Among the several biofilm-based bioreactors, moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBR) have
been extensively used for wastewater treatment due to low operational costs, technical …

The review encompasses the development of municipal wastewater treatment process using
MBBR from early stages, established application, and recent advancements. An overview of …

Bacterial metabolism determines the effectiveness of biological treatment of wastewater.
Therefore, it is important to define the relations between the species structure and the …

Integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) process is considered as one of the leading-
edge processes that provides a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment. IFAS was …

Since the 1980s, many studies have reported the importance of biofilm carrier roughness on
microbial attachment. Roughness can enhance the wettability (hydrophobicity or …

A full-scale (FS) activated sludge system treating wastewater from a meat rendering plant
with a long history of sludge management problems (pin-point flocs;> 80% of floc< 50 μm …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are biopolymers that can be recovered from
excess sludge, which could contribute to a more sustainable wastewater treatment plant …

This paper reviews the formation, structure, and stability of bioaggregates with an emphasis
on the composition and distribution of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and their …

Integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) is a hybrid wastewater treatment process that
combines suspended and attached growth. The current review provides an overview of the …

This review focuses on the advantages and challenges of using moving-bed biofilm reactor
technology as an effective aerobic polishing treatment unit for palm oil mill effluent with the …