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2024

Spitzer R, Belete YZ, Sharon-Gojman R, Posmanik R, Gross, A (2024). Biocrude extraction from human-excreta-derived hydrochar for sustainable energy and agricultural applications. Environmental Research, 247, 118287 [Link to PDF].

2023

Darzi R, Dubowski Y, Goldfarb JL, Karod M, Sills D, Posmanik R (2023). Hydrothermal Processing of Multilayer Plastic Film for Cascaded Valorization of Nonrecyclable Waste. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11, 51, 18021–18028 [Link to PDF]

Posmanik R, Nejidat A, Gross A (2023). Effects of limed manure digestate application in sandy soil on plant nitrogen availability and soil N2O emissions. Soil & Environmental Health, 100006. [Link to PDF]

Khoury O, Gaur R, Zohar M, Erel R, Laor Y, Posmanik R. (2023). Phosphorus recycling from waste activated sludge using the hydrothermal platform: recovery, solubility and phytoavailability. Waste Management, 163, 23–31. [Link to PDF]

2022

Darzi R, Dubowski Y, Posmanik R (2022). Hydrothermal processing of polyethylene-terephthalate and nylon-6 mixture as a plastic waste upcycling treatment: A comprehensive multi-phase analysis. Waste Management, 143, 223–231. [Link to PDF]

Angenent LT, Usack JG, Sun T, Fink C, Molitor B, Labatut R, Posmanik R, Hörl M, Hafenbradl D, (2022). Upgrading anaerobic digestion within the energy economy – the methane platform. Resour. Recover. from Water 141–158. [Link to PDF]

Kumar S, Posmanik R, Spatari S, Ujor, VC (2022). Repurposing anaerobic digestate for economical biomanufacturing and water recovery. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.106, 1419–1434. [Link to PDF]

2021

Belete YZ, Mau, V, Spitzer Yahav R, Posmanik R, Jassby D, Iddya A, Kassem N, Tester JW, Gross A (2021) Hydrothermal carbonization of anaerobic digestate and manure from a dairy farm on energy recovery and the fate of nutrients. Bioresource Technology 333, 125164. [Link to PDF]

Zohar M, Matzrafi M, Abu-Nassar J, Khoury O, Gaur R, Posmanik R (2021) Subcritical water extraction as a circular economy approach to recover energy and agrochemicals from sewage sludge. Journal of Environmental Management 285,112111. [Link to PDF]

2020

Gaur R, Khoury O, Zohar M, Poverenov E, Darzi R, Laor Y, Posmanik R (2020) Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge coupled with anaerobic digestion: integrated approach for sludge management and energy recycling. Energy Conversion and Management 224, 113353 [Link to PDF].

Iddya A, Hou D, Khor CM, Ren Z, Tester JW, Posmanik R, Gross A, Jassby D (2020) Efficient ammonia recovery from wastewater using electrically conducting gas stripping membranes. Environmental Science: Nano 7, 1759-1771  [Link to PDF] 

Posmanik R, Kim A, Labatut RA, Usack JG, Angenent LT (2020) Granular sludge is an effective inoculum for the biochemical methane potential assay. Bioresource Technology 309, 123359. [Link to PDF]

Posmanik R, Darzi R, Glicksberg R, Shabtay A, Cohen-Zinder M (2020) Hydrothermal conversion of beef cattle manure can enhance energy recovery in confined feedlots. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 6, 1125-1138 [Link to PDF]  

Kassem N, Sills DL, Posmanik R, Blair C, Tester JW (2020) Combining anaerobic digestion and hydrothermal liquefaction in the conversion of dairy waste into energy: a techno economic model for New York State.  Waste Management, 103, 228–239. [Link to PDF]

2019

Usack J.G., Gerber Van Doren L., Posmanik R., Tester J.W., Angenent L.T. (2019) Harnessing anaerobic digestion for combined cooling, heat, and power on dairy farms: An environmental life cycle and techno-economic assessment of added cooling pathways. Journal of Dairy Science 102, 3630-3645. [Link to PDF].

2018

Rao, U., Posmanik, R., Hatch L.E., Tester, J.W., Walker, S.L., Barsanti, S.C., Jassby, D. (2018) Coupling hydrothermal liquefaction and membrane distillation to treat anaerobic digestate from food and dairy farm waste. Bioresource Technology 267, 408-415. [Link to PDF].

Posmanik, R., Martinez, C.M., Cantero-Tubilla, B., Cantero, D., Sills, D.L., Cocero, M.J, Tester, J.W. (2018) Acid and alkali catalyzed hydrothermal liquefaction of dairy manure and food waste. Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 6, 2724–2732.  [Link to PDF].

Usack J.G., Gerber Van Doren L., Posmanik R., Labatut R.A., Tester J.W., Angenent L.T. (2018) An evaluation of anaerobic co-digestion implementation on New York State dairy farms using an environmental and economic life-cycle framework. Applied Energy 221, 28–40. [Link to PDF]

Angenent, L.T., Usack J.G., Xu, J., Hafenbradl, D., Posmanik, R., Tester, J.W. (2018) Integrating electrochemical, biological, physical, and thermochemical process units to expand the applicability of anaerobic digestion. Bioresource Technology 247, 1085–1094. [Link to PDF]

Cantero-Tubilla B. Cantero, D., Martinez, C.M. Tester, J.W.  Walker, L.P., Posmanik, R. (2018) Characterization of the solid products from hydrothermal liquefaction of waste feedstocks from food and agricultural industries. Journal of Supercritical Fluids 133, 665–673. [Link to PDF]

2017

Posmanik, R., Cantero, D.A., Malkani, A., Sills, D.L., Tester, J.W. (2017) Biomass conversion to bio-oil using sub-critical water: study of model compounds for food processing waste. Journal of Supercritical Fluids 119, 26–35.  [Link to PDF]

Gerber Van Doren, L.*, Posmanik, R.*, Tester, J.W., Sills, D.L. (2017) Prospects for heat recovery during biological and hydrothermal processing of biomass. Bioresource Technology 225, 67–74. *contributed equally [Link to PDF]

Posmanik, R., Labatut, R., Kim, A., Usack, J.G., Tester, J.W., Angenent, L.T. (2017) Coupling hydrothermal liquefaction and anaerobic digestion for sustainable energy generation from food waste. Bioresource Technology 223, 134–143.  [Link to PDF] [Link to journal cover]

Posmanik, R., Nejidat, A., Dahan, O., Gross, A. (2017) Seasonal emissions of nitrous oxide from different irrigated desert soils amended with digested poultry manures. Science of the Total Environment 593–594, 91–98. [Link to PDF]

2016

Mau, V., Quance, J., Posmanik R., Gross, A. (2016) Phases' characteristics of poultry litter hydrothermal carbonization under a range of process parameters. Bioresource Technology 219, 632–642. [Link to PDF]

2015

Kidron, J.G.*, Posmanik, R.*, Brunner, T., Nejidat A. (2015) Spatial abundance of microbial nitrogen-transforming genes and inorganic nitrogen in biocrusts along a transect of an arid sand dune in the Negev Desert. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 83, 150–159. *contributed equally [Link to PDF]

2014

Posmanik, R., Gross, A.,  Nejidat, A. (2014) Effect of high ammonia loads emitted from poultry manure digestion on nitrification activity and nitrifiers community structure in a compost biofilter. Ecological Engineering 62, 140–147. [Link to PDF]

2013

Posmanik, R., Bar-Sinay, B., Nejidat, A., Gross, A. (2013) Integrated biological treatment of fowl manure for nitrogen recovery and reuse. Journal of Environmental Management 117, 172–179. [Link to PDF]

2012

Gross, A., Guy, O., Posmanik, R., Fine, P., Nejidat, A. (2012) A novel method for the combined biowaste stabilization and production of nitrate-rich liquid fertilizer for use in organic horticulture. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 223, 1205–1214. [Link to PDF]

2011

Posmanik, R., Bar-Sinay, B., Golan, R., Nejidat, A., Gross, A. (2011) Reuse of stabilized fowl manure as soil amendment and its implication on organic agriculture nutrition management. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 216, 537–545. [Link to PDF]

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