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 …

Filamentous fungi assisted bio-flocculation: a novel alternative technique for harvesting heterotrophic and autotrophic microalgal cells

W Zhou, M Min, B Hu, X Ma, Y Liu, Q Wang… - Separation and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The energy intensive harvesting of tiny microalgae cells (1–70μm) from culture broth
accounts for at least 20–30% of total costs of algal biomass production. The aim of this study …

Treatment of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus wastewater utilizing phytoremediation of microalgae, Chlorella sp. with Aspergillus niger bio-harvesting

NM Nasir, NSA Bakar, F Lananan, SHA Hamid… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the evaluation of the performance of Chlorella sp. in removing nutrient
in aquaculture wastewater and its correlation with the kinetic growth of Chlorella sp. The …

Subtopic: Advances in water and wastewater treatment harvesting of Chlorella sp. microalgae using Aspergillus niger as bio-flocculant for aquaculture wastewater …

NM Nasir, FHM Yunos, HHW Jusoh… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been increasingly used to generate biofuel, thus a sustainable technique
should be implemented to harvest the biomass to ensure its existence in the environment …

Semi-aerobic fermentation as a novel pre-treatment to obtain VFA and increase methane yield from primary sludge

M Peces, S Astals, WP Clarke, PD Jensen - Bioresource Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
There is a growing trend to consider organic wastes as potential sources of renewable
energy and value-add products. Fermentation products have emerged as attractive value …

Screening of microalgae for integral biogas slurry nutrient removal and biogas upgrading by different microalgae cultivation technology

X Wang, K Bao, W Cao, Y Zhao, CW Hu - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The microalgae-based technology has been developed to reduce biogas slurry nutrients
and upgrade biogas simultaneously. In this work, five microalgal strains named Chlorella …

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 …

Estimating biodiversity of fungi in activated sludge communities using culture-independent methods

TN Evans, RJ Seviour - Microbial ecology, 2012 - Springer
Fungal diversity of communities in several activated sludge plants treating different influent
wastes was determined by comparative sequence analyses of their 18S rRNA genes …

The diversity of fungi in aerobic sewage granules assessed by 18S rRNA gene and ITS sequence analyses

SD Weber, A Hofmann, M Pilhofer… - FEMS microbiology …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Aerobic sewage granules are dense, spherical biofilms, regarded as a useful and promising
tool in wastewater treatment processes. Recent studies revealed that fungi can be …

Depolymerization and conversion of waste-activated sludge to value-added bioproducts by fungi

X Zhu, J Qi, L Cheng, G Zhen, X Lu, X Zhang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Production of vast amounts of waste material routinely has prompted the interest of
researchers to conserve and manage biomass waste. The recycling of organic waste …