Stability of aerobic granules during long-term bioreactor operation

RDG Franca, HM Pinheiro, MCM van Loosdrecht… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aerobic granular sludge technology has been extensively studied over the past 20 years
and is regarded as the upcoming new standard for biological treatment of domestic and …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microbial aggregates in biological wastewater treatment systems: a review

GP Sheng, HQ Yu, XY Li - Biotechnology advances, 2010 - Elsevier
A review concerning the definition, extraction, characterization, production and functions of
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microbial aggregates in biological wastewater …

Polyaniline improves granulation and stability of aerobic granular sludge

L Ouyang, W Huang, M Huang, B Qiu - Advanced Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
The polyaniline (PANI) material was used to enhance the formation process of aerobic
granular sludge (AGS) in this study. The effect of PANI on the granulation and stability of …

Performance of high-loaded ANAMMOX UASB reactors containing granular sludge

CJ Tang, P Zheng, CH Wang, Q Mahmood, JQ Zhang… - Water Research, 2011 - Elsevier
The performance of high-loaded anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (ANAMMOX) upflow
anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors was investigated. Two ANAMMOX reactors (R1 with …

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 …

A review of the properties of biosludge and its relevance to enhanced dewatering processes

D Mowla, HN Tran, DG Allen - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2013 - Elsevier
Difficulties in dewatering of biosludge result in economical and environmental issues for
wastewater treatment plants. Various attempts have been made to overcome this problem by …

Aerobic granular sludge: characterization, mechanism of granulation and application to wastewater treatment

D Gao, L Liu, H Liang, WM Wu - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Aerobic granular sludge can be classified as a type of self-immobilized microbial
consortium, consisting mainly of aerobic and facultative bacteria and is distinct from …

Physicochemical characteristics of microbial granules

XW Liu, GP Sheng, HQ Yu - Biotechnology advances, 2009 - Elsevier
Microbial granules play an important role in the field of biological wastewater treatment due
to their advantages over the conventional sludge flocs, such as a denser and stronger …

Gel-forming exopolysaccharides explain basic differences between structures of aerobic sludge granules and floccular sludges

T Seviour, M Pijuan, T Nicholson, J Keller, Z Yuan - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
The sol-gel transition of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) derived from sludge flocs
and granules is investigated in order to explain basic differences between the two …

Effect of exogenous N-acyl-homoserine lactones on the anammox process at 15℃: Nitrogen removal performance, gene expression and metagenomics analysis

L Liu, S Xu, F Wang, Z Yan, Z Tian, M Ji - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, C6-HSL and C8-HSL were separately introduced into anammox biofilm
reactors to facilitate the anammox performance at 15℃. After operation 138 d, total nitrogen …