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Physical, chemical and biological treatment processes for water and wastewater / Tushar Kanti Sen, editor (Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia).

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Chemical engineering methods and technologyPublisher: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2015]Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 454 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781634834056
  • 1634834054
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Physical chemical and biological treatment processes for water and wastewaterDDC classification:
  • 628.1/62 23
LOC classification:
  • TD745 .P47 2014eb
Online resources:
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
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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

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