Insights into biodegradation of antibiotics during the biofilm-based wastewater treatment processes

N Wang, L Peng, Y Gu, C Liang, RWM Pott… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread consumption of antibiotics has raised public concerns due to the potential
hazards of antibiotic residues to the environment. Compared to conventional activated …

[HTML][HTML] Ammonia-oxidizing archaea and complete ammonia-oxidizing Nitrospira in water treatment systems

S Al-Ajeel, E Spasov, LA Sauder, MM McKnight… - Water Research X, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrification, the oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite, is important for many engineered
water treatment systems. The sequential steps of this respiratory process are carried out by …

Visible-light-response 2D/2D Bi2Fe4O9/ZnIn2S4 van der Waals S-scheme heterojunction with efficient photocatalysis-self-Fenton degradation of antibiotics

K Sun, H Yuan, Y Yan, H Qin, L Sun, L Tan… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Constructing a high-efficient self-sufficient photo-Fenton system for pollutant degradation
without the need for additional hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) remains a significant challenge …

Diversity, abundance and distribution characteristics of potential polyethylene and polypropylene microplastic degradation bacterial communities in the urban river

L Niu, Y Chen, Y Li, Y Wang, J Shen, L Wang, W Zhang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon chain microplastics, polyethylene (PE), and polypropylene (PP) are the main types
of refractory organics. Compared to heterochain microplastics, PE/PP degrading bacterial …

The interface mechanism of sludge biochar activating persulfate to remove tetracycline: the role of the CO-Fe bridge at the carbon surface

X Kang, Q Zhang, X Liu, J Song, H Guo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, with the widespread use of antibiotics and the dramatic increase in
municipal sludge production, the removal of antibiotics from the water environment and the …

Adsorption of antibiotics from wastewater by cabbage-based N, P co-doped mesoporous carbon materials

K Huang, S Yang, X Liu, C Zhu, F Qi, K Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on low-polluting, economical, and reliable antibiotic adsorption materials is of
great significance for reducing pollution in the pharmaceutical and aquaculture industries …

Synergy between MgFe2O4 and biochar derived from banana pseudo-stem promotes persulfate activation for efficient tetracycline degradation

L Wang, X Lu, G Chen, Y Zhao, S Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploiting environment-friendly and cost-effective catalysts and understanding their catalytic
mechanisms are a great challenge in persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (PS …

Effects of sulfamethoxazole on nitrogen transformation and antibiotic resistance genes in short-cut nitrification and denitrification process treating mariculture …

T Li, Y Li, M Li, N Wang, Z Sun, X Li, B Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The influential mechanism of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) on short-cut nitrification and
denitrification (SCND) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) was evaluated in a …

Enhanced biodegradation of microplastic and phthalic acid ester plasticizer: the role of gut microorganisms in black soldier fly larvae

J Wang, C Liu, Q Cao, Y Li, L Chen, Y Qin… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hermetia illucens larvae are recognized for their ability to mitigate or eliminate contaminants
by biodegradation. However, the biodegradation characteristics of microplastics and …

Biotransformation of nitrogen and tetracycline by counter-diffusion biofilm system: Multiple metabolic pathways, mechanism, and slower resistance genes enrichment

T Li, X Cao, Z Wu, J Liu, B Hu, H Chen, B Li - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although various wastewater treatment systems have been reported to be capable of
transforming antibiotics, there is limited knowledge regarding the potential degradation of …