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Glòria Caminal

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The main objective throughout my career research has been focused on the development of biotechnological processes, i.e. Biochemical Engineering. I have worked on both enzymatic and microbial processes.
Regarding enzymatic processes, degradation studies (hydrolases) were started in order to evolve to synthesis without cofactors (proteases). Currently, the research field is based on synthesis or transformations with enzymes that require cofactors (oxidoreductases) and it has been widened to cofactor regeneration and multienzymatic systems.

Regarding the microbial processes, even though initially they were developed to obtain their own enzymes or biomass or bioethanol, they evolved in two directions: the obtaining of recombinant enzymes and, on the other hand, the use of natural microorganisms (basically fungi) in the degradation of contaminants both in liquid matrices (wastewater or industrial), and in solids (soils, sewage sludge) working from micro-scale volumes, through Erlenmeyer, laboratory bioreactors 1-2-5 L to pilot plant of 10-50-300 L.

This can be summarized as: development of methodologies that can be applied at the production or treatment level, in-depth knowledge of the selected examples, and use of all prior knowledge to evolve and develop new applications that allow the transfer of knowledge to our environment.

Publications (since 2012)

  • Losantos D, Fernández-Arribas J, Pérez-Trujillo M, Eljarrat E, Sarrà M(*), Caminal G (2025).Degradation of organophosphate flame retardants by white-rot fungi: Degradation pathways and associated toxicity. Sci. Total Environ. 959, 178260  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178260. .
  • Losantos D, Palacios O, Berge MJ, Sarrà M(*), Caminal G, Eustaquio A (2024). Novel method for fast-monitoring of OPFRs by LLE and GC-MS as a tool for assessing biodegradation: validation and applicability. Anal. Bioanal Chem. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-024-05154-7. .
  • Losantos D, Sarrà M (*), Caminal G (2024). Removal of TBP sorbed on wood by Trametes versicolor through solid-state fermentation. J. Hazard Mater. 480, 136066 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136066. .
  • Losantos D, Sarrà M(*), Caminal G (2024). OPFR removal by white rot fungi:screening of removers and approach to removal mechanism. Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 1387541. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/ffunb.2024.1387541. .
  • Hu K, Sarrá M (*), Caminal G (2022). Oak wood provides suitable nutrients for long-term continuous pesticides removal by Trametes versicolor in a pilot plant trickle bed reactor. J. Clean. Prod. 380, 135059. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135059. .
  • García-Vara M, Hu K, Postigo C (*), Olmo LL, Caminal G, Sarrà M, López de Alda M (2021). Remediation of bentazone contaminated water by Trametes versicolor: Characterization, identification of transformation products, and implementation in a trickle-bed reactor under non-sterile conditions. J. Hazard. Mater. 409, 124476. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124476. .
  • Hu K, Barbieri MV, López-García E, Postigo C, López de Alda M (*), Caminal G, Sarrà M (2021). Fungal degradation of selected medium to highly polar pesticides byTrametes versicolor: kinetics, biodegradation pathways,and ecotoxicity of treated waters. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. DOI: http://10.1007/s00216-021-03267-x. .
  • Hu K, Sarrà M (*), Caminal G (2021). Comparison between two reactors using Trametes versicolor for agricultural wastewater treatment under non-sterile condition in sequencing batch mode. J. Environ. Manage. 293, 112859. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112859. Repository.
  • Jaén-Gil A, Buttiglieria G, Benitoc A, Mir-Tutusaus JA, Gonzalez-Olmos R, Caminal G, Barceló D, Sarrà M,Rodriguez-Mozaz S (*) (2021). Combining biological processes with UV/H2O2 for metoprolol and metoprolol acid removal in hospital wastewater. Chem. Eng. J. 404, 126482. DOI: http://0.1016/j.cej.2020.126482. .
  • Mir-Tutusaus JA, Jaén-Gil A, Barceló D, Buttiglieri G, Gonzalez-Olmos R, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Caminal G, Sarrà M (*) (2021). Prospects on coupling UV/H2O2 with activated sludge or a fungal treatment for the removal of pharmaceutically active compounds in real hospital wastewater.Sci.Total Environ. 773, 145374. DOI: http://10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.1453740048. Repository.
  • Beltrán-Flores E, Torán J, Caminal G, Blánquez P (*), Sarrà M (2020). The removal of diuron from agricultural wastewaters by Trametes versicolor immobilized on pinewood in simple channel reactors. Science of the Total Environment 728, 1–10. DOI: http://10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138414. .
  • Hu K, Peris A, Torán J, Eljarrat E, Sarrà M, Blánquez P, Caminal G (*) (2020) Exploring the degradation capability of Trametes versicolor on selected hydrophobic pesticides through setting sights simultaneously on culture broth and biological matrix. Chemosphere. 250, 126293 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126293%20. .
  • Hu K, Torán MJ, López-García E, Barbieri MV, Postigo C, López de Alda M, Caminal G, Sarrà M(*), Blánquez P (2020). Fungal bioremediation of diuron-contaminated waters: Evaluation of its degradation and the effect of amendable factors on its removal in a trickle-bed reactor under non-sterile conditions. Sci. Total Environ. 743, 140628. DOI: http://10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140628. Repository.
  • Mir-Tutusaus JA, Parladé E, Villagrasa M, Barceló D, Rodríguez-Mozaz S, Martínez-Alonso M, Gaju N, Sarrà M (*), Caminal G (2019). Long-term continuous treatment of non-sterile real hospital wastewater by Trametes versicolor.J. Biological Engineering. 13:47 . DOI: http://0.1186/s13036-019-0179-y. Repository.
  • Rosell M, Palau J (*), Mortan SH, Caminal G, Soler A,Shouakar-Stashe O, Marco-Urrea E (2019). Dual carbon – chlorine isotope fractionation during dichloro elimination of 1,1,2-trichloroethane by an enrichment culture containing Dehalogenimonas sp .Sci. Total Environ. 648, 422–429. DOI: http://0.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.071. Repository.
  • Llorens-Blanch G, Parladé E, Martínez-Alonso M, Gaju N, Caminal G, Blánquez P(*) (2018) A comparison between biostimulation and bioaugmentation in a solid treatment of anaerobic sludge : drug contentent and microbial evaluation. Waste Manage. 72, 206-217. DOI: http://10.1016/j.wasman.2017.10.0480956. Repository.
  • Lucas D, Castellet-Rovira F, Villagrasa M, Badia-Fabregat M, Barceló D, Vicent T, Caminal G, Sarrà M, Rodríguez-Mozaz S (*) (2018). The role of sorption processes in the removal of pharmaceuticals by fungal treatment of wastewater. Sci. Total Environ. 610–611, 1147–1153. DOI: http://10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.118. .
  • Mir-Tutusaus JA, Baccar R, Caminal G,Sarrà M (*) (2018). Can white-rot fungi be a real wastewater treatment alternative for organic micropollutants removal? A review. Water Res. 138, 137-151 DOI: http://10.1016/j.watres.2018.02.0560043. Repository.
  • Mir-Tutusaus JA, Caminal G, Sarrà M (2018). Influence of process variables in a continuous treatment of non-sterile hospital wastewater byTrametes versicolor and novel method for inoculum production. J. Environ. Manage.t 212, 415-423. DOI: http://0.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.018. .
  • Badia-Fabregat M, Lucas D, Tuomivirta T, Fritzec H, Pennanen T, Rodríguez-Mozaz S, Barceló D, Caminal G (*), Vicent T (2017). Study of the effect of the bacterial and fungal communities present in realwastewater effluents on the performance of fungal treatments. Sci. Total Environ. 579, 366–377. DOI: http://10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.088. Repository.
  • Llorca M, Badia-Fabregat M, Rodríguez-Mozaz(*), Caminal G, Vicent T, Barceló D (2017). Fungal treatment for the removal of endocrine disrupting compoundsfrom reverse osmosis concentrate: Identification and monitoring oftransformation products of benzotriazoles. Chemosphere 184, 1054-1070. DOI: http://10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.06.053. .
  • Mir-Tutusaus JA, Parladé E, Llorca M, Villagrasa M, Barceló D, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Martinez-Alonso M Gaju N, Caminal G, Sarrà M (*) (2017). Pharmaceuticals removal and microbial community assessment in a continuous fungal treatment of non-sterile real hospital wastewater after a coagulation-flocculation pretreatment. Water Res. 116, 65-75 DOI: http://10.1016/j.watres.2017.03.005. Repository.
  • Mortan SH, Martín-González L, Vicent T, Caminal G, Nijenhuis I, Adrian L, Marco-Urrea E (*) (2017). Detoxification of 1,1,2-trichloroethane to ethene in a bioreactor co-culture of Dehalogenimonas and Dehalococcoides mccartyi strains. J. Hazard. Mater. 331, 218–225. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.02.043. .
  • Torán J, Blánquez P, Caminal G(*) (2017).Comparison between several reactors with Trametes versicolor immobilized on lignocellulosic support for the continuous treatments of hospital wastewater.Bioresource Technol. 243, 966–974. DOI: http://10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.0550960. Repository.
  • Badia-Fabregat M, Lucas D, Pereira MA, Alves M, Pennanen T, Fritze H, Rodríguez-Mozaz S, Barceló D, Vicent T, Caminal G(*) (2016).Continuous fungal treatment of non-sterile veterinary hospital effluent: pharmaceuticals removal and microbialcommunity assessment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 100, 2401–2415. DOI: http://10.1007/s00253-015-7105-0. .
  • Castro-Gutiérrez V, Masís-Mora M, Caminal G, Vicent T, Carazo-Rojas E, Mora-López M, Rodríguez-Rodríguez CE (*) (2016). A microbial consortium from a biomixture swiftly degrades high concentrations of carbofuran in fluidized-bed reactors. Process Biochem. 51, 1585–1593. DOI: http://10.1016/j.procbio.2016.07.003. .
  • Lucas D, Badia-Fabregat M, Vicent T, Caminal G, Rodríguez-Mozaz S(*), Balcázar JL, Barceló D (2016). Fungal treatment for the removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in veterinary hospital wastewater. Chemosphere 152, 301-308. DOI: http://10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.02.113. .
  • Mir-Tutusaus JA, Sarrà M (*), Caminal G (2016). Continuous treatment of non-sterile hospital wastewater by Trametes versicolor: How to increase fungal viability by means of operational strategies and pretreatments. J.Hazard. Mater. 318, 561–570. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.07.036. Repository.
  • Badia-Fabregat M, Lucas D, Gros M, Rodríguez-Mozaz S, Barceló D, Caminal G (*),Vicent T (2015). Identification of some factors affecting pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) removal in real wastewater. Case study of fungal treatment of reverse osmosis concentrate.J.Hazard. Mater. 283, 663–671. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.10.007. .
  • Llorens-Blanch G (*), Badia-Fabregat M, Lucas D, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Barceló D, Pennanen T, Caminal G, Blánquez P (2015). Degradation of pharmaceuticals from membrane biological reactor sludge with Trametes versicolor. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts 17,429. DOI: http://10.1039/c4em00579a. .
  • Martín-González L, Mortan SH, Rosell M, Parladé E, Martínez-Alonso M,Gaju N, Caminal G, Adrian L, Marco-Urrea E(*) (2015). Stable carbon isotope fractionation during 1,2-dichloropropane-to-propene transformation by an enrichment culture containing Dehalogenimonas strains and a dcpA gene. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49, 8666−8674. DOI: http://10.1021/acs.est.5b00929. .
  • Vilaplana M, Rodríguez-Rodríguez CE (*), Barón E, Gorga M, Sarrà M, Caminal G, Eljarrat E, Barceló D (2015). Biodegradation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Liquid Media andSewage Sludge by Trametes versicolor. Int. J. Environ. Res. 9(1), 273-280. . .
  • Badia-Fabregat M, Rosell M, Caminal G, Vicent T, Marco-Urrea E (*) (2014). Use of stable isotope probing to assess the fate of emerging contaminants degraded by white-rot fungus. Chemosphere 103, 336–342. DOI: http://10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.12.029. .
  • Mir-Tutusaus JA, Masís-Mora M, Corcellas C, Eljarrat E, Barceló D, Sarrà M, Caminal G, Vicent T, Rodríguez-Rodríguez CE (*) (2014). Degradation of selected agrochemicals by the white rot fungusTrametes versicolor. Sci.Total Environ. 500–501, 235–242. DOI: http://10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.116. Repository.
  • Rodríguez-Rodríguez CE (*), Lucas D, Barón E, Gago-Ferrero P, Molins-Delgado D, Rodríguez-Mozaz S, Eljarrat E, Díaz-Cruz MS, Barceló D, Caminal G, Vicent T (2014). Re-inoculation strategies enhance the degradation of emerging pollutants in fungal bioaugmentation of sewage sludge. Bioresour. Technol. 168, 180–189. DOI: http://10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.124. .
  • Folch A (*), Vilaplana M, Amado L, Vicent T, Caminal G (2013). Fungal permeable reactive barrier to remediate groundwater in an artificial aquifer. J. Hazard. Mater. 262, 554-560. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.09.004. .
  • Marco E, Font X, Sánchez A (*), Gea T, Gabarrell X, Caminal G (2013). Co-composting as a management strategy to reuse the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor after its use in a biotechnological process. Int. J.Environ.Waste Manage. 11,1, 100-108. DOI: http://10.1504/IJEWM.2013.050637. .
  • Badia-Fabregat M, Rodríguez-Rodríguez CE, Gago-Ferrero P, Olivares A, Piña B, Díaz-Cruz MS, Vicent T, Barceló D, Caminal G (*) (2012). Degradation of UV filters in sewage sludge and 4-MBC in liquid medium by the ligninolytic fungusTrametes versicolor. J. Environ. Manage. 104, 114-120. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.039. .
  • Gabarrell X (*), Font M, Vicent T, Caminal G, Sarrà M, Blánquez P (2012). A comparative life cycle assessment of two treatment technologies for the Grey Lanaset G textile dye: biodegradation by Trametes versicolor and granular activated carbon adsorption. Int J Life Cycle Assess 17, 613-624 DOI: http://10.1007/s11367-012-0385-z. .
  • Gago-Ferrero P, Badia-Fabregat M, Olivares M, Piña B, Blánquez P, Vicent T, Caminal G, Díaz-Cruz MS (*), Barceló D (2012). Evaluation of fungal- and photo-degradation as potential treatments for the removalof sunscreens BP3 and BP1. Sci. Total Environ. 427–428, 355–363. DOI: http://10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.03.089. .
  • Rodríguez-Rodríguez CE (*), García-Galán MJ, Blánquez P, Díaz-Cruz MS, Barceló D, Caminal G, Vicent T (2012). Continuous degradation of a mixture of sulfonamides by Trametes versicolor and identification of metabolites from sulfapyridine and sulfathiazole. J. Hazard. Mater. 213–214, 347–354. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.02.008. .
  • Rodríguez-Rodríguez CE (*),Jelić A, Pereira MA , Sousa DZ, Petrović M, Alves MM, Barceló D, Caminal G, Vicent T (2012). Bioaugmentation of sewage sludge with Trametes versicolor in solid-phase biopiles produces degradation of pharmaceuticals and affects microbial communities. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46, 12012−12020. DOI: http://10.1021/es301788n. .
  • Rodríguez-Rodríguez CE, Barón E, Gago-Ferrero P, Jelic A, Llorca M, Farré M, Díaz-Cruz MS, Eljarrat E, Petrovic M, Caminal G (*), Barceló D, Vicent T (2012). Removal of pharmaceuticals, polybrominated flame retardants and UV-filters from sludge by the fungusTrametes versicolor in bioslurry reactor. J. Hazard. Mater. 233–234, 235–243. DOI: http://10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.024. .
  • Vilaplana M, García AB, Caminal G, Guillén F, Sarrà M (*) (2012). Optimisation of the operational conditions of trichloroethylene degradation using Trametes versicolor under quinone redox cycling conditions using central composite design methodology. Biodegradation 23, 333–341. DOI: http://10.1007/s10532-011-9513-x. .