Potential use of filamentous fungi for wastewater sludge treatment

TT More, S Yan, RD Tyagi, RY Surampalli - Bioresource Technology, 2010 - Elsevier
Specific filamentous fungi (FF) have been recognized for sludge treatment and possibly
these strains can be utilized for simultaneous bioflocculation, solids and pathogens …

Effective composting of oil palm industrial waste by filamentous fungi: A review

N Mohammad, MZ Alam, NA Kabbashi… - Resources, Conservation …, 2012 - Elsevier
Palm oil production is a major agricultural industry in Malaysia, in which palm oil mill effluent
(POME) and oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) are considered as major waste products from …

Retrospective of ecological approaches to excess sludge reduction

A Khursheed, AA Kazmi - Water Research, 2011 - Elsevier
The problem of excess sludge handling produced during wastewater treatment is
undeniable reality of grave concern with increasingly stringent legislations. The sludge …

Enzymatic treatments for biosolids: An outlook and recent trends

OJ Quintero-García, H Pérez-Soler… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wastewaters are nutrient-rich organic materials containing significant concentrations of
different nutrients, dissolved and particulate matter, microorganisms, solids, heavy metals …

A novel mycelial pellet applied to remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: High adsorption performance & its mechanisms

JJ Zou, C Dai, J Hu, WK Tong, M Gao, Y Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mycelial pellets formed by Penicillium thomii ZJJ were applied as efficient biosorbents for
the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are a type of ubiquitous …

Statistical optimization of process conditions for cellulase production by liquid state bioconversion of domestic wastewater sludge

MZ Alam, SA Muyibi, R Wahid - Bioresource Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
A two-level fractional factorial design (FFD) was used to determine the effects of six factors,
ie substrate (domestic wastewater sludge–DWS) and co-substrate concentration (wheat …

Optimization of process parameters for the bioconversion of activated sludge by Penicillium corylophilum, using response surface methodology

S Mannan, A Fakhru'l-Razi, MZ Alam - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2007 - Elsevier
The optimization of process parameters for the bioconversion of activated sludge by
Penicillium corylophilum was investigated using response surface methodology (RSM). The …

Use of fungi to improve bioconversion of activated sludge

S Mannan, A Fakhru'l-Razi, MZ Alam - Water Research, 2005 - Elsevier
The present study was designed to evaluate the potential of microbial adaptation and its
affinity to biodegradation as well as bioconversion of soluble/insoluble (organic) substances …

Intelligent state estimation for continuous fermenters using variational Bayesian learning

S Gao, S Zhao, X Luan, F Liu - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite rapid sensor technology developments, monitoring a biological process using
regular sensor measurements is challenging, making the process very difficult to …

Effect of extracellular polymeric substances disintegration by ultrasonic pretreatment on waste activated sludge acidification

Y Liu, X Li, X Kang, Y Yuan, M Jiao, J Zhan… - International …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, batch tests were conducted to investigate the effect of extracellular polymeric
substances (EPS) disintegration on anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge …