Dr Carlos Domingo-Felez
- Lecturer in Water and Environment (Infrastructure & Environment)
email:
Carlos.Domingo-Felez@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
He/him/his
Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane, Office 366, G116EW
Biography
Education
PhD in Environmental Engineering, (2017) Technical University of Denmark.
MSc in Chemical Engineering, (2012) Universidad de Zaragoza.
Employment
2017 - 2022 Postdoctoral Researcher - Technical University of Denmark
2013 - 2017 PhD - Technical University of Denmark
2012 - 2013 Research Assistant - Technical University of Denmark
2011 Seasonal Technical Support Intern - Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Research interests
- Biological processes for water treatment systems
- Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions
- Bioreactor design and operation
- Process optimization and data analysis
- Model identification, parameter estimation and model calibration procedures
Publications
2024
Su, Qingxian, Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Zhi, Mei, Jensen, Marlene Mark, Xu, Boyan, Ng, How Yong and Smets, Barth F.
(2024)
Formation and fate of reactive nitrogen during biological nitrogen removal from water: important yet often ignored chemical aspects of the nitrogen cycle.
Environmental Science and Technology,
(doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c03086)
(PMID:39671298)
(Early Online Publication)
Ye, Jinyu, Mark Jensen, Marlene, Goonesekera, Estelle M., Yu, Ran, Smets, Barth F., Valverde-Pérez, Borja and Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597
(2024)
Denitrifying communities enriched with mixed nitrogen oxides preferentially reduce N₂O under conditions of electron competition in wastewater.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 498,
155292.
(doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.155292)
Jankowska, Katarzyna, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Andres Prado-Rubio, Oscar, Skiadas, Ioannis V., Woodley, John M. and Pinelo, Manuel
(2024)
Effect of backwash as a strategy for biofouling control in the submerged ceramic membrane bioreactor for high-density cultivations: Process optimization and fouling mechanism at pilot scale.
Separation and Purification Technology, 338,
126428.
(doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.126428)
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Jensen, Marlene M., Bang, Anders and Smets, Barth F.
(2024)
Variability and uncertainty analysis of N2O emissions from WWTP to improve the accuracy of emission factors and the design of monitoring strategies.
ACS ES&T Water,
(doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00048)
(Early Online Publication)
Qiu, Yuge, Ekström, Sara, Valverde-Pérez, Borja, Smets, Barth F., Climent, Javier, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Martínez Cuenca, Raúl and Plósz, Benedek G.
(2024)
Numerical modelling of surface aeration and N2O emission in biological water resource recovery.
Water Research, 255,
121398.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121398)
Uri-Carreño, Nerea, Nielsen, Per H., Gernaey, Krist V., Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Flores-Alsina, Xavier
(2024)
Nitrous oxide emissions from two full-scale membrane-aerated biofilm reactors.
Science of the Total Environment, 908,
168030.
(doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168030)
(PMID:37890634)
2023
Elad, Tal, Philipsen Hally, Maria, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Knoop, Oliver, E. Drewes, Jörg, Valverde-Pérez, Borja and Smets, Barth F.
(2023)
Exploring the effects of intermittent aeration on the performance of nitrifying membrane-aerated biofilm reactors.
Science of the Total Environment, 891,
p. 164329.
(doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164329)
(PMID:37236447)
Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Jankowska, Katarzyna, Skiadas, Ioannis V., Woodley, John M. and Pinelo, Manuel
(2023)
Continuous ethanol production via ultrasound-enhanced yeast sedimentation.
Food and Bioproducts Processing, 140,
pp. 181-188.
(doi: 10.1016/j.fbp.2023.06.002)
Chrysochoidis, Vasileios, Andersen, Mikkel H., Remigi, Enrico U., Faragó, Maria, Smets, Barth F., Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Valverde-Pérez, Borja
(2023)
Critical evaluation of different mass transfer equations to model N2O emissions from Water Resource Recovery Facilities with diffuse aeration.
Environmental Technology,
(doi: 10.1080/09593330.2023.2215454)
(PMID:37191950)
(Early Online Publication)
2022
Kirim, G. et al. (2022) Mainstream short-cut N removal modelling: current status and perspectives. Water Science and Technology, 85(9), pp. 2539-2564. (doi: 10.2166/wst.2022.131) (PMID:35576252)
Ye, Jinyu, Gao, Huan, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Wu, Junkang, Zhan, Manjun, Yu, Ran and Smets, Barth F.
(2022)
Chronic effects of cerium dioxide nanoparticles on biological nitrogen removal and nitrous oxide emission: insight into impact mechanism and performance recovery potential.
Bioresource Technology, 351,
126966.
(doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126966)
(PMID:35278624)
Ma, Yunjie, Piscedda, Andrea, Veras, Anita De La C., Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, Barth F.
(2022)
Intermittent aeration to regulate microbial activities in membrane-aerated biofilm reactors: energy-efficient nitrogen removal and low nitrous oxide emission.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 433(Part 2),
133630.
(doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.133630)
2021
Ye, Jinyu, Gao, Huan, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Wu, Junkang, Zhan, Manjun, Yu, Ran and Smets, Barth F.
(2021)
Insights into chronic zinc oxide nanoparticle stress responses of biological nitrogen removal system with nitrous oxide emission and its recovery potential.
Bioresource Technology, 327,
124797.
(doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124797)
(PMID:33592491)
2020
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, Barth F.
(2020)
Modeling denitrification as an electric circuit accurately captures electron competition between individual reductive steps: the Activated Sludge Model–Electron Competition model.
Environmental Science and Technology, 54(12),
pp. 7330-7338.
(doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01095)
(PMID:32428412)
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, Barth F.
(2020)
Modelling N2O dynamics of activated sludge biomass: Uncertainty analysis and pathway contributions.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 379,
122311.
(doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.122311)
2019
Su, Qingxian, Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Zhang, Zhen, Blum, Jan-Michael, Mark Jensen, Marlene and Smets, Barth F.
(2019)
The effect of pH on N2O production in intermittently-fed nitritation reactors.
Water Research, 156,
pp. 223-231.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.015)
(PMID:30921538)
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, Barth F.
(2019)
Regulation of key N2O production mechanisms during biological water treatment.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 57,
pp. 119-126.
(doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2019.03.006)
Su, Qingxian, Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Mark Jensen, Marlene and Smets, Barth F.
(2019)
Abiotic nitrous oxide (N2O) production is strongly pH dependent, but contributes little to overall N2O emissions in biological nitrogen removal systems.
Environmental Science and Technology,
(doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06193)
(PMID:30816038)
2018
Blum, Jan-Michael, Su, Qingxian, Ma, Yunjie, Valverde-Pérez, Borja, Domingo-Félez,, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Mark Jensen, Marlene and Smets, Barth F.
(2018)
The pH dependency of N-converting enzymatic processes, pathways and microbes: Effect on net N2O production.
Environmental Microbiology, 20(5),
pp. 1623-1640.
(doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14063)
(PMID:29411510)
2017
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Calderó-Pascual, Maria, Sin, Gürkan, Plósz, Benedek G. and Smets, Barth F.
(2017)
Calibration of the comprehensive NDHA-N2O dynamics model for nitrifier-enriched biomass using targeted respirometric assays.
Water Research, 126,
pp. 29-39.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.013)
(PMID:28917118)
Su, Qingxian, Ma, Chun, Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Kiil, Anne Sofie, Thamdrup, Bo, Mark Jensen, Marlene and Smets, Barth F.
(2017)
Low nitrous oxide production through nitrifier-denitrification in intermittent-feed high-rate nitritation reactors.
Water Research, 123,
pp. 429-438.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.067)
(PMID:28689127)
Ma, Yunjie, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Plósz, Benedek Gy. and Smets, Barth F.
(2017)
Intermittent aeration suppresses nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in membrane-aerated biofilms: A model-based explanation.
Environmental Science and Technology, 51(11),
pp. 6146-6155.
(doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b00463)
(PMID:28448139)
Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Pellicer-Nàcher, Carles, Petersen, Morten S., Jensen, Marlene M., Plósz, Benedek G. and Smets, Barth F.
(2017)
Heterotrophs are key contributors to nitrous oxide production in activated sludge under low C-to-N ratios during nitrification-Batch experiments and modeling.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 114(1),
pp. 132-140.
(doi: 10.1002/bit.26062)
(PMID:27477588)
2016
Domingo-Félez, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, B. F.
(2016)
A consilience model to describe N2O production during biological N removal.
Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2(6),
pp. 923-930.
(doi: 10.1039/C6EW00179C)
2014
Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Gizem Mutlu, A., Jensen, Marlene M. and Smets, Barth F.
(2014)
Aeration strategies to mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from single-stage nitritation/anammox reactors.
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(15),
pp. 8679-8687.
(doi: 10.1021/es501819n)
(PMID:24977646)
2013
Pellicer-Nàcher, Carles, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Lackner, Susanne and Smets, Barth F.
(2013)
Microbial activity catalyzes oxygen transfer in membrane-aerated nitritating biofilm reactors.
Journal of Membrane Science, 446,
pp. 465-471.
(doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.06.063)
Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Pellicer-Nàcher, Carles, Gizem Mutlu, A. and Smets, Barth F.
(2013)
Critical assessment of extracellular polymeric substances extraction methods from mixed culture biomass.
Water Research, 47(15),
pp. 5564-5574.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.06.026)
(PMID:23866135)
Articles
Su, Qingxian, Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Zhi, Mei, Jensen, Marlene Mark, Xu, Boyan, Ng, How Yong and Smets, Barth F.
(2024)
Formation and fate of reactive nitrogen during biological nitrogen removal from water: important yet often ignored chemical aspects of the nitrogen cycle.
Environmental Science and Technology,
(doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c03086)
(PMID:39671298)
(Early Online Publication)
Ye, Jinyu, Mark Jensen, Marlene, Goonesekera, Estelle M., Yu, Ran, Smets, Barth F., Valverde-Pérez, Borja and Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597
(2024)
Denitrifying communities enriched with mixed nitrogen oxides preferentially reduce N₂O under conditions of electron competition in wastewater.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 498,
155292.
(doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.155292)
Jankowska, Katarzyna, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Andres Prado-Rubio, Oscar, Skiadas, Ioannis V., Woodley, John M. and Pinelo, Manuel
(2024)
Effect of backwash as a strategy for biofouling control in the submerged ceramic membrane bioreactor for high-density cultivations: Process optimization and fouling mechanism at pilot scale.
Separation and Purification Technology, 338,
126428.
(doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.126428)
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Jensen, Marlene M., Bang, Anders and Smets, Barth F.
(2024)
Variability and uncertainty analysis of N2O emissions from WWTP to improve the accuracy of emission factors and the design of monitoring strategies.
ACS ES&T Water,
(doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00048)
(Early Online Publication)
Qiu, Yuge, Ekström, Sara, Valverde-Pérez, Borja, Smets, Barth F., Climent, Javier, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Martínez Cuenca, Raúl and Plósz, Benedek G.
(2024)
Numerical modelling of surface aeration and N2O emission in biological water resource recovery.
Water Research, 255,
121398.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121398)
Uri-Carreño, Nerea, Nielsen, Per H., Gernaey, Krist V., Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Flores-Alsina, Xavier
(2024)
Nitrous oxide emissions from two full-scale membrane-aerated biofilm reactors.
Science of the Total Environment, 908,
168030.
(doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168030)
(PMID:37890634)
Elad, Tal, Philipsen Hally, Maria, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Knoop, Oliver, E. Drewes, Jörg, Valverde-Pérez, Borja and Smets, Barth F.
(2023)
Exploring the effects of intermittent aeration on the performance of nitrifying membrane-aerated biofilm reactors.
Science of the Total Environment, 891,
p. 164329.
(doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164329)
(PMID:37236447)
Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Jankowska, Katarzyna, Skiadas, Ioannis V., Woodley, John M. and Pinelo, Manuel
(2023)
Continuous ethanol production via ultrasound-enhanced yeast sedimentation.
Food and Bioproducts Processing, 140,
pp. 181-188.
(doi: 10.1016/j.fbp.2023.06.002)
Chrysochoidis, Vasileios, Andersen, Mikkel H., Remigi, Enrico U., Faragó, Maria, Smets, Barth F., Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Valverde-Pérez, Borja
(2023)
Critical evaluation of different mass transfer equations to model N2O emissions from Water Resource Recovery Facilities with diffuse aeration.
Environmental Technology,
(doi: 10.1080/09593330.2023.2215454)
(PMID:37191950)
(Early Online Publication)
Kirim, G. et al. (2022) Mainstream short-cut N removal modelling: current status and perspectives. Water Science and Technology, 85(9), pp. 2539-2564. (doi: 10.2166/wst.2022.131) (PMID:35576252)
Ye, Jinyu, Gao, Huan, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Wu, Junkang, Zhan, Manjun, Yu, Ran and Smets, Barth F.
(2022)
Chronic effects of cerium dioxide nanoparticles on biological nitrogen removal and nitrous oxide emission: insight into impact mechanism and performance recovery potential.
Bioresource Technology, 351,
126966.
(doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126966)
(PMID:35278624)
Ma, Yunjie, Piscedda, Andrea, Veras, Anita De La C., Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, Barth F.
(2022)
Intermittent aeration to regulate microbial activities in membrane-aerated biofilm reactors: energy-efficient nitrogen removal and low nitrous oxide emission.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 433(Part 2),
133630.
(doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.133630)
Ye, Jinyu, Gao, Huan, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Wu, Junkang, Zhan, Manjun, Yu, Ran and Smets, Barth F.
(2021)
Insights into chronic zinc oxide nanoparticle stress responses of biological nitrogen removal system with nitrous oxide emission and its recovery potential.
Bioresource Technology, 327,
124797.
(doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124797)
(PMID:33592491)
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, Barth F.
(2020)
Modeling denitrification as an electric circuit accurately captures electron competition between individual reductive steps: the Activated Sludge Model–Electron Competition model.
Environmental Science and Technology, 54(12),
pp. 7330-7338.
(doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01095)
(PMID:32428412)
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, Barth F.
(2020)
Modelling N2O dynamics of activated sludge biomass: Uncertainty analysis and pathway contributions.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 379,
122311.
(doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.122311)
Su, Qingxian, Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Zhang, Zhen, Blum, Jan-Michael, Mark Jensen, Marlene and Smets, Barth F.
(2019)
The effect of pH on N2O production in intermittently-fed nitritation reactors.
Water Research, 156,
pp. 223-231.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.015)
(PMID:30921538)
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, Barth F.
(2019)
Regulation of key N2O production mechanisms during biological water treatment.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 57,
pp. 119-126.
(doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2019.03.006)
Su, Qingxian, Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Mark Jensen, Marlene and Smets, Barth F.
(2019)
Abiotic nitrous oxide (N2O) production is strongly pH dependent, but contributes little to overall N2O emissions in biological nitrogen removal systems.
Environmental Science and Technology,
(doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06193)
(PMID:30816038)
Blum, Jan-Michael, Su, Qingxian, Ma, Yunjie, Valverde-Pérez, Borja, Domingo-Félez,, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Mark Jensen, Marlene and Smets, Barth F.
(2018)
The pH dependency of N-converting enzymatic processes, pathways and microbes: Effect on net N2O production.
Environmental Microbiology, 20(5),
pp. 1623-1640.
(doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14063)
(PMID:29411510)
Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Calderó-Pascual, Maria, Sin, Gürkan, Plósz, Benedek G. and Smets, Barth F.
(2017)
Calibration of the comprehensive NDHA-N2O dynamics model for nitrifier-enriched biomass using targeted respirometric assays.
Water Research, 126,
pp. 29-39.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.013)
(PMID:28917118)
Su, Qingxian, Ma, Chun, Domingo-Felez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Kiil, Anne Sofie, Thamdrup, Bo, Mark Jensen, Marlene and Smets, Barth F.
(2017)
Low nitrous oxide production through nitrifier-denitrification in intermittent-feed high-rate nitritation reactors.
Water Research, 123,
pp. 429-438.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.067)
(PMID:28689127)
Ma, Yunjie, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Plósz, Benedek Gy. and Smets, Barth F.
(2017)
Intermittent aeration suppresses nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in membrane-aerated biofilms: A model-based explanation.
Environmental Science and Technology, 51(11),
pp. 6146-6155.
(doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b00463)
(PMID:28448139)
Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Pellicer-Nàcher, Carles, Petersen, Morten S., Jensen, Marlene M., Plósz, Benedek G. and Smets, Barth F.
(2017)
Heterotrophs are key contributors to nitrous oxide production in activated sludge under low C-to-N ratios during nitrification-Batch experiments and modeling.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 114(1),
pp. 132-140.
(doi: 10.1002/bit.26062)
(PMID:27477588)
Domingo-Félez, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597 and Smets, B. F.
(2016)
A consilience model to describe N2O production during biological N removal.
Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2(6),
pp. 923-930.
(doi: 10.1039/C6EW00179C)
Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Gizem Mutlu, A., Jensen, Marlene M. and Smets, Barth F.
(2014)
Aeration strategies to mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from single-stage nitritation/anammox reactors.
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(15),
pp. 8679-8687.
(doi: 10.1021/es501819n)
(PMID:24977646)
Pellicer-Nàcher, Carles, Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Lackner, Susanne and Smets, Barth F.
(2013)
Microbial activity catalyzes oxygen transfer in membrane-aerated nitritating biofilm reactors.
Journal of Membrane Science, 446,
pp. 465-471.
(doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.06.063)
Domingo-Félez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8597, Pellicer-Nàcher, Carles, Gizem Mutlu, A. and Smets, Barth F.
(2013)
Critical assessment of extracellular polymeric substances extraction methods from mixed culture biomass.
Water Research, 47(15),
pp. 5564-5574.
(doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.06.026)
(PMID:23866135)
Teaching
- ENG4192 Hydraulics and Hydrology 4
- ENG5293 Water and Environment Design 5