Peer-Reviewed Articles
Effect of wastewater composition on archaeal population diversity
Distribution and occurrence of Archaea and methanogenic activity in a laboratory scale, completely mixed anaerobic reactor treating pharmaceutical wastewaters were investigated and associated with reactor performance. The reactor was initially seeded with anaerobic digester sludge from an alcohol distillery wastewater treatment plant and was subjected to a three step feeding strategy.
Nitrogen removal and sludge reduction in a symbiotic activated sludge system between anaerobic archaea and bacteria
(This paper utilized ArchaeaSolutions, Inc. bio-systems as the Archaea source.)
The possible symbiosis between bacteria and anaerobic archaea was investigated in intermittent aeration (I/A) systems. Archaea solution added to I/A reactor might play an important role in biological activities as well as in improvement of mineralization of organic matter.
Anaerobic Sludge Granulation
This paper reviews different theories on anaerobic sludge granulation in UASB-reactors that have been proposed during the past two decades. The initial stages of the formation of anaerobic granules follow the same principles as biofilm formation of bacteria on solid surfaces.
Energetics of Syntrophic Cooperation in Methanogenic Degradation
The degradation of complex organic matter to methane and CO2 is a widespread process in anoxic environments which receive only a limited supply of oxygen, nitrate, sulfate, or oxidized iron or magnanese species.