Sludge disposal is an integral part of wastewater treatment systems, and its cost usually
accounts for more than half of the total operation cost. Sludge disposal technology is facing …

Antibiotics, the most frequently prescribed drugs, have been widely applied to prevent or
cure human and veterinary diseases and have undoubtedly led to massive releases into …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are known to crucially affect the properties and
performance of activated sludge, but the detailed influential mechanisms and the pertinence …

Microbial biofilms can be both cause and cure to a range of emerging societal problems
including antimicrobial tolerance, water sanitation, water scarcity and pollution. The …

Biofilm structure and functionality depend on extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), but
analytical methods for EPS often lack specificity which limits progress of biofilm research …

Aerobic granular sludge technology has been extensively studied over the past 20 years
and is regarded as the upcoming new standard for biological treatment of domestic and …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microbial sludge play a crucial role in removal
of organic micropollutants during biological wastewater treatment. In this study, we …

Single cell protein (SCP) derived from microbial biomass represents a promising source of
protein for animal feed additives. While microbial community-based approaches to SCP …

Efficient biological nitrogen removal (BNR) by anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox)
can be achieved with presence of redox-active pyrogenic biochar that potentially acting as …

ANaerobic AMMonium OXidation (anammox) is an established process for efficient nitrogen
removal from wastewater, relying on anammox bacteria to form stable biofilms or granules …