Biofilms: the microbial “protective clothing” in extreme environments

W Yin, Y Wang, L Liu, J He - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Microbial biofilms are communities of aggregated microbial cells embedded in a self-
produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Biofilms are recalcitrant to …

A review of microalgal biofilm technologies: definition, applications, settings and analysis

JH Moreno Osorio, A Pollio, L Frunzo… - Frontiers in Chemical …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biofilm-based algal cultivation has many advantages over the conventional suspended
growth methods and has received increased attention as a potential platform for algal …

Synchronous removal of ammonia nitrogen, phosphate, and calcium by heterotrophic nitrifying strain Pseudomonas sp. Y1 based on microbial induced calcium …

W Yang, L Xu, Z Wang, K Li, R Hu, J Su, L Zhang - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas sp. Y1, a strain with superior synchronous removal ability of ammonia
nitrogen (NH 4+-N), phosphate (PO 4 3−-P), and calcium (Ca 2+) was isolated, with the …

Enhanced fermentative hydrogen production from industrial wastewater using mixed culture bacteria incorporated with iron, nickel, and zinc-based nanoparticles

A Elreedy, M Fujii, M Koyama, K Nakasaki, A Tawfik - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study assessed the efficiency of utilizing mixed culture bacteria (MCB)
incorporated with individual nanoparticles (NPs), ie, hematite (α-Fe 2 O 3), nickel oxide …

Application of a Spiral Symmetric Stream Anaerobic Bioreactor for treating saline heparin sodium pharmaceutical wastewater: Reactor operating characteristics …

Q Song, X Chen, W Zhou, X Xie - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a Spiral Symmetry Stream Anaerobic Bioreactor (SSSAB) was adopted for
treating actual saline heparin sodium pharmaceutical wastewater (HSPW). After adaptation …

Organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time shape distinct ecological networks of anaerobic digestion related microbiome

R Xu, ZH Yang, Y Zheng, JB Liu, WP Xiong… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding of how anaerobic digestion (AD)-related microbiomes are constructed by
operational parameters or their interactions within the biochemical process is limited. Using …

Natural sunlight induced rapid formation of water-born algal-bacterial granules in an aerobic bacterial granular photo-sequencing batch reactor

Q He, L Chen, S Zhang, R Chen, H Wang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment by means of algal-bacterial granules has become a hot topic
worldwide recently. Rapid granulation of algal-bacterial granules was achieved in an …

Biofilm formation as a method of improved treatment during anaerobic digestion of organic matter for biogas recovery

RDA Cayetano, GB Kim, J Park, YH Yang, BH Jeon… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficiency of anaerobic digestion could be increased by promoting microbial retention
through biofilm development. The inclusion of certain types of biofilm carriers has …

Metagenomic and bioanalytical insights into quorum sensing of methanogens in anaerobic digestion systems with or without the addition of conductive filter

Q Du, Q Mu, G Wu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding microbial interactions in the methanogenesis system through quorum
sensing (QS) is very important for system optimization. Known QS genes were collected and …

Pilot-scale anaerobic co-digestion of food and garden waste: Methane potential, performance and microbial analysis

PLB Borth, JKH Perin, AR Torrecilhas, DD Lopes… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the organic waste sources used for energy recovery through anaerobic digestion,
food waste can be emphasized, as they are the result of the growing demand for food in the …