Federico Aulenta, Primo Ricercatore

• Anaerobic and aerobic bioremediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons with main reference to:
• Unraveling the environmental factors affecting rate and extent of contaminants transformation in natural or engineered systems
• Identification of metabolic pathways, general categories of microorganisms involved, syntrophic associations in mixed cultures
• Kinetic modeling, process engineering
• Electrochemical stimulation, monitoring, and control of microbial processes, with main reference to:
• Use of solid-state electrodes as electron donors in anaerobic respirations (e.g., reductive dechlorination of chlorinated pollutants)
• Enhancement of extracellular electron transfer reactions by using natural or artificial redox shuttling compounds
• Development and characterization of modified electrodes for biotechnological applications
• Bioelectrochemical systems for simultaneous wastewater treatment and generation of value-added products

MinoTaurus “Microorganism and enzyme Immobilization: NOvel Techniques and Approaches for Upgraded Remediation of Underground-, wastewater and Soil” (2011-2013) (Grant Agreement no: 265946): Development of an electrochemically-assisted microbial dechlorination process

Member of the Editorial Board of Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology (Springer); Process Biochemistry (Elsevier); New Biotechnology (Elsevier)

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