The retention of dense and well-functioning microbial biomass is crucial for effective
pollutant removal in several biological wastewater treatment technologies. High solids …

Granular sludge disintegration and washing out pose a challenge to up-flow anaerobic
sludge bed (UASB) reactor treating methanolic wastewater. Herein, in-situ …

Environmental perturbations such as changes in organic loading rate (OLR) can have
deleterious effects on the anaerobic digestion process, leading to VFA accumulation and …

The effect of a static magnetic field (SMF) on the microbial activity of anaerobic granular
sludge was investigated using a SMF field provided by a magnetic platform with intensities …

The formation of dense, well-settling methanogenic granules is essential for the operation of
high-rate, up-flow anaerobic bioreactors used for wastewater treatment. Granule formation …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic waste materials is an ecological way to produce biogas.
However, organic wastes can comprise high amounts of aromatic compounds like phenyl …

Few studies have been carried out on sludge blankets in treatment systems. However, the
sludge blanket in a UASB system is the area where microorganisms responsible for …

A multiscale mathematical model is presented to describe de novo granulation, and the
evolution of multispecies granular biofilms, in a continuously fed bioreactor. The granule is …

Mixed microbial communities (eg, granular sludge) are an invaluable research topic owing
to their high and uncharted biodiversity, as well as to the numerous biotechnological …

A model simulating the initial formation and growth of a phototrophic granular biofilm around
wireless light emitter is proposed. The work focuses on the well-posedness and quantitative …