Integrated culture and harvest systems for improved microalgal biomass production and wastewater treatment

KX Huang, A Vadiveloo, JL Zhou, L Yang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae cultivation in wastewater has received much attention as an environmentally
sustainable approach. However, commercial application of this technique is challenging due …

A review on microalgal-bacterial co-culture: The multifaceted role of beneficial bacteria towards enhancement of microalgal metabolite production

CY Tong, K Honda, CJC Derek - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Mass microalgal-bacterial co-cultures have come to the fore of applied physiological
research, in particularly for the optimization of high-value metabolite from microalgae. These …

Biofilm bioactivity affects nitrogen metabolism in a push-flow microalgae-bacteria biofilm reactor during aeration-free greywater treatment

B Wu, T Ran, S Liu, Q Li, X Cui, Y Zhou - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-aeration microalgae-bacteria biofilm has attracted increasing interest for its application
in low cost wastewater treatment. However, it is unclear the quantified biofilm characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of mixed-species biofilms to address remaining challenges for economically-feasible microalgal biorefineries: a review

RJ Wicker, E Kwon, E Khan, V Kumar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several key challenges are hindering large-scale cultivation of microalgae for industrial
purposes, including wastewater treatment, carbon capture, biomass production, and …

Microbial biofilms: applications, clinical consequences, and alternative therapies

A Ali, A Zahra, M Kamthan, FM Husain, T Albalawi… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biofilms are complex communities of microorganisms that grow on surfaces and are
embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. These are prevalent in various …

Think outside the box: 3D bioprinting concepts for biotechnological applications–recent developments and future perspectives

F Krujatz, S Dani, J Windisch, J Emmermacher… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D bioprinting–the fabrication of geometrically complex 3D structures from
biocompatible materials containing living cells using additive manufacturing technologies–is …

Wastewater treatment using microalgal-bacterial aggregate process at zero-aeration scenario: Most recent research focuses and perspectives

YJ Lee, Z Lei - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgal-bacterial aggregates (MABAs) have the potential to self-sustain their gas usage.
By introducing O 2 from microalgae to bacteria, and supplying CO 2 the opposite way …

Aeration-free greywater treatment in a self-sustaining oxygenic photobiofilm: Performance and mechanisms

W Yin, Z Yu, M Gao, Q Liu, B Wu, T Ren… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgal-bacteria symbiosis system shows great potential in efficient carbon and nitrogen
recovery during low-cost wastewater treatment. Poor self-flocculation of microalgal hinders …

Removal of carbamazepine, venlafaxine and iohexol from wastewater effluent using coupled microalgal–bacterial biofilm

PK Akao, A Kaplan, D Avisar, A Dhir, A Avni… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
We evaluated the removal capacity of a coupled microalgal–bacterial biofilm (CMBB) to
eliminate three recalcitrant pharmaceuticals. The CMBB's efficiency, operating at different …

Characteristic identification of extracellular polymeric substances and sludge flocs affected by microalgae in microalgal-bacteria aggregates treating wastewater

CC Tang, R Wang, TY Wang, ZW He, Y Tian… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microalgal-bacterial aggregates (MABAs) treating wastewater have gained more
attention. However, the introduce effect of microalgae on extracellular polymeric substances …