Conference Topics

Moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBR)/Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS)
Granular sludge (including mainstream)
Biological aerated filters
Membrane-aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs) and membrane biofilm reactors (MBfRs)
Biofilms processes for nutrient removal and resource recovery
Biofilms and mainstream deammonification
Rotating biological contactors (RBCs)
Novel applications of existing biofilm reactors
Trickling filters
Anaerobic biofilm reactors
Biofilm reactors in developing countries
Emerging biofilm processes
Biofilms and greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., nitrous oxide and methane)
Biofilms in the drinking water environment (e.g., premise plumbing, biofiltration, pathogens, water microbiome)
Industrial biofilms reactor (e.g., food and beverage, mining, power plants)
Biofilms and filtration membranes
Biofilm control (e.g., physical, chemical, enzymatic)
Multidomain biofilms (e.g., algal/fungal/bacterial)
Biofilms and bioelectrochemical systems, biocorrosion
Biofilm modeling (use of commercial models, novel modeling approaches)
Biofilm imaging (e.g., optical coherence tomography, confocal microscopy)
Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix (e.g., characterization, function, role as resource)