Biofilm and granular sludge processes are promising biotechnology for wastewater
treatment. The formation, structure and metabolism of immobilized microbial community are …

Microorganisms in natural and engineered environments interact with surfaces and form
aggregates consisting of cells and an extracellular matrix. The design of the process and …

Detachment from biofilms is an important consideration in the dissemination of infection and
the contamination of industrial systems but is the least-studied biofilm process. By using …

Detachment is one of the major processes determining the physical structure and microbial
functionalities of biofilms. To predict detachment, it is necessary to take the mechanical …

This article evaluates the effect of shear stress on the composition of biofilm bacterial
communities. For the first time, a Conical Couette–Taylor Reactor (CCTR) was used to …

A 1-d multi-population biofilm model was constructed to study the effect of heterotrophic
activity on completely autotrophic ammonium (NH4+) removal in membrane-aerated …

Drinking water quality deteriorates during transportation through drinking water distribution
systems (DWDS). Microbial activity and ecology, particularly within biofilms that occur on the …

Detachment from biofilms was evaluated using a mixed culture biofilm grown on primary
wastewater in a tube reactor. The growth of biofilms and the detachment of biomass from …

This study explored the effect of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production on the
performance of membrane-based biofilm reactors. Changing EPS production was induced …

Concepts from previous biofilm models were integrated to create a framework for the
implementation of multidimensional (2D and 3D) multispecies biofilm models. The …