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Brendan Higgins

Auburn University

415 West Magnolia Avenue

Auburn, AL 36849

United States

  • Auburn University

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (10)

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Dosing Salmonella into Poultryponics: Fate of Salmonella During Treatment of Poultry Processing Wastewater and Irrigation of Hydroponic Lettuce

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Sep 2024
Wellington Arthur, Catherine Korkor Akplah, Edward Drabold, Shijinaraj Manjankattil, Justus Smith, Daniel Wells, Dianna V. Bourassa and Brendan Higgins
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Salmonella, Poultryponics, Lettuce, Poultry processing wastewater, food safety

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Upcycling Nutrients from Poultry Slaughterhouse Wastewater Through Cultivation of the Nutritional Yeast, Yarrowia Lipolytica

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Sep 2024
Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam, Rachel Schorer, Wellington Arthur, Edward Drabold, Marko Rudar and Brendan Higgins
Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University and Auburn University
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Nutrient upcycling, Nutritional yeast cultivation, Poultry wastewater, Free amino acid utilization, volatile organic compound, Yarrowia lipolytica

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Enhancing Yields: The Role of Fish Tank Illumination and Coupling/Decoupling in Biofloc Aquaponics Performance

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 May 2025
Shima Rezaei, Madeline Spoor, Grace Hohn, Rachel Schorer, Gift Bender, David Cline, Daniel Wells, Luz de-Bashan and Brendan Higgins
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Downloads 54 (1,020,567)
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Aquaculture wastewater, Hydroponics, Microalgae, Nitrification, Nutrient dynamics

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Poultryponics: Cultivation of Hydroponic Lettuce Using Treated Poultry Processing Wastewater for Increased Nitrogen Neutrality

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Nov 2024
Wellington Arthur, Zach Morgan, Ann E. Inskeep, Cathy Browne, Daniel Wells, Dianna V. Bourassa and Brendan Higgins
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Bioponics, Lettuce, Nitrogen balance, Nutrients, Wastewater treatment

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Effect of Biochar and Activated Carbon on Methane Production and Sulfurous Odor Compounds in Fed-Batch Anaerobic Digestion of Poultry Slaughterhouse Sludge

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Jan 2026
Navid Farahmandzad, Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam, Shima Rezaei, Grace Booher, Edward Drabold, Nitesh Kasera, Sushil Adhikari and Brendan Higgins
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Biomethane potential (BMP), Dissolved air flotation solids, Methanethiol, Microbial community, Poultry Slaughterhouse Solid waste

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Chemical Factors Governing Growth of Nutraceutical Chlorella Sorokiniana on Thermal Hydrolysate of Poultry Processing Waste

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Chemical Factors Governing Growth of Nutraceutical Chlorella Sorokiniana on Thermal Hydrolysate of Poultry Processing Waste

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 May 2025
Edward Drabold, Melissa Boersma, Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam, Qichen Wang, Wellington Arthur, Marko Rudar and Brendan Higgins
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Aldehydes, Algae, Aqueous phase, Growth inhibition, Stick water, Thermal processing

Chemical Factors Governing Growth of Nutraceutical Chlorella Sorokiniana on Thermal Hydrolysate of Poultry Processing Waste

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 10 Jul 2025
Edward Drabold, Melissa Boersma, Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam, Qichen Wang, Wellington Arthur, Marko Rudar and Brendan Higgins
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Aldehydes, algae, Aqueous Phase, Growth inhibition, Stick water, Thermal processing

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Elucidation of major protein upregulation in nutraceutical Chlorella sorokiniana when grown on rendered hydrolysate

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Elucidation of major protein upregulation in nutraceutical Chlorella sorokiniana when grown on rendered hydrolysate

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Sep 2025
Edward Drabold, Fran Mann, Melissa Boersma, Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam, Marko Rudar and Brendan Higgins
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Algae, amino acids, dark shift, photosynthesis, rendering

Elucidation of major protein upregulation in nutraceutical Chlorella sorokiniana when grown on rendered hydrolysate

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Jan 2026
Edward Drabold, Fran Mann, Melissa Boersma, Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam, Marko Rudar and Brendan Higgins
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algae, amino acids, dark shift, Photosynthesis, rendering

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Growth of heterotrophic microbial nutraceuticals on rendered hydrolysates and determination of accessible carbon substrates

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Sep 2025
Edward Drabold, Fran Mann, Qichen Wang, Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam and Brendan Higgins
Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University and Auburn University
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algae, Aqueous phase, glycerol, thermal hydrolysis, Yeast

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Photoautotrophic conditions and coupled configuration improve aquaponics fish productivity without increased off-flavor

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 May 2026
Shima Rezaei, Grace Hohn, Sonya Hawkins, Navid Farahmandzad, Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam, Kelly Sullivan, Sarah Henslee, Mary Beth Hall, Luz de-Bashan, David Cline and Brendan Higgins
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Green Biofloc, Brown Biofloc, Algae, Fatty Acid Profile, Geosmin/MIB

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Effect of Biochar and Activated Carbon on Production of Methane and Odorous Volatile Sulfur Compounds in Fed-Batch Anaerobic Digestion of Poultry Slaughterhouse Sludge

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Apr 2026
Navid Farahmandzad, Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam, Shima Rezaei, Grace Booher, Edward Drabold, Nitesh Kasera, Sushil Adhikari and Brendan Higgins
Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University, Auburn University and Auburn University
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Biomethane potential (BMP), Dissolved air flotation solids, methanethiol, Microbial community, Poultry Slaughterhouse Solid waste