This work focuses on combined scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX) applied to granular sludge used for biological treatment of high-strength wastewater effluents. Mineral precipitation is shown to occur in the core of microbial granules under different operating conditions. Three dairy wastewater effluents, from three different upflow anaerobic sludge blan...

Present work investigates the effect of upflow velocity on both biological removal efficiency and physicochemical characteristics of the effluent in a laboratory scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor treating synthetic municipal wastewater. For this purpose, upflow velocities of 1.2 m/h, 0.6 m/h and 1.2 m/h were applied in four successive stages over a total operation period of 1...

A microbial consortium that is able to grow in wheat bran (WB) medium and decolorize the carcinogenic azo dye Congo red (CR) was developed. The microbial consortium was immobilized on polyurethane foam (PUF). Batch studies with the PUF-immobilized microbial consortium showed complete removal of CR dye (100 mg·L-1) within 12 h at pH 7.5 and temperature 30 ± 0.2 °C under microaerophilic condition...

Background and Objectives: Studies on packaged food by activated biopolymer starch films containing antimicrobial material is interesting field of food. Science This study investigates the effect of chitosan and rosemary essential oil on properties of starch films and peanut were packaged in them. Materials and Methods: In this study, composite films based on starch containing 0, 2, 4, 6 and...

Poultry meat is one of the perishable foods. The growth of pathogenic microorganisms may occur in chicken meat during refrigerated storage. Microbial growth causes serious hazard in food safety consumer. The aim of this study was to compare antimicrobial properties of Thymus vulgaris (TEO) and Zataria multiflora essential oil (ZEO) and the effect of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) films containin...

The main objective of this study was to achieve the continuous biorecovery and bioreduction Pb(II) using an industrially obtained consortia as a biocatalyst. An upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor used in treatment process. bioremediation technique that applied made use yeast extract microbial substrate Pb(NO3)2 source Pb(II). UASB exhibited removal efficiencies between 90 100% for inlet Pb...

Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor has served as an effective process to treat industrial wastewater such as purified terephthalic acid (PTA) wastewater. For optimal UASB performance, balanced ecological interactions between syntrophs, methanogens, and fermenters are critical. However, much of the interactions remain unclear because UASB have been studied at a "macro"-level perspect...

This study contributes to the improvement of low-cost biotechnology for wastewater treatment in constructed wetlands (CWs). Constructed wetlands are energy efficient engineered systems that mimic the treatment processes of natural wetlands, removing polluting organic matter, nutrients, and pathogens from water. The aim of this study was to investigate the advisability of the inoculation of hori...