The University of Queensland

Established technologies for metal recovery from industrial wastewater streams

Weijma, Jan, Klok, Johannes B.M., Dijkman, Henk, Jansen, Gijs, Sànchez-Andrea, Irene, Buisman, Cees J.N., van Hullebusch, Eric D., Hennebel, Tom, du Laing, Gijs, Cruz, Heidy, Pikaar, Ilje and Villa Gomez, Denys K. (2022). Established technologies for metal recovery from industrial wastewater streams. Resource recovery from water: principles and application. (pp. 295-317) edited by Ilje Pikaar, Jeremy Guest, Ramon Ganigué, Paul Jensen, Korneel Rabaey, Thomas Seviour, John Trimmer, Olaf van der Kolk, Céline Vaneeckhaute and Willy Verstraete. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781780409566_0295

Established technologies for metal recovery from industrial wastewater streams

Weijma, Jan, Klok, Johannes B. M., Dijkman, Henk, Jansen, Gijs, Sànchez-Andrea, Irene, Buisman, Cees J.N., van Hullebusch, Eric D., Hennebel, Tom, du Laing, Gijs, Cruz, Heidy, Pikaar, Ilje and Gomez, Denys K. Villa (2022). Established technologies for metal recovery from industrial wastewater streams. Resource Recovery from Water: Principles and Application. (pp. 295-318) IWA Publishing.

Producing microbial-based protein from reactive nitrogen recovered from wastewater

Pikaar, Ilje, Cruz, Heidy, Hülsen, Tim, Batstone, Damien, Rabaey, Korneel, Jensen, Paul, Avnimelech, Yoram and Verstraete, Willy (2022). Producing microbial-based protein from reactive nitrogen recovered from wastewater. Resource recovery from water: principles and application. (pp. 223-244) edited by Ilje Pikaar, Jeremy Guest, Ramon Ganigué, Paul Jensen, Korneel Rabaey, Thomas Seviour, John Trimmer, Olaf van der Kolk, Céline Vaneeckhaute and Willy Verstraete. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781780409566_0223

Resource recovery from drinking water production facilities: what and how much is there?

Pikaar, Ilje, Doederer, Katrin, van den Brand, Tessa, van der Kolk, Olaf and Gernjak, Wolfgang (2022). Resource recovery from drinking water production facilities: what and how much is there?. Resource recovery from water: principles and application. (pp. 49-60) edited by Ilje Pikaar, Jeremy Guest, Ramon Ganigué, Paul Jensen, Korneel Rabaey, Thomas Seviour, John Trimmer, Olaf van der Kolk, Céline Vaneeckhaute and Willy Verstraete. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781780409566_0049

Resource recovery from municipal wastewater: what and how much is there?

Ostermeyer, Pieter, Capson-Tojo, Gabriel, Hülsen, Tim, Carvalho, Gilda, Oehmen, Adrian, Rabaey, Korneel and Pikaar, Ilje (2022). Resource recovery from municipal wastewater: what and how much is there?. Resource Recovery from Water. (pp. 1-19) edited by Ilje Pikaar, Jeremy Guest, Ramon Ganigué, Paul Jensen, Korneel Rabaey, Thomas Seviour, John Trimmer, Olaf van der Kolk, Céline Vaneeckhaute and Willy Verstraete. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781780409566_0001

Upscaled and validated technologies for the production of bio-based materials from wastewater

Akyol, Çağrı, Ozbayram, E. Gozde, Eusebi, Anna Laura, Foglia, Alessia, Cipolletta, Giulia, Frison, Nicola, Conca, Vincenzo, Da Ros, Cinzia, Wessels, Coos, Ganigué, Ramon, Pikaar, Ilje, Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda and Fatone, Francesco (2022). Upscaled and validated technologies for the production of bio-based materials from wastewater. Resource Recovery from Water. (pp. 197-222) edited by Ilje Pikaar, Jeremy Guest, Ramon Ganigué, Paul Jensen, Korneel Rabaey, Thomas Seviour, John Trimmer, Olaf van der Kolk, Céline Vaneeckhaute and Willy Verstraete. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781780409566_0197

Closing the loop within the water sector: circular resources

Pikaar, Ilje, Salehin, Sirajus, Boelee, Nadine, van Nieuwenhuijzen, Arjen and van der Kolk, Olaf (2022). Closing the loop within the water sector: circular resources. Resource recovery from water: principles and application. (pp. 319-337) edited by Ilje Pikaar, Jeremy Guest, Ramon Ganigué, Paul Jensen, Korneel Rabaey, Thomas Seviour, John Trimmer, Olaf van der Kolk, Céline Vaneeckhaute and Willy Verstraete. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781780409566_0319

Nutrient recovery from water and wastewater

Colston, Robert, Tait, Stephan, Vaneeckhaute, Céline, Cruz, Heidy, Pikaar, Ilje, Seviour, Thomas, Klok, Johannes B. M., Weijma, Jan, Dijkman, Henk, Buisman, Cees J. N., Scattergood, Sasha, Robles-Aguilar, Ana A., Meers, Erik, Béline, Fabrice and Soares, Ana (2022). Nutrient recovery from water and wastewater. Resource recovery from water: principles and application. (pp. 245-293) edited by Ilje Pikaar, Jeremy Guest, Ramon Ganigué, Paul Jensen, Korneel Rabaey, Thomas Seviour, John Trimmer, Olaf van der Kolk, Céline Vaneeckhaute and Willy Verstraete. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781780409566_0245

Production of single-cell proteins from organic matter and residual nitrogen

Hülsen, Tim, Carvalho, Gilda, Egger, Felix, Cruz, Heidy, Vertstraete, Willy, Batstone, Damien J. and Pikaar, Ilje (2020). Production of single-cell proteins from organic matter and residual nitrogen. Wastewater treatment residues as resources for biorefinery products and biofuels. (pp. 355-389) edited by José Antonio Olivares, Daniel Puyol, Juan Antonio Melero and Javier Dufour. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816204-0.00016-3

The urgent need to re-engineer nitrogen-efficient food production for the planet

Pikaar, Ilje, Matassa, Silvio, Rabaey, Korneel, Laycock, Bronwyn, Boon, Nico and Verstraete, Willy (2018). The urgent need to re-engineer nitrogen-efficient food production for the planet. Managing water, soil and waste resources to achieve sustainable development goals: monitoring and implementation of integrated resources management. (pp. 35-69) edited by Stephan Hülsmann and Reza Ardakanian. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-75163-4_3

Wastewater treatment (microbial bioelectrochemical) and production of value-added by-products

Pikaar, Ilje, Virdis, Bernardino, Freguia, Stefano and Keller, Jurg (2014). Wastewater treatment (microbial bioelectrochemical) and production of value-added by-products. Encyclopedia of applied electrochemistry. (pp. 2111-2117) edited by Gerhard Kreysa, Ken-ichiro Ota and Robert F. Savinell. New York, NY, United States: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6996-5_89

Editorial overview: The future of food biotechnology is microbial

Pikaar, Ilje, Hülsen, Tim and Angenent, Largus T (2023). Editorial overview: The future of food biotechnology is microbial. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 80 102889, 102889. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102889

Electrochemical iron production to enhance anaerobic membrane treatment of wastewater

Hu, Zhetai, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Hong, Pei-Ying, Zhang, Xueqing, Prodanovic, Veljko, Zhang, Kefeng, Pikaar, Ilje, Ye, Liu, Deletic, Ana and Yuan, Zhiguo (2022). Electrochemical iron production to enhance anaerobic membrane treatment of wastewater. Water Research, 225 119202. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119202

Metal oxide semiconducting nanomaterials for air quality gas sensors: operating principles, performance, and synthesis techniques

Isaac, N. A., Pikaar, I. and Biskos, G. (2022). Metal oxide semiconducting nanomaterials for air quality gas sensors: operating principles, performance, and synthesis techniques. Microchimica Acta, 189 (5) 196, 196. doi: 10.1007/s00604-022-05254-0

Towards new carbon–neutral food systems: combining carbon capture and utilization with microbial protein production

Van Peteghem, L., Sakarika, M., Matassa, S., Pikaar, I., Ganigué, R. and Rabaey, K. (2022). Towards new carbon–neutral food systems: combining carbon capture and utilization with microbial protein production. Bioresource Technology, 349 126853, 126853. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126853

How can we possibly resolve the planet's nitrogen dilemma?

Matassa, Silvio, Boeckx, Pascal, Boere, Jos, Erisman, Jan Willem, Guo, Miao, Manzo, Raffaele, Meerburg, Francis, Papirio, Stefano, Pikaar, Ilje, Rabaey, Korneel, Rousseau, Diederik, Schnoor, Jerald, Smith, Peter, Smolders, Erik, Wuertz, Stefan and Verstraete, Willy (2022). How can we possibly resolve the planet's nitrogen dilemma?. Microbial Biotechnology, 16 (1), 15-27. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.14159

Magnetic poly(acrylic acid)-based hydrogels for rapid ammonium sorption and efficient sorbent separation from sewage

Cruz, Heidy, Yap Gabon, Miriam, Salehin, Sirajus, Seviour, Thomas, Laycock, Bronwyn and Pikaar, Ilje (2021). Magnetic poly(acrylic acid)-based hydrogels for rapid ammonium sorption and efficient sorbent separation from sewage. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 6 100097, 100097. doi: 10.1016/j.ese.2021.100097

The impact of primary sedimentation on the use of iron-rich drinking water sludge on the urban wastewater system

Rebosura, Mario, Salehin, Sirajus, Pikaar, Ilje, Keller, Jürg, Sharma, Keshab and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). The impact of primary sedimentation on the use of iron-rich drinking water sludge on the urban wastewater system. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 402 124051, 124051. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124051

Articulating the effect of food systems innovation on the Sustainable Development Goals

Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K, Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Palmer, Jeda, Bodirsky, Benjamin L, Pradhan, Prajal, Barrett, Christopher B, Benton, Tim G, Hall, Andrew, Pikaar, Ilje, Bogard, Jessica R, Bonnett, Graham D, Bryan, Brett A, Campbell, Bruce M, Christensen, Svend, Clark, Michael, Fanzo, Jessica, Godde, Cecile M, Jarvis, Andy, Loboguerrero, Ana Maria, Mathys, Alexander, McIntyre, C Lynne, Naylor, Rosamond L, Nelson, Rebecca, Obersteiner, Michael, Parodi, Alejandro, Popp, Alexander, Ricketts, Katie, Smith, Pete ... Rockström, Johan (2021). Articulating the effect of food systems innovation on the Sustainable Development Goals. The Lancet Planetary Health, 5 (1), e50-e62. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30277-1

Purple phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery: Challenges and opportunities

Capson-Tojo, Gabriel, Batstone, Damien J., Grassino, María, Vlaeminck, Siegfried E., Puyol, Daniel, Verstraete, Willy, Kleerebezem, Robbert, Oehmen, Adrian, Ghimire, Anish, Pikaar, Ilje, Lema, Juan M. and Hülsen, Tim (2020). Purple phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery: Challenges and opportunities. Biotechnology Advances, 43 107567, 107567. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107567

Effects of aging of ferric-based drinking water sludge on its reactivity for sulfide and phosphate removal

Salehin, Sirajus, Kulandaivelu, Jagadeesh kumar, Rebosura, Mario, van der Kolk, Olaf, Keller, Jürg, Doederer, Katrin, Gernjak, Wolfgang, Donose, Bogdan C., Yuan, Zhiguo and Pikaar, Ilje (2020). Effects of aging of ferric-based drinking water sludge on its reactivity for sulfide and phosphate removal. Water Research, 184 116179, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116179

Upcycling of biowaste carbon and nutrients in line with consumer confidence: the "full gas" route to single cell protein

Matassa, Silvio, Papirio, Stefano, Pikaar, Ilje, Hulsen, Tim, Leijenhorst, Evert, Esposito, Giovanni, Pirozzi, Francesco and Verstraete, Willy (2020). Upcycling of biowaste carbon and nutrients in line with consumer confidence: the "full gas" route to single cell protein. Green Chemistry, 22 (15), 4912-4929. doi: 10.1039/d0gc01382j

Resource recovery from water: From concept to standard practice

Pikaar, Ilje, Huang, Xia, Fatone, Francesco and Guest, Jeremy S. (2020). Resource recovery from water: From concept to standard practice. Water Research, 178 115856, 115856. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115856

Influence of inoculum selection on the utilisation of volatile fatty acid and glucose in sulfate reducing reactors

Patel, Miheka, Villa Gómez, Denys K., Pikaar, Ilje and Clarke, William P. (2020). Influence of inoculum selection on the utilisation of volatile fatty acid and glucose in sulfate reducing reactors. Environmental Technology, 43 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1783371

Modified poly(acrylic acid)-based hydrogels for enhanced mainstream removal of ammonium from domestic wastewater

Cruz, Heidy, Laycock, Bronwyn, Strounina, Ekaterina, Seviour, Thomas William, Oehmen, Adrian and Pikaar, Ilje (2020). Modified poly(acrylic acid)-based hydrogels for enhanced mainstream removal of ammonium from domestic wastewater. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (15) acs.est.9b07032, 9573-9583. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07032

Assessing the potential for up‐cycling recovered resources from anaerobic digestion through microbial protein production

Verbeeck, Kristof, De Vrieze, Jo, Pikaar, Ilje, Verstraete, Willy and Rabaey, Korneel (2020). Assessing the potential for up‐cycling recovered resources from anaerobic digestion through microbial protein production. Microbial Biotechnology, 14 (3) 1751-7915.13600, 897-910. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13600

Innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system

Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K., Mason-D’Croz, Daniel, Palmer, Jeda, Benton, Tim G., Bodirsky, Benjamin L., Bogard, Jessica R., Hall, Andrew, Lee, Bernice, Nyborg, Karine, Pradhan, Prajal, Bonnett, Graham D., Bryan, Brett A., Campbell, Bruce M., Christensen, Svend, Clark, Michael, Cook, Mathew T., de Boer, Imke J. M., Downs, Chris, Dizyee, Kanar, Folberth, Christian, Godde, Cecile M., Gerber, James S., Grundy, Michael, Havlik, Petr, Jarvis, Andrew, King, Richard, Loboguerrero, Ana Maria, Lopes, Mauricio A. ... West, Paul C. (2020). Innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system. Nature Food, 1 (5), 266-272. doi: 10.1038/s43016-020-0074-1

Recovery of in-sewer dosed iron from digested sludge at downstream treatment plants and its reuse potential

Salehin, Sirajus, Rebosura, Mario, Keller, Jürg, Gernjak, Wolfgang, Donose, Bogdan C., Yuan, Zhiguo and Pikaar, Ilje (2020). Recovery of in-sewer dosed iron from digested sludge at downstream treatment plants and its reuse potential. Water Research, 174 115627, 115627. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115627

The hydrogen gas bio-based economy and the production of renewable building block chemicals, food and energy

De Vrieze, Jo, Verbeeck, Kristof, Pikaar, Ilje, Boere, Jos, Van Wijk, Ad, Rabaey, Korneel and Verstraete, Willy (2020). The hydrogen gas bio-based economy and the production of renewable building block chemicals, food and energy. New Biotechnology, 55, 12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2019.09.004

Effects of in-sewer dosing of iron-rich drinking water sludge on wastewater collection and treatment systems

Rebosura, Mario, Salehin, Sirajus, Pikaar, Ilje, Kulandaivelu, Jagadeeshkumar, Jiang, Guangming, Keller, Jürg, Sharma, Keshab and Yuan, Zhiguo (2020). Effects of in-sewer dosing of iron-rich drinking water sludge on wastewater collection and treatment systems. Water Research, 171 115396, 115396. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115396

Full-scale investigation of in-situ iron and alkalinity generation for efficient sulfide control

Pikaar, Ilje, Flugen, Markus, Lin, Hui-Wen, Salehin, Sirajus, Li, Jiuling, Donose, Bogdan C., Dennis, Paul G., Bethke, Lisa, Johnson, Ian, Rabaey, Korneel and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Full-scale investigation of in-situ iron and alkalinity generation for efficient sulfide control. Water Research, 167 115032, 115032. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115032

Measuring development of environmental awareness and moral reasoning: a case-study of a civil engineering course

Murzi, Homero, Mazzurco, Andrea, Pikaar, Ilje and Gibbes, Badin (2019). Measuring development of environmental awareness and moral reasoning: a case-study of a civil engineering course. European Journal of Engineering Education, 44 (6), 954-968. doi: 10.1080/03043797.2019.1566300

Mainstream ammonium recovery to advance sustainable urban wastewater management

Cruz, Heidy, Law, Ying Yu, Guest, Jeremy S., Rabaey, Korneel, Batstone, Damien, Laycock, Bronwyn, Verstraete, Willy and Pikaar, Ilje (2019). Mainstream ammonium recovery to advance sustainable urban wastewater management. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (19) acs.est.9b00603, 11066-11079. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00603

Opportunities for reducing coagulants usage in urban water management: the Oxley Creek Sewage Collection and Treatment System as an example

Salehin, Sirajus, Kulandaivelu, Jagadeeshkumar, Rebosura, Mario, Khan, Wakib, Wong, Reece, Jiang, Guangming, Smith, Peter, McPhee, Paul, Howard, Chris, Sharma, Keshab, Keller, Jürg, Donose, Bogdan C., Yuan, Zhiguo and Pikaar, Ilje (2019). Opportunities for reducing coagulants usage in urban water management: the Oxley Creek Sewage Collection and Treatment System as an example. Water Research, 165 114996, 114996. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.114996

Anode materials for sulfide oxidation in alkaline wastewater: an activity and stability performance comparison

Ntagia, Eleftheria, Fiset, Erika, da Silva Lima, Ligia, Pikaar, Ilje, Zhang, Xu, Jeremiasse, Adriaan W., Prévoteau, Antonin and Rabaey, Korneel (2019). Anode materials for sulfide oxidation in alkaline wastewater: an activity and stability performance comparison. Water Research, 149, 111-119. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.004

Carbon emission avoidance and capture by producing in-reactor microbial biomass based food, feed and slow release fertilizer: potentials and limitations

Pikaar, Ilje, de Vrieze, Jo, Rabaey, Korneel, Herrero, Mario, Smith, Pete and Verstraete, Willy (2018). Carbon emission avoidance and capture by producing in-reactor microbial biomass based food, feed and slow release fertilizer: potentials and limitations. Science of the Total Environment, 644, 1525-1530. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.089

A comprehensive laboratory assessment of the effects of sewer-dosed iron salts on wastewater treatment processes

Rebosura, Mario, Salehin, Sirajus, Pikaar, Ilje, Sun, Xiaoyan, Keller, Jürg, Sharma, Keshab and Yuan, Zhiguo (2018). A comprehensive laboratory assessment of the effects of sewer-dosed iron salts on wastewater treatment processes. Water Research, 146, 109-117. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.09.021

Decoupling livestock from land use through industrial feed production pathways

Pikaar, Ilje, Matassa, Silvio, Bodirsky, Benjamin L., Weindl, Isabelle, Humpenöder, Florian, Rabaey, Korneel, Boon, Nico, Bruschi, Michele, Yuan, Zhiguo, van Zanten, Hannah, Herrero, Mario, Verstraete, Willy and Popp, Alexander (2018). Decoupling livestock from land use through industrial feed production pathways. Environmental Science & Technology, 52 (13), 7351-7359. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00216

Rapid removal of ammonium from domestic wastewater using polymer hydrogels

Cruz, Heidy, Luckman, Paul, Seviour, Thomas, Verstraete, Willy, Laycock, Bronwyn and Pikaar, Ilje (2018). Rapid removal of ammonium from domestic wastewater using polymer hydrogels. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 2912, 2912. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21204-4

Simultaneous use of caustic and oxygen for efficient sulfide control in sewers

Lin, Hui-Wen, Lu, Yang, Ganigue, Ramon, Sharma, Keshab R., Rabaey, Korneel, Yuan, Zhiguo and Pikaar, Ilje (2017). Simultaneous use of caustic and oxygen for efficient sulfide control in sewers. Science of the Total Environment, 601-602, 776-783. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.225

Electrochemical Production of Magnetite Nanoparticles for Sulfide Control in Sewers

Lin, Hui-Wen, Couvreur, Kenny, Donose, Bogdan C, Rabaey, Korneel, Yuan, Zhiguo and Pikaar, Ilje (2017). Electrochemical Production of Magnetite Nanoparticles for Sulfide Control in Sewers. Environmental science & technology, 51 (21), 12229-12234. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01748

Microbes and the next nitrogen revolution

Pikaar, Ilje, Matassa, Silvio, Rabaey, Korneel, Bodirsky, Benjamin Leon, Popp, Alexander, Herrero, Mario and Verstraete, Willy (2017). Microbes and the next nitrogen revolution. Environmental Science and Technology, 51 (13), 7297-7303. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7600916

Electrochemical oxidation of iron and alkalinity generation for efficient sulfide control in sewers

Lin, Hui-Wen, Kustermans, Caroline, Vaiopoulou, Eleni, Prevoteau, Antonin, Rabaey, Korneel, Yuan, Zhiguo and Pikaar, Ilje (2017). Electrochemical oxidation of iron and alkalinity generation for efficient sulfide control in sewers. Water Research, 118, 114-120. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.02.069

Nitrite addition to acidified sludge significantly improves digestibility, toxic metal removal, dewaterability and pathogen reduction

Du, Fangzhou, Keller, Jurg, Yuan, Zhiguo, Batstone, Damien J., Freguia, Stefano and Pikaar, Ilje (2016). Nitrite addition to acidified sludge significantly improves digestibility, toxic metal removal, dewaterability and pathogen reduction. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 39795, 39795. doi: 10.1038/srep39795

Effect of biomass concentration on methane oxidation activity using mature compost and graphite granules as substrata

Xie, S., O'Dwyer, T., Freguia, S., Pikaar, I. and Clarke, W. P. (2016). Effect of biomass concentration on methane oxidation activity using mature compost and graphite granules as substrata. Waste Management, 56, 290-297. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.08.003

Autotrophic nitrogen assimilation and carbon capture for microbial protein production by a novel enrichment of hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria

Matassa, Silvio, Verstraete, Willy, Pikaar, Ilje and Boon, Nico (2016). Autotrophic nitrogen assimilation and carbon capture for microbial protein production by a novel enrichment of hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria. Water Research, 101, 137-146. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.05.077

Microbial protein: future sustainable food supply route with low environmental footprint

Matassa, Silvio, Boon, Nico, Pikaar, Ilje and Verstraete, Willy (2016). Microbial protein: future sustainable food supply route with low environmental footprint. Microbial Biotechnology, 9 (5), 568-575. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12369

Electrochemical sulfide removal and caustic recovery from spent caustic streams

Vaiopoulou, Eleni, Provijn, Thomas, Prevoteau, Antonin, Pikaar, Ilje and Rabaey, Korneel (2016). Electrochemical sulfide removal and caustic recovery from spent caustic streams. Water Research, 92, 38-43. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.01.039

Direct anodic hydrochloric acid and cathodic caustic production during water electrolysis

Lin, Hui-Wen, Cejudo-Marin, Rocio, Jeremiasse, Adriaan W., Rabaey, Korneel, Yuan, Zhiguo and Pikaar, Ilje (2016). Direct anodic hydrochloric acid and cathodic caustic production during water electrolysis. Scientific Reports, 6 (Art No.: 20494) 20494, 20494. doi: 10.1038/srep20494

Scaling-free electrochemical production of caustic and oxygen for sulfide control in sewers

Lin, Hui-Wen, Rabaey, Korneel, Keller, Jürg, Yuan, Zhiguo and Pikaar, Ilje (2015). Scaling-free electrochemical production of caustic and oxygen for sulfide control in sewers. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (19), 11395-11402. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02188

Enhancing toxic metal removal from acidified sludge with nitrite addition

Du, Fangzhou, Freguia, Stefano, Yuan, Zhiguo, Keller, Jurg and Pikaar, Ilje (2015). Enhancing toxic metal removal from acidified sludge with nitrite addition. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (10), 6257-6263. doi: 10.1021/es504507m

Feasibility of sulfide control in sewers by reuse ofiron rich drinking water treatment sludge

Sun, Jing, Pikaar, Ilje, Sharma, Keshab Raj, Keller, Jurg and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). Feasibility of sulfide control in sewers by reuse ofiron rich drinking water treatment sludge. Water Research, 71, 150-159. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.12.044

Electrochemical abatement of hydrogen sulfide from waste streams

Pikaar, Ilje, Mejia Likosova, Elena, Freguia, Stefano, Keller, Jürg, Rabaey, Korneel and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). Electrochemical abatement of hydrogen sulfide from waste streams. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 45 (14), 1555-1578. doi: 10.1080/10643389.2014.966419

Reducing sewer corrosion through integrated urban water management

Pikaar, Ilje, Sharma, Keshab R., Hu, Shihu, Gernjak, Wolfgang, Keller, Jürg and Yuan, Zhiguo (2014). Reducing sewer corrosion through integrated urban water management. Science, 345 (6198), 812-814. doi: 10.1126/science.1251418

In-situ caustic generation from sewage: The impact of caustic strength and sewage composition

Pikaar, Ilje, Rozendal, Renne A., Rabaey, Korneel and Yuan, Zhiguo (2013). In-situ caustic generation from sewage: The impact of caustic strength and sewage composition. Water Research, 47 (15), 5828-5835. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.07.007

Dynamically Adaptive Control System for Bioanodes in Serially Stacked Bioelectrochemical Systems

Andersen, Stephen J., Pikaar, Ilje, Freguia, Stefano, Lovell, Brian C., Rabaey, Korneel and Rozendal, Rene A. (2013). Dynamically Adaptive Control System for Bioanodes in Serially Stacked Bioelectrochemical Systems. Environmental Science and Technology, 47 (10), 5488-5494. doi: 10.1021/es400239k

Long-term field test of an electrochemical method for sulfide removal from sewage

Pikaar, Ilje, Li, Eugena, Rozendal, René A., Yuan, Zhiguo, Keller, Jürg and Rabaey, Korneel (2012). Long-term field test of an electrochemical method for sulfide removal from sewage. Water Research, 46 (9), 3085-3093. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.013

Electrochemical caustic generation from sewage

Pikaar, Ilje, Rozendal, Rene A., Yuan, Zhiguo and Rabaey, Korneel (2011). Electrochemical caustic generation from sewage. Electrochemistry Communications, 13 (11), 1202-1204. doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2011.08.044

Electrochemical sulfide oxidation from domestic wastewater using mixed metal-coated titanium electrodes

Pikaar, Ilje, Rozendal, Rene A., Yuan, Zhiguo, Keller, Jurg and Rabaey, Korneel (2011). Electrochemical sulfide oxidation from domestic wastewater using mixed metal-coated titanium electrodes. Water Research, 45 (17), 5381-5388. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.07.033

Electrochemical sulfide removal from synthetic and real domestic wastewater at high current densities

Pikaar, Ilje, Rozendal, René A., Yuan, Zhiguo, Keller, Jürg and Rabaey, Korneel (2011). Electrochemical sulfide removal from synthetic and real domestic wastewater at high current densities. Water Research, 45 (6), 2281-2289. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.12.025

Sorption of organic compounds to activated carbons. Evaluation of isotherm models

Pikaar, Ilje, Koelmans, Albert A. and van Noort, Paul C.M. (2006). Sorption of organic compounds to activated carbons. Evaluation of isotherm models. Chemosphere, 65 (11), 2343-2351. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.005

Work-in-progress: environmental course redesign: learning ethics from the environmental engineering perspective

Murzi, Homero, Fleming, Melanie, Mazzurco, Andrea and Pikaar, Ilje (2017). Work-in-progress: environmental course redesign: learning ethics from the environmental engineering perspective. 2017 Research in Engineering Education Symposium, REES 2017, Bogota, Colombia, 6-8 July 2017. Red Hook, NY, United States: Curran Associates.

Electrochemical sulfide abatement in sewer systems

Pikaar, Ilje, Rozendal, Rene, Yuan, Z, Keller, Jurg and Rabaey, Korneel (2011). Electrochemical sulfide abatement in sewer systems. 8th IWA Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6-10 June 2011.

High rate electrochemical sulfide removal from synthetic and real domestic wastewater

Pikaar, Ilje, Rozendal, Rene, Yuan, Zhiguo, Keller, Jurg and Rabaey, Korneel (2010). High rate electrochemical sulfide removal from synthetic and real domestic wastewater. 61st Annual Meeting of the international electrochemical society, NICE FRANCE, September 26th - October 1st 2010.

High rate electrochemical sulfide removal from synthetic feed and real domestic wastewater

pikaar, Ilje, Rozendal, Rene, Yuan, Zhiguo, Keller, Jurg and Rabaey, Korneel (2010). High rate electrochemical sulfide removal from synthetic feed and real domestic wastewater. 6th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia, Nov 7-10 2010.

The urgent need to re-engineer nitrogen-efficient food production for the planet

Pikaar, Ilje, Matassa, Silvio, Rabaey, Korneel, Laycock, Bronwyn, Boon, Nico and Verstraete, Willy (2017). The urgent need to re-engineer nitrogen-efficient food production for the planet. Dresden, Germany: Dresden Nexus Conference.

Electrochemical sulfide abatement in sewer systems

Ilje Pikaar (2011). Electrochemical sulfide abatement in sewer systems. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland.