Physical, chemical and biological treatment processes for water and wastewater /
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| Imprint: | Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2015] |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 454 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Chemical engineering methods and technology Chemical engineering methods and technology. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11249277 |
Table of Contents:
- PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER ; PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER ; Contents; Preface; Reviewer's List; About the Editor; Chapter 1 Occurrence and Removal of Trace Organic Compounds in Developing Countries during Wastewater Treatment; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Occurrence of Trace Organic Compounds in Developing Countries; 2.1. Africa; 2.2. Asia; 2.2.1. China; 2.2.2. Saudi Arabia; 2.2.3. Thailand; 2.2.4. Vietnam; 2.3. South America; 2.3.1. Brazil; 3. Possible Improvements; Conclusion; References
- Chapter 2 Electrocoagulation As a Process for the Treatment of High Organics Bearing Industrial WastewaterAbstract; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Contamination of Water Stream by Organic Pollutants and Adverse Effects; 1.2. Nature and Concentration of Organic Compounds in Various Types of Wastewater; 1.3. Treatment Techniques for Removal of Organics from Wastewater; 1.3.1. Conventional Techniques Used for the Removal of Organics from Wastewater; 2. Generation and Characteristics of Wastewater of Pulp and Paper Industry and Distillery Unit; 2.1. Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater
- 2.2. Distillery Effluents3. Electrocoagulation and Treatment of Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater and Distillery Effluent; 3.1. Best Available Techniques (BATs) for the Treatment of Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater and Distillery Effluent; 3.2. Scope of Electrocoagulation and MFC for the Treatment of Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater and Distillery Effluent; 3.3. Mechanism of EC Process for the Removal of Organics from Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater and Distillery Effluents; 3.4. Work Reported on the Removal of Organics from Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater and Distillery Effluent
- 3.4.1. Removal of Organics from Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater3.4.2. Removal of Organics from Distillery Effluent; 4. Effect of Process and Design Parameters on the Performance of Electrocoagulation of Wastewater Containing High Organics; 4.1. Effect of pH; 4.2. Effect of Current Density; 4.3. Effect of Time; 4.4. Effect of Electrode Distance; 4.5. Effect of Reactor Configuration; 5. Scum and Sludge Management; 6. Advantages and Disadvantages of Electrocoagulation; 6.1. Advantages of EC; 6.2. Disadvantages of EC; Conclusion; References
- Chapter 3 The Removal of Heavy Metals from an Acidic Wastewater in Treatment Wetlands Filled with Recycled MaterialsAbstract; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Acidic Wastewaters and Their Pollution Threat to the Water Environment; 1.2. Passive Technologies for the Treatment of Acidic Wastewaters; 1.3. Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands and their Potentials; 1.4. Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Removal in Constructed Wetlands; 1.4.1. Abiotic Metal Removal Mechanism
- Chemical Precipitations; 1.4.2. Abiotic Metal Removal Mechanism
- Sorption; 1.4.3. Biotic Metal Removal Mechanism
- Microbial Transformation
- 1.4.4. Biotic Metal Removal Mechanism
- Plant Uptake