Syntrophy mechanism, microbial population, and process optimization for volatile fatty acids metabolism in anaerobic digestion

Y Zhang, C Li, Z Yuan, R Wang, I Angelidaki… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The low efficiency and stability of anaerobic digestion (AD) has always hindered its wide
application. The accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) cause acidification and inhibition …

Aerobic granular sludge technology: mechanisms of granulation and biotechnological applications

YV Nancharaiah, GKK Reddy - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is a novel microbial community which allows simultaneous
removal of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and other pollutants in a single sludge system …

Exploiting extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) controlling strategies for performance enhancement of biological wastewater treatments: an overview

Y Shi, J Huang, G Zeng, Y Gu, Y Chen, Y Hu, B Tang… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are present both outside of the cells and in the
interior of microbial aggregates, and account for a main component in microbial aggregates …

Understanding, monitoring, and controlling biofilm growth in drinking water distribution systems

S Liu, C Gunawan, N Barraud, SA Rice… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
In drinking water distribution systems (DWDS), biofilms are the predominant mode of
microbial growth, with the presence of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) protecting …

New weapons to fight old enemies: novel strategies for the (bio) control of bacterial biofilms in the food industry

LM Coughlan, PD Cotter, C Hill… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Biofilms are microbial communities characterized by their adhesion to solid surfaces and the
production of a matrix of exopolymeric substances, consisting of polysaccharides, proteins …

An integrative review of granular sludge for the biological removal of nutrients and recalcitrant organic matter from wastewater

MKH Winkler, C Meunier, O Henriet, J Mahillon… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Granular sludge aggregates are particular types of biofilms that display significantly different
metrics and physical-chemical characteristics than activated sludge flocs. The efficiency of …

Maximum specific growth rate of anammox bacteria revisited

L Zhang, Y Narita, L Gao, M Ali, M Oshiki, S Okabe - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Anammox bacteria have long been considered to be slow-growing bacteria. However, it has
recently been reported that they could grow much faster than previously thought when they …

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 …

Acyl-homoserine lactone-based quorum sensing and quorum quenching hold promise to determine the performance of biological wastewater treatments: an overview

J Huang, Y Shi, G Zeng, Y Gu, G Chen, L Shi, Y Hu… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS) is a communication process between cells, in which bacteria secrete
and sense the specific chemicals, and regulate gene expression in response to population …

Enhancement of aerobic granulation and nutrient removal by an algal–bacterial consortium in a lab-scale photobioreactor

B Zhang, PNL Lens, W Shi, R Zhang, Z Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the properties, nutrients removal and microbial community
dynamics of algal–bacterial granules in a lab-scale photobioreactor treating synthetic …