Direct cultivation of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) in membrane bioreactor (MBR) has
gained increasing attention. Mycelial pellets (MPs) has been shown capable of promoting …

The present investigation has focused on generating a surplus denitrifying biomass with
high polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) producing potential while maintaining water treatment …

Dealing with hard-to-degrade plastics pollution of terrestrial and aquatic environments is
one of the most urgent problems of the modern world. The smallest fraction (< 5 mm) called …

The microfauna communities present in the mixed liquor and biofilm of an Anoxic/Oxic
Shortcut Biofilm Nitrogen Removal moving-bed biofilm process were characterised in order …

In this study, changes in eukaryotic community structure and water quality were investigated
in an aerobic trickling filter (down-flow hanging sponge, DHS) treating domestic sewage …

The activated sludge models (ASMs) commonly used by the International Water Association
(IWA) task group are based on chemical oxygen demand (COD) fractionations. However, the …

The important factors that strongly influence the particle size distributions measured by the
laser diffraction method are the optical parameters of the suspension (refractive index and …

Bdelloid rotifer are reported to play a promoting role in microbial aggregation and floc
formation in activated sludge systems; however, the mechanisms involved in this process …

Activated sludge is a semi-natural habitat composed of macroaggregates made by
flocculating bacteria and inhabited by numerous protozoans and metazoans, creating a …

Bacterivorous ciliates play important roles in the functioning of activated sludge by reducing
dispersed bacteria and enhancing flocculation. There are, however, no data on the …