Biosolids Treatment Processes (eBook)

Volume 6

Yung-Tse Hung, Nazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2007
XXIV, 820 Seiten
Humana Press (Verlag)
978-1-59259-996-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The aim of Biosolids Treatment Processes, is to cover entire environmental fields. These include air and noise pollution control, solid waste processing and resource recovery, physicochemical treatment processes, biological treatment processes, biosolids management, water resources, natural control processes, radioactive waste disposal and thermal pollution control. It also aims to employ a multimedia approach to environmental pollution control.

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The past thirty years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide that positive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution-air, water, soil, and noise. Because pollution is a direct or indirect consequence of waste, the seemingly idealistic demand for "e;zero discharge"e; can be construed as an unrealistic demand for zero waste. However, as long as waste continues to exist, we can only attempt to abate the subsequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. Three major questions usually arise when a particular type of pollution has been identified: (1) How serious is the pollution? (2) Is the technology to abate it available? and (3) Do the costs of abatement justify the degree of abatement achieved? This book is one of the volumes of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series. The principal intention of this series is to help readers formulate answers to the above three questions. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to specific pollution problems has been a major contributing factor to the success of en- ronmental engineering, and has accounted in large measure for the establi- ment of a "e;methodology of pollution control. "e; However, the realization of the ever-increasing complexity and interrelated nature of current environmental problems renders it imperative that intelligent planning of pollution abatement systems be undertaken.

Inhalt

Preface 5
Contents 8
Contributors 22
Characteristics and Quantity of Biosolids 24
Gravity Thickening 68
Flotation Thickening 93
Centrifugation Clarification and Thickening 123
Anaerobic Digestion 157
Aerobic Digestion 199
Lime Stabilization 228
Pressurized Ozonation 263
Low-Temperature Thermal Treatment Processes 318
Irradiation and Solid Substances Disinfection 349
Inorganic Chemical Conditioning and Stabilization 370
Elutriation and Polymer Conditioning 406
Drying Beds 420
Animal Wastes Treatment Using Anaerobic Lagoons 448
Vertical Shaft Digestion, Flotation, and Biofiltration 468
Vacuum Filtration 512
Belt Filter Presses 536
Pressure Filtration 557
Evaporation Processes 598
High Temperature Thermal Processes 628
Biosolids Composting 659
Vermicomposting Process 702
Land Application of Biosolids 718
Appendix Conversion Factors for Environmental Engineers 759
Index 822

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.11.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Handbook of Environmental Engineering
• Reihe/Serie: Handbook of Environmental Engineering
• Zusatzinfo: XXIV, 820 p.
• Verlagsort: Totowa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Schlagworte: biochemical engineering • Environment • Filtration • Management • Multimedia • Natur • pollution • Polymer • Water
• ISBN-10: 1-59259-996-6 / 1592599966
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59259-996-7 / 9781592599967