Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Activated Sludge

Derin Orhon, Fatos Germirli Babuna, Ozlem Karahan

• Publisher: IWA Publishing
• Year: 2009
• ISBN:
  9781780401836
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Applied Sciences
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Industrial pollution is still a major concern and despite its significance, sound and systematic pollution control efforts are very poorly documented. The character and treatability of industrial wastewaters is highly variable and specific for each industrial activity. Biological treatment with activated sludge is the appropriate technology for industrial wastewaters from several major industrial sectors. Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Activated Sludge deals with the activated sludge treatment of industrial wastewaters by considering conceptual frameworks, methodologies and case studies, in a stepwise manner.
The issues related to activated sludge treatment, such as biodegradability based characterization, modeling, assessment of stoichiometric and kinetic parameters and design, as well as the issues of industrial pollution control, e.g. in-plant control, effect of pretreatment, etc. are combined in a way to provide a comprehensive and information-rich view to the reader. By doing so, the book supplies an up-to-date reference for industrial wastewater experts and both graduate and undergraduate students. Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Activated Sludge provides a roadmap, describing the methodologies for the treatment of industrial wastewaters from several major sectors, based on a solid theoretical background. Up to now although valuable separate efforts both on activated sludge and industrial wastewater treatment have been presented, an integrated approach that is crucial to practice has not been available. This gap is filled by this book.

Table of contents

• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Energetics and stoichiometry of substrate removal
• Chapter 3: Modelling of organic carbon removal
• Chapter 4: Modelling of nutrient removal
• Chapter 5: Experimental assessment of biodegradation
• Chapter 6: Management of industrial wastewaters
• Chapter 7: Continuous flow activated sludge technology
• Chapter 8: Sequencing batch reactor technology
• Chapter 9: Management of textile wastewaters
• Chapter 10: Management of tannery wastewaters
• Index