Rachel Brennan

Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering

Rachel Brennan

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Wastewater Wastewater Treatment Ethanol Water Biomass Life Cycle Economic Analysis Ponds Nutrients Carbon Nutrient Digestion Temperature Methane Anaerobic Digestion Nitrogen Starch Reaction Yield Proteins Fungi Eutrophication Pond Drainage Microbiology Impurities

Most Recent Papers

Duckweed growth model for large-scale applications

Ozgul Calicioglu, Mert Y. Sengul, Pandara Valappil Femeena, Rachel A. Brennan, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production

Advantageous microbial community development and improved performance of pilot-scale field systems treating high-risk acid mine drainage with crab shell

Yishan Lin, Jessica A. Grembi, Sara S. Goots, Aswathy Sebastian, István Albert, Rachel A. Brennan, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Recovery of waste nutrients by duckweed for reuse in sustainable agriculture

Carlos R. Fernandez Pulido, Jonathan Caballero, Mary Ann Bruns, Rachel A. Brennan, 2021, Ecological Engineering

Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of an Integrated Wastewater-Derived Duckweed Biorefinery

Ozgul Calicioglu, Pandara Valappil Femeena, Christopher L. Mutel, Deborah L. Sills, Tom L. Richard, Rachel A. Brennan, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering on p. 9395-9408

Coupling ecological wastewater treatment with the production of livestock feed and irrigation water provides net benefits to human health and the environment

B. Roman, R. A. Brennan, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management

The water–energy–food nexus discovery map

Matthew Arenas, Pandara Valappil Femeena, Rachel A. Brennan, 2021, Sustainability (Switzerland)

Duckweed protein supports the growth and organ development of mice

B. Roman, R. A. Brennan, J. D. Lambert, 2021, Journal of Food Science on p. 1097-1104

Lemna minor (duckweed) enhances crop yield and nutrient retention in agricultural soils

Rachel Brennan, Fernandez Pulido, C Zhang, J Caballero, M Bruns, 2021, Ecological Engineering on p. 106273

Crab shell amendments enhance the abundance and diversity of key microbial groups in sulfate-reducing columns treating acid mine drainage

Yishan Lin, Caroline E. Newcombe, Rachel A. Brennan, 2020, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology on p. 8505-8516

Application of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through Project Drawdown

Rachel Brennan, J Urbina, J Oliden, J Rodriguez, 2020,

Most-Cited Papers

Trace organic contaminant removal in six full-scale integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) systems treating municipal wastewater

Michael J. Shreve, Rachel A. Brennan, 2019, Water Research on p. 318-331

Sequential ethanol fermentation and anaerobic digestion increases bioenergy yields from duckweed

O. Calicioglu, R. A. Brennan, 2018, Agricultural Wastes on p. 344-348

The white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor reduces the estrogenic activity of a mixture of emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plant effluent

Michael J. Shreve, Adrienne Brockman, Marissa Hartleb, Sarah Prebihalo, Frank L. Dorman, Rachel A. Brennan, 2016, International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation on p. 132-140

Effect of pH and temperature on microbial community structure and carboxylic acid yield during the acidogenic digestion of duckweed 09 Engineering 0907 Environmental Engineering 06 Biological Sciences 0605 Microbiology 09 Engineering 0904 Chemical Engineering

Ozgul Calicioglu, Michael J. Shreve, Tom L. Richard, Rachel A. Brennan, 2018, Biotechnology for Biofuels

A beneficial by-product of ecological wastewater treatment

B. Roman, R. A. Brennan, 2019, Ecological Engineering: X

Anaerobic bioprocessing of wastewater-derived duckweed

O. Calicioglu, T. L. Richard, Rachel A. Brennan, 2019, Agricultural Wastes

Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of an Integrated Wastewater-Derived Duckweed Biorefinery

Ozgul Calicioglu, Pandara Valappil Femeena, Christopher L. Mutel, Deborah L. Sills, Tom L. Richard, Rachel A. Brennan, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering on p. 9395-9408

Remediation of high-strength mine-impacted water with mixed organic substrates containing crab shell and spent mushroom compost

Jessica A. Grembi, Bradley A. Sick, Rachel A. Brennan, 2016, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE

Duckweed as an agricultural amendment

Andrew N. Kreider, Carlos R. Fernandez Pulido, Mary Ann Bruns, Rachel A. Brennan, 2019, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 469-475

Organic neem compounds inhibit soft-rot fungal growth and improve the strength of anthracite bricks bound with collagen and lignin for use in iron foundry cupolas

D. J. Kelsey, C. Nieto-Delgado, F. S. Cannon, R. A. Brennan, 2015, Proceedings of the Society for Applied Bacteriology on p. 65-75