Hybrid coagulants have recently received attention in water and wastewater treatment
technologies mainly due to their cost-efficiency and exceptional performance. As such, this …

This paper is the first critical review of the technology of water treatment via biological
process for contaminants removal from water resources. The biological process is …

This study contributes to identifying valid barriers and proposes a model to understand the
challenges to Industry 4.0 in circular economy to obtain social, economic and environmental …

The ubiquitous presence of emerging contaminants (ECs), such as pharmaceutically active
compounds, personal care products, pesticides, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, etc., in the …

Integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) process is considered as one of the leading-
edge processes that provides a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment. IFAS was …

Microbial biofilms are formed by adherence of the bacteria through their secreted polymer
matrices. The major constituents of the polymer matrices are extracellular DNAs, proteins …

In this study, the performance of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification via nitrite was
investigated by alternating the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration in a sequencing batch …

This study reports a novel method using microwave vacuum pyrolysis combined with sodium-
potassium hydroxide mixture (NaOH-KOH) activation to produce highly porous activated …

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 …

Gasification has emerged as a prominent technique to convert biomass, coal, plastic, and
municipals wastes sludge (generated from agriculture, industrial, and domestics, urban …