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Biography

Dr Olivier LEFEBVRE is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research work is in electrochemical technologies and advanced oxidation processes for industrial wastewater treatment and reuse. He is also an adjunct Professor at the Research Institute of Mines and Environment of the University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT). Olivier is an editor for Water Science & Technology and an IWA Fellow, administrator, newsletter editor and webmaster for the specialist group on water reuse, within the International Water Association (IWA). An agricultural engineer by training, Olivier obtained his PhD from Supagro Montpellier (France) in 2005, on a collaborative work between the French National Research Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the Anna University in Chennai, India. The topic was related to the treatment of tannery wastewater.

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Employment (4)

National University of Singapore: Singapore, SG

2021-01-01 to present | Associate Professor (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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National University of Singapore: Singapore, SG

2014-07-01 to 2020-12-31 | Assistant Professor (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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National University of Singapore: Singapore, SG

2011-01-01 to 2014-06-30 | Senior Research Fellow (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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National University of Singapore: Singapore, SG

2006-08-01 to 2010-12-31 | Research Fellow (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Education and qualifications (3)

L' Institut Agro Montpellier: Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR

2003-01-01 to 2005-12-31 | PhD (Environmental Engineering)
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L' Institut Agro Montpellier: Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR

2000-09-01 to 2002-08-31 | M.Sc. (Agricultural Engineering)
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Aix-Marseille Université: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azu, FR

1998-09-01 to 2000-06-30 | B.Sc. (Biology)
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Professional activities (1)

International Water Association: London, GB

IWA Fellow
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Funding (13)

Graphene-enhanced activated carbon for electrochemical applications

2023 to 2024 | Grant
NUS TTI Technology Acceleration Programme (DeGap) (Singapore, SG)
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Development and Optimisation of a Robust, Integrated, and Cost-Effective Electrochemical Platform for Seawater Desalination Pre-treatment

2022 to 2024 | Grant
Public Utilities Board (Singapore, SG)
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Engineering Innovations to Support Urban Food Farming

2021 to 2024 | Grant
Ministry of Education (Singapore, SG)
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Integrated Photoelectrocatalytic-Photoelectro-Fenton System (PEC-PEF) for water disinfection

2021 to 2022 | Grant
NUS-UParis (Singapore, SG)
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Sequential membrane concentration and electrochemical degradation of pharmaceutical waste streams enriched with antibiotics in an integrated system

2020 to 2023 | Grant
Pharma Innovation Programme Singapore (PIPS) (Singapore, SG)
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Scale-up and system integration of a transparent photoelectrode for removal of organic contaminants

2020 to 2021 | Grant
NUS Enterprise Technology Acceleration Programme (TAP) (Singapore, SG)
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Graphene-based coated cathode and its application in electro-Fenton for removal of organic pollutants

2018 to 2019 | Grant
NUS Enterprise Technology Acceleration Programme (TAP) (Singapore, SG)
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Treatment of salinity and toxicity of mining wastewater

2017 to 2020 | Grant
Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (QC, QC, CA)
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Development of practical wastewater treatment applications for electro-Fenton

2016 to 2019 | Grant
Ministry of Education - Singapore (Singapore, SG)
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An electrochemical solution for treating and reusing industrial wastewater

2016 to 2017 | Grant
National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore (Singapore, SG)
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Novel nano-structured adsorbents for emerging contaminants removal in drinking water treatment

2016 to 2017 | Grant
MERLION Programme (Singapore, SG)
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Used water recycling at Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) by compact biological and membrane processes

2015 to 2016 | Grant
Environment and Water Industry Programme Office (EWI) (Singapore, SG)
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Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes for industrial pollutant removal

2014 to 2017 | Grant
National University of Singapore (Singapore, SG)
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Works (50 of 51)

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Electrochemical oxidation of a membrane-distillation concentrate for the treatment of real pharmaceutical wastewater

Chemosphere
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Orlando Garcia-Rodriguez; Chenyi Fang; Huan Jiang; Jinghui Deng; Joseph Imbrogno; Tim M. Swenson; Sui Zhang; Olivier Lefebvre
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Sequential high-recovery nanofiltration and electrochemical degradation for the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater

Water Research
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Chenyi Fang; Orlando Garcia-Rodriguez; Liming Yang; Yaochang Zhou; Joseph Imbrogno; Tim M. Swenson; Olivier Lefebvre; Sui Zhang
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A sustainable activated carbon fiber/TiO2 cathode for the photoelectro-Fenton treatment of pharmaceutical pollutant enalapril

Chemosphere
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Hugo Olvera-Vargas; Suthan Selvam; Rishikesh Veer; Orlando García-Rodríguez; Srikanth Mutnuri; Olivier Lefebvre
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A new approach of simultaneous adsorption and regeneration of activated carbon to address the bottlenecks of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment

Water Research
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Weichen Qin; Yuling Dong; Huan Jiang; Wei Hao Loh; Joseph Imbrogno; Tim M. Swenson; Orlando Garcia-Rodriguez; Olivier Lefebvre
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Hybrid TiO2/Carbon quantum dots heterojunction photoanodes for solar photoelectrocatalytic wastewater treatment

Chemosphere
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Jianxiong Xu; Hugo Olvera-Vargas; Gloria Hui Xin Ou; Hyacinthe Randriamahazaka; Olivier Lefebvre
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An omniphobic membrane with macro-corrugation for the treatment of real pharmaceutical wastewater via membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Chenyi Fang; Orlando Garcia-Rodriguez; Chuning Shang; Joseph Imbrogno; Tim M. Swenson; Olivier Lefebvre; Sui Zhang
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Electrochemical treatment of highly concentrated wastewater: A review of experimental and modeling approaches from lab- to full-scale

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
2022-01-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Orlando Garcia-Rodriguez; Emmanuel Mousset; Hugo Olvera-Vargas; Olivier Lefebvre
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A comparison of visible-light photocatalysts for solar photoelectrocatalysis coupled to solar photoelectro-Fenton: Application to the degradation of the pesticide simazine

Chemosphere
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Jianxiong Xu; Hugo Olvera-Vargas; Felix Yee Hao Teo; Olivier Lefebvre
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Cost comparison of advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment using accumulated oxygen-equivalent criteria

Water Research
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Emmanuel Mousset; Wei Hao Loh; Wei Shien Lim; Léa Jarry; Zuxin Wang; Olivier Lefebvre
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Electro-Fenton beyond the Degradation of Organics: Treatment of Thiosalts in Contaminated Mine Water

Environmental Science & Technology
2021-02-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Hugo Olvera-Vargas; Jennifer Dubuc; Zuxin Wang; Lucie Coudert; Carmen Mihaela Neculita; Olivier Lefebvre
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FTO-TiO2 photoelectrocatalytic degradation of triphenyltin chloride coupled to photoelectro-Fenton: A mechanistic study

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
2020-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Jianxiong Xu; Hugo Olvera-Vargas; Bryan Jian Hua Loh; Olivier Lefebvre
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Effect of the electrocoagulation process on the toxicity of gold mine effluents: A comparative assessment of Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex

Science of The Total Environment
2020-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Takoua Foudhaili; Rihem Jaidi; Carmen M. Neculita; Eric Rosa; Gaëlle Triffault-Bouchet; Éloïse Veilleux; Lucie Coudert; Olivier Lefebvre
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Treatment of a Highly Concentrated Industrial Effluent with a Pre-Pilot Electrochemical Reactor – Approach to a Practical Application

ECS Meeting Abstracts
2019-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Orlando García-Rodríguez; Si Zhu; Hugo Olvera-Vargas; Zuxin Wang; Olivier Lefebvre
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Sequential “electrochemical peroxidation – Electro-Fenton” process for anaerobic sludge treatment

Water Research
2019-05 | Journal article
Contributors: H. Olvera-Vargas; X. Zheng; O. Garcia-Rodriguez; O. Lefebvre
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Near‐neutral Electro‐Fenton Treatment of Pharmaceutical Pollutants: Effect of Using a Triphosphate Ligand and BDD Electrode

ChemElectroChem
2019-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Hugo Olvera‐Vargas; Vincent Yong Han Wee; Orlando Garcia‐Rodriguez; Olivier Lefebvre
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A quantitative study of the role of active learning and engagement in improving environmental engineering students’ learning performance

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
2018 | Book
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2-s2.0-85025831116

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Prakash, S.
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Advanced electrocatalytic pre-treatment to improve the biodegradability of real wastewater from the electronics industry — A detailed investigation study

Journal of Hazardous Materials
2018-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Emmanuel Mousset; Zuxin Wang; Hugo Olvera-Vargas; Olivier Lefebvre
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The synergistic effect of nickel-iron-foam and tripolyphosphate for enhancing the electro-Fenton process at circum-neutral pH

Chemosphere
2018-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Fengxia Deng; Hugo Olvera-Vargas; Orlando Garcia-Rodriguez; Shan Qiu; Jixian Yang; Olivier Lefebvre
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A new 3D-printed photoelectrocatalytic reactor combining the benefits of a transparent electrode and the Fenton reaction for advanced wastewater treatment

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Emmanuel Mousset; Victor Huang Weiqi; Brandon Foong Yang Kai; Jun Shyang Koh; Jun Wei Tng; Zuxin Wang; Olivier Lefebvre
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Electrocatalytic phenol degradation by a novel nanostructured carbon fiber brush cathode coated with graphene ink

Electrochimica Acta
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85034631385

Contributors: Mousset, E.; Wang, Z.; Hammaker, J.; Lefebvre, O.
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Applications of Electro-Fenton for Sustainable Water Treatment and Reuse: A Case Study in the Electronics Industry

ECS Meeting Abstracts
2017-04-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Zuxin Wang; Orlando García-Rodríguez; Emmanuel Mousset; Olivier Lefebvre
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A sandwiched denitrifying biocathode in a microbial fuel cell for electricity generation and waste minimization

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84960949773

Contributors: Al-Mamun, A.; Lefebvre, O.; Baawain, M.S.; Ng, H.Y.
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Characterizing properties of biochar produced from simulated human feces and its potential applications

Journal of Environmental Quality
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84960409258

Contributors: Ilango, A.; Lefebvre, O.
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Electro-Fenton for control and removal of micropollutants - process optimization and energy efficiency

Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85021637128

Contributors: Mousset, E.; Wang, Z.; Lefebvre, O.
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Electrocatalytic activity enhancement of a graphene ink-coated carbon cloth cathode for oxidative treatment

Electrochimica Acta
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85027933225

Contributors: Mousset, E.; Ko, Z.T.; Syafiq, M.; Wang, Z.; Lefebvre, O.
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Optimization of resource and water recovery from urine

Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84975691075

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Hu, J.; Ong, S.L.; Ng, H.Y.
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Physico-chemical properties of pristine graphene and its performance as electrode material for electro-Fenton treatment of wastewater

Electrochimica Acta
2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Emmanuel Mousset; Zuxin Wang; Joshua Hammaker; Olivier Lefebvre
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Biological treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater from the antibiotics industry

Water Science and Technology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84896790983

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Shi, X.; Wu, C.H.; Ng, H.Y.
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Different types of carbon nanotube-based anodes to improve microbial fuel cell performance

Water Science and Technology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84901486071

Contributors: Thepsuparungsikul, N.; Ng, T.C.; Lefebvre, O.; Ng, H.Y.
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Sequential anaerobic-aerobic treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater with high salinity

Bioresource Technology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84890831145

Contributors: Shi, X.; Lefebvre, O.; Ng, K.K.; Ng, H.Y.
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Optimization of a microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment using recycled scrap metals as a cost-effective cathode material

Bioresource Technology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84868324291

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Tan, Z.; Shen, Y.; Ng, H.Y.
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Suitability of ozone pre-treatment for amoxicillin wastewater

Water Science and Technology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84892699240

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Shi, X.; Tein, J.G.; Ng, H.Y.
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Bioelectrochemical treatment of acid mine drainage dominated with iron

Journal of Hazardous Materials
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84868493751

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Neculita, C.M.; Yue, X.; Ng, H.Y.
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Effect of increasing anodic NaCl concentration on microbial fuel cell performance

Bioresource Technology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84859218697

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Tan, Z.; Kharkwal, S.; Ng, H.Y.
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Electrical performance of low cost cathodes prepared by plasma sputtering deposition in microbial fuel cells

Biosensors and Bioelectronics
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84455169564

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Tang, Z.; Fung, M.P.H.; Chua, D.H.C.; Chang, I.S.; Ng, H.Y.
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Membrane processes for desalination: Overview

Membrane Technology and Environmental Applications
2012 | Book
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2-s2.0-85018805338

Contributors: Tan, C.H.; Lefebvre, O.; Zhang, J.; Ng, H.Y.; Ong, S.L.
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Microbial fuel-cell-based toxicity sensor for fast monitoring of acidic toxicity

Water Science and Technology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84859708618

Contributors: Shen, Y.J.; Lefebvre, O.; Tan, Z.; Ng, H.Y.
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A comparison of membranes and enrichment strategies for microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79955042170

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Shen, Y.; Tan, Z.; Uzabiaga, A.; Chang, I.S.; Ng, H.Y.
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Conception and optimization of a membrane electrode assembly microbial fuel cell (MEA-MFC) for treatment of domestic wastewater

Water Science and Technology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80053520491

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Uzabiaga, A.; Shen, Y.J.; Tan, Z.; Cheng, Y.P.; Liu, W.; Ng, H.Y.
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Full-loop operation and cathodic acidification of a microbial fuel cell operated on domestic wastewater

Bioresource Technology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79954987473

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Shen, Y.; Tan, Z.; Uzabiaga, A.; Chang, I.S.; Ng, H.Y.
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Microbial fuel cells for energy self-sufficient domestic wastewater treatment-a review and discussion from energetic consideration

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78651107055

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Uzabiaga, A.; Chang, I.S.; Kim, B.-H.; Ng, H.Y.
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T-RFLP reveals high -Proteobacteria diversity in microbial fuel cells enriched with domestic wastewater

Journal of Applied Microbiology
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77955798764

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Ha Nguyen, T.T.; Al-Mamun, A.; Chang, I.S.; Ng, H.Y.
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Optimization of a Pt-free cathode suitable for practical applications of microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67649338423

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Ooi, W.K.; Tang, Z.; Abdullah-Al-Mamun, Md.; Chua, D.H.C.; Ng, H.Y.
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A microbial fuel cell equipped with a biocathode for organic removal and denitrification

Water Science and Technology
2008 | Book
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2-s2.0-53549133386

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Al-Mamun, A.; Ng, H.Y.
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An insight into cathode options for microbial fuel cells

Water Science and Technology
2008 | Book
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2-s2.0-47949127342

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Al-Mamun, A.; Ooi, W.K.; Tang, Z.; Chua, D.H.C.; Ng, H.Y.
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Impact of increasing NaCl concentrations on the performance and community composition of two anaerobic reactors

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-34247619465

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Quentin, S.; Torrijos, M.; Godon, J.J.; Delgenès, J.P.; Moletta, R.
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Anaerobic digestion of tannery soak liquor with an aerobic post-treatment

Water Research
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33645151942

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Vasudevan, N.; Torrijos, M.; Thanasekaran, K.; Moletta, R.
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Microbial diversity in hypersaline wastewater: The example of tanneries

Extremophiles
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33751120928

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Vasudevan, N.; Thanasekaran, K.; Moletta, R.; Godon, J.J.
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Treatment of organic pollution in industrial saline wastewater: A literature review

Water Research
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33751235593

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Moletta, R.
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Halophilic biological treatment of tannery soak liquor in a sequencing batch reactor

Water Research
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-18244382053

Contributors: Lefebvre, O.; Vasudevan, N.; Torrijos, M.; Thanasekaran, K.; Moletta, R.
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