Frank Persson

Associate Professor at Water Environment Technology

Frank is an Associate professor in the Division of Water Environment Technology, research theme Process techniques for wastewater treatment, at Chalmers.

Frank conducts research about nutrient removal from wastewater, aiming at future biological treatment combinations which are more efficient and where resources are better recovered and utilized. The research is performed by combining molecular biology, ecology and process engineering. Frank works mainly with anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) for removal of nitrogen, but he also works with other microbial processes in wastewater. He has also worked with projects dealing with issues of controlling wanted and unwanted microbial biofilms in drinking water production and in the marine environment.

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Showing 72 publications

2024

Microbiome structure and function in parallel full-scale aerobic granular sludge and activated sludge processes

Jennifer Ekholm, Frank Persson, Mark de Blois et al
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Vol. 108 (1)
Journal article
2024

Sorption of pharmaceuticals to foam and aerobic granular sludge with different morphologies

Cecilia Burzio, Amir Saeid Mohammadi, Sanne Smith et al
Resources, Environment and Sustainability. Vol. 15
Journal article
2024

Efficient removal of organic matter and nitrogen from municipal wastewater in multi-module biochar filters for onsite wastewater treatment

Makoto Shigei, Roger Herbert, Frank Persson et al
Environmental Technology (United Kingdom). Vol. In Press
Journal article
2024

Influence of decreasing temperature on aerobic granular sludge - microbial community dynamics and treatment performance

Jennifer Ekholm, Cecilia Burzio, Amir Saeid Mohammadi et al
Bioresource Technology Reports. Vol. 25
Journal article
2024

Community successional patterns and inter-kingdom interactions during granular biofilm development

Miguel de Celis, Oskar Modin, L. Arregui et al
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. Vol. 10 (1)
Journal article
2024

Biofilm colonization and succession in a full-scale partial nitritation-anammox moving bed biofilm reactor

Carolina Suarez, Tage Rosenqvist, Ivelina Dimitrova et al
Microbiome. Vol. 12
Journal article
2023

Resistance of aerobic granular sludge microbiomes to periodic loss of biomass

Raquel Liebana, Oskar Modin, Frank Persson et al
Biofilm. Vol. 6
Journal article
2023

Case study of aerobic granular sludge and activated sludge—Energy usage, footprint, and nutrient removal

Jennifer Ekholm, Mark de Blois, Frank Persson et al
Water Environment Research. Vol. 95 (8)
Journal article
2023

Seasonal variations in acidogenic fermentation of filter primary sludge

Elin Ossiansson, Frank Persson, Simon Bengtsson et al
Water Research. Vol. 242
Journal article
2023

Chemical Imaging of Pharmaceuticals in Biofilms for Wastewater Treatment Using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

Cecilia Burzio, Amir Saeid Mohammadi, Per Malmberg et al
Environmental Science and Technology. Vol. 57 (19), p. 7431-7441
Journal article
2023

Primary filtration of municipal wastewater with sludge fermentation – Impacts on biological nutrient removal

Elin Ossiansson, Simon Bengtsson, Frank Persson et al
Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 902
Journal article
2022

Evidence of competition between electrogens shaping electroactive microbial communities in microbial electrolysis cells

Marie Abadikhah, Miguel de Celis Rodriguez, Frank Persson et al
Frontiers in Microbiology. Vol. 13
Journal article
2022

A relationship between phages and organic carbon in wastewater treatment plant effluents

Oskar Modin, Nafis Fuad, Marie Abadikhah et al
Water Research X. Vol. 16
Journal article
2022

Metagenomic evidence of a novel family of anammox bacteria in a subsea environment

Carolina Suarez, Paula Martins, Mike Jetten et al
Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 24 (5), p. 2348-2360
Journal article
2022

Disturbance-based management of ecosystem services and disservices in partial nitritation-anammox biofilms

Carolina Suarez, Christopher Sedlacek, David Gustavsson et al
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. Vol. 8
Journal article
2022

Full-scale aerobic granular sludge for municipal wastewater treatment - granule formation, microbial succession, and process performance

Jennifer Ekholm, Frank Persson, Mark de Blois et al
Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. Vol. 8 (12), p. 3138-3154
Journal article
2022

The effect of time and surface type on the composition of biofilm communities on concrete exposed to seawater

Sabina Karacic, Oskar Modin, Per Hagelia et al
International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. Vol. 173
Journal article
2022

Removal of organic micropollutants from municipal wastewater by aerobic granular sludge and conventional activated sludge

Cecilia Burzio, Jennifer Ekholm, Oskar Modin et al
Journal of Hazardous Materials. Vol. 438
Journal article
2021

Removal of organic micropollutants in the biological units of a Swedish wastewater treatment plant

Cecilia Burzio, Nivert Emma, Ann Mattsson et al
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol. 1209
Paper in proceeding
2020

Hill-based dissimilarity indices and null models for analysis of microbial community assembly

Oskar Modin, Raquel Liebana, Soroush Saheb Alam et al
Microbiome. Vol. 8 (1)
Journal article
2020

The role of the external mass transfer resistance in nitrite oxidizing bacteria repression in biofilm-based partial nitritation/anammox reactors

Julio Pérez, Michele Laureni, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht et al
Water Research. Vol. 186
Journal article
2020

Long-term stability of partial nitritation-anammox for treatment of municipal wastewater in a moving bed biofilm reactor pilot system

David Gustavsson, Carolina Suarez, Britt-Marie Wilen et al
Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 714
Journal article
2019

PAC dosing to an MBBR – Effects on adsorption of micropollutants, nitrification and microbial community

M. Cimbritz, Ellen Edefell, Elias Thörnqvist et al
Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 677, p. 571-579
Journal article
2019

A variety of hydrogenotrophic enrichment cultures catalyse cathodic reactions

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al
Scientific Reports. Vol. 9 (1)
Journal article
2019

Combined deterministic and stochastic processes control microbial succession in replicate granular biofilm reactors

Raquel Liebana, Oskar Modin, Frank Persson et al
Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 53 (8), p. 4912-4921
Journal article
2019

Response to starvation and microbial community composition in microbial fuel cells enriched on different electron donors

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al
Microbial Biotechnology. Vol. 12 (5), p. 962-975
Journal article
2019

A variety of hydrogenotrophic enrichment cultures catalyze cathodic reactions

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al
Scientific Reports. Vol. 9
Journal article
2019

Thickness determines microbial community structure and function in nitrifying biofilms via deterministic assembly

Carolina Suarez, Maria Piculell, Oskar Modin et al
Scientific Reports. Vol. 9 (1)
Journal article
2018

The mechanisms of granulation of activated sludge in wastewater treatment, its optimization, and impact on effluent quality

Britt-Marie Wilen, Raquel Liebana, Frank Persson et al
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Vol. 102 (12), p. 5005-5020
Review article
2018

Biodeterioration of reinforced sprayed concrete in subsea tunnels (peer-reviewed)

Sabina Karacic, Per Hagelia, Thomas H.A. Haverkamp et al
Proceedings pro123-1 : Final Conference of RILEM TC 253-MCI: Microorganisms-Cementitious Materials Interactions. Vol. 1 (PRO 123), p. 209-221
Paper in proceeding
2018

Effect of start-up strategies and electrode materials on carbon dioxide reduction on biocathodes

Soroush Saheb Alam, Abhijeet Singh, Malte Hermansson et al
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 84 (4)
Journal article
2018

Integration of aerobic granular sludge and membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment

Raquel Liebana, Oskar Modin, Frank Persson et al
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. Vol. 38 (6), p. 801-816
Review article
2018

Subsea tunnel reinforced sprayed concrete subjected to deterioration harbours distinct microbial communities

Britt-Marie Wilen, Sabina Karacic, Carolina Suarez et al
Biofouling. Vol. 34 (10), p. 1161-1174
Journal article
2017

Comparison of the bacterial community composition in the granular and the suspended phase of sequencing batch reactors

Enikö Barbara Szabo, Raquel Liebana, Malte Hermansson et al
AMB Express. Vol. 7 (1), p. art no 168-
Journal article
2017

Effect of start-up strategies and electrode materials on carbon dioxide reduction on bio-cathodes

Soroush Saheb Alam, Abhijeet Singh, Malte Hermansson et al
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 84 (4)
Journal article
2017

Microbial Population Dynamics and Ecosystem Functions of Anoxic/Aerobic Granular Sludge in Sequencing Batch Reactors Operated at Different Organic Loading Rates

Enikö Barbara Szabo, Raquel Liebana, Malte Hermansson et al
Frontiers in Microbiology. Vol. 8 (MAY)
Journal article
2017

Community structure of partial nitritation-anammox biofilms at decreasing substrate concentrations and low temperature

Frank Persson, Carolina Suarez, Malte Hermansson et al
Microbial Biotechnology. Vol. 10 (4 SI), p. 761-772
Journal article
2016

Microbial attack on subsea sprayed concrete

Sabina Karacic, Per Hagelia, Frank Persson et al
International RILEM Conference on Microorganisms-Cementitious Materials Interactions, p. 63-75
Paper in proceeding
2016

Effects of Wash-Out Dynamics on Nitrifying Bacteria in Aerobic Granular Sludge During Start-Up at Gradually Decreased Settling Time

Enikö Barbara Szabo, Malte Hermansson, Oskar Modin et al
Water (Switzerland). Vol. 8 (5), p. 172-
Journal article
2016

Nonoxidative removal of organics in the activated sludge process

Oskar Modin, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. Vol. 46 (7), p. 635-672
Journal article
2016

Sorption and Release of Organics by Primary, Anaerobic, and Aerobic Activated Sludge Mixed with Raw Municipal Wastewater

Oskar Modin, Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson et al
Environmental Engineering and Activated Sludge Processes: Models, Methodologies, and Applications, p. 49-74
Book chapter
2016

The inhibitory effects of reject water on nitrifying populations grown at different biofilm thickness

Maria Piculell, Carolina Suarez, Chunyan Li et al
Water Research. Vol. 104 (1 Nov), p. 292-302
Journal article
2015

Experiences of repression of nitrate production in nitritation-anammox on municipal wastewater

David Gustavsson, Amanda Okhravi, Frank Persson et al
Proceedings of the IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery 2015: moving innovation into practice
Other conference contribution
2015

Predation of nitritation–anammox biofilms used for nitrogen removal from wastewater

Carolina Suarez, Frank Persson, Malte Hermansson
FEMS Microbiology Ecology. Vol. 91 (11), p. artikel nr fiv124-
Journal article
2015

How to start-up biocathodes for carbon dioxide reduction - a comparison of strategies and electrode materials

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al
Conference poster
2015

Stability of nitrifying granules exposed to water flux through a coarse pore mesh.

Raquel Liebana, Enikö Barbara Szabo, Oskar Modin et al
Other conference contribution
2015

Sorption and Release of Organics by Primary, Anaerobic, and Aerobic Activated Sludge Mixed with Raw Municipal Wastewater

Oskar Modin, Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson et al
PLoS ONE. Vol. 10 (3), p. e0119371-
Journal article
2015

Microbial community structure of nitritation-anammox biofilms at main stream conditions

Frank Persson, Carolina Suarez, Malte Hermansson et al
Proceedings of the conference: IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery 2015: moving innovation into practice
Other conference contribution
2015

Användning av Anammox för en förbättrad kväveavskiljning vid avloppsverk

Elzbieta Plaza, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al
Report
2015

Effects of storage on mixed-culture biological electrodes

Soroush Saheb Alam, Frank Persson, Britt-Marie Wilen et al
Scientific Reports. Vol. 5, p. no. 18433-
Journal article
2014

Manammox – mainstream anammox at Sjölunda WWTP

David Gustavsson, Frank Persson, Jes la Cour Jansen
Proceedings from the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, September 21-26, Lisbon, Portugal
Paper in proceeding
2014

Three-dimensional stratification of bacterial biofilm populations in a moving bed biofilm reactor for nitritation-anammox.

Robert Almstrand, Frank Persson, Holger Daims et al
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Vol. 15 (2), p. 2191-206
Journal article
2014

Structure and composition of biofilm communities in a moving bed biofilm reactor for nitritation-anammox at low temperatures.

Frank Persson, Razia Sultana, Marco Suarez et al
Bioresource technology. Vol. 154, p. 267-273
Journal article
2014

Biofilms in Nitrogen Removal: Population Dynamics and Spatial Distribution of Nitrifying- and Anammox Bacteria

Robert Almstrand, Frank Persson, Malte Hermansson
Metagenomics of the Microbial Nitrogen Cycle: Theory, Methods and Applications, p. kap 12-
Book chapter
2013

One-stage nitritation - anaerobic ammonium oxidation at low temperatures in a moving bed biofilm reactor

Frank Persson, Razia Sultana, Britt-Marie Wilen et al
1st International IWA Conference on Holistic Sludge Management. Proceedings. 6–8 May 2013, Västerås, Sweden
Paper in proceeding
2013

New methods for analysis of spatial distribution and co-aggregation of microbial populations in complex biofilms.

Robert Almstrand, Holger Daims, Frank Persson et al
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 79 (19), p. 5978-5987
Journal article
2012

Anammox in the mainstream – what is the problem?

David Gustavsson, Frank Persson, Henrik Aspegren et al
Journal of Water Management and Research –Vatten. Vol. 68, p. 195-208
Magazine article
2011

Ecological role of a seaweed secondary metabolite for a colonizing bacterial community

Frank Persson, J. Robin Svensson, Göran M. Nylund et al
Biofouling. Vol. 27 (6), p. 579-588
Journal article
2010

The red alga Bonnemaisonia asparagoides regulates epiphytic bacterial abundance and community composition by chemical defence

Göran M. Nylund, Frank Persson, Mats Lindegarth et al
FEMS Microbiology Ecology. Vol. 71 (1), p. 84-93
Journal article
2008

Seaweed defence against bacteria: a poly-brominated 2-heptanone from the red alga

Göran M. Nylund, Gunnar Cervin, Frank Persson et al
Mar Ecol Prog Ser. Vol. 369, p. 39-50
Journal article
2008

Seaweed defence against bacteria: a poly-brominated 2-heptanone from the red alga Bonnemaisonia hamifera inhibits bacterial colonisation

Göran M. Nylund, Gunnar Cervin, Frank Persson et al
Marine Ecology - Progress Series. Vol. 369, p. 39-50
Journal article
2007

Removal of geosmin and MIB by biofiltration - An investigation discriminating between adsorption and biodegradation

Frank Persson, Gerald Heinicke, T. Hedberg et al
Environmental Technology (United Kingdom). Vol. 28 (1), p. 95-104
Journal article
2007

Undibacterium pigrum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from drinking water

P Kämpfer, R Rosselló-Mora, Malte Hermansson et al
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Vol. 57 (7), p. 1510-1515
Journal article
2006

Performance of direct biofiltration of surface water for reduction of biodegradable organic matter and biofilm formation potential

Frank Persson, G. Heinicke, W. Uhl et al
Environmental Technology (United Kingdom). Vol. 27 (9), p. 1037-1045
Journal article
2006

The effect of biological pre-filtration on the performance of conventional surface water treatment

G. Heinicke, Torsten Hedberg, Frank Persson et al
Aqua. Vol. 55 (2), p. 109-119
Journal article
2006

Surface water treatment: current issues

Gerald Heinicke, Frank Persson
Journal of Water Management and Research –Vatten. Vol. 62, p. 65-76
Magazine article
2005

Mikrobiologiska barriärer i vattenrening

Frank Persson, Gerald Heinicke, Torsten Hedberg et al
Report
2005

Characterisation of the behaviour of particles in biofilters for pre-treatment of drinking water

Frank Persson, J. Långmark, Gerald Heinicke et al
Water Research. Vol. 39 (16), p. 3791-3800
Journal article

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Showing 15 research projects

2024–2026

Sustainable and innovative wastewater treatment with bioelectrochemical-based sensor and aerobic granular sludge

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology
Torsten Wik Automatic Control
Formas

2024–2027

Phage activity in anaerobic bioreactors

Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology
Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Swedish Research Council (VR)

2024–2027

Fagaktivitet i anaeroba bioreaktioner

Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology
Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Gordon Wong Water Environment Technology
Swedish Research Council (VR)

2022–2023

Hur fungerar aerobt granulärt slam jämfört med konventionellt aktivt slam för rening av kommunalt avloppsvatten?

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Åke och Greta Lissheds stiftelse

1 publication exists
2021–2023

Mikrobiell styrning av fermentering av filtrerat primärslam för klimatsmart och resurssnål användning av organiskt material i avloppsvatten

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
J. Gust. Richert stiftelse

1 publication exists
2021–2023

Partial denitrification-anammox for resource efficient and climate-friendly nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology
Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Formas

1 publication exists
2019–2020

Transition of mesophilic anaerobic digesters to thermophilic conditions

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
J. Gust. Richert stiftelse

2019–2022

Ideal Carbon Utilisation (ICU) in wastewater treatment - filtration and acidogenic fermentation

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Elin Ossiansson Water Environment Technology
Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Svenskt Vatten

2 publications exist
2019–2021

Metagenomic and transkription analyzes of partial nitration-anammox (PNA) processes in wastewater treatment

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology
Carolina Suarez Water Environment Technology
Formas

4 publications exist
2019–2021

Bioelectrochemical systems for sustainable wastewater management

Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology
Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Anne Farewell University of Gothenburg
Jie Sun Quantum Device Physics
Formas

5 publications exist
2019–2020

Transition of mesophilic anaerobic digesters to thermophilic conditions

Oskar Modin Water Environment Technology
Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Stiftelsen Längmanska kulturfonden
Gryaab
J. Gust. Richert stiftelse

2018–2020

Implementering av aerobt granulärt slam i Sverige - en fullskalestudie (AGNES II)

Jennifer Ekholm Water Environment Technology
Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
The Swedish Water & Wastewater Association

1 publication exists
2015–2017

Nitrogen removal from wastewater with anammox for low resource usage and small carbon footprint

Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Formas

3 publications exist
2014–2018

The role of microbiol. biofilm communities for degradation of sprayed concr. in subsea tunnels

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)

3 publications exist
2013–2014

High-throughput microbial community analysis of anacrobic ammonium oxidation (annammox) processes for nitrogen reMoval from the main wastewater stream

Britt-Marie Wilen Water Environment Technology
Frank Persson Water Environment Technology
Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning

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