Featured Application The focus of this review is the use of SEM imaging to gain insight into
the composition and morphology of minerals in view of predicting or understanding their …

Sulfate scaling, as insoluble inorganic sulfate deposits, can cause serious operational
problems in various industries, such as blockage of membrane pores and subsurface media …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) released by bacteria play a crucial role in
microbial aggregation during wastewater treatment. Various environmental factors including …

Rapid and accurate identification of pathogens causing infections is one of the biggest
challenges in medicine. Timely identification of causative agents and their antimicrobial …

A novel pilot-scale system based on aerobic granular sludge (AGS) as a biological treatment
step was proposed to treat refractory wastewater from a membrane manufacturer. The …

Present day awareness of biofilm colonization on polymeric surfaces has prompted the
scientific community to develop an ever-increasing number of new materials with anti-biofilm …

The neutralization of strongly alkaline pH conditions and acceleration of mineral weathering
in alkaline Fe ore tailings have been identified as key prerequisites for eco-engineering …

A two-sludge system consisting of A 2/O (Anaerobic Anoxic Oxic) and NMBBR (Nitrification
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) was developed. Stable and efficient denitrifying phosphorus …

Considering that the dyeing wastewater exhibits numerous refractory substances and that
poor removal effects on total nitrogen in treatment have great harm to the aquatic …

Background Understanding the ecological and environmental functions of phototrophic
biofilms in the biological crust is crucial for improving metal (loid)(eg Cd, As) bioremediation …