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Narayen, D. (author), VAN Berlo, E.M.C. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), Spanjers, H. (author)Simulated ammonium sulfate scrubber effluent was treated using bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED) to recover sulfuric acid for reuse in the scrubber, and ammonium hydroxide as a product, without using any chemicals. The effect of pH and temperature of the feed solution on the energy consumption of the BPMED and the purity of the...journal article 2024
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Kaniadakis, I. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), Spanjers, H. (author)The removal of ammonium and ammonia, represented as total ammoniacal nitrogen (TAN), from reject water through electro-dialysis (ED) and bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED) encounters challenges such as organic fouling, NH<sub>3</sub> back-diffusion, and high energy consumption. The efficacy of electrodialysis reversal (EDR) combined...journal article 2024
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Deng, Z. (author), Ferreira, Ana Lucia Morgado (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Bovine serum albumin (BSA) and casein (CAS) were used in batch tests to compare the protein degradation in the presence and absence of carbohydrates and volatile fatty acids (VFAs). The modified Gompertz model was applied to estimate reaction rates. The results showed that deamination was the rate-limiting step, with a rate ranging between 2...journal article 2023
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Wei, P. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), de Kreuk, M.K. (author)Gas-mixing is commonly applied in anaerobic digesters, yet the resulting flow and hydraulic mixing are difficult to evaluate because of limited full-scale experimental data and uncertainties in integrating sludge rheological data. This study used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to assess the impact of treated sludge rheology on flow and...journal article 2023
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Deng, Z. (author), Muñoz Sierra, Julian (author), Ferreira, Ana Lucia Morgado (author), Cerqueda Garcia, D. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Treating protein-rich wastewater using cost-effective and simple-structured single-stage reactors presents several challenges. In this study, we applied an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (AnSBR) to treat protein-rich wastewater from a slaughterhouse. We focused on identifying the key factors influencing the removal of chemical oxygen...journal article 2023
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Garcia Rea, V.S. (author), Egerland Bueno, B. (author), Muñoz Sierra, Julian (author), Nair, Athira (author), Lopez Prieto, Israel J. (author), Cerqueda-García, Daniel (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), Spanjers, H. (author)Bitumen fume condensate (BFC) is a hazardous wastewater generated at asphalt reclamation and production sites. BFC contains a wide variety of potentially toxic organic pollutants that negatively affect anaerobic processes. In this study, we chemically characterized BFC produced at an industrial site and evaluated its degradation under...journal article 2023
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Deng, Z. (author), Ferreira, Ana Lucia Morgado (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Abstract: Protein-rich agro-industrial waste streams are high in organic load and represent a major environmental problem. Anaerobic digestion is an established technology to treat these streams; however, retardation of protein degradation is frequently observed when carbohydrates are present. This study investigated the mechanism of the...journal article 2022
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Garcia Rea, V.S. (author), Muñoz Sierra, Julian (author), Elkalliny, A.S.M. (author), Cerqueda-García, Daniel (author), Lindeboom, R.E.F. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Phenol conversion under saline thermophilic anaerobic conditions requires the development and sustenance of a highly specialized microbial community. In the present research, an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) fed with an influent containing 0.5 g·L<sup>−1</sup> phenol and 6.5 gNa<sup>+</sup>·L<sup>−1</sup> was operated at 55 °C for 300...journal article 2022
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van Linden, N. (author), Wang, Yundan (author), Sudhölter, Ernst J. R. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Recovery of ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) from residual waters offers various reuse opportunities, such as the production of fertilisers and the generation of electricity and heat. However, simultaneous evaporation of water (H<sub>2</sub>O) during NH<sub>3</sub> stripping under vacuum results in diluted recovered NH<sub>3</sub> gas with high H<sub...journal article 2022
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Garcia Rea, V.S. (author), Egerland Bueno, B. (author), Cerqueda-Garcia, Daniel (author), Muñoz Sierra, Julian (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Treating petrochemical wastewater is a challenge for conventional anaerobic reactors. One example is coal gasification wastewater that, besides its salinity, is rich in toxic and inhibitory aromatics, such as phenol, cresols, and resorcinol. Studies have shown that phenol and p-cresol share the same degradation intermediates, whereas...journal article 2022
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Odriozola, Magela (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), Spanjers, H. (author)Flux enhancers (FEs) have been successfully applied for fouling mitigation in membrane bioreactors. However, more research is needed to compare and optimise different dosing strategies to improve the filtration performance, while minimising the use of FEs and preventing overdosing. Therefore, the goal of this research is to develop an...journal article 2022
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van Linden, N. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Gaseous ammonia (NH3) recovered from residual waters may be used as a fuel in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) to generate electricity without emission of undesirable oxidised nitrogen species. NH3 can be directly recovered from water as a gas by vacuum membrane stripping (VMS), which also results in the evaporation of water (H2O), leading to the...journal article 2022
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Muñoz Sierra, Julian (author), Oosterkamp, M.J. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)High salinity is becoming more common in industrial process water and final effluents, particularly when striving to close water loops. There is limited knowledge on the anaerobic treatment of chemical wastewaters characterized by distinct salinity fluctuations. This study investigates the high and fluctuating salinity effects on the...journal article 2021
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Odriozola, Magela (author), Lousada Ferreira, M. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Fouling is a major challenge for the economic feasibility and applicability of membrane bioreactors. Several strategies have been proposed for fouling control, and among them, addition of flux enhancers (FE) have shown promising results. Previous research revealed a high variability of the required optimal dosage of FE for different types of...journal article 2021
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Wasajja, H. (author), Al-Muraisy, S.A.A. (author), Piaggio, A.L. (author), Ceron Chafla, P.S. (author), Aravind, P.V. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), Lindeboom, R.E.F. (author)Small-scale electrical power generation (<100 kW) from biogas plants to provide off-grid electricity is of growing interest. Currently, gas engines are used to meet this demand. Alternatively, more efficient small-scale solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can be used to enhance electricity generation from small-scale biogas plants. Most...journal article 2021
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Deng, Z. (author), van Linden, N. (author), Guillen, Elena (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Total ammoniacal nitrogen (TAN) is considered to be a pollutant, but is also a versatile resource. This review presents an overview of the TAN recovery potentials from nitrogen (N)-loaded residual streams by discussing the sources, recovery technologies and potential applications. The first section of the review addresses the fate of TAN...review 2021
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Garcia Rea, V.S. (author), Muñoz Sierra, Julian (author), Fonseca Aponte, L.M. (author), Cerqueda-Garcia, Daniel (author), Mollamohseni Quchani, K. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Phenolic industrial wastewater, such as those from coal gasification, are considered a challenge for conventional anaerobic wastewater treatment systems because of its extreme characteristics such as presence of recalcitrant compounds, high toxicity, and salinity. However, anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) are considered of potential...journal article 2020
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van Linden, N. (author), Bandinu, G. (author), Vermaas, D.A. (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Removal of ammoniacal nitrogen from residual waters traditionally relies on energy-consuming biochemical processes, while more novel alternative strategies focus on the recovery of total ammoniacal nitrogen for the production of fertilisers or the generation of energy. The recovery of total ammoniacal nitrogen as gaseous ammonia is more...journal article 2020
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Yang, Jixiang (author), Spanjers, H. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)Coagulant addition and improved mixing conditions have been used in anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) to improve membrane performance. Before coagulant was added, a flux of 8 L/m<sup>2</sup> h was applicable and transmembrane pressure (TMP) increased from 1 kPa to 10 kPa in 5 days. However, after the coagulant was added, a flux as high...journal article 2020
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Fang, W. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Zhang, Panyue (author), Carol Morera, Xavier (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), Spanjers, H. (author)White rot fungi using P. sajor-caju and T. versicolor was examined to pretreat raw champost (lignin-rich) and oyster champost (cellulose-rich) for enhancement of fermentative volatile fatty acid (VFA) production. Results showed that the efficiency of pretreatment and VFA production was influenced by the fungal strains and substrates. P. sajor...journal article 2020
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