Gallego-García, M.; Moreno, A.D.; Manzanares, P.; Negro, M.J.; Duque, A. Recent advances on physical technologies for the pretreatment of food waste and lignocellulosic residues. Bioresource Technology, 2023, 369:128397. View at Publisher.

Álvarez, C.; González, A.; Ballesteros, I.; Gullón, B.; Negro, M.J. In vitro assessment of the prebiotic potential of xylooligosaccharides from barley straw. Foods 2023, 12(1):83. View at Publisher.

Gallego-García, M.; Moreno, A.D.; González, A.; Negro, M.J. Efficient use of discarded vegetal residues as cost-effective feedstocks for microbial oil production. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 2023, 16: 21. View at Publisher.

Ibarra, D.; Eugenio, M.E.; Alvira, P.; Ballesteros, I.; Ballesteros, M.; Negro, M.J. Effect of laccase detoxification on bioethanol production from liquid fraction of steam-pretreated olive tree pruning. Fermentation, 2023, 9, 214. View at Publisher.

Moreno, A.D.; Manzanares, P. Special Issue on “Bioethanol Production Processes”. Processes 2023, 11(5):1368. View at Publisher.

Doménech, P.; Álvarez, C.; Moreno, A.D.; Manzanares, P.; Ballesteros, I. Lactic acid production from lignocellulosic residues: A case study toward process integration. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2023, 7(9):2300105. View at Publisher.

Moreno, A.D.; González-Fernández, C.; Tomás-Pejó, E. Insights into cell robustness against lignocellulosic inhibitors and insoluble solids in bioethanol production processes. Scientific Reports, 2022, 12:557. View at Publisher.

Borrero-López, A.M.; Valencia, C.; Ibarra, D.; Ballesteros, I.; Franco, J.M. Lignin-enriched residues from bioethanol production: Chemical characterization, isocyanate functionalization and oil structuring properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022, 195:412-423. View at Publisher.

Rojas-Pérez, L.C.; Narváez-Rincón, P.C.; Ballesteros, I. Improving sugar extraction from brewers’ spent grain using sequential deproteinization and acid-catalyzed steam explosion in a biorefinery context. Biomass and Bioenergy, 2022, 159:106389. View at Publisher.

Ballesteros, I.; Duque, A.; Negro, M.J.; Coll, C.; Latorre-Sánchez, M.; Hereza, J.; Iglesias, R. Valorisation of cellulosic rejections from wastewater treatment plants through sugar production. Journal of Environmental Management, 2022, 312:114931. View at Publisher.

Romero-García, J.M.; Susmozas, A.; Padilla-Rascon, C.; Manzanares, P.; Castro, E.; Oliva, J.M.; Romero, I. Ethanol production from olive stones using different process strategies. Renewable Energy, 2022, 194:1174-1183. View at Publisher.

Kosiorowska, K.E.; Moreno, A.D.; Iglesias, R.; Leluk, K.; Mirończuk, A.M. Production of PETase by engineered Yarrowia lipolytica for efficient poly(ethylene terephthalate) biodegradation. Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 846:157358. View at Publisher.

Gallego-García, M.; Susmozas, A.; Moreno, A.D.; Negro, M.J. Evaluation and identification of key economic bottlenecks for cost-effective microbial oil production from fruit and vegetable residues. Fermentation, 2022, 8(7):334. View at Publisher.

Moreno, A.D.; Magdalena, J.A.; Oliva, J.M.; Greses, S.; Coll Lozano, C.; Latorre-Sánchez, M.; Negro, M.J.; Susmozas, A.; Iglesias, R.; Llamas M.; Tomás-Pejó, E., González-Fernández, C. Sequential bioethanol and methane production from municipal solid waste: An integrated biorefinery strategy towards cost-effectiveness. Process Safety and Enviromenal Protection, 2021, 146:424-431. View at Publisher.

Duque, A.; Álvarez, C.; Doménech, P.; Manzanares, P.; Moreno, A.D. Advanced bioethanol production: From novel raw materials to integrated biorefineries. Processes, 2021, 9(2):206. View at Publisher.

Doménech, P.; Manzanares, P.; Álvarez, C.; Ballesteros, M.; Duque, A. Comprehensive study on the effects of process parameters of alkaline thermal pretreatment followed by thermomechanical extrusion in sugar liberation from Eucalyptus grandis wood. Holzforschung, 2021, 75(3):250-259. View at Publisher.

Moreno, A.D.; Duque, A.; González, A.; Ballesteros, I.; Negro, M.J. Valorization of greenhouse horticulture waste from a biorefinery perspective. Foods, 2021, 10:814. View at Publisher. 

Iglesias, R.; Muñoz, R.; Polanco, M.; Díaz, I.; Susmozas, A.; Moreno, A.D.; Guirado, M.; Carreras, N.; Ballesteros, M. Biogas from anaerobic digestion as an energy vector: Current upgrading development. Energies, 2021,14:2742. View at Publisher.

Cardoza, D.; Romero, I.; Martínez, T.; Ruiz, E.; Gallego, F.J.; López-Linares, J.C.; Manzanares, P.; Castro, E. Location of biorefineries based on olive-derived biomass in Andalusia, Spain. Energies, 2021, 14:3052. View at Publisher.

Doménech, P.; Duque, A.; Higueras, I.; Fernández, J.L.; Manzanares, P. Analytical characterization of water-soluble constituents in olive-derived by-products. Foods 2021, 10:1299. View at Publisher.

Álvarez, C.; González, A.; Ballesteros, I.; Negro, M.J. Production of xylooligosaccharides, bioethanol, and lignin from structural components of barley straw pretreated with a steam explosion. Bioresource Technology, 2021, 342:125953. View at Publisher.

Palacios, A.S.; Ilyina, A.; Ramos-González, R.; Aguilar, C.N.; Martínez-Hernández, J.L.; Segura-Ceniceros, E.P.; González, M.L.C.; Aguilar, M.; Ballesteros, M.; Oliva, J.M.; Ruiz, H.A. Ethanol production from banana peels at high pretreated substrate loading: comparison of two operational strategies. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2021, 11(5):1587-1596. View at Publisher.

Álvarez, C.; González, A.; Alonso, J.L.; Sáez, F.; Negro, M.J.; Gullón, B.Xylooligosaccharides from steam-exploded barley straw: structural features and assessment of bifidogenic properties. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 2020, 124:131-142. View at Publisher.

Doménech, P.; Duque, A.; Higueras, I.; Iglesias, R.; Manzanares, P. Biorefinery of the Olive Tree—Production of Sugars from Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Olive Stone Pretreated by Alkaline Extrusion. Energies, 2020, 13(17):4517. View at Publisher.

Negro, M.J.; Álvarez, C.; Doménech, P.; Iglesias, R.; Ballesteros, I. Sugars Production from Municipal Forestry and Greening Wastes Pretreated by an Integrated Steam Explosion-Based Process. Energies, 2020, 13(17):4432. View at Publisher.

Trapala, J.; Bustos-Jaimes, I.; Manzanares, P.; Bárzana, E.; Montiel, C. Purification and characterization of an inulinase produced by Kluyveromyces marxianus strain isolated from blue agave bagasse. Protein Expression and Purification, 2020, 176:105718. View at Publisher.

Manzanares, P.; Ballesteros, I.; Negro, M.J.; González, A.; Oliva, J.M.; Ballesteros, M. Processing of extracted olive oil pomace residue by hydrothermal or dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis in a biorefinery context. Renewable Energy, 2020, 145:1235-1245. View at Publisher.

Moreno, A.D.; Ibarra, D.; Eugenio, M.E.; Tomás‐Pejó, E. Laccases as versatile enzymes: From industrial uses to novel applications. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2020, 95(3):481-494. View at Publisher.

Cubas-Cano, E.; López-Gómez, J.P.; González-Fernández, C.; Ballesteros, I.; Tomás-Pejó, E. Towards sequential bioethanol and l-lactic acid co-generation: Improving xylose conversion to L-lactic acid in presence of lignocellulosic ethanol with an evolved Bacillus coagulans. Renewable Energy, 2020, 153:759-765. View at Publisher.

Padilla-Rascón, C.; Ruiz, E.; Romero, I.; Castro, E; Oliva, J.M.; Ballesteros, I.; Manzanares, P. Valorisation of olive stone by-product for sugar production using a sequential acid/steam explosion pretreatment. Industrial Crops and Products, 2020, 148:112279. View at Publisher.

Geijer, C.; Faria-Oliveira, F.; Moreno, A.D.; Stenberg, S.; Mazurkewich, S.; Olsson, L. Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of Candida intermedia reveals the genetic determinants for its xylose-converting capacity. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2020, 13:48. View at Publisher.

Oliva, J.M; Negro, M.J.; Álvarez, C.; Manzanares, P.; Moreno, A.D. Fermentation strategies for the efficient use of olive tree pruning biomass from a flexible biorefinery approach. Fuel, 2020, 277:118171. View at Publisher. 

Duque, A.; Doménech, P.; Álvarez, C.; Ballesteros, M.; Manzanares, P. Study of the bioprocess conditions to produce bioethanol from barley straw pretreated by combined soda and enzyme-catalyzed extrusion. Renewable Energy, 2020, 158:263-270. View at Publisher.

Moreno García, A.D.; Abdul Khalek, N.; Susmozas Torres, A.; Oliva Domínguez, J.M.; Rojas-Pérez, L.C.; Iglesias Esteban, R. Producción de etanol y xilitol como estrategia de biorrefinería integrada. Industria Química, 2020, Mayo:26-31. View at Publisher.

Cubas-Cano, E.; González-Fernández, C.; Ballesteros, I.; Tomás-Pejó, E. Efficient utilization of hydrolysates from steam-exploded gardening residues for lactic acid production by optimization of enzyme addition and pH control. Waste Management, 2020, 107:235-243. View at Publisher.

López-Linares, J.C.; Ruiz, E.; Romero, I.; Castro, E.; Manzanares, P. Xylitol production from exhausted olive pomace by Candida boidinii. Applied Science, 2020, 10:6966. View at Publisher.

Susmozas, A.; Martín-Sampedro, R.; Ibarra, D.; Eugenio, M.E.; Iglesias, R.; Manzanares, P.; Moreno, A.D. Process strategies for the transition of 1G to advanced bioethanol production. Processes, 2020, 8:1310. View at Publisher.

Manzanares, P. The role of biorefinering research in the development of a modern bioeconomy. Acta Innovations, 2020, 37:47-56. View at Publisher.

Moreno, A.D.; Tomás-Pejó, E.; Olsson, L.; Geijer, C. Candida intermedia CBS 141442: A novel glucose/xylose co-fermenting isolate for lignocellulosic bioethanol production. Energies, 2020, 13:5363. View at Publisher.

Cubas-Cano, E.; González-Fernández, C.; Ballesteros, M.; Tomás-Pejó, E. Lactobacillus pentosus CECT 4023 T coutilizes glucose and xylose to produce lactic acid from wheat straw hydrolysate: Anaerobiosis as a key factor. Biotechnology Progress, 2019, 35(1):e2739. View at Publisher.

Fernández, J.L.; Sáez, F.; Castro, E.; Manzanares, P.; Ballesteros, M.; Negro, M.J. Determination of the lignocellulosic components of olive tree pruning biomass by near infrared spectroscopy. Energies, 2019, 12:2497. View at Publisher.

González-Fernández, C.; Méndez, L.; Tomás-Pejó, E., Ballesteros, M. Biogas and volatile fatty acids production: Temperature as a determining factor in the anaerobic digestion of Spirulina platensis. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2019, 10(9):2507-2515. View at Publisher.

Moreno, A.D.; González-Fernández, C.; Ballesteros, M.; Tomás-Pejó, E. Insoluble solids at high concentrations repress yeast’s response against stress and increase intracellular ROS levels. Scientific Reports, 2019, 9:12236. View at Publisher.

Álvarez, C.; Sáez, F.; González, A.; Ballesteros, I.; Oliva, J.M.; Negro, M.J. Production of xylooligosaccharides and cellulosic ethanol from steam-exploded barley straw. Holzforschung, 2019, 73(1):35–44. View at Publisher.

Moreno, A.D.; Carbone, A; Pavone, R; Olsson, L; Geijer, C. Evolutionary engineered Candida intermedia exhibits improved xylose utilization and robustness to lignocellulose-derived inhibitors and ethanol. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2019, 103(3):1405-1416. View at Publisher.

Solarte-Toro, J.C.; Romero-García, J.M.; Susmozas, A.; Ruiz, E.; Castro, E.; Cardona-Alzate; C.A. Techno-economic feasibility of bioethanol production via biorefinery of olive tree prunings (OTP): optimization of the pretreatment stage. Holzforschung, 2019, 73(1):3–13. View at Publisher.

Susmozas, A.; Moreno, A.D.; Romero-García, J.M.; Manzanares, P.; Ballesteros, M. Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: a techno-economic assessment. Holzforschung, 2019, 73(1):15–23. View at Publisher.

Barreiro-Vescovo, S.; de Godos, I.; Tomás-Pejó, E., Ballesteros, M.; González-Fernández, C. Effect of microalgae storage conditions on methane yields. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, 25:14263–14270. View at Publisher

Cubas-Cano, E.; González-Fernández, C.; Ballesteros, M.; Tomás-Pejó, E. Biotechnological advances in lactic acid production by lactic acid bacteria: lignocellulose as novel substrate. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2018, 12(2):290-303. View at Publisher

Duque, A.; Manzanares, P.; González, A.; Ballesteros, M. Study of the application of alkaline extrusion to the pretreatment of eucalyptus biomass as first step in a bioethanol production process. Energies, 2018, 11:2961. View at Publisher

González-Fernández, C.; Barreiro-Vescovo, S.; de Godos, I.; Fernández, M.; Zouhayr, A.; Ballesteros, M. Biochemical methane potential of microalgae biomass using different microbial inocula. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2018, 11:184. View at Publisher

Guerrero, A.B.; Ballesteros, I.; Ballesteros, M. The potential of agricultural banana waste for bioethanol production. Fuel, 2018, 213:176–185. View at Publisher

Lara-Serrano, M.; Sáez Angulo, F.; Negro, M.J.; Morales-delaRosa, S.; Campos-Martin, J.M.; Fierro, J.L.G. Second-generation bioethanol production combining simultaneous fermentation and saccharification of IL-pretreated barley straw. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018, 6(5):7086-7095. View at Publisher

Magdalena, J.A.; Ballesteros, M.; González-Fernández, C. Efficient anaerobic digestion of microalgae biomass: Proteins as a key macromolecule. Molecules, 2018, 23:1098. View at Publisher

Manfredi, A.P.; Ballesteros, I.; Sáez, F.; Perottia, N.I.; Martíneza, M.A.; Negro, M.J. Integral process assessment of sugarcane agricultural crop residues conversion to ethanol. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 260:241–247. View at Publisher

Montipó, S.; Ballesteros, I.; Fontana, R.C.; Liu, S.; Martins, A.F.; Ballesteros, M.; Camassola, M. Integrated production of second generation ethanol and lactic acid from steam-exploded elephant grass. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 249:1017–1024. View at Publisher

Tian, H.; Fotidis, I.A.; Mancini, E.; Treu, L.; Mahdy, A.; Ballesteros, M.; González-Fernández, C.; Angelidaki, I. Acclimation to extremely high ammonia levels in continuous biomethanation process and the associated microbial community dynamics. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 247:616–623. View at Publisher

Álvarez, C.; Tomás-Pejó, E.; González-Fernández, C.; Negro, M.J. Microbial enzymes for the production of xylooligosaccharides. Microbial Enzymes in Production of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, 2023, pp. 131-152. Rai, A.K.; Sirohi, R.; Vandenberghe, L.P.D.S.; Binod, P. (eds). CRP Press: Boca Raton, FL, USA. ISBN: 9781003311164.

Pérez, V.; Pascual, A.; Rodrigo, A.; García-Torreiro, M.; Latorre-Sánchez, M.; Coll-Lozano, C.; Moreno, A.D.; Oliva-Domínguez, J.M.; Serna-Maza, A.; Herrero-García, N.; González-Granados, I.; Roldan-Aguayo, R.; Ovejero-Roncero, D.; Molto-Marin, J.L.; Smith, M.; Musinovic, H.; Raingué, A.; Belard, L.; Pascual, C.; Lebrero, R.; Muñoz, R. Integrated innovative biorefinery for the transformation of municipal solid waste into biobased products. Waste Biorefinery. Integrating Biorefineries for Waste Valorisation, 2020, pp. 41-80. Bhaskar, T.; Pandey, A.; Rene, E.R.; Tsang, D.C.W. (eds). Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-818228-4.

Moreno, A.D.; Ballesteros, M.; Negro, M.J. Biorefineries for the valorization of food processing waste. The Interaction of Food Industry and the Environment, 2020, pp. 155-190. Galanakis, C. (ed). Academic Press. ISBN: 978-0-12-816449-5.

Moreno, A.D.; Susmozas, A.; Oliva, J.M.; Negro, M.J. Overview of bio-based industries. Biobased Products and Industries, 2020, pp. 1-40. Galanakis, C.M. (ed). Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-818493-6.

Ballesteros, M.; Manzanares, P. Liquid biofuels. The role of bioenergy in the emerging bioeconomy: Resources, technologies, sustainability and policy, 2019, pp. 113-144. Lago, C.; Caldés, N.; Lechón, Y. (eds). Academic Press, London, UK. ISBN: 978-0-12-813056-8.

Moreno, A.D.; Tomás-Pejó, E.; Ballesteros, M.; Negro, M.J. Pretreatment technologies for lignocellulosic biomass deconstruction within a biorefinery perspective. Biofuels: Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes (2nd Edition), 2019, pp. 379-399. Pandey, A.; Larroche, C.; Gnansounou, E.; Khanal, S.K.; Dussap, C.G.; Ricke, S. (eds). Academic Press, London, UK. ISBN: 978-0-12-816856-1.

Marques, S.; Moreno, A. D.; Ballesteros, M.; Gírio, F. Starch biomass for biofuels, biomaterials, and chemicals. Biomass and Green Chemistry: Building a Renewable Pathway, 2018, pp. 69-94. Vaz Jr, S. (ed). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. ISBN: 978-3-319-66736-2

González-Fernández, C.; Méndez, L.; Ballesteros, M.; Tomás-Pejó, E. Hydrothermal processing of microalgae. Hydrothermal Processing in Biorefineries - Production of Bioethanol and High Added-Value Compounds of Second and Third Generation Biomass, 2017, pp. 483-500. Ruiz, H.A; Trajano, H.; Mette, H. (eds). Springer Nature, Switzerland. ISBN: 978-3-319-56456-2.

Moreno, A.D.; Alvira, P.; Ibarra, D.; Tomás-Pejó, E. Production of ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. Biofuels and Biorefineries: Production of Platform Chemicals from Sustainable Resources, 2017, pp. 375-410. Fang, Z.; Smith, R.L.; Qi, X. (eds). Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-10-4171-6.

Moreno, A.D.; Olsson, L. Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks. Extremophilic Enzymatic Processing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Bioenergy, 2017, pp. 31-52. Sani, R.K.; Krishnaraj, R.N. (eds). Springer Nature, Switzerland. ISBN: 978-3-319-54683-4.

Negro, M.J.; Manzanares, P.; Ruiz, E.; Castro, E.; Ballesteros, M. The biorefinery concept for the industrial valorization of residues from olive oil industry. Olive Mill Waste - Recent Advances for Sustainable Management, 2017, pp. 57-78. Galanakis, C.M. (ed). Academic Press, United Kingdom. ISBN: 978-0-12-805314-0.

Tomás-Pejó, E.; Moreno, A.D. Alcohol fuels: The biochemical route. Biofuels Production and Processing Technology, 2017, pp. 341-360. Riazi, M.R.; Chiaramonti, D. (eds). CRC Press, USA. ISBN: 9781498778930.

Duque, A.; Manzanares, P.; Ballesteros, I.; Ballesteros, M. Steam explosion as lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment. Biomass Fractionation Technologies for a Lignocellulosic Feedstock Based Biorefinery, 2016. Mussato, S.I. (ed). Elsevier, Netherlands. ISBN: 978-0-12-802323-5.

Ballesteros, M. Procesos bioquímicos: fermentación de biomasa azucarada y amilácea (bio-alcohol). Tecnologías para el uso y transformación de biomasa energética, 2015. San Miguel, G.; Martín, G. (eds). Mundi Prensa, España. ISBN: 978-84-8476-674-2.

WO2013182827. 12/12/2013. Vilarem, G.; Rigal, L.; Vandenbossche, V.; Brault, J.; Hernández-Luna, M.; Hernández-Meléndez, O.; Vivaldo-Lima E.; Barzana-García, E.; Ballesteros, M.; Duque, A.; Manzanares, P.; Siika-aho M.S.; Uusitalo, J.M.; Mata-Segreda, J.; Guillouet, S.; Lombard, E.; Cameleyre, X. Method for enzymatic treatment of a solid lignocellulosic material.

EP2112226. 15/02/2007. Signes, V.; Ballesteros, M.; Ballesteros, I.; Manzanares, P.; Martinez, J.M., Negro, M.J.; Oliva, J.M.; Coll, C.; Castañeda, R. Method for recovering energy from the organic fraction of solid urban waste and associated facility.

PCT/ES2003/000085. 17/07/2002. Ballesteros, M.; Negro, M.J.; Manzanares, P.; Ballesteros, I.; Oliva, J.M. Procedimiento para la extracción de compuestos fenólicos a partir de un material vegetal residual mediante un tratamiento hidrotérmico.

EP1130085. 24/02/2000. Ballesteros, I.; Ballesteros, M.; Oliva, J.M.; Carrasco, J. Procedimiento de producción de etanol a partir de biomasa lignocelulósica utilizando una nueva levadura termotolerante.