Occurrence, removal and risk evaluation of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in municipal wastewater treatment plants: A critical review

Z Liu, Q Ma, L Dai, Z Dang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Ibuprofen and acetaminophen as two anti-fever agents have been widely used in human.
Due to lack of full understanding, this work firstly summarized their occurrence and fate in …

Recent advances in simultaneous nitrification and denitrification for nitrogen and micropollutant removal: a review

SN James, A Vijayanandan - Biodegradation, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification (SND) is a promising process for
biological nitrogen removal. Compared to conventional nitrogen removal processes, SND is …

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 …

Responses of microbial communities and their interactions to ibuprofen in a bio-electrochemical system

M Zhu, M Zhang, Y Yuan, P Zhang, S Du, T Ya… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ibuprofen has caused great concerns due to their potential environmental risks. However,
their removal efficiency and their effects on microbial interactions in bio-electrochemical …

Fate of ibuprofen under optimized batch biodegradation experiments using Micrococcus yunnanensis isolated from pharmaceutical sludge

K Sharma, G Kaushik, N Thotakura, K Raza… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Ibuprofen, a frequently prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is a common
environmental pollutant, and its increasing concentration in the environment leads to serious …

Loofah sponges as bio-carriers in a pilot-scale integrated fixed-film activated sludge system for municipal wastewater treatment

HTT Dang, CV Dinh, KM Nguyen, NTH Tran, TT Pham… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fixed-film biofilm reactors are considered one of the most effective wastewater treatment
processes, however, the cost of their plastic bio-carriers makes them less attractive for …

Nitrate removal from pharmaceutical wastewater using microbial electrochemical system supplied through low frequency-low voltage alternating electric current

E Hoseinzadeh, A Rezaee, M Farzadkia - Bioelectrochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a microbial electrochemical system (MES) was designed to evaluate the effects
of a low frequency-low voltage alternating electrical current on denitrification efficacy in the …

Metabolic activity and pathway study of aspirin biodegradation using a microbial electrochemical system supplied by an alternating current

Z Moghiseh, A Rezaee, F Ghanati, A Esrafili - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The main aim of this study is to investigate the biodegradation of highly concentrated aspirin
as an emerging pollutant from aqueous solution using an alternating current microbial …

Effects of low frequency-low voltage alternating electric current on apoptosis progression in bioelectrical reactor biofilm

E Hoseinzadeh, C Wei, M Farzadkia… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bioelectrochemical systems have undergone several modifications to promote the enzymes
or pathways used to reduce the energy required for microbial metabolism. Changes in …

Enhanced biological nitrate removal by alternating electric current bioelectrical reactor: Selectivity and mechanism

E Hoseinzadeh, A Rezaee, M Farzadkia - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2017 - Elsevier
This work was aimed at investigating the performance of the biofilm inducing by applying an
alternating current (AC) as an innovative bioelectrical reactor (BER) for simultaneous …