Spyros G. Pavlostathis

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Spyros G. Pavlostathis

Professor Emeritus
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spyros.pavlostathis@ce.gatech.edu
Biography

Dr. Spyros G. Pavlostathis is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Engineering at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. A recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship, Dr. Pavlostathis completed his MS and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at Cornell University after obtaining his Diploma in Agricultural Engineering at the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. He is also the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Hellenic Open University, Greece. Dr. Pavlostathis is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer Member of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES), and a Fellow of International Water Association (IWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Dr. Pavlostathis is internationally recognized for his research and expertise in the areas of environmental biotechnology and bioprocess engineering. His recent research focused on bioenergy production via co-digestion of high-strength waste and municipal sludge, as well as bioelectrochemical systems for hydrogen production and the upgrade of anaerobic digestion biogas. His research was funded by NSF, EPA, USDA, DOE, USGS, DOD, SERDP, EPRI, NY State ERDA, State of Georgia TIP, as well as numerous industrial foundations, municipalities and companies. Dr. Pavlostathis has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and authored over 250 publications including books or book chapters. Dr. Pavlostathis has organized or chaired over 50 conferences and conference sessions and frequently serves as a consultant, invited speaker and panelist on behalf of city, county, state and federal agencies in the US and abroad. An active member of several professional organizations, Dr. Pavlostathis has served on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Environmental Engineering, Water Science & Technology, Biotechnology Letters, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Water Environment Research, Water Quality Research Journal, and Environment International.

Dr. Pavlostathis is the recipient of numerous fellowships, awards and distinctions. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Pavlostathis has been a dedicated educator of future environmental engineers, teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Committed to the mission of teaching, he was actively engaged in the development of curriculum and was involved in the advisement of both graduate and undergraduate engineering students. In recognition of his experience and high standing in the education of aspiring engineers he has been invited to give over 50 short courses and lectures both nationally and worldwide. He has served abroad as an evaluator of engineering curricula and programs, as well as an external thesis reviewer. Through his research activities, he has mentored 23 post-doctoral fellows and visiting scholars, 17 Ph.D. and 25 MS students, who have gone on to work in consulting, state and federal regulatory agencies, as well as academia, and provided many research opportunities for undergraduate students.

Research
  • Environmental biotechnology and bioprocess engineering for the bioremediation of contaminated natural systems and the treatment of industrial and municipal wastewater
  • Fate and biotransformation of recalcitrant organic compounds and emerging environmental contaminants
  • Disinfectant-induced antibiotic resistance
  • Bioenergy and biofuels from biomass and waste streams
  • Microbial fuel cell and bioelectrochemical technology
  • Kinetics, modeling and simulation of biotransformation and biotreatment processes
Education

  • Ph.D.: Environmental Engineering (Major)/Biochemical Engineering (Minor), Cornell University, 1985

  • M.S.:  Environmental Engineering (Major)/Agricultural Waste Management (Minor), Cornell University, 1982

  • Diploma: Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, 1974

Distinctions & Awards

(2013 onwards)

  • Georgia Institute of Technology/School of Civil & Environmental Engineering – Sustained Research Award (2013)
  • Association of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AEES), Georgia Institute of Technology – Outstanding Faculty Award (2014)
  • Co-advisor, Georgia Institute of Technology/AEES Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (P. Sun; 2014)
  • Co-advisor, ACS/Division of Environmental Chemistry – Graduate Student Best Paper Award (P. Sun; 2014)
  • Honorary Professorship in Innovative Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Chinese Ministry of Education (111 Program); Tongji University, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai, P. R. China (2014 – 2017)
  • Co-advisor, Georgia Institute of Technology/School of Civil & Environmental Engineering – Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (P. Sun; 2014)
  • Co-advisor, Sigma Xi Georgia Institute of Technology Chapter – Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (P. Sun; 2015)
  • Advisor, Georgia Institute of Technology/AEES Symposium – Best Graduate Poster Award (C. M. Dykstra; 2015)
  • Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing – Chemosphere/Elsevier (2016)
  • Advisor, Georgia Institute of Technology/AEES Symposium – Best Graduate Poster Award (C. M. Dykstra; 2017)
  • Advisor, Georgia Institute of Technology/AEES Symposium – Best Undergraduate Poster Award (A. Pan; 2017)
  • Water Environment Federation – Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal (2017)
  • Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (2017)
  • Honorary Doctorate Degree, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece (2019)
  • Frederick George Pohland Medal – American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists & Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (2019)
  • Dr. Charles Beard Research Excellence Award – USPOULTRY/USPOULTRY Foundation (2022)
Publications

A. BOOKS AND PARTS OF BOOKS

  1. Pavlostathis, S. G. and S. Kyritsis. 1980. Livestock Wastes: Management, Utilization, and Environmental Impact. Ministry of Agriculture, Greece, p. 345 (in Greek).
  2. Pavlostathis, S. G. and P. Zhuang.  1998.  Effect of Sorption on the Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Soil-Bound Chloroalkenes.  In Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VII, D. W. Tedder and F. G. Pohland (Eds.), Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, NY, pp. 127-144.
  3. Yeh, D. H., K. D. Pennell and S. G. Pavlostathis. 1998. Effect of Tween Surfactants on the Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene. In Bioremediation and Phytoremediation: Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, G. B. Wickramanayake and R. E. Hinchee (Eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 115-120.
  4. Prytula M. T. and S. G. Pavlostathis. 1999. Bioavailability and Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene Sorbed to an Estuarine Sediment. In Bioremediation of Nitroaromatic and Haloaromatic Compounds, B. C. Alleman and A. Leeson (Eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 259-264.
  5. Pennell, K. D., S. G. Pavlostathis, A. Karagunduz, and D. H. Yeh. 2002. Influence of Nonionic Surfactants on the Bioavailability of Hexachlorobenzene for Microbial Reductive Dechlorination. In Chemicals in the Environment: Fate, Impacts, and Remediation, R. L. Lipnick, R. P. Mason, M. L. Phillips, and C. U. Pittman (Eds.), Ch. 27, Symposium Series No. 806, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, pp. 449-466.
  6. Batstone, D. J., J. Keller, R. I. Angelidaki, S. V. Kalyuzhnyi, S. G. Pavlostathis, A. Rozzi, W. T. M. Sanders, H. Siegrist, and V. A. Vavilin. 2002. Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1. IWA Task Group for Mathematical Modelling of Anaerobic Wastewater Processes, Scientific and Technical Report No. 13, IWA Publishing, London, UK.
  7. Cervantes, F. J., S. G. Pavlostathis, and A. van Haandel (Eds). 2006. Advanced Biological Treatment for Industrial Wastewaters: Principles & Applications, IWA Publishing, London, UK.
  8. Cervantes, F. J., and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2006. Strategies for Industrial Water Pollution Control. In Advanced Biological Treatment for Industrial Wastewaters: Principles & Applications, F. J. Cervantes, S. G. Pavlostathis, and A. van Haandel (Eds.). Ch. 1, IWA Publishing, London, UK.
  9. Pavlostathis, S. G. 2006. Basic Concepts of Biological Processes. In Advanced Biological Treatment for Industrial Wastewaters: Principles & Applications, F. J. Cervantes, S. G. Pavlostathis, and A. van Haandel (Eds.). Ch. 2, IWA Publishing, London, UK.
  10. Tandukar, M., S. G. Pavlostathis, and F. J. Cervantes. 2009. Autotrophic Denitrification for the Removal of Nitrogenous and Sulphurous Contaminants from Wastewaters. In Environmental Technologies to Treat Nitrogen Pollution: Principles and Engineering, F. J. Cervantes (Ed.). Ch. 12, IWA Publishing, London, UK.
  11. Pavlostathis, S. G. 2011. Kinetics and Modeling of Anaerobic Treatment and Biotransformation Processes. In Comprehensive Biotechnology, 2nd Edition, M. Moo-Young (Editor-in-Chief); Volume 6: Environmental Biotechnology and Safety, S. Agathos (Ed.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  12. Tezel, U., M. Tandukar, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2011. Anaerobic Biotreatment of Municipal Sewage Sludge. In Comprehensive Biotechnology, 2nd Edition, M. Moo-Young (Editor-in-Chief); Volume 6: Environmental Biotechnology and Safety, S. Agathos (Ed.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  13. Tezel U., and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2012. The Role of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds on Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment. In Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment, P. L. Keen and M. H. M. M. Montforts (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA.
  14. Dykstra, C. M. and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2019. Bioelectrochemical Enhancement and Intensification of Methane Production from Anaerobic Digestion. In Microbial Electrochemical Technologies, S. M. Tiquia-Arashiro and D. Pant (Eds.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA.     

B. REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (* Corresponding Author)

  1. Pavlostathis, S. G. and J. M. Gossett.* 1985. Alkaline Treatment of Wheat Straw for Increasing Anaerobic Biodegradability. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 27(3), 334-344.
  2. Pavlostathis, S. G. and J. M. Gossett.* 1985. Modeling Alkali Consumption and Digestibility Improvement from Alkaline Treatment of Wheat Straw. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 27(3), 345-354.
  3. Pavlostathis, S. G. and J. M. Gossett. 1986.* A Kinetic Model for Anaerobic Digestion of Biological Sludge. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 28(10), 1519-1530.
  4. Pavlostathis, S. G. and J. M. Gossett.* 1988. Preliminary Conversion Mechanisms in Anaerobic Digestion of Biological Sludge. Journal of Environmental Engineering ASCE 114(3), 575-592.
  5. Pavlostathis, S. G., T. L. Miller and M. J. Wolin.* 1988. Fermentation of Insoluble Cellulose by Continuous Cultures of Ruminococcus albus. Applied & Environmental Microbiology 54(11), 2655-2659.
  6. Pavlostathis, S. G., T. L. Miller and M. J. Wolin.* 1988. Kinetics of Insoluble Cellulose Fermentation by Continuous Cultures of Ruminococcus albus. Applied & Environmental Microbiology 54(11), 2660-2663.
  7. Pavlostathis, S. G., T. L. Miller and M. J. Wolin.* 1990. Cellulose Fermentation by Continuous Cultures of Ruminococcus albus and Methanobrevibacter smithii. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology 33(1), 109-116.
  8. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and K. Jaglal. 1991. Desorptive Behavior of Trichloroethylene in Contaminated Soil. Environmental Science & Technology 25(2), 274-279.
  9. Collins, A. G.*, S. Mitra and S. G. Pavlostathis. 1991. Microwave Heating for Sludge Dewatering. Research Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation 63(6), 921-924.
  10. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and E. Giraldo-Gomez. 1991. Kinetics of Anaerobic Treatment. Water Science & Technology 24(8), 35-59.
  11. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and E. Giraldo-Gomez. 1991. Kinetics of Anaerobic Treatment - A Critical Review. CRC Critical Reviews in Environmental Control 21(5-6), 411-490.
  12. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and P. Zhuang. 1991. Effect of Temperature on the Development of Anaerobic Cultures from a Contaminated Subsurface Soil. Environmental Technology 12(8), 679-687.
  13. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and P. Zhuang. 1991. Transformation of Trichloroethylene by Sulfate-Reducing Cultures Enriched from a Contaminated Subsurface Soil. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology 36(3), 416-420.
  14. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and G. N. Mathavan. 1992. Desorption Kinetics of Selected Volatile Organic Compounds from Field Contaminated Soils.  Environmental Science & Technology 26(3), 532-538.
  15. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and G. N. Mathavan. 1992. Application of Headspace Analysis for the Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Contaminated Soils. Environmental Technology 13(1), 23-33.
  16. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and K. Sridhar. 1992. Treatment of Photoprocessing Effluents by the Activated Sludge Process. Journal of Imaging Science & Technology 36(4), 405-411.
  17. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and P. Zhuang. 1993. Reductive Dechlorination of Chloroalkenes in Microcosms Developed with a Field Contaminated Soil.  Chemosphere. 27(4), 585-595.
  18. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and D. Morrison. 1994. Response of Continuous-Flow Activated Sludge Reactors to Photoprocessing Wastewaters. Water Research 28(2), 269-276.
  19. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and D. Morrison. 1994. Aerobic Biodegradation Potential of Photoprocessing Wastewaters. Water Environment Research 66(3), 211-219.
  20. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and K. Sridhar. 1994. Anaerobic Biodegradation Potential of Photoprocessing Wastewaters. Water Environment Research 66(3), 220-229.
  21. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and S. A. Jungee. 1994. Biological Treatment of Photoprocessing Wastewaters. Water Science & Technology 29(9), 89-98.
  22. Zhuang, P. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1994. Effect of Chlorinated Alkenes on the Reductive Dechlorination and Methane Production Processes. Water Science & Technology 30(7), 85-94.
  23. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and D. Vacco. 1995. Biological Treatability of Photodistillates for Discharge into Septic Tank Systems. Journal of Imaging Science & Technology 39(2), 176-181.
  24. Zhuang, P. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1995. Effect of Temperature, pH and Electron Donor on the Reductive Dechlorination of Chloroalkenes.  Chemosphere. 31(6), 3537-3548.
  25. Prytula, M., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1996. Extraction of Sediment-Bound Chlorinated Organic Compounds: Implications on Fate and Hazard Assessment. Water Science & Technology 33(6), 247-254.
  26. Misra, G., S. G. Pavlostathis,* E. M. Perdue, and R. Araujo. 1996. Aerobic Biodegradation of Selected Monoterpenes. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology 45(6), 831-838.
  27. Prytula, M. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1996. Effect of Contaminant and Organic Matter Bioavailability on the Microbial Dehalogenation of Sediment-Bound Chlorobenzenes. Water Research 30(11), 2669-2680.
  28. Gess, P., and S. G. Pavlostathis. 1997.* Desorption of Chlorinated Organic Compounds from a Contaminated Estuarine Sediment. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 16(8), 1598-1605.
  29. Misra, G. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1997. Biodegradation Kinetics of Monoterpenes in Liquid and Soil Slurry Systems. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology 47(5), 572-577.
  30. Hung, C-H. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1997. Aerobic Biodegradation of Thiocyanate. Water Research 31(11), 2761-2770.
  31. Hung, C-H. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1998. Fate and Transformation of Thiocyanate and Cyanate Under Methanogenic Conditions. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology 49(1), 112-116.
  32. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and S. K. Maeng. 1998. Aerobic Biodegradation of a Silver-Bearing Photoprocessing Wastewater. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 17(4), 617-624.
  33. Schreiber, D. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1998. Biological Oxidation of Thiosulfate. Water Research 32(5), 1363-1372.
  34. Li, J., E. M. Perdue,* S. G. Pavlostathis, and R. Araujo. 1998. Physicochemical Properties of Selected Monoterpenes. Environment International 24(3), 353-358.
  35. Collins, A. G.,* T. L. Theis, S. Kilambi, L. He, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 1998. Anaerobic Treatment of Low Strength Domestic Wastewater Using an Anaerobic Expanded Bed Reactor. Journal of Environmental Engineering (ASCE) 124(7), 652-659.
  36. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* K. Comstock, M. Jacobson and F. M. Saunders. 1998. Transformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by the Aquatic Plant Myriophyllum spicatum. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 17(11), 2266-2273.
  37. Beydilli, M. I., S. G. Pavlostathis,* and W. C. Tincher. 1998. Decolorization and Toxicity Screening of Selected Reactive Azo Dyes under Methanogenic Conditions. Water Science & Technology 38(4-5), 225-232.
  38. Yeh, D., K. D. Pennell and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1998. Toxicity and Biodegradability Screening of Nonionic Surfactants Using Sediment-Derived Methanogenic Consortia. Water Science & Technology 38(7), 55-62.
  39. Hung, C-H. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1999. Kinetics and Modeling of Autotrophic Thiocyanate Biodegradation. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 62(1), 1-11.
  40. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and G. H. Jackson. 1999. Biotransformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) in Anabaena sp. Cultures. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 18(3), 412-419.
  41. Yeh, D. H., K. D. Pennell and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 1999. Effect of Tween Surfactants on Methanogenesis and Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 18(7), 1408-1416.
  42. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and G. Misra. 1999. Biotransformation of Selected Monoterpenes under Nitrate-Reducing Conditions. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology 53(1), 63-68.
  43. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and M. T. Prytula. 2000. Kinetics of the Sequential Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene. Environmental Science & Technology 34(18), 4001-4009.
  44. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and S. K. Maeng. 2000. Fate and Effect of Silver on the Anaerobic Digestion Process. Water Research 34(16), 3957-3966.
  45. Pierson, J. A. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2000. Real-time Monitoring and Control of Sequencing Batch Reactors for Secondary Treatment of a Poultry Processing Wastewater. Water Environment Research 72(5), 585-592.
  46. Booker, R. S. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2000. Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene in a Methanogenic Enrichment Culture. Water Research 34(18), 4437-4445.
  47. Beydilli, I., S. G. Pavlostathis,* and W. C. Tincher. 2000. Biological Decolorization of the Azo Dye Reactive Red 2 Under Various Oxidation-Reduction Conditions. Water Environment Research 72(6), 698-705.
  48. Beydilli, M. I., R. D. Matthews, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2001. Decolorization of a Reactive Copper-Phthalocyanine Dye under Methanogenic Conditions. Water Science & Technology 43(2), 333-340.
  49. Yeh, D. H., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2001. Development of Hexachlorobenzene-Dechlorinating Mixed Cultures using Polysorbate Surfactants as a Carbon Source. Water Science & Technology 43(2), 43-50.
  50. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* and G. H. Jackson. 2002. Biotransformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene in a Continuous-flow Anabaena sp. System. Water Research 36(7), 1699-1706.
  51. Batstone, D. J.,* J. Keller, R. I. Angelidaki, S. V. Kalyuzhnyi, S. G. Pavlostathis, A. Rozzi, W. T. M. Sanders, H. Siegrist, and V. A. Vavilin. 2002. The IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No 1 (ADM1). Water Science & Technology 45(10), 65-73.
  52. Fontenot, E. J., M. I. Beydilli, Y. H. Lee, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2002. Kinetics and Inhibition during the Decolorization of Reactive Anthraquinone Dyes under Methanogenic Conditions. Water Science & Technology 45(10), 105-111.
  53. Vavilin V. A.,* S. V. Rytov, L. Y. Lokshina, S. G. Pavlostathis, and M. A. Barlaz. 2003. Distributed Model of Solid Waste Anaerobic Digestion: Effects of Leachate Recirculation and pH Adjustment. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 81(1), 66-73.
  54. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* M. T. Prytula, and D. H. Yeh. 2003. Potential and Limitations of Microbial Reductive Dechlorination for Bioremediation Applications. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution: Focus 3(3), 117-129.
  55. Fontenot, E. J., Y. H. Lee, R. D. Matthews, G. Zhu, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2003. Reductive Decolorization of a Textile Reactive Dyebath under Methanogenic Conditions. Applied Biochemistry & Biotechnology 109(1-3), 207-226.
  56. Vavilin, V. A.,* S. V. Rytov, S. G. Pavlostathis, J. Jokela, and J. Rintala. 2003. A Distributed Model of Solid Waste Anaerobic Digestion: Sensitivity Analysis. Water Science & Technology 48(4), 147-154.
  57. Lee, Y. H., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2004. Reuse of Textile Reactive Azo Dyebaths Following Biological Decolorization. Water Environment Research 76(1), 56-66.
  58. Lee, Y. H., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2004. Decolorization and Toxicity of Reactive Anthraquinone Textile Dyes under Methanogenic Conditions. Water Research 38(7), 1838-1852.
  59. Yeh, D. H., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2004. Phase Distribution of Hexachlorobenzene in a Suspended-Growth Culture Amended with a Polysorbate Surfactant. Water Environment Research 76(2), 137-148.
  60. Beydilli, M. I., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2005. Decolorization Kinetics of the Azo Dye Reactive Red 2 under Methanogenic Conditions: Effect of Long-Term Culture Acclimation. Biodegradation 16(2), 135-146.
  61. Epolito, W. J., Y. H. Lee, L. A. Bottomley, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2005. Characterization of the Textile Anthraquinone Dye Reactive Blue 4. Dyes and Pigments 67(1), 35-46.
  62. Yeh, D. H., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2005. Anaerobic Biodegradability of Tween Surfactants Used as a Carbon Source for the Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene. Water Science & Technology 52(1-2), 343-349.
  63. Lee, Y. H., R. D. Matthews, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2005. Anaerobic Biodecolorization of Textile Reactive Anthraquinone and Phthalocyanine Dyebaths under Hypersaline Conditions. Water Science & Technology 52(1-2), 377-383.
  64. Shah, A. G., J. A. Pierson, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2005. Fate and Effect of the Antioxidant Ethoxyquin on a Mixed Methanogenic Culture. Water Research 39(17), 4251-4263.
  65. Okutman Tas, D., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2005. Microbial Reductive Transformation of Pentachloronitrobenzene under Methanogenic Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology 39(21), 8264-8272.
  66. Lee, Y. H., R. D. Matthews, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2006. Biological Decolorization of Reactive Anthraquinone and Phthalocyanine Dyes under Various Oxidation-Reduction Conditions. Water Environment Research 78(2), 156-169.
  67. Okutman Tas, D., I. N. Thomson, F. E. Löffler, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2006. Kinetics of the Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Pentachloroaniline. Environmental Science & Technology 40(14), 4467-4472.
  68. Pavlostathis, S. G., R. Marchant, I. M.* Banat, N. G. Ternan, and G. McMullan. 2006. High Growth Rate and Substrate Exhaustion Results in Rapid Cell Death and Lysis in the Thermophilic Bacterium Geobacillus thermoleovorans. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 95(1), 84-95.
  69. Tugtas, A. E., U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2006. An Extension of the Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 to Include the Effect of Nitrate Reduction Processes. Water Science & Technology 54(4), 41-49.
  70. Tezel, U., J. A. Pierson, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2006. Fate and Effect of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds on a Mixed Methanogenic Culture. Water Research 40(19), 3660-3668.
  71. Tugtas, A. E., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2007a. Inhibitory Effects of Nitrogen Oxides on a Mixed Methanogenic Culture. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 96(3), 444-455.
  72. Tugtas, A. E., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2007b. Effect of Sulfide on Nitrate Reduction in Mixed Methanogenic Cultures. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 97(6), 1448-1459.
  73. Tugtas, A. E., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2007c. Electron Donor Effect on Nitrate Reduction Pathway and Kinetics in a Mixed Methanogenic Culture. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 98(4), 756-763.
  74. Tezel, U., J. A. Pierson, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2007.* Effect of Polyelectrolytes and Quaternary Ammonium Compounds on the Anaerobic Biological Treatment of Poultry Processing Wastewater. Water Research 41(6), 1334-1342.
  75. Okutman Tas, D., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2007. Temperature and pH Effect on the Microbial Reductive Transformation of Pentachloronitrobenzene. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55(14), 5390-5398.
  76. Okutman Tas, D., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2007. The Influence of Iron Reduction on the Reductive Biotransformation of Pentachloronitrobenzene. European Journal of Soil Biology 43(5-6), 264-275.
  77. Beydilli, I. M., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2007. Biodecolorization of the Azo Dye Reactive Red 2 in a Halotolerant Enrichment Culture. Water Environment Research 79(12), 2446-2456.
  78. Kabouris, J. C.,* U. Tezel, S. G. Pavlostathis, M. Engelmann, A. C. Todd, and R. A. Gillette. 2008. The Anaerobic Biodegradability of Municipal Sludge and Fat, Oil, and Grease under Mesophilic Conditions. Water Environment Research 80(3), 212-221.
  79. Marchant, R.,* A. Franzetti, S. G. Pavlostathis, D. Okutman Tas, I. Erdbrügger, A. Űnyayar, M. A. Mazmanci, and I. M. Banat. 2008. Thermophilic Bacteria in Cool Temperate Soils: Are they Metabolically Active or Continually Added by Global Atmospheric Transport? Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology 78(5), 841-852.
  80. Tezel, U., J. A. Pierson, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2008. Effect of Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride on Nitrate Reduction in a Mixed Methanogenic Culture. Water Science & Technology 57(4), 541-546.
  81. Tugtas, A. E., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2008. Inhibitory Effects of Nitrate Reduction on Methanogenesis in the Presence of Different Electron Donors. Water Science & Technology 57(5), 693-698.
  82. Okutman Tas, D., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2008. Effect of Nitrate Reduction on the Microbial Reductive Transformation of Pentachloronitrobenzene. Environmental Science & Technology 42(9), 3234-3240.
  83. Epolito, W. J., H. Yang, L. A. Bottomley, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2008. Kinetics of Zero-Valent Iron Reductive Transformation of the Anthraquinone Dye Reactive Blue 4. Journal of Hazardous Materials 160 (2-3), 594-600.
  84. Tezel, U., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2009. Transformation of Benzalkonium Chloride under Nitrate Reducing Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology 43(5), 1342-1348.
  85. Padhye, L., U. Tezel, W. A. Mitch, S. G. Pavlostathis,* and C.-H. Huang. 2009. Occurrence and Fate of Nitrosamines and Their Precursors in Municipal Sludge and Anaerobic Digestion Systems. Environmental Science & Technology 43(9), 3087-3093.
  86. Kabouris, J. C.,* U. Tezel, S. G. Pavlostathis, M. Engelmann, J. A. Dulaney, A. C. Todd, and R. A. Gillette. 2009. Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Sludge and Fat, Oil, and Grease. Water Environment Research 81(5), 476-485.
  87. Kabouris, J. C.,* U. Tezel, S. G. Pavlostathis, M. Engelmann, J. Dulaney, R. A. Gillette, and A. C. Todd. 2009. Methane Recovery from the Anaerobic Codigestion of Municipal Sludge and FOG. Bioresource Technology 100(15), 3701-3705.
  88. Matthews, R. D., L. A. Bottomley, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2009. Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrogen Reduction and Decolorization of Reactive Phthalocyanine Dyes. Desalination 248(1-3), 816-825.
  89. Tandukar, M., S. J. Huber, T. Onodera, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2009. Biological Chromium(VI) Reduction in the Cathode of a Microbial Fuel Cell. Environmental Science & Technology 43(21), 8159-8165.
  90. Tugtas, A. E., U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2010. A Comprehensive Model of Simultaneous Denitrification and Methanogenic Fermentation Processes. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 105(1), 98-108.
  91. Ismail, Z. Z., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2010. Influence of Sulfate Reduction on the Microbial Dechlorination of Pentachloroaniline in a Mixed Anaerobic Culture. Biodegradation 21(1), 43-57.
  92. Okutman Tas, D., M. T. Prytula, J. A. Mulholland, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2010. Theoretical Investigation of the Sequential Reductive Dechlorination Pathways of Chlorobenzenes and Chloroanilines. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 105 (3), 574-587.
  93. Ismail, Z. Z., U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2010. Sorption of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds to Municipal Sludge. Water Research 44(7), 2303-2313.
  94. Okutman Tas, D., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2010. Microbial Transformation of Pentachloronitrobenzene under Nitrate Reducing Conditions. Biodegradation 21 (5), 691-702.
  95. Zhang, C., U. Tezel, K. Li,* D. Liu, R. Ren, J. Du, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2011. Evaluation and Modeling of Benzalkonium Chloride Inhibition and Biodegradation in Activated Sludge. Water Research 45(3), 1238-1246.
  96. Hajaya, M. G., U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2011. Effect of Temperature and Benzalkonium Chloride on Nitrate Reduction. Bioresource Technology 102 (8), 5039-5047.
  97. Misiti, T. M., M. G. Hajaya, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2011. Nitrate Reduction in a Simulated Free-water Surface Wetland System. Water Research 45(17), 5587-5598.
  98. Tezel, U., L. P. Padhye, C.-H. Huang, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2011. Biotransformation of Nitrosamines and Precursor Secondary Amines under Methanogenic Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology 45 (19), 8290-8297.
  99. Shimada, T.,* E. Morgenroth, M. Tandukar, S. G. Pavlostathis, A. Smith, L. Raskin, and R. E. Kilian. 2011. Syntrophic Acetate Oxidation in Two-phase (Acid-Methane) Anaerobic Digesters. Water Science & Technology 64 (9), 1812-1820.
  100. Lee, Y. H., L. A. Bottomley, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2011. Anthraquinone Compounds as Redox Mediators for Enhanced Continuous-flow Anaerobic Biotransformation of Reactive Dyes under Hypersaline Conditions. Desalination & Water Treatment 33 (1-3), 68-76.
  101. Watson, M. K., U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2012. Biotransformation of Alkanoylcholines under Methanogenic Conditions. Water Research 46(9), 2947-2956.
  102. Hajaya, M. G., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2012. Fate and Effect of Benzalkonium Chlorides in a Continuous-flow Biological Nitrogen Removal System Treating Poultry Processing Wastewater. Bioresource Technology 118, 73-81.
  103. Tezel, U., M. Tandukar, R. J. Martinez, P. A. Sobecky, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2012. Aerobic Biotransformation of n-Tetradecylbenzyldimethylammonium Chloride by an Enriched Pseudomonas spp. Community. Environmental Science & Technology 46(16), 8714-8722.
  104. Misiti, T., M. Tandukar, U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2013. Inhibition and Biotransformation Potential of Naphthenic Acids under Different Electron Accepting Conditions. Water Research 47(1), 406-418.
  105. Misiti, T., U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2013. Fate and Effect of Naphthenic Acids on Oil Refinery Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Systems. Water Research 47(1), 449-460.
  106. Hajaya, M. G., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2013. Modeling the Fate and Effect of Benzalkonium Chlorides in a Continuous-flow Biological Nitrogen Removal System Treating Poultry Processing Wastewater. Bioresource Technology 130, 278-287.
  107. Sun, P., H. Yao, D. Minakata, J. C. Crittenden, S. G. Pavlostathis, and C.-H. Huang.* 2013. Acid-Catalyzed Transformation of Ionophore Veterinary Antibiotics. Environmental Science & Technology 47(13), 6781-6789.
  108. Zhu, G.,* T. Onodera, M. Tandukar, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2013. Simultaneous Carbon Removal, Denitrification and Power Generation in a Membrane-less Microbial Fuel Cell. Bioresource Technology 146, 1-6.
  109. Liu, Z., P. Sun, S. G. Pavlostathis, X. Zhou, and Y. Zhang.* 2013. Adsorption, Inhibition, and Biotransformation of Ciprofloxacin under Aerobic Conditions. Bioresource Technology 144, 644-651.
  110. Tandukar, M., S. Oh, U. Tezel, K. T. Konstantinidis, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2013. Long-term Exposure to Benzalkonium Chloride Disinfectants Results in Change of Microbial Community Structure and Increased Antimicrobial Resistance. Environmental Science & Technology 47(17), 9730-9738.
  111. Misiti, T. M., U. Tezel, M. Tandukar, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2013. Aerobic Biotransformation Potential of a Commercial Mixture of Naphthenic Acids. Water Research 47(15), 5520-5534.
  112. Oh, S., M. Tandukar, S. G. Pavlostathis, P. S. G. Chain, and K. T. Konstantinidis.* 2013. Microbial Community Adaptation to Quaternary Ammonium Biocides as Revealed by Metagenomics. Environmental Microbiology 15(10), 2850-2864.
  113. Liu, Z., P. Sun, S. G. Pavlostathis, X. Zhou, and Y. Zhang.* 2013. Inhibitory Effects and Biotransformation Potential of Ciprofloxacin under Anoxic/Anaerobic Conditions. Bioresource Technology 150, 28-35.
  114. Sun, P., D. Barmaz, M. L. Cabrera, S. G. Pavlostathis, and C.-H. Huang.* 2013. Detection and Quantification of Ionophore Antibiotics in Runoff, Soil and Poultry Litter. Journal of Chromatography A 1312, 10-17.
  115. Hong, J., U. Tezel, D. Okutman Tas, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2013. Influence of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds on the Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Pentachloroaniline. Water Research 47(17), 6780-6789.
  116. Okutman Tas, D., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2014. Occurrence, Toxicity and Biotransformation of Pentachloronitrobenzene and Chloroanilines. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 44(5), 473-518.
  117. Sun, P., M. L. Cabrera, C.-H. Huang, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2014. Biodegradation of Veterinary Ionophore Antibiotics in Broiler Litter and Soil Microcosms. Environmental Science & Technology 48(5), 2724-2731.
  118. Dykstra, C. M., H. D. Giles, S. Banerjee and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2014. Biotransformation of Phytosterols under Aerobic Conditions. Water Research 58, 71-81.
  119. Dykstra, C. M., H. D. Giles, S. Banerjee and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2014. Biotransformation Potential of Phytosterols under Anoxic and Anaerobic Conditions. Water Science & Technology 69(8), 1661-1668.
  120. Misiti, T. M., U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2014. Effect of Alkyl Side Chain Location and Cyclicity on the Aerobic Biotransformation of Naphthenic Acids. Environmental Science & Technology 48(14), 7909-7917.
  121. Tezel, U., M. Tandukar, M. G. Hajaya, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2014. Transition of Municipal Sludge Anaerobic Digestion from Mesophilic to Thermophilic and Long-term Performance Evaluation. Bioresource Technology 170, 385-394.
  122. Oh, S., Z. Kurt, D. Tsementzi, M. R. Weigand, M. Kim, J. K. Hatt, M. Tandukar, S. G. Pavlostathis, J. C. Spain, and K. T. Konstantinidis.* 2014. Microbial Community Degradation of Widely Used Quaternary Ammonium Disinfectants. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80(19), 5892-5900.
  123. Sun, P., C.-H. Huang, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2014. Inhibition and Biotransformation Potential of Veterinary Ionophore Antibiotics under Different Redox Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology 48(22), 13146-13154.
  124. Sun, P., S. G. Pavlostathis, and Ching-Hua Huang. 2014.* Photodegradation of Veterinary Ionophore Antibiotics under UV and Solar Irradiation. Environmental Science & Technology 48(22), 13188-13196.
  125. Dykstra, C. M., H. D. Giles, S. Banerjee, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2015. Fate and Biotransformation of Phytosterols during Treatment of Pulp and Paper Wastewater in a Simulated Aerated Stabilization Basin. Water Research 68, 589-600.
  126. Yang, J., U. Tezel, K. Li, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2015. Prolonged Exposure of Mixed Aerobic Cultures to Low Temperature and Benzalkonium Chloride Affect the Rate and Extent of Nitrification. Bioresource Technology 179, 193-201.
  127. Vaiopoulou, E., T. M. Misiti, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2015. Removal and Toxicity Reduction of Naphthenic Acids by Ozonation and Combined Ozonation-Aerobic Biodegradation. Bioresource Technology 179, 339-347.
  128. Tezel, U., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2015. Quaternary Ammonium Disinfectants: Microbial Adaptation, Degradation and Ecology. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 33, 296-304.
  129. Doydora, S. A., D. Franklin, P. Sun, M. Cabrera, A. Thompson,* K. Love-Myers, J. Rema, V. Calvert III, S. G. Pavlostathis, and C-H. Huang. 2015. Alum and Rainfall Effects on Ionophores in Runoff from Surface-Applied Broiler Litter. Journal of Environmental Quality 44(5), 1657-1666.
  130. Zeng, X., Borole, A. B., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2015. Biotransformation of Furanic and Phenolic Compounds with Hydrogen Gas Production in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell. Environmental Science & Technology 49(22), 13667-13675.
  131. Doydora, S. A., P. Sun, M. Cabrera, A. Thompson,* K. Love-Myers, J. Rema, V. Calvert III, S. G. Pavlostathis, and C-H. Huang. 2015. Stacking Time and Aluminum Sulfate Effects on Polyether Ionophores in Broiler Litter. Journal of Environmental Quality 44(6), 1923-1929.
  132. Tandukar, M., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2015. Co-digestion of Municipal Sludge and External Organic Wastes for Enhanced Biogas Production under Realistic Plant Constraints. Water Research 87, 432-445.
  133. Zeng, X., Borole, A. B., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2016. Performance Evaluation of a Continuous-flow Bioanode Microbial Electrolysis Cell Fed with Furanic and Phenolic Compounds. RSC Advances 6, 65563-65571.
  134. Sun, P., S. G. Pavlostathis, and C-H. Huang.* 2016. Estimation of Environmentally Relevant Chemical Properties of Veterinary Ionophore Antibiotics. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(18), 18353-18361.
  135. Zeng, X., Borole, A. B., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2016. Inhibitory Effect of Furanic and Phenolic Compounds on Exoelectrogenesis in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell Bioanode. Environmental Science & Technology 50(20), 11357-11365.
  136. Zeng, X., M. A., Collins, Borole, A. B., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2017. The Extent of Fermentative Transformation of Phenolic Compounds in the Bioanode Controls Exoelectrogenic Activity in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell. Water Research 109:299-309.
  137. Dykstra, C. M., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2017. Evaluation of Gas and Carbon Transport in a Methanogenic Bioelectrochemical System (BES). Biotechnology & Bioengineering 114(5), 961-969.
  138. Doydora, S. A., P. Sun, M. Cabrera, N. Mantripragada, J. Rema, S. G. Pavlostathis, C-H. Huang, and A. Thompson.* 2017. Long-term Broiler Litter Amendments Can Alter the Soil’s Capacity to Sorb Monensin. Environmental Science & Pollution Research 24(15), 13466-13473.
  139. Dykstra, C. M., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2017. Methanogenic Biocathode Microbial Community Development and the Role of Bacteria. Environmental Science & Technology 51(9), 5306-5316.
  140. Dykstra, C. M., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2017. Zero-Valent Iron Enhances Biocathodic Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Methane. Environmental Science & Technology 51(21), 12956-12964.
  141. Zhai, S., M. Ji, Y. Zhao, S. G. Pavlostathis, and Q. Zhao.* 2018. Effects of Salinity and COD/N on Denitrification and Bacterial Community in Dicyclic-type Electrode Based Biofilm Reactor. Chemosphere 192:328-336.
  142. You D., X. Min, L. Liu, Z. Ren, X. Xiao, S. G. Pavlostathis, J. Luo, and X. Luo.* 2018. New Insight on the Adsorption Capacity of Metallogels for Antimonite and Antimonate Removal: From Experimental to Theoretical Study, Journal of Hazardous Materials 346:218-225.
  143. Dou, Z., C. M. Dykstra, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2018. Bioelectrochemically Assisted Anaerobic Digestion System for Biogas Upgrading and Enhanced Methane Production. Science of the Total Environment 633:1012-1021.
  144. Fang, L., X. Xiao, R. Kang, Z. Ren, H. Yu, S. G. Pavlostathis, J. Luo, and X. Luo.* 2018. Highly Selective Adsorption of Antimonite by Novel Imprinted Polymer with Microdomain Confinement Effect. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 63:1513-1523.
  145. Fang, L., X. Min, R. Kang, H. Yu, S. G. Pavlostathis, and X. Luo.* 2018. Development of an Anion Imprinted Polymer for High and Selective Removal of Arsenite from Wastewater. Science of the Total Environment 639:110-117.
  146. Kim, M., J. K. Hatt, M. R. Weigand, R. Krishnan, S. G. Pavlostathis, and K. T. Konstantinidis.* 2018. Genomic and Transcriptomic Insights into How Bacteria Withstand High Concentrations of Benzalkonium Chloride Biocides. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 84:e00197-18.
  147. Kong, F.,H.-Y. Ren, S. G. Pavlostathis, A. Wang,* J. Nan, and N.-Q. Ren. 2018. Enhanced Azo Dye Decolorization and Microbial Community Analysis in a Stacked Bioelectrochemical System. Chemical Engineering Journal 354:351-362.
  148. Kim M., M. R. Weigand, S. Oh, J. K. Hatt, R. Krishnan, U. Tezel, S. G. Pavlostathis, and K. T. Konstantinidis.* 2018. Widely Used Benzalkonium Chloride Disinfectants Can Promote Antibiotic Resistance. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 84:e01201-18.
  149. Borole, A. P.,* C. Tsouris, S. G. Pavlostathis, S. Yiacoumi, A. Lewis, X. Zeng, and K. Park. 2018. Efficient Conversion of Aqueous-Waste-Carbon Compounds into Electrons, Hydrogen, and Chemicals via Separations and Microbial Electrocatalysis. Frontiers in Energy Research 6:94.
  150. Zeng, X., Borole, A. P., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* 2018. Processes and Electron Flow in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell Bioanode Fed with Furanic and Phenolic Compounds. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25(36), 35981-35989.
  151. Cheng, C., X. Shen, H. Xie, Z. Hua, S. G. Pavlostathis, and J. Zhang.* 2019. Coupled Methane and Nitrous Oxide Biotransformation in Freshwater Wetland Sediment Microcosms. Science of the Total Environment 648:916-922.
  152. Yu, H., P. Shao, L. Fang, J. Pei, L. Ding, S. G. Pavlostathis, and X. Luo.* 2019. Palladium Ion-Imprinted Polymers with PHEMA Polymer Brushes: Role of Grafting Polymerization Degree in Anti-Interference. Chemical Engineering Journal 359:176-185.
  153. Zou, L., P. Shao, K. Zhang, L. Yang*, D. You, H. Shi, S. G. Pavlostathis, W. Lai, D. Liang, and X. Luo*. 2019. Tannic Acid-based Adsorbent with Superior Selectivity for Lead(II) capture: Adsorption Site and Selective Mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal 364:160-166.
  154. Zhai, S., M. Ji, S. G. Pavlostathis, and Y. Zhao*. 2019. Impact of Hydraulic Retention Time and Current on the Microbial Community and Denitrification Genes in a Continuous-flow Biofilm Electrode Reactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 94:933-941.
  155. Yang, L. , G. Yi, Y. Hou, H. Cheng, X. Luo, S. G. Pavlostathis, S. Luo*, and A. Wang*. 2019. Building Electrode with Three-dimensional Macroporous Interface from Biocompatible Polypyrrole and Conductive Graphene Nanosheets to Achieve Highly Efficient Microbial Electrocatalysis. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 141, 111444.
  156. Lai, W., K. Zhang, P. Shao, L. Yang,* L. Ding, S. G. Pavlostathis, H. Shi , L. Zou, D. Liang, and X. Luo*. 2019. Optimization of Adsorption Configuration by DFT Calculation for Design of Adsorbent: A Case Study of Palladium Ion-imprinted Polymers. Journal of Hazardous Materials 379, 120791.
  157. Chen, J., and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2019. Peracetic Acid Fate and Decomposition in Poultry Processing Wastewater Streams. Bioresource Technology Reports 7, 100285.
  158. Zhang, Y., Z. Xiong, L. Yang,* Z. Ren, P. Shao, H. Shi, X. Xiao, S. G. Pavlostathis, L. Fang, and X. Luo*. 2019. Successful Isolation of a Tolerant Co-flocculating Microalgae Towards Highly Efficient Nitrogen Removal in Harsh Rare Earth Element Tailings (REEs) Wastewater. Water Research 166, 115076.
  159. Fang, C., R. Huang, C.M. Dykstra, R. Jiang, S. G. Pavlostathis, and Y. Tang*. 2020. Energy and Nutrient Recovery from Sewage Sludge and Manure via Anaerobic Digestion with Hydrothermal Pretreatment. Environmental Science & Technology 54:1147-1156.
  160. Long, S., Y. Yang, S. G. Pavlostathis, F. Xiang, P. Sun, N. Li, and L. Zhao*. 2020. Toxicity of Tetracycline and its Transformation Products to a Phosphorus Removing Shewanella Strain. Chemosphere 246, 125681.
  161. Li, M., X. Xiao*, S. Wang, X. Zhang, J. Li, S. G. Pavlostathis, X. Luo, S. Luo, and G. Zeng., 2020. Synergistic Removal of Cadmium and Organic Matter by a Microalgae-endophyte Symbiotic System (MESS): An Approach to Improve the Application Potential of Plant-derived Biosorbents. Environmental Pollution 261, 114177.
  162. Kong, F., H.-Y. Ren, S. G. Pavlostathis, J. Nan, N.-Q. Ren, and A. Wang. 2020. Overview of Value-added Products Bioelectrosynthesized from Waste Materials in Microbial Electrosynthesis Systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 125, 109816.
  163. Wang, Q., C. Zhang, D. Patel, H. Jung, P. Liu, B. Wan, S. G. Pavlostathis, and Y. Tang*. 2020. Coevolution of Iron, Phosphorus, and Sulfur Speciation during Anaerobic Digestion with Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Sewage Sludge. Environmental Science & Technology 54:8362-8372.
  164. Dykstra, C. M.*, C. Cheng, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2020. Comparison of Carbon Dioxide with Anaerobic Digester Biogas as a Methanogenic Biocathode Feedstock. Environmental Science & Technology 54:8949-8957.
  165. Wang, Q., C. Zhang, P. Liu, H. Jung, B. Wan, D. Patel, S. G. Pavlostathis, and Y. Tang*. 2020. Effect of Interstage Hydrothermal Treatment on Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge: Speciation Evolution of Phosphorus, Iron, and Sulfur. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8:16515-16525.
  166. Liu, X., Q. Wang, Y. Tang, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2021. Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Sewage Sludge for Enhanced Anaerobic Digestion: Resource Transformation and Energy Balance. Chemical Engineering Journal 410, 127430.
  167. Long, S., Y. Yang, S. G. Pavlostathis, and L. Zhao*. 2021. Effect of Sulfamethoxazole and Oxytetracycline on Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal and Bacterial Community Structure. Bioresource Technology 319, 124067.
  168. Chen, J., X. Liu, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2021. Long-term Evaluation of the Effect of Peracetic Acid on a Mixed Aerobic Culture: Organic Matter Degradation, Nitrification, and Microbial Community Structure. Water Research 190, 116694.
  169. Long, S., L. Zhao, J. Chen, J. Kim, C.-H. Huang, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2021. Tetracycline Inhibition and Transformation in Microbial Fuel Cell Systems: Performance, Transformation Intermediates, and Microbial Community Structure. Bioresource Technology 322, 124534.
  170. Zhai, S., M. Ji, Y. Zhao, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2021. Biotransformation of 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid under Nitrate Reducing Conditions in MEC Bioanode. Environmental Science & Technology 55:2067-2075.
  171. Chen, J., S. Long, X. Liu, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2021. Long-term Evaluation of the Effect of Peracetic Acid on a Mixed Anoxic Culture: Organic Matter Degradation, Denitrification, and Microbial Community Structure. Chemical Engineering Journal 411, 128447.
  172. Wang, Q., C. Zhang, H. Jung, P. Liu, D. Patel, S. G. Pavlostathis, and Y. Tang*. 2021. Transformation and Mobility of Cu, Zn, and Cr in Sewage Sludge during Anaerobic Digestion with Pre- or Inter-stage Hydrothermal Treatment. Environmental Science & Technology 55:1615-1625.
  173. Zhang, C., X. Liu, Q. Wang, Y. Tang, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2021. Comparative Assessment of Pre- and Inter-Stage Hydrothermal Treatment of Municipal Sludge for Increased Methane Production. Water Environment Research 93 (7):1126-1137.
  174. Liu, X., Q. Wang, Y. Tang, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2021. A Comparative Study on Biogas Production, Energy Balance, and Nutrients Conversion with Inter-stage Hydrothermal Treatment of Sewage Sludge. Applied Energy 288, 116669.
  175. Cheng*, C., J. Zhang*, Q. He, H. Wu, Y. Chen, H. Xie, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2021.    Exploring Simultaneous Nitrous Oxide and Methane Sink in Wetland Sediments under Anoxic Conditions. Water Research 194, 116958.
  176. Dykstra, C. M., and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2021. Hydrogen Sulfide Affects the Performance of a Methanogenic Bioelectrochemical System Used for Biogas Upgrading. Water Research 200, 117268.
  177. Wang, Q., X. Liu, H. Jung, S. Zhao, S. G. Pavlostathis, and Y. Tang*. 2021. Effect of Prestage Hydrothermal Treatment on the Formation of Struvite vs. Vivianite during Semicontinuous Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9, 9093-9105.
  178. Cheng, C., T. Sun, H. Li, Q. He, S. G. Pavlostathis, and J. Zhang*. 2021. New Insights in Correlating Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Microbial Carbon and Nitrogen Transformations in Wetland Sediments based on Genomic and Functional Analysis. Journal of Environmental Management 297, 113280.
  179. Ni, C., Q. Liu, Z. Ren,* H. Hu, B. Sun, C. Liu, P. Shao, L. Yang, S. G. Pavlostathis, and X. Luo*. 2021. Selective Removal and Recovery of La(III) using a Phosphonic-based Ion Imprinted Polymer: Adsorption Performance, Regeneration, and Mechanism. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9, 106701.
  180. Geng, Y., D. Cui, L. Yang*, Z. Xiong, S. G. Pavlostathis, P. Shao, Y. Zhang, X. Luo*, and S. Luo. 2022. Resourceful Treatment of Harsh High-nitrogen Rare Earth Element Tailings (REEs) Wastewater by Carbonate Activated Chlorococcum sp. Microalgae. Journal of Hazardous Materials 423, 127000.
  181. Chen, J., and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2022. Evaluation of the Effect of Peracetic Acid Solution on the Performance of a Continuous-flow Biological Nitrogen Removal (BNR) System. Chemical Engineering Journal 431, 133340.
  182. Tandukar, M., and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2022. Anaerobic Co-digestion of Municipal Sludge with Fat-Oil-Grease (FOG) Enhances the Destruction of Sludge Solids. Chemosphere 292, 133530.
  183. Liu, X., J. Chen, D.-H. Lin, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2022. Long-term Evaluation of the Effect of Peracetic Acid Solution on Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment: Process Performance and Microbial Community Structure. Chemical Engineering Journal 436, 135262.
  184. Yi, G., B. Wang, L. Yang*, D. Fang, Y. Feng, W. Liu, Y. Zhang, S. G. Pavlostathis, S. Luo, X. Luo*, and A. Wang. 2022. The Ins and Outs of Photo-assisted Microbial Electrochemical Systems for Synchronous Wastewater Treatment and Bioenergy Recovery. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 181, 106230.
  185. Yang, L., Y. Geng, D. Cui, Z. Liu, Z. Xiong, S. G. Pavlostathis, P. Shao, and X. Luo*. 2022. Corrected Response Surface Methodology for Microalgae Towards Optimized Ammonia Nitrogen Removal: A Case of Rare Earth Mining Tailings Wastewater in Southern Jiangxi, China. Journal of Cleaner Production 343, 130998.
  186. Cheng, C.*, Q. He, J. Zhang, H. Chai, Y. Yang, S. G. Pavlostathis, and H. Wu. 2022a. New insight into ammonium oxidation processes and mechanisms mediated by manganese oxide in constructed wetlands. Water Research 215, 118251.
  187. Cheng, C.*, Q. He, J. Zhang, B. Chen, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2022b. Is the role of aerobic methanotrophs underestimated in methane oxidation under hypoxic conditions? Science of the Total Environment 833, 155244.
  188. Chen, J., T. Song, S. Long, K. J. Zhu, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2022. Effect of peracetic acid solution on a nitrifying culture: Kinetics, inhibition, cellular and transcriptional responses. Water Research 219, 118543.
  189. Long, S., X. Liu, J. Chen, L. Zhao, and S. G. Pavlostathis*. 2022. Effect of tetracycline on bio-electrochemically assisted anaerobic methanogenic systems: Process performance, microbial community structure, and functional genes. Science of the Total Environment 837, 155756.
  190. Xiong, Z., L. Lai, Y. Ding, L. Yang*, Y. Geng, S. G. Pavlostathis, P. Shao, Y. Zhang, and X. Luo*. 2022. Corncob biocarriers with available carbon release for Chlamydopodium sp. microalgae towards enhanced nitrogen removal from low C/N rare earth element tailings (REEs) wastewater. Chemosphere 307, 135673.
  191. Liu, Z., Y. Geng, Y. Zhang, D. Cui, L. Yang*, Z. Xiong, S. G. Pavlostathis, P. Shao, and X. Luo*. 2022. Microalgae-bacteria tandem-type ponds simultaneously removing ammonia nitrogen and phosphorus towards municipal wastewater advanced treatment. Environmental Research 214, 114076.
  192. Liu, Y., Z. Liu, D. Cui, L. Yang,* H. Wang, S. G. Pavlostathis, Y. Geng, Z. Xiong, P. Shao, X. Luo, * and S. Luo. 2023. Buffered loofah supported Microalgae-Bacteria symbiotic (MBS) system for enhanced nitrogen removal from rare earth element tailings (REEs) wastewater: Performance and functional gene analysis. Chemosphere 323, 138265.
  193. Geng, Y., Z. Xiong, L. Yang,* C.-A. Lian, S. G. Pavlostathis, Z. Qiu, H. Chen, Q. Luo, Y. Liu, Z. Liu, P. Shao, J.-P. Zou, H. Jiang, S. Luo, K. Yu,* and Xubiao Luo*. 2024 Bidirectional enhancement of nitrogen removal by indigenous synergetic microalgal−bacterial consortia in harsh low-C/N wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology 58 (12):5394-5404.
  194. Geng, Y., L. Yang, C-A. Lian, S. G. Pavlostathis, Z. Qiu, Z. Xiong, Y. Liu, B. Li, J. Hu, W. Fan, X. Luo, and K. Yu*. 2024. Resourceful application and mechanism of oyster shell-microalgae synergistic system: Sustainable treatment of harsh low carbon nitrogen ratio actual wastewater. Environmental Research 252, 118775.
  195. Zhang, C.,*  K. Rahnuma, L. Hou, X. Liu, Y. Tang, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2024. Energy and economic assessment of hydrothermal-treatment-coupled anaerobic digestion. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 202, 114674.
  196. Liu, Y., Z. Liu, Z. Xiong, Y. Geng, D. Cui, S. G. Pavlostathis, H. Chen, Q. Luo, G. Qiu, Q. Dong, L. Yang,* P. Shao, H. Shi, X. Luo, and S. Luo. 2024. Synergistic optimization of baffles and aeration to improve the Light/Dark cycle of microalgae photobioreactor for enhanced nitrogen removal performance: Computational fluid dynamics and experimental verification. Bioresource Technology 410, 131293.

C. CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS (* Presenter)

  1. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and E. Giraldo-Gomez. Kinetics of Anaerobic Treatment - A Critical Review. IAWPRC International Specialized Workshop: Anaerobic Treatment Technology for Municipal and Industrial Wastewater, Valladolid, Spain, September 1990 (Invited speaker).
  2. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* K. Sridhar and D. Morrison. Aerobic Treatment of Photoprocessing Effluents. 23rd Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 1991.
  3. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and K. Sridhar. Treatment of Photoprocessing Effluents by the Activated Sludge Process. 7th Society for Imaging Science & Technology International Symposium on Photofinishing Technology, Las Vegas, NV, February 1992.
  4. Klein, A. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Desorption and Biodegradation of Toluene and Xylenes in Saturated Soil Systems. Industrial Pollution Control Conference, Georgia Water & Pollution Control Association, Atlanta, GA, February 1993.
  5. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* P. Gess, and M. Prytula. Preliminary Assessment of Fate Mechanisms of Chlorinated Organic Compounds in a Sediment-Water Estuarine System. 19th Annual RREL Hazardous Waste Research Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, April 1993.
  6. Zhuang, P. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Factors Limiting the Reductive Dechlorination of Chloroalkenes. 66th Annual Conference, Water Environment Federation, Anaheim, CA, October 1993.
  7. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and S. A. Jungee. Biological Treatment of Photoprocessing Wastewaters. IAWQ International Specialized Conference: Pretreatment of Industrial Wastewaters, Athens, Greece, October 1993.
  8. Schreiber, D. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Biological Oxidation of Thiosulfate. Industrial Pollution Control Conference, Georgia Water & Pollution Control Association, Atlanta, GA, February 1994.
  9. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and D. Vacco. Aerobic/Anaerobic Biological Treatment of Photodistillates in Septic Systems. 8th Society for Imaging Science & Technology International Symposium on Photofinishing Technology, Atlanta, GA, February 1994.
  10. Gess, P., M. Prytula, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Release of Chlorinated Organic Compounds from a Contaminated Estuarine Sediment. 20th Annual RREL Hazardous Waste Research Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, March 1994.
  11. Pavlostathis, S. G.* and C-H. Hung. Activated Sludge Treatment of Thiocyanate-bearing Photofinishing Wastewaters. 47th Annual Conference, Society for Imaging Science & Technology, Rochester, NY, May 1994.
  12. Zhuang, P. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Effect of Chlorinated Alkenes on the Reductive Dechlorination and Methane Production Processes. IAWQ 17th Biennial International Conference, Budapest, Hungary, July 1994.
  13. Hung, C-H. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Fate of Thiocyanate and Cyanate in Anaerobic Digestion Systems. Industrial Pollution Control Conference, Georgia Water & Pollution Control Association, Atlanta, GA, February 1995.
  14. Pavlostathis, S. G.* Difficulties with Extractions of Contaminants from Real-world Sediments. Antoine Lavoisier Mass Balance Workshop/U. S. EPA Hazardous Substance Research Center/South & Southwest, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1995.
  15. Prytula, M., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Extraction of Sediment-Bound Chlorinated Organic Compounds: Implications on Fate and Hazard Assessment. 2nd IAWQ Specialized Conference on Hazard Assessment and Control of Environmental Contaminants in Water, International Association for Water Quality, Lyngby, Denmark, June 1995.
  16. Prytula, M., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Contaminant and Organic Matter Bioavailability Effects on the Biotransformation of Sediment-Bound Chlorobenzenes. 68th Annual Conference, Water Environment Federation, Miami Beach, FL, October 1995.
  17. Misra, G.,* S. G. Pavlostathis, J. Li, and E. M. Perdue. Characterization and Aerobic Biodegradation of Selected Monoterpenes. 68th Annual Conference, Water Environment Federation, Miami Beach, FL, October 1995.
  18. Maeng, S. K., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Performance of Activated Sludge Reactors Fed with a Silver-bearing Photoprocessing Wastewater. 4th International Conference on Transport, Fate and Effects of Silver in the Environment, Madison, WI, August 1996.
  19. Jackson, G. H., M. Jacobson, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Biotransformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by the Cyanobacterium Anabaena spiroides. 8th Annual Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management, Birmingham, AL, September 1996.
  20. Prytula, M., R. Booker, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachloro-1,3-Butadiene in Contaminated Estuarine Sediment Slurries. 8th Annual Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management, Birmingham, AL, September 1996.
  21. Comstock, K., M. Jacobson, F. M. Saunders, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Transformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by a Submerged Aquatic Plant, Eurasian Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum). 69th Annual Conference, Water Environment Federation, Dallas, TX, October 1996.
  22. Prytula, M. T. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene by Mixed, Sediment-Derived Methanogenic Cultures. WERC/U.S. EPA Hazardous Substance Research Center Joint Conference on the Environment, Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.
  23. Faison, V., S. V. Sahi,* K. Manuel, and S. G. Pavlostathis. Uptake of Copper Metal by Crotalaria sp. (Rattle Box). WERC/U.S. EPA Hazardous Substance Research Center Joint Conference on the Environment, Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.
  24. Beydilli, I. M., S. G. Pavlostathis* and W. C. Tincher. Anaerobic Biotransformation of Reactive Textile Dyes. 29th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Roanoke, VA, July 1997.
  25. Booker, R., J. Gould, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene. 70th Annual Conference, Water Environment Federation, Chicago, IL, October 1997.
  26. Fontenot, E., I. Beydilli, S. G. Pavlostathis,* and W. Tincher. Decolorization of Reactive Blue Dyes under Methanogenic Conditions. Industrial Waste Conference, Water Environment Federation, Nashville, TN, March 1998.
  27. Beydilli, I., E. Fontenot, S. G. Pavlostathis,* and W. Tincher. Decolorization and Toxicity Screening of Selected Reactive Textile Dyes under Methanogenic Conditions. Industrial Pollution Control Conference, Georgia Water & Pollution Control Association, Atlanta, GA, March 1998.
  28. Yeh, D., K. Pennell, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Effect of Tween Surfactants on the Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene. International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA, May 1998.
  29. Prytula, M. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Bioavailability and Reductive Dechlorination of Sediment Bound Chlorinated Benzenes. 1998 National Conference on Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chicago, IL, June 1998.
  30. Beydilli, M. I., S. G. Pavlostathis,* and W. Tincher. Decolorization and Toxicity Screening of Selected Reactive Azo Dyes under Methanogenic Conditions. IAWQ 19th Biennial International Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 1998.
  31. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* D. H. Yeh, and K. D. Pennell. Toxicity and Biodegradability Screening of Nonionic Surfactants Using a Sediment-Derived Methanogenic Consortium. IAWQ 19th Biennial International Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 1998.
  32. Prytula M. T. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Bioavailability and Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene Sorbed to an Estuarine Sediment. Fifth International Symposium - In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, San Diego, CA, April 1999.
  33. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* M. I. Beydilli, D. Corner, and W. C. Tincher. Innovative Process for the Biological Renovation and Reuse of Spent Reactive Textile Dyebaths. 4th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, April 2000.
  34. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* D. H. Yeh, and K. D. Pennell. Effect of Nonionic Polysorbate Surfactants on the Bioavailability and Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene Sorbed to Contaminated Sediments. 4th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, April 2000.
  35. Beydilli, M. I, R. D. Matthews, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Decolorization of a Reactive Copper-Phthalocyanine Dye under Methanogenic Conditions. IWA 1st World Congress and Exhibition, Paris, France, July 2000.
  36. Yeh, D. H, K. D. Pennell, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Development of Hexachlorobenzene-dechlorinating Mixed Cultures Using Polysorbate Surfactants as Carbon Source. IWA 1st World Congress and Exhibition, Paris, France, July 2000.
  37. Pennell, K. D., A. Karagunduz, D. H. Yeh, C. A. Martin, E. K. Chang, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Influence of Nonionic Surfactants on the Bioavailability of Chlorinated Benzenes for Microbial Reductive Dechlorination. ACS 220th  National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 2000.
  38. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* M. T. Prytula, and D. H. Yeh. Potential and Limitations of Microbial Reductive Dechlorination for Bioremediation Applications. First European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Greece, July 2001 (Keynote speaker).
  39. Fontenot, E. J., M. I. Beydilli, Y. H. Lee, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Kinetics and Inhibition during the Decolorization of Reactive Anthraquinone Dyes under Methanogenic Conditions. 9th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion 2001: Anaerobic Conversion for Sustainability, Antwerp, Belgium, September 2001.
  40. Keller, J.,* D. Batstone, S. G. Pavlostathis, et al. Workshop 2 – AD Modelling No 1: IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No 1 (ADM1): Concept and Structure; Application of ADM1 to Experimental and Full-Scale Processes; Assumptions and Limitations of ADM1. 9th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion 2001: Anaerobic Conversion for Sustainability, Antwerp, Belgium, September 2001.
  41. Matthews, R. D.,* and S. G. Pavlostathis. Ultrasonic Decolorization of Reactive Phthalocyanine Dyes. 74th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2001) – Session 21: Research Symposium: Physical-Chemical Processes, Atlanta, GA, October 2001 (p. 14).
  42. Lee, Y. H.,* and S. G. Pavlostathis. Reuse of Textile Reactive Azo Dyebaths Following Biological Decolorization. 74th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2001) – Session 31: Small and Natural Systems and water Reuse: Water Reclamation and Reuse II, Atlanta, GA, October 2001 (p. 22).
  43. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* and D. H. Yeh. Phase Distribution of Hexachlorobenzene in a Suspended-Growth Culture Amended with a Polysorbate Surfactant. 74th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2001) – Session 39: Research Symposium: Biodegradation, Atlanta, GA, October 2001 (p. 23).
  44. Fontenot, E. J., Y. H. Lee, R. D. Matthews, G. Zhu, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Reductive Decolorization of a Textile Reactive Dyebath under Methanogenic Conditions. 7th FAO/SREN Workshop: Anaerobic Digestion for Sustainability in Waste (Water) Treatment and Reuse, Moscow, Russian Federation, May 2002.
  45. Vavilin, V. A.,* S. V. Rytov, S. G. Pavlostathis, J. Jokela, and J. Rintala. Distributed Model of Solid Waste Anaerobic Digestion: Sensitivity Analysis. 3rd International Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Wastes, Munich, Germany, September 2002.
  46. Lee, Y. H., G. Zhu, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Reductive Decolorization of Textile Reactive Anthraquinone Dyes under Methanogenic Conditions. 75th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2002) – Session 62: Industrial Issues and Treatment Technologies Symposium: Treatment and Monitoring of Complex Organics, Chicago, IL, October 2002 (p. 14).
  47. Beydilli, M. I., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Decolorization Kinetics of the Azo Dye Reactive Red 2 under Methanogenic Conditions – Effect of Long-Term Culture Acclimation. Second European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Greece, July 2003 (pp. 172-175).
  48. Yeh, D. H.,* and S. G. Pavlostathis. Modeling the Microbial Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene in the Presence of a Biodegradable Nonionic Polysorbate Surfactant. ACS 228th  National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004.
  49. Yeh, D. H.,* and S. G. Pavlostathis. Influence of the Physical Alteration of Field-Contaminated Sediments on the Bioavailability of Hexachlorobenzene and Surfactant Use for the Enhancement of Microbial Reductive Dechlorination. ACS 228th  National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004.
  50. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* Y. H. Lee, and R. D. Matthews. Anaerobic Biodecolorization of Textile Reactive Anthraquinone and Phthalocyanine Dyebaths under Hypersaline Conditions. 10th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion 2004: Anaerobic Bioconversion for Sustainability, Montreal, Canada, September 2004.
  51. Yeh, D. H., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Anaerobic Biodegradability of Tween Surfactants Used as Carbon Source for the Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachlorobenzene. 10th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion 2004: Anaerobic Bioconversion for Sustainability, Montreal, Canada, September 2004.
  52. Okutman Tas, D., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* The Influence of Iron Reduction on the Reductive Biotransformation of Pentachloronitrobenzene. Third European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Greece, July 2005.
  53. Tugtas, A. E., U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* An Extension of the Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 to Include the Effect of Nitrate Reduction Processes. The First International Workshop on the IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1), Lyngby, Denmark, September 2005 (pp. 35-42).
  54. Kabouris, J. C.,* U. Tezel, S. G. Pavlostathis, A. C. Todd, R. A. Gillette, and M. Engelmann. Methane Production from the Anaerobic Digestion of Pinellas County’s Dewatered FOG and Sludge. 81st Annual Florida Water Resources Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2006 (pp. 38-45).
  55. Kabouris, J. C.,* U. Tezel, S. G. Pavlostathis, M. Engelmann, A. C. Todd, and R. A. Gillette. Anaerobic Biodegradation of Sludge and FOG. WEF/AWWA Joint Residuals and Biosolids Management Conference 2007, Denver, CO, April 2007 (pp. 407-426).
  56. Tugtas, A. E., and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Inhibitory Effects of Nitrate Reduction on Methanogenesis in the Presence of Different Electron Donors. 11th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion: Bioenergy for our Future, Brisbane, Australia, September 2007.
  57. Tezel, U., J. A. Pierson, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Effect of Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride on Nitrate Reduction in a Mixed Methanogenic Culture. 11th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion: Bioenergy for our Future, Brisbane, Australia, September 2007 (pp. 1-6).
  58. Yang, J., U. Tezel, J. A. Pierson, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Biodegradation and Toxicity of Alkyl Benzyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride in a Mixed Aerobic Culture. 80th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2007) – Session 102: Industrial Issues and Treatment Technologies: Pharmaceutical Treatment Challenges, San Diego, CA, October 2007 (pp. 8007-8022).
  59. Kabouris, J. C.,* U. Tezel, S. G. Pavlostathis, M. Engelmann, J. Dulaney, R. A. Gillette, and A. C. Todd. The Ultimate Anaerobic Biodegradability of Municipal Sludge and FOG. 80th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2007) – Session 85: Residuals and Biosolids Management: Getting More Out of Your Digester and Process, San Diego, CA, October 2007 (pp. 6776-6792).
  60. Matthews, R., L. A. Bottomley, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Palladium-catalyzed Hydrogen Reduction and Decolorization of Reactive Phthalocyanine Dyes. Protection and Restoration of the Environment IX – Session B3: Management and Treatment of Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Wastes, Kefalonia, Greece, June 2008.
  61. Yang, J., K. Li, U. Tezel, J. A. Pierson, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Effect of Alkyl Benzyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride and Temperature on Nitrification. 81st Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2008) – Session 2: Industrial Issues and Treatment Technology/Microconstituents: Industrial Wastewater Biological Nutrient Removal, Chicago, IL, October 2008 (pp. 151-168).
  62. Lee, Y. H, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Anthraquinone Compounds as Redox Mediators for Enhanced Continuous-flow Anaerobic Biotransformation of Reactive Dyes under Hypersaline Conditions. Second International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 09) – Session IV: Pollution Control Technologies, Mykonos, Greece, June 2009.
  63. Padhye, L.,* U. Tezel, C-H. Huang, and S. G. Pavlostathis. Biotransformation of Nitrosamines and Secondary Amines in a Mixed Methanogenic Culture. 82nd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2009) – Research Symposium: Trace Constituents, Orlando, FL, October 2009 (pp. 558-567).
  64. Tezel, U.,* H. Giles, A, deRussy, and S. G. Pavlostathis. Effect of Counter Ions and Natural Organic Matter on the Toxicity of Benzalkonium Chloride. 82nd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2009) – Research Symposium: Trace Constituents, Orlando, FL, October 2009 (pp. 621-631).
  65. Tandukar, M.,* U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis. Biological Chromium(VI) Reduction in Microbial Fuel Cell: A Three in One Approach. 82nd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2009), Orlando, FL, October 2009 (pp. 527-535).
  66. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* U. Tezel, M. G. K. Hajaya, M. Tandukar, R. Porter, H. Elmendorf, S. Jalla, and T. Richards. Conversion Strategies and Evaluation of the Transition from Mesophilic to Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Sludge. Residuals and Biosolids 2010, Water Environment Federation Specialty Conference, Savannah, GA, May 2010 (pp. 947-973).
  67. Shimada, T.,* E. Morgenroth, M. Tandukar, S. G. Pavlostathis, A. Smith, L. Raskin, and R. E. Kilian. Homoacetogenic Acetate Utilization in Two-Phase (Acid-Methane) Anaerobic Digesters. 12th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion: Water and Energy for the World, Guadalajara, Mexico, October 2010.
  68. Hajaya, M. G., U. Tezel, M. Tandukar, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Fate and Effect of Benzalkonium Chlorides in a Continuous-flow Biological Nitrogen Removal System Treating Poultry Processing Wastewater. 8th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries, Çeşme, Turkey, June 2011 (pp. 23-30).
  69. Tandukar, M., S. Oh, U. Tezel, K. T. Konstantinidis, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* The Role of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds on Antimicrobial Resistance. 5th European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Greece, July 2011 (pp. 1-6).
  70. Hardy, S. A.,* M. Tandukar, S. G. Pavlostathis, R. Porter, and H. Elmendorf. Try Before You Buy – Bench-Scale Digestion Evaluation of Potential Co-Digestion Waste Streams. Residuals and Biosolids 2012: Advancing Residuals Management – Technologies and Applications, Raleigh, NC, March 2012.
  71. Pavlostathis, S. G.,* T. Misiti, U. Tezel, and M. Tandukar. Fate and Effect of Naphthenic Acids on Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems in Oil Refineries. 85th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2012), New Orleans, LA, October 2012 (pp. 205-214).
  72. Hardy, S. A.,* M. Tandukar, S. G. Pavlostathis, R. Porter, and H. Elmendorf. Evaluating and Selecting from Multiple Co-Digestion Waste Streams Using Bench-Scale Anaerobic Digesters. 85th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2012), New Orleans, LA, October 2012 (pp. 2669-2685).
  73. Shimada, T.,* M. Jupe, L. Van Dixhorn, S. G. Pavlostathis, and R. E. Kilian. Direct Steam Injection Enhances Gas Production from Algae in Anaerobic Digesters. 85th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2012), New Orleans, LA, October 2012 (pp. 2686-2690).
  74. Dykstra, C. M., H. D. Giles, S. Banerjee, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Biotransformation Potential of Phytosterols under Anoxic and Anaerobic Conditions. 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion: Recovering (Bio)resources for the World, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 2013.
  75. Tandukar, M., S. A. Hardy, R. Porter, H. Elmendorf, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Anaerobic Co-digestion of Municipal Sludge with FOG Enhances the Destruction of Sludge Solids. 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion: Recovering (Bio)resources for the World, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 2013.
  76. Zeng, X.,* A. P. Borole, and S. G. Pavlostathis. Conversion of Furanic and Phenolic Compounds to Hydrogen Gas in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell. 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 2014.
  77. Dykstra, C. M. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Development and Characterization of a Bioelectrochemical System for Biogas Upgrading. 14th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion: Closing Cycles for Sustainability, Viña del Mar, Chile, November 2015.
  78. Zeng, X., A. P. Borole, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Bioelectrochemical Hydrogen Production from Furanic and Phenolic Compounds. 14th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion: Closing Cycles for Sustainability, Viña del Mar, Chile, November 2015.
  79. Hardy, S.,* D. Ornelas, E. Keenan, B. Miller, M. Brown, C. Dassanayake, S. G. Pavlostathis, and M. Abu-Orf. Codigestion Study Helps Turn Industrial Pre-Treatment Problem to Renewable Energy Benefit. Residuals and Biosolids Conference 2017: The Future of Biosolids and Bioenergy, Seattle, WA, April 2017.
  80. Zeng, X., A. P. Borole, and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Processes and Electron Flow in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell Bioanode Fed with Furanic and Phenolic Compounds. ATHENS 2017-5th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Athens, Greece, June 2017.
  81. Dykstra, C. M. and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Sulfide Effect on Biogas Upgrading with a Bioelectrochemical System. ATHENS 2017-5th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Athens, Greece, June 2017.
  82. Barksdale, J.,* S. G. Pavlostathis, N. Johnson and D. Shaw. Bench Scale Evaluation of Municipal Sludge and High-Strength Wastes for Co-Digestion. WEF Residuals and Biosolids Conference 2018, Phoenix, AZ, May 2018.
  83. Shimada, T.,* W. Collins, S. G. Pavlostathis and R. Kilian. Evaluation and Optimization of Co-digestion Capacity through Biodegradability Test Assays. WEF Residuals and Biosolids Conference 2018, Phoenix, AZ, May 2018.
  84. Pavlostathis, S. G.* Bioelectrochemical Upgrading of Anaerobic Digester Biogas. NAXOS 2018-6th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Naxos, Greece, June 2018 (Keynote).
  85. Dykstra, C. M., C. Cheng and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Bioelectrochemical Systems for Anaerobic Digester Biogas Upgrading. NAXOS 2018-6th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Naxos, Greece, June 2018.
  86. Shimada, T.,* W. Collins, S. G. Pavlostathis and R. Kilian. Higher Biogas Production and Enhanced Nutrient Removal Performance through Industrial Waste Receiving. 91st Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2018), New Orleans, LA, October 2018.
  87. Pavlostathis, S. G.* Fate and Effect of Sanitation Chemicals in Poultry Processing Wastewater Biological Treatment Systems. AGRO 2019-10th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries, Rhodes, Greece, June 2019 (Keynote).
  88. Pavlostathis, S. G.* Advances in Anaerobic Biotechnology: A Core Technology for the Production of Carbon-Neutral, Sustainable and Renewable Biofuels and Bioenergy from Waste. THESSALONIKI 2021-8th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2021 (Keynote).
  89. Liu, X., Y. Tang and S. G. Pavlostathis.* Performance of Anaerobic Digestion with Hydrothermally Treated Municipal Sludge. THESSALONIKI 2021-8th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2021.

 

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