Regulation of extracellular polymers based on quorum sensing in wastewater biological treatment from mechanisms to applications: a critical review

L Lv, Z Wei, W Li, J Chen, Y Tian, W Gao, P Wang… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) regulated by quorum sensing (QS) could directly
mediate adhesion between microorganisms and form tight microbial aggregates. Besides …

Microorganism remediation strategies towards heavy metals

K Yin, Q Wang, M Lv, L Chen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution, because of its high toxicity, non-biodegradability and biological
enrichment, has seriously threatened the health of human beings and the stability of …

Spectroscopic fingerprints profiling the polysaccharide/protein/humic architecture of stratified extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in activated sludge

J Yu, K **ao, H Xu, Y Li, Q Xue, W Xue, A Zhang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), with a stratified structure including tightly-bound
EPS (TB-EPS), loosely-bound EPS (LB-EPS), and soluble EPS (S-EPS) surrounding the …

Dynamic scouring of multifunctional granular material enhances filtration performance in membrane bioreactor: mechanism and modeling

W Zhang, W Liang, Z Zhang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The granular material (GM) is able to effectively improve the membrane fouling control in
membrane bioreactor (MBR) by dynamic scouring, adsorption behavior and enzymatic …

Microplastic particles in the aquatic environment: A systematic review

MB Ahmed, MS Rahman, J Alom, MDS Hasan… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become one of the most severe environmental concerns
today. MPs persist in the environment and cause adverse effects in organisms. This review …

Perspective on enhancing the anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

Y Xu, Y Lu, L Zheng, Z Wang, X Dai - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of waste activated sludge (WAS) is an important bio-energy
strategy that has been hindered by low conversion efficiency. This paper presents a …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the phosphorus removal of polyphosphate-accumulating organisms in natural and engineered systems

Y Zhang, X Qiu, J Luo, H Li, SW How, D Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing eutrophication has led to a continuous deterioration of many aquatic ecosystems.
Polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) can provide insight into the human …

Insights into the role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in the spread of antibiotic resistance genes

S Li, G Duan, Y **, Y Chu, F Li, SH Ho - Environmental pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) are prevalent in aquatic environments. Discharge from
wastewater treatment plants is an important point source of ARG release into the …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) as microalgal bioproducts: a review of factors affecting EPS synthesis and application in flocculation processes

W Babiak, I Krzemińska - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are natural resources of intracellular compounds with a wide spectrum of
applications in, eg, the food industry, pharmacy, and biofuel production. The extracellular …

Phytotoxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons: Sources, impacts and remediation strategies

FU Haider, M Ejaz, SA Cheema, MI Khan, B Zhao… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extraction and exploration of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) to satisfy the rising world
population's fossil fuel demand is playing havoc with human beings and other life forms by …