Wastewater treatment

Wastewater Treatment – Biological and Chemical processes is now out in a new and revised fifth edition. The revision was motivated by the widespread use of the book as a reference in scientific publications and reports. It is also widely used as a highly recommended textbook at advanced wastewater courses at universities and companies throughout the world. It is a basis for process understanding, design, optimization of operation and as a guide for troubleshooting for advanced wastewater operators at municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. Today, there is massive information on all kinds of topics on the Internet, including wastewater treatment. This makes it even more important for a book like this to exist, crystallizing as it does the important basic scientific knowledge on treatment mechanisms and design. At the same time, this maxim still applies: there is nothing as practical as a good theory! Table of content: Preface Introduction 1. Wastewater, Volumes and Composition 1.1. The volumes of wastewater 1.1.1. Measurements 1.1.2. Estimates 1.1.3. Population Equivalent and Person Load 1.2. Wastewater components 1.2.1. Domestic wastewater/municipal wastewater 1.2.2. Variations References 2. Characterization of Wastewater and Biomass 2.1. Suspended solids 2.2. Organic matter 2.3. Nitrogen 2.4. Phosphorus 2.5. Alkalinity (TAL) 2.6. Sludge volume index (SVI) 2.7. Respiration rate of sludge / References 3. Basic Biological Processes 3.1. The biology in biological treatment plants 3.1.1. The organisms 3.1.2. Selection 3.2. Conversions in biological treatment plants 3.2.1. Biological growth 3.2.2. Hydrolysis 3.2.3. Decay 3.2.4. Storage 3.3. Aerobic, heterotrophic conversion of organic matter 3.3.1. Reactions, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.2. Yield constant, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.3. Nutrients, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.4. Kinetics, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.5. Heterotrophic microorganisms, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.6. The influence of environmental factors, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.7. Reaction rate constants, aerobic heterotrophic conversions / Content 3.4. Processes for nitrogen removal 3.5. Nitrification 3.5.1. Nitrification reactions 3.5.2. Alkalinity 3.5.3. Kinetics, nitrification 3.5.4. The influence of environmental factors on nitrification 3.6. Denitrification 3.6.1. Denitrification reactions 3.6.2. Yield constant by denitrification 3.6.3. Nutrients, denitrification 3.6.4. Alkalinity 3.6.5. Kinetics, denitrification 3.6.6. The influence of environmental factors, denitrification 3.7. Biological phosphorus removal 3.7.1. Microorganisms 3.7.2. Reactions, biological phosphorus removal 3.7.3. Yield constant, biological phosphorus removal 3.7.4. Alkalinity 3.7.5. Kinetics, biological phosphorus removal 3.7.6. Environmental factors, biological phosphorus removal 3.8. Anaerobic processes 3.8.1. Strictly anaerobic processes 3.8.2. Reactions, anaerobic processes 3.8.3. Growth and soluble COD yield constants, anaerobic processes 3.8.4. Nutrients, anaerobic processes 3.8.5. Alkalinity, anaerobic processes 3.8.6. Kinetics, anaerobic processes 3.8.7. Gas production, anaerobic processes 3.8.8. The influence of environmental factors, anaerobic processes 3.9. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) 3.9.1. Microorganisms 3.9.2 Reactions, anaerobic ammonium oxidation 3.9.3. Yield constant, anaerobic ammonium oxidation 3.9.4. Alkalinity 3.9.5. Kinetics, anaerobic ammonium oxidation 3.9.6. Environmental factors, anaerobic ammonium oxidation 3.9.7. Competing conditions for anaerobic ammonium oxidation / References 4. Activated Sludge Treatment Plants 4.1. Mass balances, activated sludge plants 4.2. C

Wastewater Treatment – Biological and Chemical processes is now out in a new and revised fifth edition. The revision was motivated by the widespread use of the book as a reference in scientific publications and reports. It is also widely used as a highly recommended textbook at advanced wastewater courses at universities and companies throughout the world. It is a basis for process understanding, design, optimization of operation and as a guide for troubleshooting for advanced wastewater operators at municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. Today, there is massive information on all kinds of topics on the Internet, including wastewater treatment. This makes it even more important for a book like this to exist, crystallizing as it does the important basic scientific knowledge on treatment mechanisms and design. At the same time, this maxim still applies: there is nothing as practical as a good theory! Table of content: Preface Introduction 1. Wastewater, Volumes and Composition 1.1. The volumes of wastewater 1.1.1. Measurements 1.1.2. Estimates 1.1.3. Population Equivalent and Person Load 1.2. Wastewater components 1.2.1. Domestic wastewater/municipal wastewater 1.2.2. Variations References 2. Characterization of Wastewater and Biomass 2.1. Suspended solids 2.2. Organic matter 2.3. Nitrogen 2.4. Phosphorus 2.5. Alkalinity (TAL) 2.6. Sludge volume index (SVI) 2.7. Respiration rate of sludge / References 3. Basic Biological Processes 3.1. The biology in biological treatment plants 3.1.1. The organisms 3.1.2. Selection 3.2. Conversions in biological treatment plants 3.2.1. Biological growth 3.2.2. Hydrolysis 3.2.3. Decay 3.2.4. Storage 3.3. Aerobic, heterotrophic conversion of organic matter 3.3.1. Reactions, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.2. Yield constant, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.3. Nutrients, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.4. Kinetics, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.5. Heterotrophic microorganisms, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.6. The influence of environmental factors, aerobic heterotrophic conversions 3.3.7. Reaction rate constants, aerobic heterotrophic conversions / Content 3.4. Processes for nitrogen removal 3.5. Nitrification 3.5.1. Nitrification reactions 3.5.2. Alkalinity 3.5.3. Kinetics, nitrification 3.5.4. The influence of environmental factors on nitrification 3.6. Denitrification 3.6.1. Denitrification reactions 3.6.2. Yield constant by denitrification 3.6.3. Nutrients, denitrification 3.6.4. Alkalinity 3.6.5. Kinetics, denitrification 3.6.6. The influence of environmental factors, denitrification 3.7. Biological phosphorus removal 3.7.1. Microorganisms 3.7.2. Reactions, biological phosphorus removal 3.7.3. Yield constant, biological phosphorus removal 3.7.4. Alkalinity 3.7.5. Kinetics, biological phosphorus removal 3.7.6. Environmental factors, biological phosphorus removal 3.8. Anaerobic processes 3.8.1. Strictly anaerobic processes 3.8.2. Reactions, anaerobic processes 3.8.3. Growth and soluble COD yield constants, anaerobic processes 3.8.4. Nutrients, anaerobic processes 3.8.5. Alkalinity, anaerobic processes 3.8.6. Kinetics, anaerobic processes 3.8.7. Gas production, anaerobic processes 3.8.8. The influence of environmental factors, anaerobic processes 3.9. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) 3.9.1. Microorganisms 3.9.2 Reactions, anaerobic ammonium oxidation 3.9.3. Yield constant, anaerobic ammonium oxidation 3.9.4. Alkalinity 3.9.5. Kinetics, anaerobic ammonium oxidation 3.9.6. Environmental factors, anaerobic ammonium oxidation 3.9.7. Competing conditions for anaerobic ammonium oxidation / References 4. Activated Sludge Treatment Plants 4.1. Mass balances, activated sludge plants 4.2. Concepts and definitions of the activated sludge process 4.3. Types of plants, activated sludge plants 4.3.1. Activated sludge with recycle 4.3.2. Single tank activated sludge plants 4.3.3. Contact stabilization plants 4.3.4. Biosorption plants 4.3.5. Design of activat