C. Picioreanu

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• 2023

  Downscaling Industrial-Scale Syngas Fermentation to Simulate Frequent and Irregular Dissolved Gas Concentration Shocks

  Puiman, L., Almeida Benalcázar, E., Picioreanu, C., Noorman, H. J. & Haringa, C., 2023, In: Bioengineering. 10, 5, 22 p., 518.

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  • Fermentation 100%
  • Simulators 65%
  • Biomass 54%
  • Gases 51%
  • Gas 47%
  8 Downloads (Pure)
• 2022

  Alleviating mass transfer limitations in industrial external-loop syngas-to-ethanol fermentation

  Puiman, L., Abrahamson, B., Lans, R. G. J. M. V. D., Haringa, C., Noorman, H. J. & Picioreanu, C., 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 259, 117770.

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  • Fermentation 100%
  • Ethanol 90%
  • Mass transfer 79%
  • Mass Transfer 74%
  • Gas lifts 35%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  69 Downloads (Pure)

• Controlling the hydraulic resistance of membrane biofilms by engineering biofilm physical structure

  Desmond, P., Huisman, K. T., Sanawar, H., Farhat, N. M., Traber, J., Fridjonsson, E. O., Johns, M. L., Flemming, H. C., Picioreanu, C. & Vrouwenvelder, J. S., 2022, In: Water Research. 210, 14 p., 118031.

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  • Biofilms 100%
  • biofilm 67%
  • Membranes 62%
  • Hydraulics 57%
  • membrane 50%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Multiphysics modelling of photon, mass and heat transfer in coral microenvironments

  Taylor Parkins, S. K., Murthy, S., Picioreanu, C. & Kühl, M., 2021, In: Journal of the Royal Society, Interface. 18, 182, p. 20210532 1 p., 20210532.

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  • Anthozoa 100%
  • Photons 82%
  • Heat Transfer 75%
  • Photon 67%
  • Mass transfer 62%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  11 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  A comparison between chemical cleaning efficiency in lab-scale and full-scale reverse osmosis membranes: Role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)

  Jafari, M., D'haese, A., Zlopasa, J., Cornelissen, E. R., Vrouwenvelder, J. S., Verbeken, K., Verliefde, A., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. & Picioreanu, C., 2020, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 609, 9 p., 118189.

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  • Osmosis 100%
  • Osmosis membranes 98%
  • chemical cleaning 98%
  • reverse osmosis 97%
  • Chemical cleaning 96%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

  71 Downloads (Pure)

• Computational and Experimental Investigation of Biofilm Disruption Dynamics Induced by High-Velocity Gas Jet Impingement

  Prades, L., Fabbri, S., Dorado, A. D., Gamisans, X., Stoodley, P. & Picioreanu, C., 2020, In: mBio. 11, 1, 16 p., e02813-19.

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  • Biofilms 100%
  • Gases 86%
  • Air 24%
  • Surface Tension 24%
  • Viscosity 19%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  53 Downloads (Pure)

• Cost of fouling in full-scale reverse osmosis and nanofiltration installations in the Netherlands

  Jafari, M., Vanoppen, M., van Agtmaal, J. M. C., Cornelissen, E. R., Vrouwenvelder, J. S., Verliefde, A., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. & Picioreanu, C., 2020, In: Desalination. 500, 11 p., 114865.

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  • Nanofiltration 100%
  • Reverse osmosis 82%
  • Fouling 72%
  • reverse osmosis 65%
  • fouling 61%
  52 Citations (Scopus)

  97 Downloads (Pure)

• Microbial competition reduces metabolic interaction distances to the low µm-range

  van Tatenhove-Pel, R. J., Rijavec, T., Lapanje, A., van Swam, I., Zwering, E., Hernandez-Valdes, J. A., Kuipers, O. P., Picioreanu, C., Teusink, B. & Bachmann, H., 2020, In: ISME Journal. 15, 3, p. 688-701 14 p.

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  • microbial competition 100%
  • metabolite 38%
  • cell 36%
  • metabolites 28%
  • Ecosystem 22%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

  17 Downloads (Pure)

• New insight into CO₂-mediated denitrification process in H₂-based membrane biofilm reactor: An experimental and modeling study

  Jiang, M., Zheng, J., Perez-Calleja, P., Picioreanu, C., Lin, H., Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Li, H. & Nerenberg, R., 2020, In: Water Research. 184, 14 p., 116177.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Denitrification 100%
  • Experimental reactors 86%
  • Biofilms 81%
  • biofilm 54%
  • denitrification 53%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Noise-driven cell differentiation and the emergence of spatiotemporal patterns

  Safdari, H., Kalirad, A., Picioreanu, C., Tusserkani, R., Goliaei, B. & Sadeghi, M., 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 4, 15 p., e0232060.

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  • cell differentiation 100%
  • Cell Differentiation 81%
  • space and time 55%
  • Time 35%
  • Biofilms 32%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  37 Downloads (Pure)

• Theoretical bioreactor design to perform microbial mining activities on mars

  Volger, R., Timmer, M. J., Schleppi, J., Haenggi, C. N., Meyer, A. S., Picioreanu, C., Cowley, A. & Lehner, B. A. E., 2020, In: Acta Astronautica. 170, p. 354-364

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Bioreactors 100%
  • Biomass 50%
  • Algae 37%
  • Iron ores 35%
  • Iron 24%
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Biofilm compressibility in ultrafiltration: A relation between biofilm morphology, mechanics and hydraulic resistance

  Jafari, M., Derlon, N., Desmond, P., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M., Morgenroth, E. & Picioreanu, C., 2019, In: Water Research. 157, p. 335-345

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  • Ultrafiltration 100%
  • Biofilms 98%
  • Compressibility 84%
  • Mechanics 82%
  • ultrafiltration 75%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

  160 Downloads (Pure)

• Hydrodynamic flow transition dynamics in a spacer filled filtration channel using direct numerical simulation

  Qamar, A., Bucs, S., Picioreanu, C., Vrouwenvelder, J. & Ghaffour, N., 2019, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 590, 12 p., 117264.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Transition flow 100%
  • transition flow 98%
  • Direct numerical simulation 90%
  • Hydrodynamics 82%
  • spacers 73%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Profiled membranes: a novel approach to mitigate internal concentration polarization in forward osmosis: P030

  Jafari Eshlaghi, M., D'Haese, A., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. & Picioreanu, C., 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
• 2018

  CT scanning of membrane feed spacers – Impact of spacer model accuracy on hydrodynamic and solute transport modeling in membrane feed channels

  Horstmeyer, N., Lippert, T., Schön, D., Schlederer, F., Picioreanu, C., Achterhold, K., Pfeiffer, F. & Drewes, J. E., 2018, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 564, p. 133-145

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Solute transport 100%
  • Hydrodynamics 70%
  • spacers 62%
  • Ion Channels 60%
  • Filament 60%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Determination of mechanical properties of biofilms by modelling the deformation measured using optical coherence tomography

  Picioreanu, C., Blauert, F., Horn, H. & Wagner, M., 2018, In: Water Research. 145, p. 588-598

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  • Optical tomography 100%
  • Biofilms 98%
  • Optical Coherence Tomography 73%
  • biofilm 65%
  • tomography 63%
  48 Citations (Scopus)

  34 Downloads (Pure)

• Effect of biofilm structural deformation on hydraulic resistance during ultrafiltration: A numerical and experimental study

  Jafari, M., Desmond, P., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M., Derlon, N., Morgenroth, E. & Picioreanu, C., 2018, In: Water Research. 145, p. 375-387

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  • Ultrafiltration 100%
  • Biofilms 98%
  • ultrafiltration 75%
  • biofilm 65%
  • experimental study 58%
  34 Citations (Scopus)

  34 Downloads (Pure)

• Elucidating the impact of micro-scale heterogeneous bacterial distribution on biodegradation

  Schmidt, S. I., Kreft, J. U., Mackay, R., Picioreanu, C. & Thullner, M., 1 Jun 2018, In: Advances in Water Resources. 116, p. 67-76 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • bioavailability 100%
  • biodegradation 89%
  • substrate 42%
  • distribution 37%
  • microorganism 31%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Importance of hydroxylamine in abiotic N2O production during transient anoxia in planktonic axenic Nitrosomonas cultures

  Soler-Jofra, A., Picioreanu, C., Yu, R., Chandran, K., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. & Pérez, J., 2018, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 335, p. 756-762 7 p.

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  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Potential occurrence and process implications of dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium in granular sludge systems

  Laureni, M., van den Berg, E., Weissbrodt, D., Nielsen, JL., Picioreanu, C. & van Loosdrecht, M. C. M., 2018.

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• Quantitative chemical biosensing by bacterial chemotaxis in microfluidic chips

  Roggo, C., Picioreanu, C., Richard, X., Mazza, C., van Lintel, H. & van der Meer, J. R., 1 Jan 2018, In: Environmental Microbiology. 20, 1, p. 241-258 18 p.

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  • chemotaxis 100%
  • microfluidic technology 90%
  • Microfluidics 87%
  • Chemotaxis 78%
  • chemical 35%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

  44 Downloads (Pure)

• Review on strategies for biofouling mitigation in spiral wound membrane systems

  Bucs, S., Farhat, NM., Kruithof, J. C., Picioreanu, C., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. & Vrouwenvelder, H., 2018, In: Desalination. 434, p. 189-197 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
  77 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Characterization of feed channel spacer performance using geometries obtained by X-ray computed tomography

  Haaksman, V. A., Siddiqui, A., Schellenberg, C., Kidwell, J., Vrouwenvelder, J. S. & Picioreanu, C., 15 Jan 2017, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 522, p. 124-139 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Pressure Drop 100%
  • X Ray Computed Tomography 94%
  • spacers 82%
  • Filament 79%
  • Tomography 76%
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Mechanisms of nitrous oxide (N₂O) formation and reduction in denitrifying biofilms

  Sabba, F., Picioreanu, C. & Nerenberg, R., 2017, In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 114, 12, p. 2753-2761 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Biofilms 100%
  • Denitrification 96%
  • Greenhouse Gas 96%
  • Nitrous Oxide 87%
  • Nitrite 72%
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Periodic venting of MABR lumen allows high removal rates and high gas-transfer efficiencies

  Perez-Calleja, P., Aybar, M., Picioreanu, C., Esteban-Garcia, A. L., Martin, K. J. & Nerenberg, R., 2017, In: Water Research. 121, p. 349-360 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Biofilms 100%
  • venting 89%
  • biofilm 67%
  • Gases 62%
  • Membranes 62%
  64 Citations (Scopus)

• Predicting N₂O emissions from nitrifying and denitrifying biofilms: A modeling study

  Sabba, F., Picioreanu, C., Boltz, J. P. & Nerenberg, R., 1 Feb 2017, In: Water Science and Technology. 75, 3, p. 530-538 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Biofilms 100%
  • Hydroxylamine 79%
  • biofilm 67%
  • Nitrification 56%
  • Greenhouse Gas 48%
  24 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  Analysing the effects of the aeration pattern and residual ammonium concentration in a partial nitritation-anammox process

  Corbalá-Robles, L., Picioreanu, C., van Loosdrecht, MCM. & Perez Canestro, JO., 2016, In: Environmental Technology. 37, 6, p. 694-702 9 p.

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  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Biofouling in forward osmosis systems: An experimental and numerical study

  Bucs, S. S., Valladares Linares, R., Vrouwenvelder, J. S. & Picioreanu, C., 1 Dec 2016, In: Water Research. 106, p. 86-97 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Biofouling 100%
  • Osmosis 96%
  • Biofilms 82%
  • osmosis 76%
  • biofouling 74%
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Challenges in microbial ecology: Building predictive understanding of community function and dynamics

  Widder, S., Allen, R. J., Pfeiffer, T., Curtis, T. P., Wiuf, C., Sloan, W. T., Cordero, O. X., Brown, S. P., Picioreanu, C., More Authors & Momeni, B., 2016, In: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology. 10, 11, p. 2557-2568 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Scientific › peer-review

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  • microbial ecology 100%
  • Ecology 95%
  • Microbiota 78%
  • microbial communities 75%
  • microbial community 66%
  396 Citations (Scopus)

  48 Downloads (Pure)

• Considerations for saturation calculations of concentrated non-equimolar calcium carbonate precipitation

  Bergwerff, L., Picioreanu, C., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. & van Paassen, L., 2016, p. 212-212.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

  • calcium carbonate 100%
  • saturation 73%
  • calculation 55%
  • ion 32%
  • calcium 26%

• Development and characterization of 3D-printed feed spacers for spiral wound membrane systems

  Siddiqui, A., Farhat, N., Bucs, SS., Valladares Linares, R., Picioreanu, C., Kruithof, JC., van Loosdrecht, MCM., Kidwell, J. & Vrouwenvelder, JS., 2016, In: Water Research. 91, p. 55-67

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Hydrodynamics 100%
  • Biofouling 94%
  • Three-Dimensional Printing 93%
  • Membranes 88%
  • membrane 71%
  80 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of cell cluster size on apparent half-saturation coefficients for oxygen in nitrifying sludge and biofilms

  Picioreanu, C., Pérez, J. & van Loosdrecht, M. C. M., 1 Dec 2016, In: Water Research. 106, p. 371-382 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Biofilms 100%
  • Sewage 95%
  • Bacteria 83%
  • Nitrites 81%
  • Cell Size 76%
  81 Citations (Scopus)

• Importance of abiotic hydroxylamine conversion on nitrous oxide emissions during nitritation of reject water

  Soler-Jofra, A., Stevens, B., Hoekstra, M., Picioreanu, C., Sorokin, DY., van Loosdrecht, MCM. & Perez Canestro, JO., 2016, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 287, p. 720-726 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
  50 Citations (Scopus)

• Informing the development of the membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) through multidimensional biofilm modelling

  Martin, K. J., Aybar, M., Perez-Calleja, P., Picioreanu, C. & Nerenberg, R., 2016, p. 8. 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

  25 Citations (Scopus)

• The microbial electrochemical Peltier heat: An energetic burden and engineering chance for primary microbial electrochemical technologies

  Korth, B., Maskow, T., Picioreanu, C. & Harnisch, F., 2016, In: Energy & Environmental Science. 9, 8, p. 2539-2544 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • enthalpy 100%
  • energetics 89%
  • biofilm 89%
  • electrode 84%
  • Heat 73%
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  A framework for modeling electroactive microbial biofilms performing direct electron transfer

  Korth, B., Rosa, LFM., Harnisch, F. & Picioreanu, C., 2015, In: Bioelectrochemistry. 106, Part A, p. 194-206 13 p.

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  63 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessing microbial competition in a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) using multidimensional modeling

  Martin, KJ., Picioreanu, C. & Nerenberg, R., 2015, In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 112, 9, p. 1843-1853 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Combined biofouling and scaling in membrane feed channels: a new modeling approach

  Radu, AI., Bergwerff, L., van Loosdrecht, MCM. & Picioreanu, C., 2015, In: Biofouling: the journal of bioadhesion and biofilm research. 31, 1, p. 83-100 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of gas back-diffusion on the membrane-biofilm reactor (MBfR) for water treatment

  Aybar, M., Perez-Calleja, P., Picioreanu, C., Esteban-Garcia, AL. & Nerenberg, R., 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Scientific

• Experimental and numerical characterization of the water flow in spacer-filled channels of spiral-wound membranes

  Bucs, SS., Valladares Linares, R., Marston, JO., Radu, AI., Vrouwenvelder, JS. & Picioreanu, C., 2015, In: Water Research. 87, p. 299-310 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  64 Citations (Scopus)

• Hydroxylamine diffusion can enhance N2O emissions in nitrifying biofilms: a modeling study

  Sabba, F., Picioreanu, C., Perez Canestro, JO. & Nerenberg, R., 2015, In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington). 49, p. 1486-1494 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  72 Citations (Scopus)

• Modeling the nutrient removal process in aerobic granular sludge system by coupling the reactor- and granule-scale models

  Kagawa, Y., Tahata, J., Kishida, N., Matsumoto, S., Picioreanu, C., van Loosdrecht, MCM. & Tsuneda, S., 2015, In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 112, 1, p. 53-64 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Short-range guiding can result in the formation of circular aggregates in myxobacteria populations

  Janulevicius, AJ., van Loosdrecht, MCM. & Picioreanu, C., 2015, In: PLoS Computational Biology (Print). 11, 4, p. 1-17 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
• 2014

  A mass-spring model unveils the morphogenesis of phototrophic Diatoma biofilms

  Celler, K., Hödl, L., Simone, A., Battin, TJ. & Picioreanu, C., 2014, In: Scientific Reports. 4, January, p. 1-4 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  10 Citations (Scopus)

• A mathematical model for electrochemically active filamentous sulfide-oxidising bacteria

  Fischer, KM., Batstone, DJ., van Loosdrecht, MCM. & Picioreanu, C., 2014, In: Bioelectrochemistry. 102, p. 10-20 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  11 Citations (Scopus)

• A two-dimensional mechanistic model for scaling in spiral wound membrane systems

  Radu, AI., Bergwerff, L., van Loosdrecht, MCM. & Picioreanu, C., 2014, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 241, April, p. 77-91 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of different commercial feed spacers on biofouling of reverse osmosis membrane systems: A numerical study

  Bucs, SS., Radu, AI., Lavric, V., Vrouwenvelder, JS. & Picioreanu, C., 2014, In: Desalination. 343, p. 26-37 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  93 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of heterotrophic growth on autotrophic nitrogen removal in a granular sludge reactor

  Mozumder, MSI., Picioreanu, C., van Loosdrecht, MCM. & Volcke, EIP., 2014, In: Environmental Technology. 35, 8, p. 1027-1037 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  86 Citations (Scopus)

• Modeling phototrophic biofilms in a plug flow reactor

  Munoz Sierra, JD., Picioreanu, C. & van Loosdrecht, MCM., 2014, In: Water Science and Technology. 70, 7, p. 1261-1270 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Modeling the nutrient removal process in aerobic granular sludge system by coupling the reactor- and granule-scale models

  Kagawa, Y., Tahata, J., Kishida, N., Matsumoto, S., Picioreanu, C., van Loosdrecht, MCM. & Tsuneda, S., 2014, In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 112, 1, p. 53-64 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review