Recent advances of algae-bacteria consortia in aquatic remediation

SN Li, C Zhang, F Li, NQ Ren, SH Ho - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Algae-bacteria consortia treatment has been found to be a promising method for the
remediation of aqueous systems. Given the scope of previous reviews on algae-bacteria …

Roughness and wettability of biofilm carriers: A systematic review

S Al-Amshawee, MYBM Yunus, JG Lynam… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the 1980s, many studies have reported the importance of biofilm carrier roughness on
microbial attachment. Roughness can enhance the wettability (hydrophobicity or …

Biocarriers for biofilm immobilization in wastewater treatments: a review

S Al-Amshawee, MYBM Yunus, DVN Vo… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Biofilm carriers, named 'biocarriers', are solids that allow the good attachment of
microbes during wastewater treatment. Biocarriers also act as redox mediators to speed up …

Combined solar activated sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) and biofiltration for the remediation of dissolved organics in oil sands …

SO Ganiyu, M Arslan, MG El-Din - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
This study reported for the first time the potential of sequential solar activated sulfate radical
advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) and fixed bed biofiltration for the enhanced …

Oil sands naphthenic acids: a review of properties, measurement, and treatment

LD Brown, AC Ulrich - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
The Alberta oil sands contain one of the world's largest reserves of oil–over 169 billion
barrels of bitumen are economically recoverable with current extraction technologies …

Application of a solar UV/chlorine advanced oxidation process to oil sands process-affected water remediation

Z Shu, C Li, M Belosevic, JR Bolton… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
The solar UV/chlorine process has emerged as a novel advanced oxidation process for
industrial and municipal wastewaters. Currently, its practical application to oil sands process …

Comparison of biomass from integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS), moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) and membrane bioreactor (MBR) treating recalcitrant …

C Huang, Y Shi, J Xue, Y Zhang, MG El-Din… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study compared microbial characteristics and oil sands process-affected water (OSPW)
treatment performance of five types of microbial biomass (MBBR-biofilm, IFAS-biofilm, IFAS …

Surface amination of activated carbon and petroleum coke for the removal of naphthenic acids and treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW)

HS Niasar, H Li, TVR Kasanneni, MB Ray… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
To enhance the removal of model naphthenic acids (NA) from synthetic wastewater and
removal of organics in oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) by adsorption, surfaces of …

Granular activated carbon for simultaneous adsorption and biodegradation of toxic oil sands process-affected water organic compounds

MS Islam, Y Zhang, KN McPhedran, Y Liu… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Naphthenic acids (NAs) released into oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) during
bitumen processing in Northern Alberta are problematic for oil sands industries due to their …

In situ biodegradation of naphthenic acids in oil sands tailings pond water using indigenous algae–bacteria consortium

H Mahdavi, V Prasad, Y Liu, AC Ulrich - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, the biodegradation of total acid-extractable organics (TAOs), commonly called
naphthenic acids (NAs), was investigated. An indigenous microbial culture containing algae …