Microbial Ecology of Granular Biofilm Technologies for Wastewater Treatment: A Review
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Rosa Masegosa, Aurora; Rodríguez-Sánchez, Alejandro; Gorrasi, Susanna; Fenice, Massimiliano; González Martínez, Alejandro; González López, Jesús Juan; Muñoz Palazón, BarbaraEditorial
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Microbiota Aerobic granular sludge Anaerobic granular sludge
Date
2024-02-20Referencia bibliográfica
Rosa-Masegosa, A.; Rodriguez-Sanchez, A.; Gorrasi, S.; Fenice, M.; Gonzalez-Martinez, A.; Gonzalez-Lopez, J.; Muñoz-Palazon, B. Microbial Ecology of Granular Biofilm Technologies forWastewater Treatment: A Review. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12030433
Résumé
Nowadays, the discharge of wastewater is a global concern due to the damage caused to
human and environmental health. Wastewater treatment has progressed to provide environmentally
and economically sustainable technologies. The biological treatment of wastewater is one of the
fundamental bases of this field, and the employment of new technologies based on granular biofilm
systems is demonstrating success in tackling the environmental issues derived from the discharge of
wastewater. The granular-conforming microorganisms must be evaluated as functional entities because
their activities and functions for removing pollutants are interconnected with the surrounding
microbiota. The deep knowledge of microbial communities allows for the improvement in system
operation, as the proliferation of microorganisms in charge of metabolic roles could be modified by
adjustments to operational conditions. This is why engineering must consider the intrinsic microbiological
aspects of biological wastewater treatment systems to obtain the most effective performance.
This review provides an extensive view of the microbial ecology of biological wastewater treatment
technologies based on granular biofilms for mitigating water pollution.