Efficiency of various biofilm carriers and microbial interactions with substrate in moving bed-biofilm reactor for environmental wastewater treatment

SR Deena, G Kumar, AS Vickram, RR Singhania… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
In a moving bed-biofilm reactor (MBBR), the fluidization efficiency, immobilization of
microbial cells, and treatment efficiency are directly influenced by the shape and pores of …

Biocarriers for biofilm immobilization in wastewater treatments: a review

S Al-Amshawee, MYBM Yunus, DVN Vo… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Biofilm carriers, named 'biocarriers', are solids that allow the good attachment of
microbes during wastewater treatment. Biocarriers also act as redox mediators to speed up …

Comparison of two biological treatment processes using attached-growth biomass for sanitary landfill leachate treatment

MX Loukidou, AI Zouboulis - Environmental pollution, 2001 - Elsevier
The objective of this investigation was to compare two biological systems using attached-
growth biomass, for treatment of leachates generated in a typical municipal solid waste …

Experimental comparison between MBBR and activated sludge system for the treatment of municipal wastewater

G Andreottola, P Foladori, M Ragazzi… - Water science and …, 2000 - iwaponline.com
The aim of the described experimentation was the comparison of a low cost MBBR and an
activated sludge system (AS). The MBBR applied system consists of the FLOCOR-RMP® …

Nitrogen removal from on-site treated anaerobic effluents using intermittently aerated moving bed biofilm reactors at low temperatures

S Luostarinen, S Luste, L Valentin, J Rintala - Water research, 2006 - Elsevier
On-site post-treatment of anaerobically pre-treated dairy parlour wastewater (DPWWe; 10°
C) and mixture of kitchen waste and black water (BWKWe; 20° C) was studied in moving bed …

Evaluating the effect of biofilm thickness on nitrification in moving bed biofilm reactors

M Piculell, P Welander, K Jönsson… - Environmental …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study evaluates the effect of biofilm thickness on the nitrifying activity in moving bed
biofilm reactors (MBBRs) in a controlled environment. In-depth understanding of biofilm …

Phosphorus and nitrogen removal in moving-bed sequencing batch biofilm reactors

G Pastorelli, R Canziani, L Pedrazzi, A Rozzi - Water science and …, 1999 - Elsevier
A pilot moving-bed sequencing batch biofilm reactor (MBSBBR) fed with primary settled
wastewater, was used in order to study organic carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen removal …

Characterization of microbial community in an aerobic moving bed biofilm reactor applied for simultaneous nitrification and denitrification

B Fu, X Liao, L Ding, H Ren - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
A continuous-flow moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) under aerobic conditions was
established for simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND), and microbial …

Geometry of biofilm carriers: a systematic review deciding the best shape and pore size

S Al-Amshawee, MYBM Yunus - Groundwater for Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shapes and pores of biofilm carriers play a major role in deciding fluidization efficiency,
biomass immobilization and removal efficiency. However, little is known about their impact …

[PDF][PDF] Biological phosphorus and nitrogen removal from wastewater using moving bed biofilm process

M Kermani, B Bina, H Movahedian, MM Amin… - 2009 - sid.ir
In this research, an experimental study to evaluate nutrient removal from synthetic
wastewater by a labscale moving bed biofilm process was investigated. Also, kinetic …