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2025

Journal Article

Formate-driven photoautotrophic growth and biopolymer storage in anaerobic purple bacteria

Ghazali 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

Formate-driven photoautotrophic growth and biopolymer storage in anaerobic purple bacteria

2025

Journal Article

Microbial population shifts during disturbance induced foaming in anaerobic digestion of primary and activated sludge

Krohn, 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

Microbial population shifts during disturbance induced foaming in anaerobic digestion of primary and activated sludge

2025

Journal Article

The role of organic matter and extracellular polymeric substances of various municipal sludges on their rheology and dewaterability

Tabatabaei, 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

The role of organic matter and extracellular polymeric substances of various municipal sludges on their rheology and dewaterability

2025

Journal Article

Understanding sulfate transport phenomena during electrochemical acid recovery from waste MgSO4: a modelling approach

Ibrahim, 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

Understanding sulfate transport phenomena during electrochemical acid recovery from waste MgSO4: a modelling approach

2025

Journal Article

Metabolic modelling of anaerobic amino acid uptake and storage by fermentative polyphosphate accumulating organisms

Thomson, 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

Metabolic modelling of anaerobic amino acid uptake and storage by fermentative polyphosphate accumulating organisms

2025

Journal Article

Higher order volatile fatty acid metabolism and atypical polyhydroxyalkanoate production in fermentation-enhanced biological phosphorus removal

Thomson, 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

Higher order volatile fatty acid metabolism and atypical polyhydroxyalkanoate production in fermentation-enhanced biological phosphorus removal

2025

Journal Article

Effect of light intensity and wavelength on carotenoid profiles in mixed cultures of purple phototrophic bacteria

Grassino, 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

Effect of light intensity and wavelength on carotenoid profiles in mixed cultures of purple phototrophic bacteria

2025

Journal Article

Enhancing Data Quality in Wastewater Processes: Missing Data Imputation with Deep Variational Autoencoders and Genetic Algorithms

Mbamba, 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

Enhancing Data Quality in Wastewater Processes: Missing Data Imputation with Deep Variational Autoencoders and Genetic Algorithms

2025

Other Outputs

Photoautotrophic growth and polyhydroxyalkanoate storage on formate by anaerobic purple bacteria

Abdul 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

Photoautotrophic growth and polyhydroxyalkanoate storage on formate by anaerobic purple bacteria

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 wastewater

Rahimi, 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

A high-rate A2O bioreactor with airlift-driven circulation and anoxic hybrid growth for enhanced carbon and nutrient removal from a nutrient rich wastewater

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 study

Rahimi, 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

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

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 Wastewater

Rahimi, 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

An Innovative Airlift Bioreactor Design with a Baffled Anoxic Zone for Simultaneous Carbon and Nutrient Removal via Various Mechanisms from High-Strength Wastewater

2025

Journal Article

Vacuum evaporation coupled with anaerobic digestion for process intensification and ammonia recovery: model development, validation and scenario analysis

Mustafa 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

Vacuum evaporation coupled with anaerobic digestion for process intensification and ammonia recovery: model development, validation and scenario analysis

2025

Journal Article

Recent advances and challenges in mechanistic modelling of photosynthetic processes for wastewater treatment

Rossi, 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

Recent advances and challenges in mechanistic modelling of photosynthetic processes for wastewater treatment

2025

Book Chapter

Mechanisms of Biological Nutrients Removal

Rahimi, 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

Mechanisms of Biological Nutrients Removal

2024

Journal Article

A critical review on emerging industrial applications of chars from thermal treatment of biosolids

Hedayati 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

A critical review on emerging industrial applications of chars from thermal treatment of biosolids

2024

Journal Article

Quadrupling the capacity of post aerobic digestion treating anaerobically digested sludge using a moving-bed biofilm (MBBR) configuration

Wang, 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

Quadrupling the capacity of post aerobic digestion treating anaerobically digested sludge using a moving-bed biofilm (MBBR) configuration

2024

Other Outputs

CFD for Advanced Anaerobic Ponds- Water Corporation-D-S00707

Ahmmed, 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

CFD for Advanced Anaerobic Ponds- Water Corporation-D-S00707

2024

Journal Article

Current understanding on the transformation and fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances before, during, and after thermal treatment of biosolids

Gbolahan 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

Current understanding on the transformation and fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances before, during, and after thermal treatment of biosolids

2024

Journal Article

MiDAS 5: Global diversity of bacteria and archaea in anaerobic digesters

Dueholm, 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

MiDAS 5: Global diversity of bacteria and archaea in anaerobic digesters