RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

A more detailed list can be found on Google Scholar.

1. Fallahi², F. Rezvani¹, H. Asgharnejad, E. Khorshidi, N. Hajinajaf, B.T. Higgins¹. 2021. Interactions of Microalgae-Bacteria Consortia for Nutrient Removal from Wastewater: a Review. Chemosphere. 129878.
2. Wang, P., Y. Sakhno, S. Adhikari, H. Peng, D. Jaisi, T. Soneye, B.T. Higgins, Q. Wang. 2021. Effect of ammonia removal and biochar detoxification on anaerobic digestion of aqueous phase from municipal sludge hydrothermal liquefaction. Bioresource Technology. 326. 124730.
3. Peng, H.², L.E. de-Bashan, B.T. Higgins¹. 2020. Comparison of algae growth and symbiotic mechanisms in the presence of plant growth promoting bacteria and non-plant growth promoting bacteria. Algal Research. Algal Research. 53. 102156.
4. Wang, Q.², M. Hyman³, B.T. Higgins¹. 2020. Factors impacting the effectiveness of biological pretreatment for the alleviation of algal growth inhibition on anaerobic digestate. Algal Research. 53. 102129.
5. Peng, H.², L.E. de-Bashan, B.T. Higgins¹. 2020. Azospirillum brasilense reduces oxidative stress in the green microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana under different stressors. Journal of Biotechnology. 325. 179-185.
6. Box, J.³, B.T. Higgins. 2020. Development of Algal-Bacterial Wastewater Treatment Systems that are Effective in the Presence of Antimicrobial Processing Aids Used in the Poultry Processing Industry. Auburn University Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship: 2020 issue.
7. Box, J.³, J. Otto, W. Kent, B.T. Higgins¹. 2020. Investigation of covers and chemical treatment for the suppression of cyanobacteria in water treatment systems. Water and Environment Journal. 12643.
8. Bankston, E.², Q. Wang², B.T. Higgins¹. 2020. Algae support populations of heterotrophic, nitrifying, and phosphate-accumulating bacteria in the treatment of poultry litter anaerobic digestate. Chemical Engineering Journal. 398: 125550.
9. Wang, P., H. Peng², S. Adhikari, B.T. Higgins, P. Roy, W. Dao Wei, X. Shi. 2020. Enhancement of biogas production from wastewater sludge via anaerobic digestion assisted with biochar amendment. Bioresource Technology. 209: 123368.
10. Peng, H.², L.E. de-Bashan, Y. Bashan, B.T. Higgins¹. 2020. Indole-3-acetic acid from Azosprillum brasilense promotes growth in green algae at the expense of energy storage products. Algal Research. 47: 101845.
11. Bankston, E.², B.T. Higgins. 2019. Anaerobic microbial communities can influence algal growth and nutrient removal from anaerobic digestate. Bioresource Technology. 297: 122445.
12. Holmes, B.³, M. Paddock³, J.S. VanderGheynst, B.T. Higgins¹. 2019. Algal photosynthetic aeration increases the capacity of bacteria to degrade organics in wastewater. Biotechnology & Bioengineering. 117: 62-72.
13. Holmes, B.³, M., B.T. Higgins. 2019. Modeling of Photosynthetic Aeration for Energy Efficient Wastewater Treatment. Auburn University Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship: 2019 issue.
14. Wang, Q.², R. Prasad, B.T. Higgins¹. 2019. Aerobic bacterial pretreatment to overcome algal growth inhibition on high-strength anaerobic digestates. Water Research. 162(1): 420-426.
15. Islam, M.S., R. Dissanayaka, B.T. Higgins, S. Adhikari, G. Mills. 2019. Photoreduction of CCl₃F in Aqueous Solutions Containing Sulfonated Poly(ether etherketone) and Formate Buffers. Research on Chemical Intermediates. 45: 4015-4028.
16. Chaump, K.³, M. Preisser³, S.R. Shanmugam, R. Prasad, S. Adhikari, B.T. Higgins¹. 2018. Leaching and anaerobic digestion of poultry litter for biogas production and nutrient transformation. Waste Management: 84: 413-422.
17. Wang, Q.², H. Peng², B.T. Higgins¹. 2018. Cultivation of Green Microalgae in Bubble Column Photobioreactors and Assay for Neutral Lipids. JoVE: doi: 10.3791/59106
18. Preisser³, M., B.T. Higgins. 2018. Anaerobic Digestion Case Study: Identifying Viable Feedstock Sources for Small Scale Biogas Production at Auburn University. Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). April 5-7, Edmond Oklohoma.
19. Preisser³, M., B.T. Higgins. 2018. Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste and Poultry Litter for Biogas Production. Auburn University Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship: 2018 issue.
20. Higgins, B.T.¹, Q. Wang², S. Du³, M. Hennebelle, A. Taha, O. Fiehn, J.S. VanderGheynst. 2018. Impact of thiamine metabolites and spent medium from Chlorella sorokiniana on metabolism in the green algae Auxenochlorella protothecoides. Algal Research: 33: 197-208.
21. Higgins, B., I. Gennity, P. Fitzgerald, S. Ceballos, O. Fiehn, J. VanderGheynst. 2017. Algal-bacterial synergy in treatment of winery wastewater. Nature Clean Water: 1(6)
22. Yu, Y.W., B.T.Higgins, C. Yu, A. Reddy, S. Ceballos, L. Joh, B. Simmons, S. Singer, J. VanderGheynst. 2016. Ionic liquids impact the bioenergy feedstock degrading microbiome and transcription of enzymes relevant to polysaccharide hydrolysis. mSystems: 1(6):e00120-16.
23. Higgins, B. I. Gennity, S. Samra, T. Kind, O. Fiehn, J. VanderGheynst. 2016. Cofactor symbiosis for enhanced algal growth, biofuel production, and wastewater treatment. Algal Research: 17: 308-315.
24. Simmons, C., B. Higgins, S. Staley, L.D. Joh, B.A. Simmons, S.W Singer, J.J. Stapleton, J.S. VanderGheynst. 2016. The role of organic matter amendment level on soil heating, organic acid accumulation, and development of bacterial communities in solarized soil. Applied Soil Ecology: 106: 37-46.
25. Fernandez, L., B. Higgins, H. Scher, J. VanderGheynst. 2015. Spray application and release of microalgae from water-in-oil emulsions. Current Biotechnology: 5(2): 154-162.
26. Higgins, B., D. Nobles, Y. Ma, W. Wikoff, T. Kind, O. Fiehn, J. Brand, J. VanderGheynst. 2015. Informatics for improved algal taxonomic classification and research: a case study of UTEX 2341. Algal Research: 12: 545-549.
27. Higgins, B., J.M. Labavitch, J. VanderGheynst. 2015. Co-culturing Chlorella minutissima with Escherichia coli can increase neutral lipid production and improve biodiesel quality. Biotechnology and Bioengineering: 112(9): 1801-1809.
28. Tsugawa, H., T. Cajka, T. Kind, Y. Ma, B. Higgins, K. Ikeda, M. Kanazawa, J. VanderGheynst, O. Fiehn, M. Arita. 2015. MS-DIAL: Data independent MS/MS deconvolution for comprehensive metabolome analysis. Nature Methods: 12(6): 523-526.
29. Higgins, B., A. Thornton-Dunwoody, J.M. Labavitch, J. VanderGheynst. 2014. Microplate assay for quantitation of neutral lipids in extracts from microalgae. Analytical Biochemistry: 465: 81-89.
30. Higgins, B. and J. VanderGheynst. 2014. Effects of Escherichia coli on mixotrophic growth of Chlorella minutissima and production of biofuel precursors. PLoSOne: 9: e96807.
31. Higgins, B. and A. Kendall. 2012. Life cycle environmental and cost impacts of using an algal turf scrubber to treat dairy wastewater. J. of Industrial Ecology: 16: 436-447.

¹Corresponding author

²Graduate student directed by B. Higgins

³Undergraduate student directed by B. Higgins

PEER-REVIEWED TEACHING PUBLICATIONS

1. Richards, N., D. Harrold, B. Higgins, T. Smith. 2014. What is heat? TeachEngineering.org: Online
2. Smith, T., B. Higgins, N. Richards, D. Harrold. 2014. Keep it hot! TeachEngineering.org: Online