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Leticia Pizzul
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Biological degradation of organic materials
The field of biodegradation of organic materials includes very long experience of conducting various laboratory-scale digestion experiments - both substrate sampling, pre-treatment and analysis as well as batch and continuous experiments. There is also a high level of expertise in aerobic degradation of biomaterials, pesticides, organic pollutants
Organic waste analysis
- Sampling techniques for organic waste streams and gas emissions
- Chemical and physical characterization
- Theoretical assessment based on analysis results
- Biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests
Anaerobic digestion studies at laboratory scale reactors
- Continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR)
- Up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB)
- Plug flow digester
Aerobic degradation of organic materials in compost and soil
- Degradability and respiration studies
- Microbial degradation of pesticides
- Biobed and biofilter design
Laboratory analysis
- Dry matter (DM), Volatile Solids (VS), suspended solids, pH, alkalinity, conductivity, COD
- Nitrogen analysis (ammonium, organic and total Kjeldahl nitrogen)
- Volatile fatty acids, sugars – HPLC
- Methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide – GC
- Methane, CO2, H2S – portable gas analyzer
- Passive diffusion gas ammonia analysis (FIA)
- Viscosity - Brookfield viscometer
