Environmental Anaerobic Technology: Applications And New Developments - Softcover

Anaerobic technology has become widely accepted by the environmental industry as a cost-effective alternative to the conventional aerobic process. In addition, with the intrinsic advantages of energy saving, reduced sludge yield, and production of biofuel, anaerobic process will be the favored green treatment technology for sustainable environment in years to come.Written by 40 renowned experts from 13 countries/regions, this book consists of 18 chapters compiling state-of-the-art information on new developments in various aspects of anaerobic technology. These include development of new types of reactors, uses of molecular techniques for microbial studies and mathematical modeling, productions of bio-hydrogen by fermentation and microbial electrolysis cell, as well as broadening applications to the treatment of municipal wastewater, effluents from chemical industry and agricultural wastes with high lignocellulose content.

Anaerobic technology has become widely accepted by the environmental industry as a cost-effective alternative to the conventional aerobic process. This makes anaerobic process the favored green treatment technology for sustainable environment in years to come.Written by world-renowned authors, this compendium summarizes the successful full-scale application experiences of anaerobic technology worldwide, including not just food, beverage, and distillery wastewaters but also municipal, agricultural, chemical and petrochemical wastewaters. The book also introduces new developments of anaerobic technology, including pretreatment and granulation technologies, membrane bioreactor, two-stage treatment, bio-hydrogen production, molecular techniques, and modeling .