https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2021.09.012 Abstract: This study utilizes Clostridium beijerinckii P260, an anaerobic bacterium capable of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) production, as model bacteria to test the hypothesis that single culture anaerobic granulation can be achieved in…

We have three oral presentations and five posters (listed below) presented at the WaterJam. Zhaohui received a 1st place award for his poster. Most importantly, we met our team alumni and many…

Zhoahui received the 1st place award in Fresh Ideas Poster Contest (wastewater category). The title of his poster is "Applying feast and famine selection pressure in continuous flow aerobic granulation systems to…

This system can double the total solid concentration and halve the solids retention time used in anaerobic digesters, directly upgrading the treatment capacity of existing anaerobic digesters for four times.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2021.08.014 Abstract: Thraustochytrium striatum was selected as a model protist to test the possibility of protist granulation for its good potential of organic waste valorization. Initially, only a selective settling velocity of…

This pilot is a gold mine of our team! About eight journal papers and two Ph.D. dissertations have been produced from this one pilot reactor. It tested our hypotheses of the continuous…

The funded study (DE-EE0009667) will be performed between 10/01/21 and 9/30/2025. It targets understanding the characteristics critical to turning low-cost, abundant municipal solid waste (MSW) into conversion-ready feedstocks for producing biofuels through…

Finally my research team is able to come out and get together for a series of field tours of our pilot experimental systems stationed in utilities across Washington DC metropolitan area. This…

It is a great honor and timely impetus for Zhaohui to received this NSF award. His continuous flow aerobic granulation research is at the stage of field test in real wastewater with…