Timely assessment and prediction of changes in microbial compositions leading to activated
sludge settling problems, such as filamentous bulking (FB), can reduce water resource …

The settleability of granular sludge is a crucial factor in maintaining an adequate amount of
granules in the wastewater treatment process (WWTP). However, Accurate measurement of …

Quantitative image analysis (QIA) is a simple and automated tool for process monitoring that,
when combined with chemometric techniques, enables the association of changes in …

Aerobic granular sludge technology operated in continuous-flow reactors enables the
upgrading of existing conventional wastewater treatment plants. The viability of applying this …

The formation and evolution of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) developed in a sequential
batch reactor (SBR) were evaluated to understand the effect of influential operating …

Microbial communities play a key role in biological wastewater treatment processes.
Activated sludge settling characteristics, for example, are affected by microbial community …

This paper proposes and develops a protocol for measuring the aerobic granulation
potential of sludge, aiming to provide an affordable and simple alternative that can facilitate …

In this thesis, a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) inoculated with activated sludge (AS) was
operated initially in the absence of micropollutants, and later with ibuprofen (IBU) …

The presence of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) in biological wastewater treatment systems
can cause various operational issues. This study evaluated the effect of LCFA, at typical …