Sludge reduction based on microbial metabolism for sustainable wastewater treatment

JS Guo, F Fang, P Yan, YP Chen - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Sludge reduction via microbial metabolism does not require extra energy and resource
inputs and thus merits attention as an alternative approach for sustainable wastewater …

Effects of side-stream ratio on sludge reduction and microbial structures of anaerobic side-stream reactor coupled membrane bioreactors

C Cheng, Z Zhou, T Niu, Y An, X Shen, W Pan… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
An anoxic/oxic membrane bioreactor (AO-MBR) and three anaerobic side-stream reactor
(ASSR) coupled MBRs (ASSR-MBR) were operated to investigate effects of side-stream …

Correlation of microbial community structure with pollutants removal, sludge reduction and sludge characteristics in micro-aerobic side-stream reactor coupled …

C Cheng, Z Zhou, H Pang, Y Zheng, L Chen… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
A micro-aerobic side-stream reactor (MSSR) was inserted in returned sludge line of a
membrane bioreactor (MBR) for sludge reduction. Three MSSR coupled MBRs (M-MBRs) …

Nutrient removal and microbial community structure variation in the two-sludge system treating low carbon/nitrogen domestic wastewater

W Zhao, Y Peng, M Wang, Y Huang, X Li - Bioresource Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
A two-sludge system with separated phosphorus removal unit and nitrification unit was used
to treat the actual municipal sewage deficient in organic carbon sources, with the …

The bioelectric well: a novel approach for in situ treatment of hydrocarbon‐contaminated groundwater

E Palma, M Daghio, A Franzetti… - Microbial …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) is a widespread problem
which poses serious environmental and health concerns. Recently, microbial …

A review of the oxic-settling-anaerobic (OSA) process for sustainable sludge minimisation from biological treatment of wastewater

A Takdastan, N Talepour… - Environmental Technology …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Managing sewage sludge effectively is a major challenge in today's environmental
practices. This is due to the rising sludge production and the challenge of finding …

Biological nutrient removal in the anaerobic side-stream reactor coupled membrane bioreactors for sludge reduction

J Huang, Z Zhou, Y Zheng, X Sun, S Yu, X Zhao… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
An anoxic-aerobic membrane bioreactor (AO-MBR), an anaerobic side-stream reactor
(ASSR) coupled MBR (A-MBR), and an MBR with ASSR packed with carriers (AP-MBR) …

Bioelectrochemical treatment of groundwater containing BTEX in a continuous-flow system: substrate interactions, microbial community analysis, and impact of sulfate …

E Palma, AE Tofalos, M Daghio, A Franzetti, P Tsiota… - New biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbial electrochemical technologies (MET) are increasingly being considered for in situ
remediation of contaminated groundwater. However, their application potential for the …

A comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis of innovative methods employing cutting-edge technology to improve sludge reduction directly in wastewater …

H Sabet, SS Moghaddam, M Ehteshami - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sludge reduction technologies can be used as an alternative plan to dispose of excess
sludge in wastewater treatment plants, but the sustainability of these strategies is a …

Sludge reduction and microbial structures of aerobic, micro-aerobic and anaerobic side-stream reactor coupled membrane bioreactors

H Pang, Z Zhou, T Niu, LM Jiang, G Chen, B Xu… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
An anoxic/oxic membrane bioreactor (MBR) and three side-stream reactor (SSR) coupled
membrane bioreactors were operated in parallel to investigate effects of dissolved oxygen …