The mechanisms of granulation of activated sludge in wastewater treatment, its optimization, and impact on effluent quality

BM Wilén, R Liébana, F Persson, O Modin… - Applied microbiology …, 2018 - Springer
Granular activated sludge has gained increasing interest due to its potential in treating
wastewater in a compact and efficient way. It is well-established that activated sludge can …

Overview of strategies for enhanced treatment of municipal/domestic wastewater at low temperature

H Zhou, X Li, G Xu, H Yu - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Biological wastewater treatment has been widely applied to municipal/domestic wastewater
treatment systems. However, low temperature significantly decreases process performance …

Nitrogen removal pathway and dynamics of microbial community with the increase of salinity in simultaneous nitrification and denitrification process

Z Xia, Q Wang, Z She, M Gao, Y Zhao, L Guo… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) process was successfully
established in a hybrid sequencing batch biofilm reactor (HSBBR). High removal efficiency …

Influence of biofilm thickness on the removal of thirteen different organic micropollutants via a Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR)

C Sanchez-Huerta, L Fortunato, T Leiknes… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in natural water bodies has become an
emerging concern due to their fast dissemination into natural water sources, high …

Full-scale aerobic granular sludge for municipal wastewater treatment–granule formation, microbial succession, and process performance

J Ekholm, F Persson, M de Blois, O Modin… - … : Water Research & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) plants have gained growing interest and application due to
their low energy demand, small footprint, and low operational costs. However, the fulfilment …

Treatment of municipal wastewater with aerobic granular sludge

S Bengtsson, M de Blois, BM Wilén… - Critical Reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Treatment of municipal wastewaters with aerobic granular sludge (AGS) has been
extensively researched in the past decade and has now become a mature option for …

Robustness of an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor for low strength and salinity wastewater treatment at ambient to winter temperatures

Q He, H Wang, L Chen, S Gao, W Zhang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Acclimation performances and characteristics of aerobic granular sludge to salt and
temperature were investigated in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) performing …

Composition and dynamics of the activated sludge microbiome during seasonal nitrification failure

J Johnston, T LaPara, S Behrens - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Wastewater treatment plants in temperate climate zones frequently undergo seasonal
nitrification failure in the winter month yet maintain removal efficiency for other contaminants …

New advances in aerobic granular sludge technology using continuous flow reactors: engineering and microbiological aspects

A Rosa-Masegosa, B Muñoz-Palazon… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) comprises an aggregation of microbial cells in a
tridimensional matrix, which is able to remove carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous as well as …

[HTML][HTML] The dangerous transporters: A study of microplastic-associated bacteria passing through municipal wastewater treatment

A Kruglova, B Muñoz-Palazón… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) provide a stable and protective habitat for diverse wastewater bacteria,
including pathogenic and antibiotic-resistant species. Therefore, MPs may potentially …