Publications by authors named "Amro Elbaz"

The recently proposed partial denitrification (PD), terminating nitrate reduction to nitrite, has been regarded as a promising alternative to nitrite supplying for anammox bacteria. The most important aspect of the PD process for engineering application is the stable and continuous supply of nitrite. However, the activity of nitrate reductase is often higher than that of nitrite reductase (NIR), making it difficult to accumulate nitrite during the denitrification process.

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The coupled process of anammox and reduced-sulfur driven autotrophic denitrification can simultaneously remove nitrogen and sulfur from wastewater, while minimizing energy consumption and sludge production. However, the research on the coupled process for removing naturally toxic thiocyanate (SCN) is limited. This work successfully established and operated a one-stage coupled system by co-cultivating mature anammox and SCN-driven autotrophic denitrification sludge in a single reactor.

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  • The partial-denitrification-anammox (PdNA) process efficiently removes nitrogen compounds like NO-N and NH-N, and this study explored how adding nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) affects it.
  • Adding 10 mg/L of nZVI significantly boosted nitrogen removal efficiency to 83.12% and supported the growth of beneficial bacteria involved in the process.
  • To maintain a stable PdNA process, it's best to keep the nZVI concentration at or below 10 mg/L, as it supports nitrogen removal in a more cost-effective manner for potential industrial use.
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The feasibility of a synergistic endogenous partial denitrification-phosphorus removal coupled anammox (SEPD-PR/A) system was investigated in a modified anaerobic baffled reactor (mABR) for synchronous carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus removal. The mABR comprising four identical compartments (i.e.

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The microbial consortium involving anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) and partial denitrification (PD), known as PD-anammox, is an emerging energy-efficient and lower carbon nitrogen removal process from wastewater. However, maintaining a stable PD process by locking nitrate reduction until nitrite was challenging. This study established the first stable connection of anammox with constant nitrite generation by PD bacteria under a low-strength (1.

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The chemical oxygen demand (COD) in municipal wastewater has become an obstacle for anammox in mainstream applications. In this study, the single chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC) was installed as an influent device for a partial nitrification-sequencing batch reactor (PN-SBR) to realize integrating COD removal and partial nitrification. After 80 days of operation, the nitrite accumulation rate reached 93%, while the COD removal efficiency was 56%.

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  • Multidrug-resistant bacteria are a growing concern due to antibiotic misuse, leading to biofilm formation that hampers antibiotic effectiveness.
  • The study investigates the sterilizing power of specific phages and their proteins, showing they can effectively reduce bacterial resistance and enhance the effects of antibiotics.
  • Findings suggest that using phages and lytic proteins together with antibiotics, particularly β-lactams, provides better sterilization results, potentially reducing the need for higher antibiotic dosages.
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Sustainable development goal 6 emphasizes the efficient management of water resources, wastewater treatment, and reuse of treated wastewater. Removing nitrogen from wastewater was an economically expensive and energy-consuming wastewater treatment process. The discovery of anammox changes the paradigm of wastewater treatment.

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Background And Aims: it is unclear whether male hypogonadism is ascribable to the diabetic state per se, or because of other factors, such as obesity or age. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and identify the predictors for testosterone deficiency among non-obese type 2 diabetic males.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 95 nonobese type 2 diabetic males with BMI below 30.

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This study aimed to develop a highly selective extraction protocol for gold (Au) ions from electronic urban waste (EUW) using simple, low-cost Inorganic-organic mesoporous hybrid segregators. The unique features of mesoporous hybrid segregator architectures are of particular to ensure effective adsorption system in terms of selective and sensitive recovery of Au ions from EUW. The segregator platform featured 3D micrometric, mesocage double-serrated plant-leaf-like γ-AlO sheets with hierarchy surfaces containing tri-modal mesopores interiorly and uniformly arranged toothed edges of ~20-40 and ~15 nm groove width and depth at the exterior surfaces, respectively.

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