLES de 11:00 a 14:00 DESPATX 4.2.9 DESPATX 4.2.9 E.T.S. D'ENGINYERIA |
| Observations |
| Participate in the e-tutoring programme of the Universitat de València |
Journal Publications
- Carlos Silvestre; Miguel Capilla; Alejo Valles; Pau San-Valero; Carmen Gabaldón; F. Javier Álvarez-Hornos; (2024) Developing a high-rate ABE fermentation system for rice straw: CSTR with immobilization on granular-activated carbon with ex situ pervaporation. Fuel. ISSN: 0016-2361
- Carlos Silvestre; Lukas Niedermeier; Miguel Capilla; Carmen Gabaldón; Javier Álvarez-Hornos (2024) Enhanced biobutanol production from rice straw with a two-stage packed-bed fermenter coupled with in-line gas stripping. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2024, pp. 1 - 10 . ISSN: 0268-2575
- H. Poy; E. Lladosa; C. Gabaldón; S. Loras (2023) Optimization of rice straw pretreatment with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate by response surface method. Biomass Conversion And Biorefinery, 13, pp. 12057 - 12072 . ISSN: 2190-6815
- Helena Poy; Alejo Valles; Estela Lladosa; Carmen Gabaldón; SoniaLoras (2023) Selection of protic ionic liquids for the improved production of butanol from rice straw. Fuel, 333(1), p. 126386 . ISSN: 0016-2361
- Contreras J.A.; Valenzuela E.J.; Bovio-Winkler P.; Etchebehere, C; Gabaldón C; Quijano G. (2023) Anaerobic methane oxidation: High-rate performance of a continuous bioreactor using nitrate and nitrite as electron acceptors. Chemical Engineering Journal, 466(143137) . ISSN: 1385-8947
- Helena Poy; Estela Lladosa; Adrián Arcís; Carmen Gabaldón; Sonia Loras (2023) Microwave-assisted ternary deep eutectic solvent pretreatment for improved rice straw saccharification under mild pretreatment conditions. Industrial Crops and Products, 206, p. 117639 . ISSN: 0926-6690
- Helena Poy; André M. da Costa Lopes; Estela Lladosa; Carmen Gabaldón; Sonia Loras; Armando J.D. Silvestre (2023) Enhanced biomass processing towards acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation using a ternary deep eutectic solvent. Renewable Energy, 219, p. 119488 . ISSN: 0960-1481
- Ramón Jiménez-Robles ; Carmen Gabaldón ; José Davd Badía ; Marta Izquierdo ; Vicente Martínez-Soria (2022) Recovery of dissolved methane through a flat sheet module with PDMS, PP, and PVDF membranes. Separation and Purification Technology, 282(Part B), pp. 120057 - 118568 . ISSN: 1383-5866
- Miguel Capilla; Alejo Valles; Pau San-Valero; Francisco Javier Álvarez-Hornos; Carmen Gabaldón (2022) Solvent production from rice straw by a co-culture of Clostridium acetobutylicum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: effect of pH control. Biomass Conversion And Biorefinery. ISSN: 2190-6815
- Capilla, Miguel; Silvestre, Carlos; Valles, Alejo; Álvarez-Hornos, Francisco Javier; San-Valero, Pau; Gabaldón, Carmen (2022) The Influence of Sugar Composition and pH Regulation in Batch and Continuous Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol Fermentation. Fermentation-Basel. ISSN: 2311-5637
- Ramón Jiménez-Robles ; Carmen Gabaldón ; Vicente Martínez-Soria ; Marta Izquierdo (2021) Simultaneous application of vacuum and sweep gas in a polypropylene membrane contactor for the recovery of dissolved methane from water. Journal of Membrane Science, 617(January 2021), pp. 118560 - 118570 . ISSN: 0376-7388
- Keisy Torres; Francisco Javier Álvarez-Hornos; Carmen Gabaldón; Paula Marzal (2021) Start-Up of Chitosan-Assisted Anaerobic Sludge Bed Reactors Treating Light Oxygenated Solvents under Intermittent Operation. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 18, p. 4986 . ISSN: 1661-7827
- Alejo Valles; Miguel Capilla; F. Javier Álvarez-Hornos; Mario García-Puchol; Pau San-Valero; Carmen Gabaldón (2021) Optimization of alkali pretreatment to enhance rice straw conversion to butanol. Biomass & Bioenergy, 150, p. 106131 . ISSN: 0961-9534
- Alejo Valles; F. Javier Álvarez-Hornos; Miguel Capilla; Pau San-Valero; Carmen Gabaldón (2021) Fed-batch simultaneous saccharification and fermentation including in-situ recovery for enhanced butanol production from rice straw. Bioresource Technology, 342, p. 126020 . ISSN: 0960-8524
- M. Capilla; P. San-Valero; M. Izquierdo; J.M. Penya-roja; C. Gabaldón (2021) The combined effect on initial glucose concentration and pH control strategies for acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation by Clostridium acetobutylicum DSM 792. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 167(107910) . ISSN: 1369-703X
- Alejo Valles; F. Javier Álvarez-Hornos; Vicente Martínez-Soria; Paula Marzal; Carmen Gabaldón (2020) Comparison of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation and separate hydrolysis and fermentation processes for butanol production from rice straw. Fuel, 282, p. 118831 . ISSN: 0016-2361
- Pau San-Valero; Javier Álvarez-Hornos; Pablo Ferrero; Josep M. Penya-Roja; Paula Marzal; Carmen Gabaldón (2020) Evaluation of Parallel-Series Configurations of Two-Phase Partitioning Biotrickling Filtration and Biotrickling Filtration for Treating Styrene Gas-Phase Emissions. Sustainability, 12, p. 6740 . ISSN: 2071-1050
- Portune, K.J.; Pérez, M.C.; Álvarez-Hornos, J.; Gabaldón, C (2020) Contribution of bacterial biodiversity on the operational performance of a styrene biotrickling filter. Chemosphere, 247, p. 125800 . ISSN: 0045-6535
- K. Torres, F.J. Álvarez-Hornos, P. Ferrero, C. Gabaldón, P. Marzal (2019) Intermittent operation of UASB reactors treating wastewater polluted with organic solvents: process performance and microbial community evaluation. Environmental Science-Water Research & Technology, 5, pp. 1270 - 1284 . ISSN: 2053-1400
- Pau San-Valero; Carmen Gabaldón; Francisco Javier Álvarez-Hornos; Marta Izquierdo, Vicente Martínez-Soria (2019) Removal of acetone from air emissions by biotrickling filters: providing solutions from laboratory to full-scale. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A: Toxic Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 54, pp. 1 - 8 . ISSN: 1532-4117
- P. San-Valero; J. M. Penya-roja; F. J. Álvarez-Hornos; G Buitrón; C. Gabaldón; G. Quijano (2019) Fully aerobic bioscrubber for the desulfurization of H2S-rich biogas. Fuel, 241, pp. 884 - 891 . ISSN: 0016-2361
- Pablo Ferrero; Carolina Carrascosa; Paula Marzal; Carmen Gabaldón; Josep Manuel Penya-Roja; Vicente Martínez-Soria. (2019) Effect of substrate composition on the stability and microbial community of an anaerobic expanded granular sludge bed reactor treating printing solvent mixtures of ethanol and glycol ethers. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 145, pp. 104815 - 104825 . ISSN: 0964-8305
- Ordaz, A; Figueroa-González, I; San-Valero, P; Gabaldón, C; Quijano, G (2018) Effect of height-to-diameter ratio on the mass transfer and mixing performance of a biotrickling filter. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 93(1), pp. 121 - 126 . ISSN: 0268-2575
- Lafita, C; San-Valero, P; Marzal, P; Penya-roja, JM; Gabaldón, C (2018) Enhancement of biomass retention in an EGSB reactor used to treat 1- methoxy-2-propanol. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 93(4), pp. 1044 - 1049 . ISSN: 0268-2575
- San-Valero, P; Dorado, AD; Martínez-Soria, V; Gabaldón, C (2018) Biotrickling filter modeling for styrene abatement. Part 1: Model development, calibration and validation on an industrial scale. Chemosphere, 191, pp. 1066 - 1074 . ISSN: 0045-6535
- D. Bravo; F.J. Álvarez-Hornos; J.M. Penya-roja; P. San-Valero; C. Gabaldón (2018) Aspen Plus process-simulation model: Producing biogas from VOC emissions in an anaerobic bioscrubber. Journal of Environmental Management, 213, pp. 530 - 540 . ISSN: 0301-4797
- Pablo Ferrero; Pau San-Valero; Carmen Gabaldón; Vicente Martínez-Soria; Josep Manuel Penya-Roja (2018) Anaerobic degradation of glycol ether-ethanol mixtures using EGSB and hybrid reactors: performance comparison and ether cleavage pathway. Journal of Environmental Management, 213, pp. 159 - 167 . ISSN: 0301-4797
- Pau San-Valero; Antonio D. Dorado; Guillermo Quijano; F. Javier Álvarez-Hornos; Carmen Gabaldón (2018) Biotrickling filter modeling for styrene abatement. Part 2: Simulating a two-phase partitioning bioreactor. Chemosphere, 191, pp. 1075 - 1082 . ISSN: 0045-6535
- K. Torres; F.J. Álvarez-Hornos; P. San-Valero; C. Gabaldón; P. Marzal (2018) Granulation and microbial community dynamics in the chitosan-supplemented anaerobic treatment of wastewater polluted with organic solvents. Water Research, 130, pp. 376 - 387 . ISSN: 0043-1354
- P. San Valero; C. Gabaldón; J. M. Penya-roja; G. Quijano (2017) Enhanced styrene removal in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor operated as a biotrickling filter: Towards full-scale applications. Chemical Engineering Journal, 309, pp. 588 - 595 . ISSN: 1385-8947
- F.J. Álvarez-Hornos; V. Martínez-Soria; P. Marzal; M. Izquierdo; C. Gabaldón (2017) Performance and feasibility of biotrickling filtration in the control of styrene industrial air emissions. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 119, pp. 329 - 335 . ISSN: 0964-8305
- Muñoz-Sierra, JD; Lafita, C; Gabaldón, C; Spanjers, H; van Lier, JB (2017) Trace metals supplementation in anaerobic membrane bioreactors treating high saline phenolic wastewater. Bioresource Technology, 234, pp. 106 - 114 . ISSN: 0960-8524
- N. Vermorel; P. San-Valero; M. Izquierdo; C. Gabaldón; J.M. Penya-roja (2017) Anaerobic degradation of 2-propanol: Laboratory and pilot-scale studies. Chemical Engineering Science, 172, pp. 42 - 51 . ISSN: 0009-2509
- D. Bravo; P. Ferrero; J.M. Penya-roja; F.J. Álvarez-Hornos; C. Gabaldón (2017) Control of VOCs from printing press air emissions by anaerobic bioscrubber: Performance and microbial community of an on-site pilot unit. Journal of Environmental Management, 197, pp. 287 - 295 . ISSN: 0301-4797
- P. San-Valero; S. Alcántara; J. M. Penya-Roja; F. J. Álvarez-Hornos; C. Gabaldón (2016) A tool for predicting the dynamic response of biotrickling filters for VOC removal. Chemical Engineering Communications, 203(4), pp. 476 - 487 . ISSN: 0098-6445
- M.C. Pérez; F.J. Álvarez-Hornos; K.H. Engesser; D. Dobslaw; C. Gabaldón (2016) Removal of 2-butoxyethanol gaseous emissions by biotrickling filtration packed with polyurethane foam. New Biotechnology, 33(2), pp. 263 - 272 . ISSN: 1871-6784
- Alejandro Ortega; Alejo Valles; Miguel Capilla; Carmen Gabaldón; Francisco Javier Álvarez-Hornos; Paula Marzal (2025) Enhancing Bioconversion of Crude Glycerol into Butanol and 1,3-Propanediol After Pretreatment by Coupling Fermentation and In Situ Recovery: Effect of Initial pH Control. Fermentation-Basel, 11, p. 339 . ISSN: 2311-5637
Patents, Software and Database
- Estela Lladosa López; María Carmen Gabaldón García; Sonia Loras Giménez; Helena Poy Andreu; Andre Miguel Da Costa Lopes; Nalin De Seixas Borges; Armando Jorge Domingues Silvestre, Ref. PT1194902. TWO-STEP THERMAL PROCESS TO CONTROL THE FORMATION OF FURFURAL FROM THE CONVERSION OF PENTOSES OR PENTOSAN-RICH LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS USING ALCOHOLIC ACID EUTECTIC MIXTURES. PORTUGAL. 27/05/2024.
Projects
- Métodos innovadores de reutilización y reciclado para la extracción de Materias primas de alto valor añadido en baterías de ion litio, METALLON (). 2023 - 2025. Generalitat Valenciana, Agencia Valenciana de Innovación (AVI). . PI: Javier Álvarez Hornos.
- Desarrollo de una plataforma de biorrefinería a partir de paja de arroz para una descarbonización sostenible (). 2022 - 2025. MCIN. AEI / 10.13039 / 501100011033. PI: Javier Álvarez Hornos; Carmen Gabaldón García.
- Technical assistance on sustainable solutions for recycling solvent emissions into bioenergy (). 2023 - 2025. Pure Infinity (Países Bajos). . PI: Carmen Gabaldón García.
- Reciclado de residuos plásticos complejos de mezclas algodón-poliéster, RECIMAP (). 2022 - 2024. Agencia Valenciana de Innovación- AVI. . PI: Javier Álvarez Hornos.
- Evaluation of furfural production from agro-waste by acid pretreatment (). 2023 - 2024. NV NUTRITION SCIENCES. . PI: Javier Álvarez Hornos.
- Estudio integrado de procesos de bajo coste en las biorefinerías de biobutanol de segunda y tercera generación (Proyectos de investigación para potenciar los grupos de investigación consolidados). 2021 - 2023. Generalitat Valenciana. Conselleria d´Innovació, Universitats, Ciència, i Societat Digital. . PI: Carmen Gabaldón ; Javier Álvarez.
- Reciclado biológico de residuos plásticos de almidón mediante su fermentación a ácido láctico (). 2021 - 2023. Agencia Valenciana de la Innovación (AVI). . PI: Carmen Gabaldón.
- Determinación de azúcares y productos de fermentación láctica mediante HPLC (). 2022 - 2023. Instituto Tecnologico del Plástico. . PI: Javier Álvarez Hornos.
- Producción mejorada de biobutanol a partir de residuos lignocelulósicos: alternativas avanzadas de proceso (). 2018 - 2022. MINECO. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. . PI: CARMEN GABALDON GARCÍA/SONIA LORAS GIMÉNEZ.
- Ensayos de degradación anaerobia de residuos (). 2022. Instituto Tecnologico del Plástico. . PI: Javier Álvarez Hornos.
Thesis, minor thesis and research reports
- Carlos Lafita López, (2016). Degradaciçon de disolventes orgánicos de uso industrial en un reactor anaerobio de lecho expandido. (Doctoral Thesis). Universitat de València..
- Pau San Valero, (2016). Modelación del proceso de biofiltro percolador para el tratamiento de emisiones en aire de compuestos orgánicos volátiles de elevada solubilidad en agua. (Doctoral Thesis). Universitat de València..
- Daniel Bravo Martínez, (2018). Control of volatile organic compounds from air emissions by anaerobic bioscrubber: process performance and process simulation. (Doctoral Thesis). Universitat de València..
- Alejo Valles Sáez, (2022). Estudio del proceso simultáneo de sacarificación y fermentación aceto-butílica-etílica a partir de paja de arroz. (Doctoral Thesis). Universitat de València..
- Miguel Capilla Lloris, (2023). Clostridium fermentation platforms for the production of second-generation bioalcohols from rice straw. (Doctoral Thesis with International Mention). Universitat de València..
- Helena Poy Andreu, (2024). Development of pretreatment processes with ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for the valorization of rice straw into biobutanol. (Doctoral Thesis with International Mention). Universitat de València..
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