Low-and high-temperature thermal hydrolysis pretreatment for anaerobic digestion of sludge: Process evaluation and fate of emerging pollutants

SMM Azizi, N Haffiez, A Mostafa, A Hussain… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The thermal hydrolysis process is a cutting-edge, widely used technology for the
pretreatment of sludge before anaerobic digestion. Previous review articles addressed the …

A critical review of process parameters influencing the fate of antibiotic resistance genes in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste

N Haffiez, TH Chung, BS Zakaria, M Shahidi… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The overuse and inappropriate disposal of antibiotics raised severe public health risks
worldwide. Specifically, the incomplete antibiotics metabolism in human and animal bodies …

Soil plastispheres as hotspots of antibiotic resistance genes and potential pathogens

D Zhu, J Ma, G Li, MC Rillig, YG Zhu - The ISME journal, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In the Anthropocene, increasing pervasive plastic pollution is creating a new environmental
compartment, the plastisphere. How the plastisphere affects microbial communities and …

Sequential combination of photocatalysis and microalgae technology for promoting the degradation and detoxification of typical antibiotics

C Li, Q Tian, Y Zhang, Y Li, X Yang, H Zheng, L Chen… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic contamination has become the primary environmental concern due to its potential
to induce the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). To obtain the …

Horizontal transfer of intracellular and extracellular ARGs in sludge compost under sulfamethoxazole stress

Z Tang, C Huang, W Li, W Li, W Tan, B **, Y Tian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aerobic composting has been considered a safe way to recycle sludge, providing a green
recycling system that conserves resources. Sludge from sewage treatment plants has been …

D-ring modifications of tetracyclines determine their ability to induce resistance genes in the environment

H Tang, Z Liu, B Hu, L Zhu - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The widespread utilization of tetracyclines (TCs) in agriculture and medicine has led to the
borderless spread of tetracycline resistance in humans, animals, and the environment …

Enhancement of anaerobic treatment of antibiotic pharmaceutical wastewater through the development of iron-based and carbon-based materials: A critical review

Y Song, Z Zhang, Y Liu, F Peng, Y Feng - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive use of antibiotics has created an urgent need to address antibiotic wastewater
treatment, posing significant challenges for environmental protection and public health …

Competitive coordination initiated one-pot synthesis of core–shell Bi-MOF@ BiOX (X= I, Br and Cl) heterostructures for photocatalytic elimination of mixed pollutants

D Dai, J Qiu, G **a, Y Tang, Z Wu, J Yao - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Core-shell Bi-MOF@ BiOX (X= I, Br and Cl) hybrids were fabricated by a one-pot
solvothermal strategy via regulating the concentration and type of halogen ions in the Bi …

Roles and fates of antibiotics in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: Insights to pro-and re-duction of antibiotic resistance genes

QB Meng, ZW He, W Yang, WT Li, CC Tang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of waste activated sludge (WAS) is considered as a promising
alternative to realize sludge stabilization and bioenergy recovery, thereby driving carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing anaerobic digestion: Benefits of mild temperature transition from thermophilic to mesophilic conditions

X Zhang, P Jiao, Y Wang, Y Dai, M Zhang, P Wu… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) plays a significant role in renewable energy recovery. Upgrading
AD from thermophilic (50–57° C) to mesophilic (30–38° C) conditions to enhance process …