Biotreatment of industrial effluents /

With increasing government regulation of pollution, as well as willingness to levy punitive fines for transgressions, treatment of industrial waste is a important subject. This book is a single source of information on treatment procedures using biochemical means for all types of solid, liquid and g...

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Main Authors: Doble, Mukesh
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Kruthiventi, Anil Kumar
Published: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann,
Publisher Address: Burlington, MA :
Publication Dates: 2005.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750678384
Summary: With increasing government regulation of pollution, as well as willingness to levy punitive fines for transgressions, treatment of industrial waste is a important subject. This book is a single source of information on treatment procedures using biochemical means for all types of solid, liquid and gaseous contaminants generated by various chemical and allied industries. This book is intended for practicing environmental engineers and technologists from any industry as well as researchers and professors. The topics covered include the treatment of gaseous, liquid and solid waste from a large
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780080456218
0080456219
Index Number: TD897
CLC: X7
Contents: Environmental disasters -- Aerobic and anaerobic bioreactors -- Mathematical models -- Treatment of waste from organic chemical industries -- Chlorinated hydrocarbons and aromatics, and dioxins -- Fluoride removal -- Biodegradation of pesticides -- Degradation of polymers -- Degradation of dyes -- Textile effluent -- Tannery effluent -- Treatment of waste from metal processing and electrochemical industries -- Semiconductor waste treatment -- Waste from nuclear plants -- Cyanide waste -- Treatment of waste from food and dairy industries -- Sugar and distillery waste -- Paper and pulp -- Pain