Bacterial biofilm and extracellular polymeric substances in the moving bed biofilm reactor for wastewater treatment: A review

KU Mahto, S Das - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the several biofilm-based bioreactors, moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBR) have
been extensively used for wastewater treatment due to low operational costs, technical …

Current technologies and future perspectives for the treatment of complex petroleum refinery wastewater: A review

BN Thorat, RK Sonwani - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, sulphides,
ammonia, oils, suspended and dissolved solids, and heavy metals. As these pollutants are …

Bioremediation of phenolic pollutants by algae-current status and challenges

P Wu, Z Zhang, Y Luo, Y Bai, J Fan - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrial production processes, especially petroleum processing, will produce high
concentration phenolic wastewater. Traditional wastewater treatment technology is costly …

A review of ammonia removal using a biofilm-based reactor and its challenges

M Zulkifli, HA Hasan, SRS Abdullah… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extensive growth of industries leads to uncontrolled ammonia releases to environment. This
can result in significant degradation of the aquatic ecology as well as significant health …

Recent advances in application of moving bed biofilm reactor for wastewater treatment: Insights into critical operational parameters, modifications, field-scale …

B Gupta, AK Gupta, PS Ghosal, S Lal, D Saidulu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increase in the generation of wastewater along with the presence of different recalcitrant
pollutants has stressed the existing conventional biological treatment systems beyond …

Current technologies for post-tanning wastewater treatment: A review

É Hansen, PM de Aquim, M Gutterres - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Leather post-tanning is responsible for producing effluents that are difficult to treat due to
several recalcitrant pollutants. Dyes, tannins, and fatliquoring agents are mainly related to …

Biodegradation of Congo red dye using polyurethane foam-based biocarrier combined with activated carbon and sodium alginate: batch and continuous study

KL Maurya, G Swain, RK Sonwani, A Verma… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dyes are an important class of organic pollutants and are well known for their adverse
effects on aquatic life and human beings. In this work, an effort has been made to treat the …

Tannery effluent treatment and its environmental impact: a review of current practices and emerging technologies

A Bhardwaj, S Kumar, D Singh - Water Quality Research Journal, 2023 - iwaponline.com
The tannery industry plays a significant role in the economy but poses a severe
environmental threat due to its high water and chemical usage, leading to wastewater …

Enhanced denitrification of the AO-MBBR system used for expressway service area sewage treatment: A new perspective on decentralized wastewater treatment

X Xing, X Yuan, Y Zhang, C Men, Z Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Decentralized wastewater treatment warrants considerable development in numerous
countries and regions. Owing to the unique characteristics of high ammonia nitrogen …

Kinetic modelling and process engineering of phenolics microbial and enzymatic biodegradation: A current outlook and challenges

A Priyadarshini, MM Sahoo, PR Raut, B Mahanty… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The extensive growth and development of industrial segments have escalated the discharge
of huge quantities of phenolic pollutants into the aquatic environment. Phenolic chemicals …