2025 Journal Article Formate-driven photoautotrophic growth and biopolymer storage in anaerobic purple bacteriaGhazali Abdul Rahman, Mohammad Adib, Laycock, Bronwyn, Pratt, Steven and Batstone, Damien J. (2025). Formate-driven photoautotrophic growth and biopolymer storage in anaerobic purple bacteria. Bioresource Technology, 434 132753, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132753 |
2025 Journal Article Microbial population shifts during disturbance induced foaming in anaerobic digestion of primary and activated sludgeKrohn, Christian, Khudur, Leadin, Biek, Sali Khair, Elliott, Jake AK, Tabatabaei, Seyedali, Jiang, Chenjing, Wood, Jennifer L., Dias, Daniel Anthony, Dueholm, Morten K.D., Rees, Catherine A., O'Carroll, Denis, Stuetz, Richard, Batstone, Damien J., Surapaneni, Aravind and Ball, Andrew S. (2025). Microbial population shifts during disturbance induced foaming in anaerobic digestion of primary and activated sludge. Water Research, 281 123548, 123548-281. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123548 |
2025 Journal Article The role of organic matter and extracellular polymeric substances of various municipal sludges on their rheology and dewaterabilityTabatabaei, Seyedali, Tait, Stephan, Haddad, Mathieu, Ball, Andrew S., Batstone, Damien J. and Eshtiaghi, Nicky (2025). The role of organic matter and extracellular polymeric substances of various municipal sludges on their rheology and dewaterability. Science of the Total Environment, 988 179797, 179797. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179797 |
2025 Journal Article Understanding sulfate transport phenomena during electrochemical acid recovery from waste MgSO4: a modelling approachIbrahim, Mohamed H., Batstone, Damien J., Vaughan, James and Steel, Karen (2025). Understanding sulfate transport phenomena during electrochemical acid recovery from waste MgSO4: a modelling approach. Separation and Purification Technology, 360 (Part 1) 130988, 130988. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130988 |
2025 Journal Article Metabolic modelling of anaerobic amino acid uptake and storage by fermentative polyphosphate accumulating organismsThomson, R., Close, K., Riley, A., Batstone, D.J. and Oehmen, A. (2025). Metabolic modelling of anaerobic amino acid uptake and storage by fermentative polyphosphate accumulating organisms. Water Research, 280 123512, 123512-280. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123512 |
2025 Journal Article Higher order volatile fatty acid metabolism and atypical polyhydroxyalkanoate production in fermentation-enhanced biological phosphorus removalThomson, R., Le, C., Wang, L., Batstone, D.J., Zhou, Y. and Oehmen, A. (2025). Higher order volatile fatty acid metabolism and atypical polyhydroxyalkanoate production in fermentation-enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Water Research, 280 123503, 123503-280. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123503 |
2025 Journal Article Effect of light intensity and wavelength on carotenoid profiles in mixed cultures of purple phototrophic bacteriaGrassino, Maria, Hülsen, Tim and Batstone, Damien J. (2025). Effect of light intensity and wavelength on carotenoid profiles in mixed cultures of purple phototrophic bacteria. Bioresource Technology, 432 132603, 132603-432. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132603 |
2025 Journal Article Enhancing Data Quality in Wastewater Processes: Missing Data Imputation with Deep Variational Autoencoders and Genetic AlgorithmsMbamba, Christian Kazadi, Keymer, Philip, Alvi, Maira, Topalian, Sebastian O.N., Ud-Din, Fareed and Batstone, Damien J. (2025). Enhancing Data Quality in Wastewater Processes: Missing Data Imputation with Deep Variational Autoencoders and Genetic Algorithms. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 199 109123, 109123-199. doi: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2025.109123 |
2025 Other Outputs Photoautotrophic growth and polyhydroxyalkanoate storage on formate by anaerobic purple bacteriaAbdul Rahman, Mohammad Adib Ghazali, Laycock, Bronwyn, Pratt, Steven and Batstone, Damien J. (2025). Photoautotrophic growth and polyhydroxyalkanoate storage on formate by anaerobic purple bacteria. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/874aec6 |
2025 Journal Article A high-rate A2O bioreactor with airlift-driven circulation and anoxic hybrid growth for enhanced carbon and nutrient removal from a nutrient rich wastewaterRahimi, Zahra, Zinatizadeh, Ali Akbar, Zinadini, Sirus, van Loosdrecht, Mark and Batstone, Damien J. (2025). A high-rate A2O bioreactor with airlift-driven circulation and anoxic hybrid growth for enhanced carbon and nutrient removal from a nutrient rich wastewater. Chemosphere, 370 143811, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143811 |
2025 Journal Article Effect of microbial growth types (suspended and attached) in anoxic zone of innovative one-stage anaerobic/anoxic/oxic bioreactor with airlift regime on nitrogen removal through combined mechanisms and phosphorous removal: A comparative studyRahimi, Zahra, Zinatizadeh, Ali Akbar, Zinadini, Sirus, van Loosdrecht, Mark and Batstone, Damien J. (2025). Effect of microbial growth types (suspended and attached) in anoxic zone of innovative one-stage anaerobic/anoxic/oxic bioreactor with airlift regime on nitrogen removal through combined mechanisms and phosphorous removal: A comparative study. Journal of Cleaner Production, 486 144303, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144303 |
2025 Journal Article An Innovative Airlift Bioreactor Design with a Baffled Anoxic Zone for Simultaneous Carbon and Nutrient Removal via Various Mechanisms from High-Strength WastewaterRahimi, Zahra, Zinatizadeh, Ali Akbar, Zinadini, Sirus, Mohammadi, Parviz, van Loosdrecht, Mark and Batstone, Damien J. (2025). An Innovative Airlift Bioreactor Design with a Baffled Anoxic Zone for Simultaneous Carbon and Nutrient Removal via Various Mechanisms from High-Strength Wastewater. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 100772. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00570 |
2025 Journal Article Vacuum evaporation coupled with anaerobic digestion for process intensification and ammonia recovery: model development, validation and scenario analysisMustafa Abdelrahman, Amr, Khadir, Ali, Santoro, Domenico, Jang, Eunkyung, Al-Omari, Ahmed, Muller, Chris, Bell, Katherine Y., Walton, John, Batstone, Damien and Nakhla, George (2025). Vacuum evaporation coupled with anaerobic digestion for process intensification and ammonia recovery: model development, validation and scenario analysis. Bioresource Technology, 416 131753. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131753 |
2025 Journal Article Recent advances and challenges in mechanistic modelling of photosynthetic processes for wastewater treatmentRossi, S., Capson-Tojo, G, Sànchez-Zurano, A., Carecci, D., Batstone, D.J., Acìén-Fernandez, G. and Ficara, E. (2025). Recent advances and challenges in mechanistic modelling of photosynthetic processes for wastewater treatment. Water Research, 278 123216, 123216-278. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123216 |
2025 Book Chapter Mechanisms of Biological Nutrients RemovalRahimi, Zahra, Zinatizadeh, Ali Akbar, Najafpour, Ghasem D. and Batstone, Damien J. (2025). Mechanisms of Biological Nutrients Removal. Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Third Edition. (pp. 697-756) Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-33096-4.00029-6 |
2024 Journal Article A critical review on emerging industrial applications of chars from thermal treatment of biosolidsHedayati Marzbali, Mojtaba, Hakeem, Ibrahim Gbolahan, Ngo, Tien, Balu, Rajkamal, Jena, Manoj Kumar, Vuppaladadiyam, Arun, Sharma, Abhishek, Choudhury, Namita Roy, Batstone, Damien J. and Shah, Kalpit (2024). A critical review on emerging industrial applications of chars from thermal treatment of biosolids. Journal of Environmental Management, 369 122341, 122341. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122341 |
2024 Journal Article Quadrupling the capacity of post aerobic digestion treating anaerobically digested sludge using a moving-bed biofilm (MBBR) configurationWang, Zhiyao, Lu, Xi, Zheng, Min, Hu, Zhetai, Batstone, Damien, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2024). Quadrupling the capacity of post aerobic digestion treating anaerobically digested sludge using a moving-bed biofilm (MBBR) configuration. Water Research: X, 24 100240, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100240 |
2024 Other Outputs CFD for Advanced Anaerobic Ponds- Water Corporation-D-S00707Ahmmed, Mohammad Shakil and Batstone, Damien J (2024). CFD for Advanced Anaerobic Ponds- Water Corporation-D-S00707. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/f606da9 |
2024 Journal Article Current understanding on the transformation and fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances before, during, and after thermal treatment of biosolidsGbolahan Hakeem, Ibrahim, Halder, Pobitra, Patel, Savankumar, Selezneva, Ekaterina, Rathnayake, Nimesha, Hedayati Marzbali, Mojtaba, Veluswamy, Ganesh, Sharma, Abhishek, Kundu, Sazal, Surapaneni, Aravind, Megharaj, Mallavarapu, Batstone, Damien J. and Shah, Kalpit (2024). Current understanding on the transformation and fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances before, during, and after thermal treatment of biosolids. Chemical Engineering Journal, 493 152537, 1-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.152537 |
2024 Journal Article MiDAS 5: Global diversity of bacteria and archaea in anaerobic digestersDueholm, Morten Kam Dahl, Andersen, Kasper Skytte, Korntved, Anne-Kirstine C., Rudkjøbing, Vibeke, Alves, Madalena, Bajón-Fernández, Yadira, Batstone, Damien, Butler, Caitlyn, Cruz, Mercedes Cecilia, Davidsson, Åsa, Erijman, Leonardo, Holliger, Christof, Koch, Konrad, Kreuzinger, Norbert, Lee, Changsoo, Lyberatos, Gerasimos, Mutnuri, Srikanth, O’Flaherty, Vincent, Oleskowicz-Popiel, Piotr, Pokorna, Dana, Rajal, Veronica, Recktenwald, Michael, Rodríguez, Jorge, Saikaly, Pascal E., Tooker, Nick, Vierheilig, Julia, De Vrieze, Jo, Wurzbacher, Christian and Nielsen, Per Halkjær (2024). MiDAS 5: Global diversity of bacteria and archaea in anaerobic digesters. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 5361, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49641-y |