Nanobubbles in water and wastewater treatment systems: small bubbles making a big difference

M Jia, MU Farid, JA Kharraz, NM Kumar, SS Chopra… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of nanobubbles (NBs) in 1994, NBs have been attracting growing
attention for their fascinating properties and have been studied for application in various …

Microbubble-and nanobubble-aeration for upgrading conventional activated sludge process: A review

S Zhou, M Liu, B Chen, L Sun, H Lu - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The activated sludge process (ASP) is widely used for wastewater treatment, and the
aeration efficiency is crucial to the operation of wastewater treatment plants. Recently …

Nanobubble technology applications in environmental and agricultural systems: Opportunities and challenges

KR Marcelino, L Ling, S Wongkiew… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, there has been growing interest in the varied applications of nanobubble
technology. Given their unique physicochemical properties, such as minuscule size (< 1 …

Untapped potential: Applying microbubble and nanobubble technology in water and wastewater treatment and ecological restoration

S Zhou, KR Marcelino, S Wongkiew, L Sun… - ACS ES&T …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microbubbles (MBs) and nanobubbles (NBs) refer to bubbles of micrometer to nanometer
sizes. Due to several unique attributes, including long-term stability, negative surface …

Micro-aeration: an attractive strategy to facilitate anaerobic digestion

S Fu, S Lian, I Angelidaki, R Guo - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
Micro-aeration can facilitate anaerobic digestion (AD) by regulating microbial communities
and promoting the growth of facultative taxa, thereby increasing methane yield and …

Anaerobic digestion beyond biogas

SK Khanal, F Lü, JWC Wong, D Wu, H Oechsner - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a matured technology for waste (water) remediation/stabilization
and bioenergy generation in the form of biogas. AD technology has several inherent benefits …

Performance and mechanisms of urea exposure for enhancement of biotransformation of sewage sludge into volatile fatty acids

Q Zhang, W Cao, Z Liu, Y Liu, H Zhang, H Meng… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, a cost-effective method for improving the anaerobic fermentation performance of
sewage sludge (SS) is proposed. The highest volatile fatty acids (VFAs) reached up to 5550 …

Enhancement of methane production by anaerobic digestion of corn straw with hydrogen-nanobubble water

C He, H Song, L Liu, P Li, MK Awasthi, G Xu… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogen-nanobubble water was proposed to enhance methane production by anaerobic
digestion (AD) with corn straw. The effects of H 2-nanobubble water (H 2-NBW) amounts …

Strategies to overcome mass transfer limitations of hydrogen during anaerobic gaseous fermentations: a comprehensive review

FA Enriquez, BK Ahring - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Fermentation of gaseous substrates such as carbon dioxide (CO 2) has emerged as a
sustainable approach for transforming greenhouse gas emissions into renewable fuels and …

Nanobubble aeration enhanced wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation in constructed wetlands coupled with microbial fuel cells

T Lyu, Y Wu, Y Zhang, W Fan, S Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Artificial aeration is a widely used approach in wastewater treatment to enhance the removal
of pollutants, however, traditional aeration techniques have been challenging due to the low …