Cesar Torres
Associate Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Arizona State University
PO Box 876106
Tempe, AZ 85287-6106
Titles
- Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
- Associate Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Biography
Dr. Cesar I. Torres is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering in the School for Engineering of, Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University and part of the Chemical Engineering and the Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Graduate Program faculties. Cesar is a leader in microbial electrochemical cell research, focusing on microbial kinetics of anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) and extracellular electron transport to and from solid electrodes. He has published 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals on this topic. Cesar combines biofilm modeling, electrochemical, microscopic, and analytical techniques, to characterize ARB kinetics and thermodynamics.
Education
- PhD, Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, 2009
- MSE, Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2005
- BSE, Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 2002
Expertise
- biofilms
- microbial and biofilm kinetics
- microbial electrochemical cells
- biofilm
- modeling and simulation
- bioenergy
- bioremediation
- biotechnology
- wastewater treatment
- Clean Water and Sanitation
External Links
Journal Articles
2018
Lusk, B. G., I. Peraza, G. Albai, A. K. Marcus, S. C. Popat and C. I. Torres. 2018. pH dependency in anode biofilms of Thermincola ferriacetica suggests a proton-dependent electrochemical response. Journal of the American Chemical Society 140(16):5527-5534. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01734. (link )
2014
Badalamenti, J. P., C. I. Torres and R. Krajmalnik-Brown. 2014. Coupling dark metabolism to electricity generation using photosynthetic cocultures. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 111(2):223-231. DOI: 10.1002/bit.25011. (link )
Delgado, A. G., D. Fajardo-Williams, S. C. Popat, C. I. Torres and R. Krajmalnik-Brown. 2014. Successful operation of continuous reactors at short retention times results in high-density, fast-rate Dehalococcoides dechlorinating cultures. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 98(6):2729-2737. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5263-5. (link )
Miceli III, J. F., I. Garcia-Pena, P. Parameswaran, C. I. Torres and R. Krajmalnik-Brown. 2014. Combining microbial cultures for efficient production of electricity from butyrate in a microbial electrochemical cell. Bioresource Technology 169:169-174. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.06.090. (link )
2013
Badalamenti, J. P., R. Krajmalnik-Brown and C. I. Torres. 2013. Generation of high current densities by pure cultures of anode-respiring Geoalkalibacter spp. under alkaline and saline conditions in microbial electrochemical cells. mBio 4(3):e00144-13. DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00144-13. (link )
Badalamenti, J. P., C. I. Torres and R. Krajmalnik-Brown. 2013. Light-responsive current generation by phototrophically enriched anode biofilms dominated by green sulfur bacteria. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 110(4):1020-1027. DOI: 10.1002/bit.24779. (link )
2012
Miceli III, J. F., P. Parameswaran, D. Kang, R. Krajmalnik-Brown and C. I. Torres. 2012. Enrichment and analysis of anode-respiring bacteria from diverse aneraobic inocula. Environmental Science & Technology 46(18):10349-10355. DOI: 10.1021/es301902h. (link )
Parameswaran, P., C. I. Torres, D. Kang, B. E. Rittmann and R. Krajmalnik-Brown. 2012. The role of homoacetogenic bacteria as efficient hydrogen scavengers in microbial electrochemical cells (MXCs). Water Science & Technology 65(1):1-6. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.519. (link )
2011
Marcus, A. K., C. I. Torres and B. E. Rittmann. 2011. Analysis of a microbial electrochemical cell using the proton condition in biofilm (PCBIOFILM) model. Bioresource Technology 102(1):253-262. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.100. (link )
Parameswaran, P., C. I. Torres, H. Lee, B. E. Rittmann and R. Krajmalnik-Brown. 2011. Hydrogen consumption in microbial electrochemical systems (MXCs): The role of homo-acetogenic bacteria. Bioresources Technology 102(1):263-271. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.133. (link )
Torres, C. I., S. Ramakrishna, C. Chiu, K. G. Nelson, P. K. Westerhoff and R. Krajmalmik-Brown. 2011. Fate of sucralose during wastewater treatment. Environmental Engineering Science 28(5):325-331. (link )
2010
Marcus, A. K., C. I. Torres and B. E. Rittmann. 2010. Evaluating the impacts of migration in the biofilm anode using the model PCBIOFILM. Electrochmica Acta 55(23):6964-6972. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.06.061. (link )
Parameswaran, P., H. Zhang, C. I. Torres, B. E. Rittmann and R. Krajmalnik-Brown. 2010. Microbial community structure in a biofilm anode fed with a fermentable substrate: The significance of hydrogen scavengers. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 105(1):69-78. DOI: 10.1002/bit.22508. (link )
Torres, C. I., A. K. Marcus, H. Lee, P. Parameswaran, R. Krajmalnik-Brown and B. E. Rittmann. 2010. A kinetic perspective on extracellular electron transfer by anode-respiring bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 34(1):3-17. DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00191.x. (link )
2009
Parameswaran, P., C. I. Torres, H. Lee, R. Krajmalnik-Brown and B. E. Rittmann. 2009. Syntrophic interactions among anode respiring bacteria (ARB) and Non-ARB in a biofilm anode: electron balances. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 103(3):513-523. DOI: 10.1002/bit.22267. (link )
Torres, C. I., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, P. Parameswaran, A. K. Marcus, G. Wanger, Y. A. Gorby and B. E. Rittmann. 2009. Selecting anode-respiring bacteria based on anode potential: Phylogenetic, eletrochemical, and microscopic characterization. Environmental Science & Technology 43(24):9519-9524. DOI: 10.1021/es902165y. (link )
2008
Lee, H., P. Parameswaran, A. K. Marcus, C. I. Torres and B. E. Rittmann. 2008. Evaluation of energy-conversion efficiencies in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) utilizing fermentable and non-fermentable substrates. Water Research 42(6-7):1501-1510. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.10.036. (link )
Torres, C. I., A. K. Marcus, P. Parameswaran and B. E. Rittmann. 2008. Kinetic experiments for evaluating the Nernst-Monod model for anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) in a biofilm anode. Environmental Science & Technology 42(17):6593-6597. DOI: 10.1021/es800970w. (link )
Torres, C. I., A. K. Marcus and B. E. Rittmann. 2008. Proton transport inside the biofilm limits electrical current generation by anode‐respiring bacteria. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 100(5):872-881. DOI: 10.1002/bit.21821 . (link )
2007
Marcus, A. K., C. I. Torres and B. E. Rittmann. 2007. Conduction‐based modeling of the biofilm anode of a microbial fuel cell. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 98(6):1171-1182. DOI: 10.1002/bit.21533 . (link )
Torres, C. I., A. K. Marcus and B. E. Rittmann. 2007. Kinetics of consumption of fermentation products by anode-respiring bacteria. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 17(3):689-697. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1198-z. (link )