The effects of caffeine, gliclazide, and prazosin on the performance and microbial diversity in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

• Main Authors: Azizan, Nur Alyaa Zahida, Kamyab, Hesam, Yuzir, Ali, Abdullah, Norhayati, Kirpichnikova, Irina, Oryani, Bahareh, Rezania, Shahabaldin
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/101217/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106511

A laboratory-scale up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor was deployed in this study to examine the relationship between pharmaceutical compounds and anaerobic process performance. The reactor successfully biotransformed up to 87–99% of psychostimulant caffeine, anti-diabetic drug gliclazid...