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LOW COST WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS : conventional and recent advances.

This book, edited by Xuan-Thanh Bui and others, provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in low-cost water and wastewater treatment systems. It covers conventional and recent advances in biotechnological methods, including biological nutrient removal, anaerobic processes, algal syst...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Bui, Xuan-Thanh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Elsevier, 2025.
Subjects:
Water > Purification.
Eau > Épuration.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Low Cost Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems: Conventional and Recent Advances
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Section A: Bioremediation and nature-based technologies
  • Chapter 1: Biological nutrient removal in wastewater treatment
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Wastewater sources
  • 3. From conventional processes to alternative processes in wastewater treatment
  • 3.1. Conventional activated sludge process
  • 3.2. Membrane bioreactors (MBRs)
  • 3.3. Algae-based processed
  • 3.3.1. Cultivation system of microalgae
  • Opened system
  • Closed system
  • 3.3.2. Microalgae-activated sludge coculture system
  • 3.4. Anammox-based processes
  • 4. Conclusions and perspectives
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Anaerobic processes for wastewater treatment: Affecting factors and treatment performance
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Anaerobic technologies
  • 2.1. Classification of anaerobic treatment technology
  • 2.2. Recent anaerobic technologies for wastewater treatment
  • 3. Design parameters
  • 3.1. Organic loading rate (OLR)
  • 3.2. Sludge retention time (SRT)