Rodrigo Fernandez Feito

Rodrigo Fernandez Feito serves as a Research Fellow in Process Instrumentation Development within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science at the University of South Wales, where he is actively affiliated with the Sustainable Environment Research Centre. His work focuses on developing advanced instrumentation for environmental monitoring and resource recovery systems, particularly in waste-to-energy conversion processes.

His research spans volatile fatty acid monitoring, electrodialysis, capillary electrophoresis, and microbial fuel cell technologies. Key interests include real-time VFA analysis for biogas optimization, power management in bio-electrochemical systems, and water quality monitoring device development. This work directly supports sustainable waste treatment and renewable energy production through innovative process engineering.

Analysis of his publication trends reveals consistent focus on electrochemical separation techniques applied to organic waste streams, with increasing emphasis on real-time monitoring systems and scalable bioreactor designs since 2021. His outputs demonstrate strong interdisciplinary connections between environmental engineering, analytical chemistry, and renewable energy systems.

Dr. Fernandez Feito currently leads two major research projects: Real Time VFA Monitoring to Increase Biogas from Anaerobic Digestion for Heating Buildings (2024-2029) and Bio-Electrochemical Process Engineering for Carbon Reduction and Resource Recovery: E-Hance (2020-2029). These grants involve collaboration with researchers including Dinsdale, Guwy, and Massanet-Nicolau, targeting practical applications in carbon reduction and resource recovery.

As an integral member of the Sustainable Environment Research Centre, he contributes to experimental facilities for bioreactor optimization and electrochemical process development, with ongoing work focused on scaling VFA monitoring systems for industrial biogas production and advancing microbial fuel cell technologies for decentralized energy generation.