Recent progress using membrane aerated biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment

H He, BM Wagner, AL Carlson, C Yang… - Water Science and …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
The membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR), which is based on the counter diffusion of the
electron donors and acceptors into the biofilm, represents a novel technology for wastewater …

Novel biotechnologies for nitrogen removal and their coupling with gas emissions abatement in wastewater treatment facilities

CR Chan-Pacheco, EI Valenzuela, FJ Cervantes… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewaters contaminated with nitrogenous pollutants, derived from anthropogenic
activities, have exacerbated our ecosystems sparking environmental problems, such as …

Introducing PHBV and controlling the pyrite sizes achieved the pyrite-based mixotrophic denitrification under natural aerobic conditions: low sulfate production and …

Q Zhou, L Jia, W Wu, W Wu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The pyrite-based autotrophic denitrification usually focused on the anaerobic/anoxic
environment with high sulfate production and low denitrification efficiency. In this study, the …

Integrated self-forming dynamic membrane (SFDM) and membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) system enhanced single-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal

MA Siddiqui, BK Biswal, B Siriweera, G Chen… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) is a novel bioreactor technology, facilitating
single-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal. Two laboratory-scale MABRs equipped with non …

Optimizing Autotrophic Sulfide Oxidation in the Oxygen-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor to Recover Elemental Sulfur

A Alsanea, A Bounaga, M Danouche… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biological sulfide oxidation is an efficient means to recover elemental sulfur (S0) as a
valuable resource from sulfide-bearing wastewater. This work evaluated the autotrophic …

Streambed microbial communities in the transition zone between groundwater and a first-order stream as impacted by bidirectional water exchange

Z Wang, O Jimenez-Fernandez, K Osenbrück… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
The input of nitrate and other agricultural pollutants in higher-order streams largely derives
from first-order streams. The streambed as the transition zone between groundwater and …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of low oxidation-reduction potential on the performance of full-scale hybrid membrane-aerated biofilm reactors

N Uri-Carreno, PH Nielsen, KV Gernaey… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Membrane-Aerated Biofilm Reactors (MABRs) are becoming a popular process
intensification alternative within wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Indeed, the nitrogen …

Difference and network analysis of functional genes revealed the hot area of carbon degradation, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur cycling in blending systems with …

Q Zhou, L Jia, L Zhao, W Wu - Acs Es&T Water, 2022 - ACS Publications
A higher denitrification rate was realized via controlling the mass ratio of pyrite and poly (3-
hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV) under natural aerobic conditions. The results …

Integrated thiosulfate-driven denitrification, partial nitrification and anammox process in membrane-aerated biofilm reactor for low-carbon, energy-efficient biological …

B Siriweera, M Siddiqui, X Zou, G Chen, D Wu - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Combining multiple bioprocesses in a single membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) unit
for wastewater treatment is an emerging research focus. This study investigated the …

Coupled sulfur and nitrogen cycling at a catchment scale: insights from isotopic and molecular techniques

H Jiang, M Jiang, Q Zhang - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The biogeochemical cycles of nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) play important roles in sustaining
the Earth's ecosystem. However, their potential coupling process and underlying …