A comprehensive review on the use of algal-bacterial systems for wastewater treatment with emphasis on nutrient and micropollutant removal

RK Oruganti, K Katam, PL Show, V Gadhamshetty… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The scarcity of water resources and environmental pollution have highlighted the need for
sustainable wastewater treatment. Existing conventional treatment systems are energy …

Nitrogen recovery from wastewater by microbial assimilation–A review

F Han, W Zhou - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The increased nitrogen (N) input with low utilization rate in artificial N management has led
to massive reactive N (Nr) flows, putting the Earth in a high-risk state. It is essential to …

Biofilm bioactivity affects nitrogen metabolism in a push-flow microalgae-bacteria biofilm reactor during aeration-free greywater treatment

B Wu, T Ran, S Liu, Q Li, X Cui, Y Zhou - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-aeration microalgae-bacteria biofilm has attracted increasing interest for its application
in low cost wastewater treatment. However, it is unclear the quantified biofilm characteristics …

Formation characteristics of algal-bacteria granular sludge under low-light environment: from sludge characteristics, extracellular polymeric substances to microbial …

Z Liu, J Wang, S Zhang, Y Hou, J Wang, M Gao… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the formation characteristics of algal-bacteria granular sludge (ABGS) under
low-light environment (80, 110, and 140 μmol/m 2/s) were investigated. The findings …

Algae support populations of heterotrophic, nitrifying, and phosphate-accumulating bacteria in the treatment of poultry litter anaerobic digestate

E Bankston, Q Wang, BT Higgins - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact that algae have on bacterial
treatment of poultry litter slurry anaerobic digestate. We hypothesized that algae could …

Optimizing aeration intensity to enhance self-flocculation in algal-bacterial symbiosis systems

J Huang, S Cheng, Y Zhang, J Teng, M Zhang, H Lin - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Effectuating optimal wastewater treatment via algae-bacterial symbiosis (ABS) systems
necessitates the precise selection of aeration intensity. This study pioneers an in-depth …

Performance and mechanism of a novel algal-bacterial symbiosis system based on sequencing batch suspended biofilm reactor treating domestic wastewater

CC Tang, Y Tian, ZW He, W Zuo, J Zhang - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel algal-bacterial symbiosis system based on sequencing batch suspended biofilm
reactor (A-SBSBR) was developed for simultaneously enhanced nitrogen (N) and …

Membrane technologies for microalgal cultivation and dewatering: Recent progress and challenges

M Zhang, L Yao, E Maleki, BQ Liao, H Lin - Algal Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Cultivation, harvest, and dewatering of microalgae have many challenges due to the low
biomass concentration (0.5–1 g/L) in open ponds and conventionally closed …

Evaluation of membrane fouling in a microalgal-bacterial membrane photobioreactor: Effects of SRT

M Zhang, KT Leung, H Lin, B Liao - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
As a novel system, the microalgal-bacterial membrane photobioreactor (MPBR) has better
performance than the conventional MBRs in membrane fouling control. Nevertheless, how …

Microalgal-bacterial aggregates for wastewater treatment: A mini-review

YJ Lee, Z Lei - Bioresource technology reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgal-bacterial aggregates (MABAs) are an aggregate form of the microalgal-bacterial
consortium that can be applied for wastewater treatment at reduced aeration energy costs …