Applications of Microorganisms in Wastewater Treatment
A Special Issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717) belonging to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2026) | Viewed by 1772
Editors
Interests: microbial bioplastics; bioremediation and valorization of waste and wastewater; algal biofuel
Interests: enzymatic technology; biofuels; wastewater treatment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms are vital to wastewater treatment due to their remarkable metabolic diversity, flexibility, and ability to translate pollutants into safe or reusable forms for the natural environment. Due to continuous demands and challenges in energy requirements, operational expenses, and restricted efficiency in eliminating complex pollutants, traditional treatment technologies have driven renewed interest towards microbial-based processes as sustainable, nature-inspired alternatives.
This Special Issue, “Applications of Microorganisms in Wastewater Treatment,” will focus on recent developments in employing bacteria, microalgae, fungi, and mixed microbial communities for treating municipal, industrial, agricultural, and other diverse types of wastewater. This research will support essential processes like organic matter degradation, removal of heavy metals and inhibitory compounds, feedstock pretreatment, microbial immobilization, nutrient bioaccumulation, and the biochemical mechanisms underlying microbial remediation. It also explores diverse waste and wastewater valorization pathways, microbial co-culturing strategies, biofilm reactors, aerobic granular sludge, growth kinetics, modeling studies, and the biotransformation of emerging pollutants. Focus is directed toward novel system architectures, microbial relationships, metabolic pathways, and process optimization approaches that enhance treatment efficiency, stability, and reliability.
This Special Issue combines experimental, analytical, and modeling research to shed light on the mechanisms that dictate microbial performance and advance resource-efficient and circular approaches to wastewater management. The insights provided here aim to guide researchers, practitioners, and policymakers involved in creating sustainable wastewater treatment solutions as well as support the global move toward a circular bioeconomy and environmental resilience.
Dr. Amrita Ranjan
Prof. Dr. Luqman Chuah Abdullah
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wastewater
- bioremediation
- microbial cultures
- consortium
- valorization
- microbial biochemistry
- kinetic and modeling study
- statistical optimization
- circular economy
- sustainability
- industrial microbiology
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