
Concept of Zero Liquid Discharge
Innovations and Advances for Sustainable Wastewater Management
- 1st Edition - July 27, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Vidya Shetty Kodialbail, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 7 4 5 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 7 2 5 6 - 7
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Request a sales quoteConcept of Zero Liquid Discharge: Innovations and Advances for Sustainable Wastewater Management provides fundamental and in-depth knowledge on the need for ZLD and conventional and modern technologies, along with the various strategies available to achieve ZLD. The book covers various wastewater treatment technologies that lead to ZLD, integrated wastewater treatment approaches, challenges faced by industries in meeting ZLD goals, and solutions leading to cleaner technologies. In addition, it presents the state-of-the-art technologies and multidisciplinary research underway in the field to address existing challenges and provide future directions.
This will be an important reference for postgraduate students in environmental science and engineering as well as high-level researchers, professors, experts and engineers who conduct research and practices in the area of zero liquid discharge (ZLD) approaches, sustainable wastewater management and related fields.
- Presents the latest knowledge on the need, goals, benefits and consequences of adoption of ZLD for industries, the environment and the public
- Provides information on the modern tools needed to address ZLD challenges, along with modern and novel technologies available for ZLD systems and recent research in the field
- Includes global case studies and real-life examples on how this method has been effectively implemented
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- Part 1: Introduction
- Chapter 1. Concept of zero liquid dischare—present scenario and new opportunities for economically viable solution
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Conventional effluent treatment systems and need for zero liquid discharge technology
- 1.3 Zero liquid discharge system
- 1.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2. Zero liquid discharge technology and the vast vision of environmental engineering science—a far-reaching review
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The vision of this study
- 2.3 Environmental and energy sustainability and the vast vision for the future
- 2.4 The scientific doctrine of zero liquid discharge technology
- 2.5 The vast scientific doctrine of environmental and water technology and zero liquid discharge technology
- 2.6 The scientific doctrine and ingenuity behind desalination and membrane science
- 2.7 The science of desalination and membrane science—the visionary road ahead
- 2.8 Futuristic vision of solid waste management and the needs of human race
- 2.9 Futuristic vision of the science of integrated water resource management and the vast vision for the future
- 2.10 Water science and technology and the application of circular economy
- 2.11 A deep scientific introspection in the field of advanced oxidation process
- 2.12 Recent scientific advancements in the field of advanced oxidation processes
- 2.13 Significant research endeavor in the field of desalination science
- 2.14 Recent scientific advancements in zero liquid discharge technology
- 2.15 Recent scientific achievements in the field of application of nanomaterials and engineered nanomaterials in water and wastewater treatment
- 2.16 The vast and visionary road ahead in the field of arsenic and heavy metal groundwater remediation
- 2.17 The application areas of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- 2.18 Global futuristic vision in the field of zero liquid discharge technology, desalination, and water science and technology
- 2.19 Futuristic flow of scientific thoughts and the needs of industrial wastewater management
- 2.20 The futuristic vision of water quality engineering and integrated water resource management
- 2.21 Conclusion, environmental engineering and chemical engineering perspectives, and future outlook
- References
- Part 2: Technologies for zero liquid discharge (ZLD)
- Chapter 3. Physical and chemical treatment technologies
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Physical treatment
- 3.3 Chemical treatment
- 3.4 Typical zero liquid discharge setup
- 3.5 Advantages and limitations of zero liquid discharge techniques
- 3.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. Role of anaerobic filter bed towards zero liquid discharge in oily wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Zero liquid discharge opportunities in oily wastewater treatment
- 4.3 Biological treatment of oily wastewater
- 4.4 Utility of anaerobic filter towards zero liquid discharge in oily wastewater treatment
- 4.5 Future scope of zero liquid discharge using anaerobic filter
- 4.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5. Moving bed bioreactor in compliance of zero liquid discharge
- Abstract
- Abbreviations
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Principle of a moving bed bioreactor
- 5.3 Scope of moving bed bioreactor in wastewater treatment
- 5.4 Concept of conventional zero liquid discharge and role of biological treatment unit
- 5.5 Compliance of zero liquid discharge using moving bed bioreactor
- 5.6 Industrial application of moving bed bioreactor toward zero liquid discharge
- 5.7 Feasibility of moving bed bioreactor in treatment of concentrate/retentate
- 5.8 Micropollutant removal in moving bed bioreactor
- 5.9 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6. Membrane-based separation technologies for zero liquid discharge
- Abstract
- Abbreviations
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Membrane-integrated zero liquid discharge process
- 6.3 Conclusion
- 6.4 Future scope
- References
- Chapter 7. Enhanced recovery using membrane-based zero liquid discharge systems
- Abstract
- Abbreviations
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Membrane distillation
- 7.3 Membrane crystallization
- 7.4 Electrodialysis and reverse electrodialysis
- 7.5 Techno-economic analysis and energy requirements
- 7.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8. Advance oxidation processes for wastewater treatment: A crucial tool for sustainability
- Abstract
- Graphical abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Ultraviolet/hydrogen peroxide processes
- 8.3 Fenton and photo-Fenton
- 8.4 Ozone-based processes
- 8.5 Photocatalysis
- 8.6 Sonolysis
- 8.7 Advantage and disadvantage of advanced oxidation processes
- 8.8 Conclusion
- 8.9 Future perspectives
- References
- Chapter 9. Removal of pharmaceutically active compounds from wastewater by hybrid advanced oxidation processes
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Overview of pharmaceutical pollution
- 9.3 Need for advanced oxidation processes for pharmaceutically active compounds removal and their basic mechanisms
- 9.4 Hybrid advanced oxidation processes
- 9.5 Conclusion and future perspectives
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Part 3: Resource recovery and reuse in zero liquid discharge (ZLD)
- Chapter 10. Future directions in the global rise of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) for wastewater management
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Resource recovery of zero liquid discharge systems
- 10.3 Zero liquid discharge for different fields
- 10.4 The global state of zero liquid discharge in terms of recovery, reclamation, and reuse
- 10.5 Conclusion
- 10.6 Future perspective
- References
- Chapter 11. Liquid membrane permeation: the green technology for economic recovery of valuable products from waste streams/industrial effluents—a review
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- Greek symbols
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Types of liquid membrane permeation processes (types of liquid membrane systems)
- 11.3 Industrial applications of liquid membrane permeation technology
- 11.4 Mathematical analysis and simulation of liquid membrane permeation systems/processes
- 11.5 Conclusion
- References
- Part 4: Tools and methods for design and operations of ZLD systems
- Chapter 12. Tools and methods for efficient design and operations of ZLD systems—water network synthesis approach
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Water network synthesis
- 12.3 Approach to ZLD
- 12.4 Conclusion
- References
- Part 5: ZLD and sustainability paradigm
- Chapter 13. Necessity driven implementation of zero liquid discharge in textile and fertilizer industries toward sustainability—Indian scenario
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Zero liquid discharge in textile industries
- 13.3 Zero liquid discharge in fertilizer industries
- 13.4 Conclusions and future scope
- References
- Chapter 14. Zero liquid discharge technology strategies in Indian distilleries and pharmaceutical industries—a paradigm shift toward sustainability
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Zero liquid discharge in distillery industry
- 14.3 Pharmaceutical industry and zero liquid discharge
- 14.4 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 27, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323917452
- eBook ISBN: 9780323972567
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Vidya Shetty Kodialbail
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Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Dr. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around One hundred and fifty (150) books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.