A hierarchical catalyst composition comprising a continuous or particulate macroporous scaffold in which is incorporated mesoporous aggregates of magnetic nanoparticles, wherein an enzyme is embedded in mesopores of the mesoporous aggregates of magnetic nanoparticles. Methods for synthesizing the hierarchical catalyst composition are also described. Also described are processes that use the recoverable hierarchical catalyst composition for depolymerizing lignin, remediation of water contaminated with aromatic substances, polymerizing monomers by a free-radical mechanism, epoxidation of alkenes, halogenation of phenols, inhibiting growth and function of microorganisms in a solution, and carbon dioxide conversion to methanol. Further described are methods for increasing the space time yield and/or total turnover number of a liquid-phase chemical reaction that includes magnetic particles to facilitate the chemical reaction, the method comprising subjecting the chemical reaction to a plurality of magnetic fields of selected magnetic strength, relative position in the chemical reaction, and relative motion.

The present invention discloses a process and a composition for the treatment of wastewater. The composition comprises of microbes, enzymes and cofactors along with the nutrients. The composition is a synergistic composition and wastewater can be treated effectively for the removal of pollutants by using the synergistic composition.

A method of preparing a microorganisms-immobilized felt-based resin includes the following steps: providing a mixture of an acrylate monomer, an initiator, a solvent, and water; adding a felt to the mixture; initiating a polymerization reaction of the mixture to form a felt-based resin; and immobilizing microorganisms on the felt-based resin to form the microorganisms-immobilized felt-based resin.

A process approach allows economical self-sustained operation of single vessel biotreatment systems for municipal wastewater treatment. The daytime solar powered treatment process is changed during darkness periods to operate the biotreatment system without electric grid powering.

A dual tank wastewater treatment system for performing an extended aeration process to provide a natural, biological breakdown of the organic matter in wastewater using, for example, but not limited to, a continuously operating air pump and diffuser bar system for aeration purposes and a flexible media filter. The air pump used is stronger than conventional air pumps and the diffuser bar is designed to provide more efficient oxygen transfer than conventional diffuser systems by mixing air against the system flow to provide better mixing and longer retention time in the aeration process. The flexible media filter provides a final filtration and polishing of the effluent before it passes through a flow equalization apparatus and exits the system.

Methods and apparatuses for adjusting an angular orientation of a media unit having an opening are disclosed. The media unit may be secured to a rotating frame. In addition, a rotating frame including multiple media units at different angular orientations is disclosed.

A wastewater treatment system including a facultative-organism-adapted membrane bioreactor. The facultative-organism-adapted membrane bioreactor includes a reaction vessel, a membrane separation system, a water production system and an aeration system. The membrane separation system is disposed in the reaction vessel. The water production system communicates with the membrane separation system to pump a filtrate out of the membrane separation system. A wastewater treatment method using the facultative-organism-adapted membrane bioreactor includes: aerating the reaction vessel to enable a dissolved oxygen concentration in over 50% of the reaction vessel is smaller than 1 mg/L, a dissolved oxygen concentration in the membrane separation system is smaller than 2.0 mg/L, and a dissolved oxygen concentration in the reaction vessel excluding the membrane separation system to be greater than 0 and smaller than 1.0 mg/L.

A method for removing phosphorus by gasification, the method including: a) providing a membrane bioreactor including a reaction tank and a membrane separation system; b) aerating the reaction tank to control a redox potential in the reaction tank to be higher than −200 mV; and c) controlling the dissolved oxygen concentration around the membrane separation system to be greater than 0 and smaller than 2 mg/L and the dissolved oxygen concentration in the reaction tank excluding the membrane separation system to be greater than 0 and smaller than 1 mg/L, and allowing the dissolved oxygen concentration around the membrane separation system to be higher than the dissolved oxygen concentration in the rest zones of the reaction tank. A phosphorus removal system by gasification includes: a reaction tank, a membrane separation system, a water production system, an aeration system.

A method for wastewater treatment having a zero discharge of sludge, the method including: a) providing a membrane bioreactor system including a membrane separation system and a reaction vessel; and b) aerating the membrane separation system and the reaction vessel to control the dissolved oxygen concentration around the membrane separation system to be greater than 0 and smaller than 2 mg/L and the dissolved oxygen concentration in the reaction vessel excluding the membrane separation system to be greater than 0 and smaller than 1 mg/L. A wastewater treatment system having a zero discharge of sludge includes a membrane bioreactor system including: a reaction vessel, a membrane separation system, a water production system, and an aeration system.

A method of wastewater treatment using a membrane bioreactor, including: controlling aeration to enable a dissolved oxygen concentration to be 0 to 1.5 mg/L, and keeping the integrated reaction vessel under a facultative environment. A wastewater treatment system by the membrane bioreactor without physical area division includes a reaction vessel, a membrane separation system, a water production system, and an aeration system. The membrane separation system is disposed inside the reaction vessel. The water production system communicates with the membrane separation system to pump filtrate out of the membrane separation system. The aeration system is employed to aerate the reaction vessel and the membrane separation system.