Biosolids Treatment Processes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wang, Lawrence K. (Editor), Shammas, Nazih K. (Editor), Hung, Yung-Tse (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2007.
• Series: Handbook of Environmental Engineering ; 6
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Biotechnology.; Biochemical engineering.; Chemical engineering.; Microbiology.; Engineering.; Environment.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Biochemical Engineering.; Engineering, general.; Environment, general.

The past 30 years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide to take positive actions to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution: air, noise, solid waste, and water. The Handbook of Environmental Engineering series guides readers to answer...

Table of Contents:

• Characteristics and Quantity of Biosolids
• Gravity Thickening
• Flotation Thickening
• Centrifugation Clarification and Thickening
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Aerobic Digestion
• Lime Stabilization
• Pressurized Ozonation
• Low-Temperature Thermal Treatment Processes
• Irradiation and Solid Substances Disinfection
• Inorganic Chemical Conditioning and Stabilization
• Elutriation and Polymer Conditioning
• Drying Beds
• Animal Wastes Treatment Using Anaerobic Lagoons
• Vertical Shaft Digestion, Flotation, and Biofiltration
• Vacuum Filtration
• Belt Filter Presses
• Pressure Filtration
• Evaporation Processes
• High Temperature Thermal Processes
• Biosolids Composting
• Vermicomposting Process
• Land Application of Biosolids.