A comprehensive presentation of activated sludge from basic principles to new process designs and configurations, the book explains how activated sludge is utilized to bring industrial wastewaters up to effluent permit standards, with special attention to organics, microconstituents and bioactive pharmaceuticals. It covers characterization, pretreatment; treatability studies; process modeling and reuse from pharma, food, beverage, and meat packing facilities. A chapter is devoted to treatment of shale gas/fracking wastes. It includes key information for retrofitting, troubleshooting and new design.
- ISBN13 9781605950198
- Publish Date 21 November 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint DEStech Publications, Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 350
- Language English