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Varma B.V.K., Premier G.C., Kyazze G., Dinsdale R., Guwy A.J., Esteves S. and Rodríguez J. ADM1 can be applied to continuous bio-hydrogen production using a variable stoichiometry approach. Water Research (in Press)

Patterson, T., Dinsdale, R.M and Esteves, S. A review of energy balances and emissions associated with biomass derived transport fuels relevant to the UK context. Energy & Fuels. In Press.

Kyazze G, Dinsdale R, Hawkes F.R , Guwy A.J, Premier G.C, Donnison I.S. Direct fermentation of fodder maize, chicory fructooligosaccharides and perennial ryegrass to hydrogen using mixed microflora Bioresource Technology In Press

Jorge Rodriguez, Juan M. Lema and Robbert Kleerebezem. Energy-based models for environmental biotechnology. Trends Biotechnol 26(7), pp. 366-374. (2008)

CherrymanS.J. , King S, Hawkes F R, Dinsdale and Hawkes D L. An exploratory study of public opinions on the use of hydrogen energy in Wales. Public Understanding of Science. 17. 397 - 410. (2008)

Kasprzyk-Hordern B, Dinsdale R, Guwy A J. The occurrence of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors and illicit drugs in surface water in South Wales, UK. Water Research. 42 (13) 3498-3518 (2008)

Kim J R, Zuo Y, Regan J M, Logan B E. Analysis of Ammonia Loss Mechanisms in Microbial Fuel Cells Treating Animal Wastewater. Biotechnology and Bioengineering Vol. 99, No. 5, (2008)

Kim J R, Dec J, Bruns M A and Logan B E. Removal of Odors from Swine Wastewater by Using Microbial Fuel Cells. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 74, No. 8, p. 2540–2543, (2008)

J. Massanet-Nicolau, R. Dinsdale, A. Guwy. Hydrogen production from sewage sludge using mixed microflora inoculum: Effect of pH and enzymatic pretreatment. Bioresource Technology. 99 (14) 6325-6331. (2008)

B. Kasprzyk-Hordern, R.M. Dinsdale and A.J. Guwy. The effect of signal suppression and mobile phase composition on the simultaneous analysis of multiple classes of acidic/neutral pharmaceuticals and personal care products in surface water by solid-phase extraction and ultra performance liquid chromatography - negative electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta. 74 (5) 1299-1322. (2008)

Hawkes F R, Forsey H, Premier G C, Dinsdale R M, Hawkes D L, Guwy A J, Maddy J, Cherryman S, Shine J and Auty D. Fermentative Hydrogen Production from a Wheat Flour Industry Co-product. Bioresource Technol. Bioresource Technology 99 5020–5029. (2008)

Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Dinsdale, R.M. and Guwy, A.J. Multi-residue method for the determination of pharmaceuticals, personal care products and illicit drugs in surface water and wastewater by solid-phase extraction and ultra performance liquid chromatography–positive electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 391 (4) 1293-1308. (2008)

Monson, K.D., Esteves, S.R., Guwy, A.J and Dinsdale, R.M. . Anaerobic Digestion of Biodegradable Municipal Wastes: A Review. University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales. ISBN 978-1-84054-157-1.(2007)

B. Kasprzyk-Hordern, R.M. Dinsdale and A.J. Guwy. Multi-residue method for the determination of basic/neutral pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in surface water by solid-phase extraction and ultra performance liquid chromatography–positive electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1161, Issues 1-2, 17 August 2007, 132-145. (2007).

Kim, J. R., S. Cheng, S.-E. Oh, and B.E. Logan. Power generation using different cation, anion and ultrafiltration membranes in microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(3):1004-1009. (2007)

Shen S, Premier G C, Guwy A J, Dinsdale R M. Bifurcation and stability analysis of an anaerobic digestion model. Nonlinear dynamics 48 (4) 391-408. (2007)

Hawkes D L. Hydrogen Future. in Agenda. Summer 2007. Pub. Institute of Welsh Affairs. (pp 46-47), ISSN1464-7613. (2007)

Kyazze G, Dinsdale R,  Guwy A J, Hawkes F R, Premier G C, Hawkes D L. Performance characteristics of a two stage dark fermentative system producing hydrogen and methane continuously. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 97, (4) 759-770. (2007)

Modrzejewska B, Guwy A J, Dinsdale R, Hawkes D L. Measurement of hydrogen peroxide in an advanced oxidation process using an automated biosensor. Water Research. 41. (1), 260-268.

Martínez-Pérez N, S J Cherryman, G C Premier, R M Dinsdale, D L Hawkes, F R Hawkes, G Kyazze. The Potential for Hydrogen Enriched Biogas Production from Crops: Scenarios in the UK. Biomass and Bioenergy, 31, 95-104, (2007).

Rodriguez J., Lema J.M., van Loosdrecht M.C.M. and Kleerebezem R. Variable stoichiometry with thermodynamic control in ADM1. Water Science & Technology 54(4) 101-110. (2006)

Hawkes, F R, Hussy, I, Kyazze, G, Dinsdale, R, Hawkes. D L. Continuous Dark Fermentative Hydrogen Production by Mesophilic Microflora: Principles and Progress. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy.32, 172-184, (2007).

Rodriguez J., Kleerebezem R., Lema J.M. and van Loosdrecht M.C.M. Modeling product formation in anaerobic mixed culture fermentations. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 93(3), pp. 592-606. (2006)

Bernard O., Chachuat B., Helias A. and Rodriguez J. Can we assess the model complexity for a bioprocess? Water Science & Technology 53(1), pp. 85-92. (2006)

Kyazze G, Martinez-Perez N, Dinsdale R, Premier G C, Hawkes F R, Guwy A J and Hawkes D L. Influence of substrate concentration on the stability and yield of continuous biohydrogen production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 93 (5) 971-979, (2006).

Min B, Kim J R, Oh S E, Regan J M, and Logan B E.  Electricity generation from swine wastewater using microbial fuel cells, Wat. Res. 39, 4961-4968, (2005).

Kim J R, Min B, and Logan B E. Evaluation of procedures to acclimate a microbial fuel cell for electricity production. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 68(1), 23-30, (2005).

Hussy I, Hawkes F R, Dinsdale R and Hawkes D L. Continuous fermentative hydrogen production from sucrose and sugar beet. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 30 (5) 471- 483, (2005).

Cherryman S, Maddy J, , Hawkes F R, Hawkes D L, Dinsdale R M, Guwy A J, Premier G C. Hydrogen and Wales. Pub University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales. ISBN 1-84054-116-4. (2005).

Bernard O., Rodriguez J., et al. An integrated system to remote monitor and control anaerobic wastewater treatment plants through the internet. Water Science & Technology 52(1-2), pp.457-464. (2005)

Carrasco E.F., Rodriguez J., Punal A., Roca E., Lema J.M. Diagnosis of acidification states in an anaerobic wastewater treatment plant using a fuzzy-based expert system. Control Engineering Practice 12(1), pp. 59-64. (2004)

Kim J R, Oh, Y K, Yoon Y J, Lee E Y, Park S H. Oxygen sensitivity of carbon monoxide-dependent hydrogen production activity in Citrobacter sp. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 13(5), 717-724, (2003).

Oh, Y K, Seol E H, Kim J R, Park S H. Fermentative biohydrogen production by a new chemoheterotrophic bacterium Citrobacter sp. Y19. Int. J. Hydrogen. Energy. 28, 1353-1359, (2003).

Maddy J, Cherryman S, Hawkes F R, Hawkes D L, Dinsdale R M, Guwy A J, Premier G C, Cole S. Hydrogen 2003. Pub. University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales. ISBN 1-840540-90-7. (2003).

Hussy I, Hawkes F R, Dinsdale R and Hawkes D L. Continuous fermentative hydrogen production from a wheat starch co-product by mixed microflora. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 84 (6) 619-626, (2003).

Jung G Y, Kim J R,  Park J Y,  Park S H. Hydrogen production by a new chemoheterotrophic bacterium Citrobacter sp. Y19, Int. J. Hydrogen. Ener. 27, 601-610 (2002).

Carrasco E. F., Rodriguez J., Punal A., Roca E., Lema J.M. Rule-based diagnosis and supervision of a pilot-scale wastewater plant using fuzzy logic techniques. Expert Systems with Applications 22(1), pp. 11-20. (2002)

Punal A., Rodriguez J., Carrasco E.F., Roca E., Lema J.M. Expert system for the on-line diagnosis of anaerobic wastewater treatment plants. Water Science & Technology 45(10), pp. 195-200. (2002)

Rodriguez J., Carrasco E. F. Optimization of chemical processes by means of direct search methods. Afinidad LIX, 499, pp. 191-198. (In Spanish). (2002)

Hawkes F R, Dinsdale R, Hawkes D L, and Hussey I. Sustainable Fermentative Hydrogen Production: Challenges for Process Optimisation. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 27 (11-12), 1339-1347, (2002).

Jones P W, Taylor D M, Webb L M, Williams D R. Computer modelling of the chemical speciation of caesium, uranium(VI) and neptunium(V) in human duodenal fluids under fasting conditions. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 57 (2): 159-165, (2002).

Jones P W, Williams D R. Chemical speciation simulation used to assess the efficiency of environment-friendly EDTA alternatives for use in the pulp and paper industry. Inorganica Chimica.† Acta.339: 41-50, (2002).

Cruwys J A, Dinsdale R M, Hawkes F R and Hawkes D L. Development of a static headspace gas chromatographic procedure for the routine analysis of volatile fatty acids in wastewaters. Jnl. of Chromatography. A 245, (1-2),195-209, (2002).

Jones P W, and Williams D R. Chemical speciation used to assess [S,S ']-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS) as a readily biodegradable replacement for EDTA in radiochemical decontamination formulations. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 54 (4): 587-593, (2001).

Jones P W, Williams D R. Speciation efficiency indices (SEI) and readily-biodegradable indices (RBI) for optimising ligand control of environmental and associated industrial processes. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 81 (1): 73-88, (2001).

Esteves S E, Wilcox, S J, Hawkes D L, OíNeill C, Hawkes F R. The Development† of a Neural Network Based Monitoring and Control System for Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems. Int. Jnl. of Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management. 4, (3), 22-28, (2001).

Punal A., Rodriguez J., Franco A., Carrasco E.F., Roca E., Lema J.M. Advanced monitoring and control of anaerobic wastewater treatment plants: diagnosis and supervision by a fuzzy-based expert system. Water Science & Technology 43(7), pp.191-198. (2001)

Martin S R, Guwy A J, Ellis B, Harold P Hawkes F R and Hawkes D L. A novel method for measuring biomass activity applied to soils contaminated with oil refinery tar. Environmental Technology 21, 1019-1027, (2000).

Esteves S R R, Wilcox S J, OíNeill C, Hawkes F R and Hawkes D L. On-line Monitoring of Anaerobic-aerobic Biotreatment of a Simulated Textile Effluent for Selection of Control Parameters. J Environ Technol. 21, 927-936, (2000).

Verstraete W, Van Lier J, Pohland F, Tilche A, Mata-Alvarez J, Ahring B, Hawkes D, Cecchi F, Moletta R, Noike T. Developments at the Second International Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Waste (Barcelona 15-19 June 1999). Bioresource Technology73, 287-289, (2000).

Dinsdale R M, Hawkes F R and. Hawkes D L. Anaerobic Digestion of Short Chain Organic Acids in a Expanded Granular Sludge Bed Reactor. Water Research 34, 9, 2433-2438, (2000).

O'Neill C, Hawkes F R., Hawkes D L, Esteves S, Wilcox S J. Anaerobic-aerobic biotreatment of simulated textile effluent containing varied ratios of starch and azo dye. Water Research, 34, 8, 2355-2361, (2000).

Guwy A J, Hawkes F R, Bowen S, Hawkes D L and Cunnah P. A technique for monitoring hydrogen peroxide concentration off-line and on-line. Water Research 34, 8, 2191-2198, (2000).

O'Neill C, Lopez A, Esteves, S. R, Hawkes F R, Hawkes D L and Wilcox S J. Azo-Dye Degradation In An Anaerobic-Aerobic Treatment System Operating On Simulated Textile Effluent. Appl. Microbiology and Biotechnology, 53, 249-254, (2000).

Mizuno O, Dinsdale R, Hawkes F R, Hawkes D L, and Noike T. Enhancement Of Hydrogen Production From Glucose By Nitrogen Gas Sparging. Bioresource Technology, 73, (1), 59-65, (2000).

Dinsdale R, Premier G Hawkes F R, Hawkes D L. Two Stage Anaerobic Co-digestion of Waste Activated Sludge and Vegetable Matter in Inclined Tubular Digesters. Bioresource Technology. 72, 2, 159-168, (2000).

Jung G Y, Jung H O, Kim J R, Ahn Y H,  Park S H. Isolation and characterization of Rhodopseudomonas palustris P4 which utilizes CO with the Production of H2, Biotechnol. Lett. 21, 525-529, (1999).

Jung G Y, Kim J R, Jung H O, Park J Y, Park S H. A new chemoheterotrophic bacterium catalyzing water-gas shift reaction, Biotechnol. Lett. 21, 869-873 (1999).