Methanotrophs: discoveries, environmental relevance, and a perspective on current and future applications

S Guerrero-Cruz, A Vaksmaa, MA Horn… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Methane is the final product of the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter. The
conversion of organic matter to methane (methanogenesis) as a mechanism for energy …

Moving bed biofilm reactor technology in municipal wastewater treatment: a review

A di Biase, MS Kowalski, TR Devlin… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The review encompasses the development of municipal wastewater treatment process using
MBBR from early stages, established application, and recent advancements. An overview of …

Organic compounds evolution and sludge properties variation along partial nitritation and subsequent anammox processes treating reject water

W Wang, H **e, H Wang, H Xue, J Wang, M Zhou… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Reject water contains complex components of organic compounds, which have significant
influences on the nitrogen removal performance when treated using biological autotrophic …

The membrane-biofilm reactor (MBfR) as a counter-diffusional biofilm process

R Nerenberg - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•The MBfR is an emerging technology based on gas supplying membranes.•Can
be used with air, O 2, H 2, CH 4, and other gases.•Based on counter-diffusional biofilms …

Relating anaerobic digestion microbial community and process function: supplementary issue: water microbiology

K Venkiteshwaran, B Bocher, J Maki… - Microbiology …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Anaerobic digestion (AD) involves a consortium of microorganisms that convert substrates
into biogas containing methane for renewable energy. The technology has suffered from the …

Sustainable wastewater management through nitrogen-cycling microorganisms

T Liu, H Duan, S Lücker, M Zheng, H Daims, Z Yuan… - Nature Water, 2024 - nature.com
Nitrogen-cycling microorganisms play essential roles in biological wastewater treatment,
where nitrogen is removed with substantial energy and chemical consumption and …

Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems

C Cai, X Zhang, M Wu, T Liu, CY Lai, J Frank… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Reduction in methane emissions to the Earth's atmosphere is a critical strategy for tackling
climate change. It is well established that anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) associated …

Revisiting the engineering roadmap of nitrate/nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation

SQ Fan, WR Wen, GJ **e, Y Lu, WB Nie… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nitrate/nitrite-dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane (n-DAMO) is a recently discovered
process, which provides a sustainable perspective for simultaneous nitrogen removal and …

Enhancing mainstream nitrogen removal by employing nitrate/nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation processes

T Liu, S Hu, J Guo - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Due to serious eutrophication in water bodies, nitrogen removal has become a critical stage
for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) over past decades. Conventional biological …

Hydrophobic gas transfer membranes for wastewater treatment and resource recovery

D Hou, D Jassby, R Nerenberg… - Environmental Science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Gaseous compounds, such as CH4, H2, and O2, are commonly produced or consumed
during wastewater treatment. Traditionally, these gases need to be removed or delivered …