[HTML][HTML] Review of the untapped potentials of antimicrobial materials in the construction sector

SK Kirthika, G Goel, A Matthews, S Goel - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbes can influence the durability of civil engineering structures. Damage caused by
microbes (known as biodeterioration) results in compromised structural integrity causing …

Hydrogen sulfide control in sewer systems: a critical review of recent progress

L Zhang, YY Qiu, KR Sharma, T Shi, Y Song, J Sun… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In sewer systems where anaerobic conditions are present, sulfate-reducing bacteria reduce
sulfate to hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), leading to sewer corrosion and odor emission. Various …

Improving wastewater management using free nitrous acid (FNA)

H Duan, S Gao, X Li, NH Ab Hamid, G Jiang, M Zheng… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Free nitrous acid (FNA), the protonated form of nitrite, has historically been an unwanted
substance in wastewater systems due to its inhibition on a wide range of microorganisms …

Aerobic electrotrophic denitrification coupled with biologically induced phosphate precipitation for nitrogen and phosphorus removal from high-salinity wastewater …

L Zhang, X Huang, G Fu, Z Zhang - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrotrophic denitrification (ED) is a promising nitrogen removal technique; however, the
potential of ED coupled with biologically induced phosphate precipitation (BIPP) has not …

The potent effects of polyoxometalates (POMs) on controlling sulfide and methane production from sewers

H Guo, L Tian, S Liu, Y Wang, J Hou, T Zhu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although the dose of biocides to sewers could control sulfide and methane production, the
high resistance of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) to biocides would increase dosing …

Reducing sulfide and methane production in gravity sewer sediments through urine separation, collection and intermittent dosing

Z Zuo, Y Xing, H Duan, D Ren, M Zheng, Y Liu… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfide and methane production are a major concern in sewer management. Many solutions
with the use of chemicals have been proposed yet incurring huge costs. Here, this study …

Enhanced anaerobic digestion of primary sludge with additives: Performance and mechanisms

S Xie, X Li, C Wang, J Kulandaivelu, G Jiang - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion of primary sludge with different additives, namely nano magnetite,
graphite powder, activated carbon powder and NiCl 2/CoCl 2, were evaluated by …

A novel granular sludge-based and highly corrosion-resistant bio-concrete in sewers

Y Song, K Chetty, U Garbe, J Wei, H Bu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bio-concrete is known for its self-healing capacity although the corrosion resistance was not
investigated previously. This study presents an innovative bio-concrete by mixing anaerobic …

Rebar corrosion and its interaction with concrete degradation in reinforced concrete sewers

Y Song, E Wightman, J Kulandaivelu, H Bu, Z Wang… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Concrete corrosion, as a major issue in sewer management, has attracted considerable
research. In comparison, the corrosion of reinforcing steel bar (rebar) is not well understood …

Bioconcrete based on sulfate-reducing bacteria granules: cultivation, mechanical properties, and self-healing performance

K Chetty, U Garbe, Z Wang, S Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Using waste-activated sludge as a source for non-axenic sulfate-reducing bacterial (SRB)
granules, this study developed an innovative bioconcrete with 1% and 2% SRB granules …