Kai Bester

Research Professor

Aarhus University

Denmark

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Kai Bester is a Research Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark. His research focuses on biotransformation and biodegradation processes, particularly related to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and pharmaceutical emissions. Recent studies include the removal of contaminants in wastewater treatment and the assessment of microbiome dynamics in biofilm reactors. Professor Bester's work contributes significantly to understanding the environmental impact of pollutants and improving bioremediation strategies.

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Aarhus University

DENMARK

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Kai Bester

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Concurrent stimulation of diflufenican biodegradation and changes in the active microbiome in gravel revealed by Total RNA

Comprehensive prioritisation scheme for active pharmaceutical ingredients in Denmark

Metabolic pathways for biotransformation of benzalkonium compounds in fungal- and bacteria-based biofilm reactors

Removal of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QACs) in Wastewater Treatment: Resolving the Contributions of Biodegradation and Sorption

Removal of antibiotic and disinfectant compounds from digested pig manure by an aerobic hybrid biofilm process

How resistant is anammox biofilm against antibiotics

Pharmaceutical emissions on the example of the Baltic Sea catchment

Total RNA analysis of the active microbiome on moving bed biofilm reactor carriers under incrementally increasing micropollutant concentrations

Assessment of two-stage hyper- and thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of briquetted wheat straw and liquid fraction of digestate

Effects of water quality and ozone dosing on reaction pathways and ozonation products on the example of tramadol- and venlafaxine N-oxide

Mechanistic studies on the effect of easy degradable carbon on pharmaceuticals removal in intermittently fed moving bed biofilm reactors

Sartan blood pressure regulators in classical and biofilm wastewater treatment – Concentrations and metabolism

Further transformation of the primary ozonation products of tramadol- and venlafaxine N-oxide: Mechanistic and structural considerations

Removal of micropollutants in a ceramic membrane bioreactor for the post-treatment of municipal wastewater

Integrating dissolved and particulate matter into a prediction tool for ozonation of organic micropollutants in wastewater

Biodegradation kinetics of organic micropollutants and microbial community dynamics in a moving bed biofilm reactor

Promoting the degradation of organic micropollutants in tertiary moving bed biofilm reactors by controlling growth and redox conditions

Fungi and biochar applications in bioremediation of organic micropollutants from aquatic media

Influence of operational conditions and wastewater properties on the removal of organic micropollutants through ozonation

Laboratory and pilot evaluation of aquaporin-based forward osmosis membranes for rejection of micropollutants

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Carsten Suhr Jacobsen

Mads Koustrup Jørgensen

Pedro Carvalho

Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

Peter Tentscher

Vaidotas Kisielius

Selina Tisler

Morten Dencker Schostag

Athanasios Zervas

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