Understanding and optimization of the flocculation process in biological wastewater treatment processes: A review

A Suresh, E Grygolowicz-Pawlak, S Pathak, LS Poh… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
In the operation of biological wastewater treatment processes, fast sludge settling during
liquid-solids disengagement is preferred as it affects effluent quality, treatment efficiency and …

Differences in responses of activated sludge to nutrients-poor wastewater: Function, stability, and microbial community

F Yang, S Wang, H Li, G Wang, Y Wang, J Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Whether activated sludge (AS) systems exhibit different patterns in response to different
levels and types of nutrient-poor wastewater is inconclusive, and the microbiological …

The application of moving bed bio-reactor (MBBR) in commercial laundry wastewater treatment

S Bering, J Mazur, K Tarnowski, M Janus… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Large, laboratory scale biological treatment tests of real industrial wastewater, generated in
a large industrial laundry facility, was conducted from October 2014 to January 2015. This …

Electrodeposition preparation of Ce-doped Ti/SnO2-Sb electrodes by using selected addition agents for efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of methylene blue in water

K Yang, Y Liu, J Qiao - Separation and Purification Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper describes assembling Ce-doped Ti/SnO 2-Sb (CTSS) electrodes via
electrodeposition by using glucose, citric acid, tartaric acid, oxalic acid and nothing (for …

Phosphorus deficiency leads to the loosening of activated sludge: the role of exopolysaccharides in aggregation

F Yang, J Qu, X Huang, Y Chen, P Yan, J Guo, F Fang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Whether phosphorus deficiency in influent will affect the aggregation and sedimentation of
activated sludge needs to be further clarified. This paper systematically studied the structure …

Tailing propensity in the ultraviolet disinfection of trickling filter and activated sludge wastewater treatment processes

TC Tan, Y Azimi, RR Farnood - Water Science and Technology, 2017 - iwaponline.com
In this paper, the effect of suspended flocs on the tailing of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection
kinetics of secondary effluents was examined. To achieve this goal, final effluents produced …

Effect of turbidity on ultraviolet disinfection of domestic wastewater for agricultural reuse

DFA Garay, LC Voltolini, RG Bastos… - Revista Ambiente & …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Water treatment and reuse are fundamental because of the increasing demand for
freshwater, especially in agriculture. Accordingly, this study evaluated the effects of turbidity …

The tail of two models: Impact of circularity and biomass non-homogeneity on UV disinfection of wastewater flocs

Y Azimi, Y Liu, TC Tan, DG Allen, RR Farnood - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The effects of floc structural characteristics, ie shape and dense biomass distribution, were
evaluated on ultraviolet (UV) disinfection resistance, represented by the tailing level of the …

The use of moving bed bio-reactor to laundry wastewater treatment

S Bering, J Mazur, K Tarnowski, M Janus… - E3S Web of …, 2017 - e3s-conferences.org
Large laboratory scale biological treatment test of industrial real wastewater, generated in
industrial big laundry, has been conducted in the period of May 2016–August 2016. The …

Comparative study of chemical and physical methods for distinguishing between passive and metabolically active mechanisms of water contaminant removal by …

LM Adapa, Y Azimi, S Singh, D Porcelli, IP Thompson - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, physical and chemical approaches were employed to distinguish between
passive and active mechanisms in biofilms removing contaminants in waste waters and their …