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Abstract
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been widely used in the field of wastewater treatment because of their small footprint and high treatment efficiency. In this research, 10 rural wastewater treatment sites in China that employ the MBR process were systematically studied. Specifically, treatment of actual domestic wastewater using MBRs was examined by high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing to explore the microbial community composition and perform function prediction. The data of water quality parameters revealed high removal rates of chemical oxygen demand and NH4+-N in all the sites. Proteobacteria were absolutely dominant in all the sites. Thauera, Nitrospira, Ferribacterium, and Dechloromonas were the main functional genera responsible for nitrogen and phosphorus removal at the tested sites. Nitrospira includes conventional nitrite-oxidizing bacteria and complete ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Among them, 26 genes related to nitrogen metabolism were retrieved according to gene prediction, which verified the good NH4+-N removal efficiency at the tested sites. This study focuses on the analysis of microbial community structure and functional characteristics of MBR-based treatment systems for rural wastewater treatment, thereby providing a microbial basis for improving rural wastewater treatment processes.
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Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering provides an international peer-reviewed forum to facilitate the discussion between engineering and biological science to find efficient solutions in the development and improvement of bioprocesses. The aim of the journal is to focus more attention on the multidisciplinary approaches for integrative bioprocess design. Of special interest are the rational manipulation of biosystems through metabolic engineering techniques to provide new biocatalysts as well as the model based design of bioprocesses (up-stream processing, bioreactor operation and downstream processing) that will lead to new and sustainable production processes.
Contributions are targeted at new approaches for rational and evolutive design of cellular systems by taking into account the environment and constraints of technical production processes, integration of recombinant technology and process design, as well as new hybrid intersections such as bioinformatics and process systems engineering. Manuscripts concerning the design, simulation, experimental validation, control, and economic as well as ecological evaluation of novel processes using biosystems or parts thereof (e.g., enzymes, microorganisms, mammalian cells, plant cells, or tissue), their related products, or technical devices are also encouraged.
The Editors will consider papers for publication based on novelty, their impact on biotechnological production and their contribution to the advancement of bioprocess and biosystems engineering science. Submission of papers dealing with routine aspects of bioprocess engineering (e.g., routine application of established methodologies, and description of established equipment) are discouraged.
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