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Photosynthetic mixed culture polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from individual and mixed volatile fatty acids (VFAs): Substrate preferences and co-substrate uptake by Fradinho, J.C., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M.

“…•Substrate composition influenced the PHA production of a photosynthetic mixed culture.•Acetate and butyrate led to PHB formation and propionate to a HB:HV…”
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates production by a mixed photosynthetic consortium of bacteria and algae by Fradinho, J.C., Domingos, J.M.B., Carvalho, G., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M.

“…► A photosynthetic system for mixed culture PHA production without aeration is proposed. ► A mixed photosynthetic consortium of bacteria and algae successfully…”
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The effect of seed sludge on the selection of a photo-EBPR system by Carvalho, V.C.F., Freitas, E.B., Fradinho, J.C., Reis, M.A.M., Oehmen, A.

“…[Display omitted] •An alternative strategy to attain a Photo - EBPR system is proposed.•A Photo-EBPR system can be successfully selected from activated…”
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Improving polyhydroxyalkanoates production in phototrophic mixed cultures by optimizing accumulator reactor operating conditions by Fradinho, J.C., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M.

“…Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production with phototrophic mixed cultures (PMCs) has been recently proposed. These cultures can be selected under the permanent…”
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Beyond feast and famine: Selecting a PHA accumulating photosynthetic mixed culture in a permanent feast regime by Fradinho, J.C., Reis, M.A.M., Oehmen, A.

“…Currently, the feast and famine (FF) regime is the most widely applied strategy to select for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) accumulating organisms in PHA…”
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from fermented domestic wastewater using phototrophic mixed cultures by Almeida, J.R., Serrano, E., Fernandez, M., Fradinho, J.C., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M.

“…•PHA production with phototrophic mixed cultures was tested using real feedstocks.•Two feeding strategies were evaluated: permanent feast (PF) and feast and…”
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Achieving nitrogen and phosphorus removal at low C/N ratios without aeration through a novel phototrophic process by Carvalho, V.C.F., Kessler, M., Fradinho, J.C., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M.

“…Conventional wastewater treatment technologies for biological nutrient removal (BNR) are highly dependent on aeration for oxygen supply, which represents a…”
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The phototrophic metabolic behaviour of Candidatus accumulibacter by Carvalho, V.C.F., Gan, A.Z.M., Shon, A., Kolakovic, S., Freitas, E.B., Reis, M.A.M., Fradinho, J.C., Oehmen, A.

“…•Accumulibacter demonstrated phototrophic P uptake under illumination.•Phototrophic activity contributed >67 % of the ATP required for cell…”
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Long term operation of a phototrophic biological nutrient removal system: Impact of CO2 concentration and light exposure on process performance by Carvalho, V.C.F., Fradinho, J.C., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M.

“…The utilization of non-aerated microalgae-bacterial consortia for phototrophic biological nutrient removal (photo-BNR) has emerged as an alternative to…”
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates production in purple phototrophic bacteria ponds: A breakthrough in outdoor pilot-scale operation by Almeida, J.R., León, E. Serrano, Rogalla, F., Fradinho, J.C., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M.

“…The versatile capacity of purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) for producing valuable bioproducts has gathered renewed interest in the field of resource recovery…”
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Ammonia impact on the selection of a phototrophic - chemotrophic consortium for polyhydroxyalkanoates production under light-feast / dark-aerated-famine conditions by Almeida, J R, León, E Serrano, Corona, E Lara, Fradinho, J C, Oehmen, A, Reis, M A M

“…Phototrophic polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production is an emerging technology for recovering carbon and nutrients from diverse wastewater streams. However,…”
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The impact of operational strategies on the performance of a photo-EBPR system by Carvalho, V.C.F., Freitas, E.B., Silva, P.J., Fradinho, J.C., Reis, M.A.M., Oehmen, A.

“…A novel Phototrophic - Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (Photo-EBPR) system, consisting of a consortium of photosynthetic organisms and polyphosphate…”
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Effect of dark/light periods on the polyhydroxyalkanoate production of a photosynthetic mixed culture by Fradinho, J.C., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M.

“…•Dark/light periods increased PHA production by a photosynthetic mixed culture.•The mixed culture was enriched in PHA accumulating bacteria, algae were…”
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