SOLAR TREATMENT OF WATER UNIT

Dra. Ilaria Berruti

Researcher
Telephone: +34950387823
Email: iberruti@psa.es

ORCID: 0000-0003-3119-0436

Water Solar Treatment Unit
Plataforma Solar de Almería
Carretera de Senés, km 4
Tabernas, E-04200 Almería
Spain

The main objective of her research is to find out new treatment methods for an effective decontamination and disinfection of wastewater, seeking solutions that are respectful and sustainable with the environment. The ultimate goal is to obtain regenerated water that can be reused in agriculture, to reduce the scarcity of water resources, without affecting the human health and the ecosystem in the long-term. Her research is also focused on the solar photocatalytic production of hydrogen.

Track record

She has a degree in Chemistry, a specialization in Environmental Chemistry and she obtained her PhD in the "Doctoral Programme in Textile Engineering" organized by the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (UPV) (prize for the best doctoral thesis, sponsored by the Catedra de Aqualia del ciclo integral del agua and prize in the category “Planeta y Desarrollo Sostenible”, sponsored by the UPV, through the "Instituto Universitario de Investigación de Ingeniería del Agua y Medio Ambiente (IIAMA)). She obtained a pre-doctoral grant within the framework of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No 765860 (AQUAlity), carrying out the research activity at CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almeria facilities. She is author of 17 publications in high indexed journals and she has been involved in different communication/outreach/dissemination activities. Four secondments (10 months) were conducted during her PhD and she has been participated in international and national projects.

SCI PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2020 UP TO DATE:

  1. I. Berruti, I. Oller, M.I. Polo-López. Direct oxidation of peroxymonosulfate under natural solar radiation: Accelerating the simultaneous removal of organic contaminants and pathogens from water. Chemosphere 279,130555, 2021. JCR 2021: IF= 8.943 (33/279 Environmental sciences)
  2. I. Berruti, S. Nahim-Granados, M.J. Abeledo-Lameiro, I. Oller, M.I. Polo-López. UV-C peroxymonosulfate activation for wastewater regeneration: Simultaneous inactivation of pathogens and degradation of contaminants of emerging concern. Molecules 26, 4890, 2021. JCR 2021: IF= 4.927 (65/179 Chemistry, Muldisciplinary)
  3. I. Berruti, S. Nahim-Granados, M.J. Abeledo-Lameiro, I. Oller, M.I. Polo-López. Recent advances in solar photochemical processes for water and wastewater disinfection. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 10, 100248, 2022. No IF
  4. I. Berruti, M.I. Polo López, I. Oller, J. Flores, M.L. Marin, F. Bosca. Sulfate radical anion: Laser flash photolysis study and application in water disinfection and decontamination Appl. Catal. B Environ. 315, 121519, 2022. JCR 2022: IF= 22.1 (3/140 Engineering Chemical)
  5. I. Berruti, N.P. F. Gonçalves, P. Calza, M.C Paganini, I. Oller, M.I. Polo-López. Natural solar activation of modified zinc oxides with rare earth elements (Ce, Yb) and Fe for the simultaneous disinfection and decontamination of urban wastewater. Chemosphere. 303, Part 2, 135017, 2022. JCR 2022: IF= 8.8 (27/330 Environmental sciences)
  6. I. Berruti, M.I. Polo-López, I. Oller, E. Laurenti, M. Minella, P. Calza. The reactivity of peroxymonosulfate towards sulfamethoxazole. Catalysis Today. 413-415, 113975, 2023. JCR 2023: IF= 5.2 (13/74 Applied chemistry) Q1
  7. I. Berruti, S. Nahim-Granados, M.J. Abeledo-Lameiro, I. Oller, M.I. Polo-López. Peroxymonosulfate/Solar process for urban wastewater purification at a pilot plant scale: A techno-economic assessment. Science of The Total Environment. 881, 163407, 2023, JCR 2023: IF= 8.2 (31/358 Environmental Sciences) Q1.
  8. A. Martínez-García, S. Nahim-Granados, I. Berruti, I. Oller, M.I. Polo-López. Assessment of solar water disinfection enhancement with H2O2 and dissolved oxygen on inactivating different waterborne pathogens. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11, 111145. 2023. JCR 2023: IF= 7.4 (18/170 Engineering, Chemical) Q1. 
  9. S. Nahim-Granados, I. Berruti, I. Oller, M.I. Polo-López M.I., S. Malato. Assessment of a commercial biodegradable iron fertilizer (Fe3+-IDS) for water treatment by solar photo-Fenton at near-neutral pH. Catalysis Today. 434, 114699, 2023. JCR 2023: IF= 5.2 (13/74 Applied chemistry) Q1
  10. C. Monteserín, M. Blanco, A. Juarros, A.M. Goitandia, H. Zarrabe, I. Azpitarte, E. Aranzabe, I. Espinoza-Pavón, S. Nahim-Granados, I. Berruti, M.I. Polo-López. Solar-assisted stainless steel TiO2-based coatings for water disinfection and decontamination. Catalysis Today. 434, 114673, 2024. JCR 2023: IF= 5.2 (13/74 Applied chemistry) Q1
  11. I. Berruti, S. Nahim-Granados, M.J. Abeledo-Lameiro, A. Hernández-Zanoletty, I. Espinoza-Pavón, M.I. Polo-López. Consolidated and Innovative Disinfection Strategies for Wastewater: A European Vision. In: Minella, M., Bianco Prevot, A., Maurino, V. (eds) Water Reuse and Unconventional Water Resources. Lecture Notes in Chemistry, Springer, 113, 2024.