Fundamentals and applications of nanobubbles: A review

AW Foudas, RI Kosheleva, EP Favvas… - … Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanobubble technology is an emerged solution to address climate change, environmental
challenges, cost and energy reduction in industrial processes, optimization of therapeutic …

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 …

Micro and nanobubbles-assisted advanced oxidation processes for water decontamination: The importance of interface reactions

R Ning, S Yu, L Li, SA Snyder, P Li, Y Liu, C Togbah… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Micro and nanobubbles (MNBs), as an efficient and convenient method, have been widely
used in water treatment. Composed of gas and water, MNBs avoid directly introducing …

Ozone micronano-bubble-enhanced selective degradation of oxytetracycline from production wastewater: the overlooked singlet oxygen oxidation

L Tang, S Zhou, F Li, L Sun, H Lu - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The efficient and selective removal of refractory antibiotics from high-strength antibiotic
production wastewater is crucial but remains a substantial challenge. In this study, a novel …

Inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospital wastewater by ozone-based advanced water treatment processes

T Azuma, M Usui, T Hayashi - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continue on a global scale.
The impacts of wastewater on the environment and human health have been identified, and …

Indigenous mixotrophic aerobic denitrifiers stimulated by oxygen micro/nanobubble-loaded microporous biochar

X Miao, J Xu, B Yang, J Luo, Y Zhi, W Li, Q He… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
The prevalence of hypoxia in surface sediment inhibits the growth of aerobic denitrifiers in
natural waters. A novel oxygen micro/nanobubble-loaded microporous biochar (OMB) was …

Micronano-bubble ozonation as an efficient pretreatment technology for raw oxytetracycline production wastewater discharged to biological treatment

L Tang, J Huang, C Zhuang, S Zhou, L Sun… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient high-strength antibiotic production wastewater treatment is a significant challenge
that restricts sustainable pharmaceutical industry development. A novel ozone micronano …

Assessing the potential of biochar derived from sewage sludge for photoelectrode fabrication: methods, mechanisms, and conclusions

C Peng, J Huang, M Ruan, H Peng, M Jia… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Previous studies often utilized metal catalysts in the preparation of photoelectrodes.
However, this research marks the first instance of utilizing biochar as a catalyst in such a …

Micro-nano-bubbles and their application in microalgae production: Wastewater treatment, carbon capture and microalgae separation

X You, L Yang, H Chu, L Zhang, Y Hong, Y Lin, X Zhou… - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae is capable of fixing CO 2 and utilizing nutrients from wastewater through
photosynthesis, making it the most promising biotechnology for carbon capture. Efficient …

Nanobubble reactivity: evaluating hydroxyl radical generation (or lack thereof) under ambient conditions

SH Chae, MS Kim, JH Kim, JD Fortner - ACS Es&t Engineering, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanobubble (NB) generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), especially hydroxyl radical
(· OH), has been controversial. In this work, we extensively characterize NBs in solution, with …