Description
In "Environmental Biotechnology-Principles and Applications" , the authors connect the many different facets of environmental biotechnology. The book develops the basic concepts and quantitative tools in the first six chapters, which comprise the principles. The text consistently calls upon those principles as it describes the applications in Chapters 7 through 16. The theme is that all microbiological processes behave in ways that are understandable, predictable, and unified. At the same time, each application has its own special features that must be understood. The special features do not overturn or sidestep the common principles. Instead, they complement the principles and are most profitably understood in light of the principles.
Key features of this first edition include:
Consistent backup of the fundamental principles of microbiological processes by thier practical applications.
Discussion of the traditional applications (e.g., activated sludge and anaerobic digestion) and the emerging applications (e.g., bioremediation and drinking water treatment).
Numerous examples illustrating how the design and analysis tools are applied correctly.
Each chapter consists of many problems, ranging in scope, that can be assigned as homework, used as supplemental examples in class, or used as study tools.
Abundant use of figures to illustrate concepts.
Table of Contents 1. Basics of Microbiology 2. Stoichiometry and Bacterial Energetics 3. Microbial Kinetics 4. Biofilm Kinetics 5. Reactors 6. The Activated Sludge Process 7. Lagoons 8. Aerobic Biofilm Processes 9. Nitrification 10. Denitrification 11. Phosphorus Removal 12. Drinking-Water Treatment 13. Anaerobic Treatment By Methanogenesis 14. Detoxification Of Hazardous Chemicals 15. Bioremediation