PHD theses

2023

Functional and structural characterization of polyphosphate-accumulating organisms in aerobic granular biofilms

A. M. Gelb / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

2022

Characterization of the electron-accepting part of the organohalide respiration chain of Dehalobacter and Desulfitobacterium

L. Cimmino / C. Holliger; J. Maillard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

2021

Organohalide respiration in Firmicutes: energy metabolism and transcription regulation

M. S. Willemin / C. Holliger; J. Maillard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

2019

The effect of different organic substrates on the microbial communities of aerobic granular wastewater treatment sludge

A. S. Adler / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

2017

Properties of Enzymes Involved in Tetrachloroethene Respiration

G. F. Buttet / C. Holliger; J. Maillard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

2015

Understanding the metabolism of tetrachloroethene-respiring Dehalobacter restrictus

A. Rupakula Boyanapalli / C. Holliger; J. Maillard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Micropollutant removal from municipal wastewater

J. Margot / D. A. Barry; C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

2013

Optimization of Reactor Startup and Nitrogen Removal of Aerobic Granular Sludge Systems

S. Lochmatter / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Using Silicate Mineral Particles for pH Control during in situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Ethene Source Zones

E. M. Lacroix / C. Holliger; D. A. Barry (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Bacterial Resource Management for Nutrient Removal in Aerobic Granular Sludge Wastewater Treatment Systems

D. G. Weissbrodt / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

2012

Assessing the Bacterial Ecology of Organohalide Respiration for the Design of Bioremediation Strategies

N. Shani / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

2009

Identification and characterization of proteins supporting dehalorespiration in Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain TCE1

L. Prat / C. Holliger; J. Maillard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Fuel bioethanol production from whey permeate

F-N. d. Glutz / C. Holliger; I. W. Marison (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

2007

Factors influencing photocatalytic drinking water detoxification and disinfection by suspended and fixed TiO2

D. Gumy / C. Pulgarin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

2006

Mécanismes d’action du TiO2 illuminé sur Escherichia Coli

G. Gogniat / C. Pulgarin; S. Dukan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. 

A strategy for xenobiotic removal using photocatalytic treatment, microbial degradation or integrated photocatalytic-biological process

M. Lapertot / C. Pulgarin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. 

Hydrogenases of the dehalorespiring bacterium Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain TCE1

B. Zen-Ruffinen / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. 

2005

Non-GMO approach for the improvement of heavy metal accumulation and extraction of high yielding crop species for efficient phytoextraction of contaminated soil

E. Nehnevajova / J-P. Schwitzguébel; R. Herzig (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. 

Solar disinfection of water by photocatalytic processes

A-G. Rincón Benavides / C. Pulgarin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. 

Molecular analysis of the biodiversity of protists in hydrocarbon-polluted and pristine soils

E. Lara / C. Holliger; H. Harms (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. 

2004

Molecular characterization of key enzymes involved in dehalorespiration with tetrachloroethene

J. Maillard / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. 

Fate of volatile fluorinated compounds in the subsurface

C. Balsiger / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. 

Assessment of microbial community changes and limiting factors during bioremediation of hydrocarbon-polluted soil with new miniaturized physiological methods

K. Kaufmann / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. 

Hydrogen metabolism and transfer in acetate production from lactose by anaerobic thermophilic bacteria

C. Collet / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. 

A phytoremediation approach to remove pesticides (atrazine and lindane) from contaminated environment

S. Marcacci / J-P. Schwitzguébel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. 

2003

Ecophysiology and molecular identification of microbial populations involved in the reductive dechlorination of chloroethenes

K. Szynalski / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2003. 

Accumulation and transformation of sulphonated anthraquinones by higher plants

S. Aubert / J-P. Schwitzguébel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2003. 

Coupled advanced oxidation and biological processes for wastewater treatment

V-M. Sarria Muñoz / C. Pulgarin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2003. 

2002

Epuration des eaux usées par lagunage à microphytes et à macrophytes en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre

D. Koné / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2002. 

2001

Coupling of photocatalytic and biological processes as a contribution to the detoxification of water

S. P. Parra Cardona / C. Pulgarin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2001. 

1999

Acetic acid production from milk permeate in anaerobic thermophilic fermentation

M. Talabardon-Albesa / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 1999. 

1997

Contribution à l’optimalisation d’un système à biomasse fixée de traitement d’eaux résiduaires urbaines appliqué à des effluents industriels contenant des composés récalcitrants

F. M. Sambe / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 1997. 

Biodegradation of xenobiotic compounds by specialised microbial strain in a fixed bed biofilm reactor

A. Khlebnikov / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 1997. 

1996

Etude expérimentale du concept “HYLADAL” pour l’élimination biologique des boues d’épuration

J. Vidal / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 1996. 

Comamonas testosteroni T2 behaviour in biofilms

M. Bokhamy-Paris / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 1996. 

Production d’hydrolases par le champignon primitif dictyostelium, pour le traitement des boues d’épuration

M-A. Boudier / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 1996. 

Etude de l’accumulation de bétaxanthines par des cellules de beta vulgaris l. cultivées en bioréacteur

M. De Jesus / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 1996. 

1992

Effets régulateurs de la nature et de la concentration des principaux substrats nutritionnels sur la croissance et la production d’antibiotique chez Streptomyces erythreus

J. Potvin / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 1992. 

Influence des faibles concentrations d’oxygène dissous sur le métabolisme de la levure Kluyveromyces marxianus

J-P. Raboud / P. Péringer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 1992.