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 …

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 …

Microbial stratification affects conversions of nitrogen and methane in biofilms coupling Anammox and n-DAMO processes

T Liu, S Hu, Z Yuan, J Guo - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
A methane-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) has a suitable configuration to
incorporate anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-DAMO) …

Phylogenetic and metabolic diversity of microbial communities performing anaerobic ammonium and methane oxidations under different nitrogen loadings

J Li, T Liu, SJ McIlroy, GW Tyson, J Guo - ISME communications, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The microbial guild coupling anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane
oxidation (n-DAMO) is an innovative process to achieve energy-efficient nitrogen removal …

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 …

Rapid formation of granules coupling n-DAMO and anammox microorganisms to remove nitrogen

C Liu, T Liu, X Zheng, J Meng, H Chen, Z Yuan, S Hu… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Granular sludge exhibits unique features, including rapid settling velocity, high loading rate
and relative insensitivity against inhibitors, thus being a favorable platform for the cultivation …

High-level nitrogen removal by simultaneous partial nitritation, anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation

T Liu, S Hu, Z Yuan, J Guo - Water Research, 2019 - Elsevier
While the anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process has been applied for nitrogen
removal from high-strength wastewater, nitrate accumulation in effluent still represents a …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from low-strength wastewater using anaerobic granule-based sequencing batch reactor

T Liu, S Hu, Z Yuan, J Guo - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic treatment of mainstream wastewater has been proposed as a promising solution
to enhance bioenergy recovery for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). However, the …

Temperature-tolerated mainstream nitrogen removal by anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor

T Liu, Z Khai Lim, H Chen, S Hu, Z Yuan… - … Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The mainstream anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process provides strong
support to the on-going paradigm shift from energy-negative to energy-neutral in wastewater …

Simultaneous removal of dissolved methane and nitrogen from synthetic mainstream anaerobic effluent

T Liu, J Li, Z Khai Lim, H Chen, S Hu… - … Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Anaerobic technologies have been proposed as a promising solution to enhance bioenergy
recovery and to transform a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) from an energy consumer to …