Trends in biological nutrient removal for the treatment of low strength organic wastewaters

J Rajesh Banu, J Merrylin, S Kavitha… - Current Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Recently, the quickly growing population living in urban location has caused numerous
conflicts related to increase in water demand and water pollution. In urban areas, the surface …

Valorization of methane from environmental engineering applications: A critical review

K Jawaharraj, N Shrestha, G Chilkoor, SS Dhiman… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater and waste management sectors alone account for 18% of the anthropogenic
methane (CH 4) emissions. This study presents a critical overview of methanotrophs …

Metabolic coupling between soil aerobic methanotrophs and denitrifiers in rice paddy fields

KH Chen, J Feng, PLE Bodelier, Z Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Paddy fields are hotspots of microbial denitrification, which is typically linked to the oxidation
of electron donors such as methane (CH4) under anoxic and hypoxic conditions. While …

Surface water pollution by untreated municipal wastewater discharge due to a sewer failure

M Preisner - Environmental Processes, 2020 - Springer
The study is an attempt to assess the pollution impact on the aquatic ecosystem related with
an emergency discharge of untreated municipal wastewater from the “Czajka” wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] A novel method to remove nitrogen from reject water in wastewater treatment plants using a methane-and methanol-dependent bacterial consortium

IT Kim, YE Lee, Y Jeong, YS Yoo - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel method to directly treat reject water with a high ammonium
content, without relying on dilution. The originality of this method resides in leveraging the …

Roles of oxygen in methane oxidation coupled denitrification in membrane biofilm reactors

J Tan, C Chen, C Zhang, Z Wang, JT Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
With a focus on efficient and low-carbon wastewater treatment, methane driven
denitrification has garnered significant attention. Membrane biofilm reactors (MBfRs) are …

Effluent quality and reuse potential of urban wastewater treated with aerobic-anoxic system: A practical illustration for environmental contamination and human health …

A Guadie, A Yesigat, S Gatew, A Worku, W Liu… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The agricultural sector requires a large volume of water (∼ 70% of global water), which
makes this sector difficult to produce enough food for the rapidly growing population …

Using a stable isotope tracing technique to elucidate the effect of substrate C/N ratio on the formation of different constituents of extracellular polymeric substances in …

Z Arshad, KH Shin, H Bae, J Hur - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratios in wastewater vary with time and sources, which greatly
affect the production and composition of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in …

Utilization and applications of stable isotope analysis for wastewater treatment systems: A review

Z Arshad, KH Shin, J Hur - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Stable isotopic analysis (SIA), traditionally crucial in ecological and geochemical studies,
has recently expanded its applications to include wastewater management among other …

Recent breakthrough in methanotrophy: promising applications and future challenges

GA Dave, BM Javia, SJ Vyas, RK Kothari… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The thought of harnessing renewable energy sources that are both inexpensive and
environmentally friendly has fueled the development of biorefineries for a sustainable …