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Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems
- 1st Edition - August 19, 2022
- Editors: Xuan-Thanh Bui, Dinh Duc Nguyen, Phuoc-Dan Nguyen, Huu Hao Ngo, Ashok Pandey
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 8 7 4 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 9 4 3 - 4
Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems covers different recent advanced technologies, including green technologies, for biological wastewater treatment and wastew… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems covers different recent advanced technologies, including green technologies, for biological wastewater treatment and wastewater reuse. The technologies involve novel biological processes and/or modified processes coupled with nano materials for improving the performance of the existing treatment processes. The book also describes treatment strategies for the current pollution from complex organic matter, nutrients, toxic substances, micro plastics and emerging micro pollutants in different water resources. The treatment processes describe the recent developed technologies for wastewater treatment and reuse such as biological nutrient removal, bioreactors, photobioreactors, membrane bioreactors, wetlands, algae-bacteria process, natural treatments, integrated/hybrid bio systems, etc. The novel bio systems include aerobic, anaerobic, facultative operation modes with various of types of microorganisms.
- Provides updated information on biological nutrient removal from wastewater
- Includes anaerobic and aerobic wastewater treatment processes
- Provides state-of-art information on design and operation of novel systems, including membrane bioreactors
- Describes hybrid treatment processes
Scientists, Engineers, Lecturers, Students; In Environmental engineering, Environmental science, Bio-Chemical engineering, Civil engineering, biotechnology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Biological wastewater treatment systems: an overview
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Aerobic biological wastewater treatment technologies
- 1.3 Anaerobic biological wastewater treatment technologies
- 1.4 Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgement
- References
- Chapter 2. Bioelectrochemical technologies for wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Electrochemically active microorganisms and extracellular electron transfer mechanisms
- 2.3 Bioelectrochemical systems
- 2.4 Application of bioelectrochemical systems for wastewater treatment
- 2.5 Factors controlling the performance of bioelectrochemical systems
- 2.6 Optimizing strategies for the efficient performance of bioelectrochemical systems
- 2.7 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 3. Activated sludge processes and recent advances
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Fundamentals of activated sludge processes
- 3.3 Advance technologies with activated sludge processes
- 3.4 Applications of activated sludge processes to remove emerging pollutants in wastewater
- 3.5 Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 4. Aerobic biofilm systems for biological wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Fundamentals of aerobic biofilm systems
- 4.3 Fluidized bed biofilm reactor
- 4.4 Biofilter
- 4.5 Biological contact oxidation
- 4.6 Aerated biofilter
- 4.7 Rotating biological contactor
- 4.8 Advanced and hybrid biofilm technology
- 4.9 Comparison of technology performance
- 4.10 Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 5. Moving bed biofilm reactor for wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Characteristics of moving bed biofilm reactor process
- 5.3 Pollutants removal performance of moving bed biofilm reactors
- 5.4 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 6. Membrane bioreactor processes
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Enhancement of biological wastewater treatment in membrane bioreactors
- 6.3 Practical configurations of membrane bioreactor
- 6.4 Application of membrane bioreactors in domestic and industrial wastewater treatment
- 6.5 Design, operation, and maintenance parameters
- 6.6 Applications of membrane bioreactors for pollutant elimination
- 6.7 Fouling control in membrane bioreactors
- 6.8 Economic assessment of membrane bioreactors
- 6.9 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 7. Aerobic granular sludge processes
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Definition and characteristics of aerobic granular sludge
- 7.3 Mechanism of aerobic granulation and stability
- 7.4 Cultivation and operation parameters of aerobic granular sludge reactors
- 7.5 Storage and recovery of aerobic granular sludge
- 7.6 Applications of aerobic granular sludge reactors
- 7.7 Applications of hybrid technology with aerobic granular sludge process
- 7.8 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 8. Constructed wetlands and oxidation pond systems
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Oxidation pond systems
- 8.3 Advances in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment
- 8.4 Advances in oxidation pond systems for wastewater treatment
- 8.5 Applications of integrated wetland–pond systems
- 8.6 Challenges of constructed wetlands and oxidation ponds
- 8.7 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 9. Wastewater treatment by Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) without releasing excess sludge
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Application of sequencing batch reactor in treating domestic wastewater
- 9.3 A case study of sequencing batch reactor system operated without sludge discharge
- 9.4 Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 10. Application of downflow hanging sponge reactor and biochar for water and wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Application of downflow hanging sponge reactor for domestic wastewater treatment
- 10.3 Application of biochar for antibiotic removal in hospital, livestock, and agricultural wastewater
- 10.4 Application of biochar for low-cost potable water treatment from eutrophicated lakes and reservoirs contaminated with microcystins
- 10.5 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 11. Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystems, food chain, and human health
- 11.3 Plastics and wastewater treatment plants
- 11.4 Microplastics in biological wastewater treatment
- 11.5 Microplastic detection methods, presence, and removal efficiency in wastewater treatment plants
- 11.6 Microplastics in biological wastewater treatment plant sludge
- 11.7 Effect of microplastics in biological wastewater treatment
- 11.8 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 12. Constructed wetland for pollutants removal from agricultural runoff
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Agricultural wastewater treatment
- 12.3 Constructed wetlands and combined systems
- 12.4 Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 13. Constructed wetlands for treating olive mill wastewater under different operating conditions
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Olive mill wastewater characterization
- 13.3 Remediation of olive mill wastewater pollution
- 13.4 Constructed wetlands for olive mill wastewater treatment
- 13.5 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 14. Biochemical processes in anaerobic treatment of wastewater
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Factors affecting the anaerobic digestion of organic carbon
- 14.3 Difficulties in anaerobic digestion and biomethanation
- 14.4 Anaerobic conversion of proteinaceous wastewater
- 14.5 Nitrogen removal
- 14.6 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 15. Anaerobic biofilm reactor: fundamentals and applications
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Process description
- 15.3 Biofilm formation condition and mechanism
- 15.4 Advances in biofilm reactor technologies
- 15.5 Design and operating parameters
- 15.6 Treatment performance
- 15.7 Limitations, outlook, and research needs of anaerobic biofilm reactors
- 15.8 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 16. Integrated and hybrid anaerobic treatment technology
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Working principles and mechanism of the anaerobic osmotic membrane bioreactor processes
- 16.3 Key factors affecting the performance of anaerobic osmotic membrane bioreactors
- 16.4 Advantages of anaerobic osmotic membrane bioreactor process
- 16.5 Integrated/hybrid anaerobic osmotic membrane bioreactor systems for wastewater treatment
- 16.6 Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 17. Anaerobic membrane bioreactors: fouling mechanism and its applications in wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Fundamental of anaerobic membrane bioreactor
- 17.3 Membrane fouling
- 17.4 Applications in various wastewater treatment
- 17.5 Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 18. Anammox—an energy-efficient nitrogen removal process in wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Characteristics of Anammox bacteria and mechanisms of Anammox reaction
- 18.3 Effect of operating conditions on the activity of Anammox process and Anammox bacteria diversity
- 18.4 The applications of partial nitritation/Anammox processes in achieving energy-efficient nitrogen removal
- 18.5 Recommendation for effluent polishing in a single-stage mainstream PN/A process
- 18.6 Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 19. Novel anaerobic biological treatment systems
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 History of anaerobic biological treatment
- 19.3 Novel anaerobic treatment systems
- 19.4 Advantages and disadvantages of novel anaerobic treatment systems
- 19.5 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 20. Monitoring of anaerobic biological processes
- Abstract
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Detection indicator
- 20.3 Titration methods
- 20.4 Spectroscopy applications
- 20.5 Chromatographic techniques
- 20.6 Sensors
- 20.7 Online continuous monitoring
- 20.8 Molecular biotechnology
- 20.9 Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 21. Artificial intelligence for wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 21.1 Introduction
- 21.2 Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning
- 21.3 Components of artificial intelligence
- 21.4 Procedure of an artificial intelligence project
- 21.5 Advances and the application of artificial intelligence in wastewater treatment
- 21.6 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 638
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 19, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323998741
- eBook ISBN: 9780323999434
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Xuan-Thanh Bui
Dr. Xuan-Thanh BUI obtained the degree of engineer in chemical engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM), Viet Nam and received his M.Eng and Ph.D. degrees in environmental engineering at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Currently, he is an associate professor at the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, HCMUT, VNU-HCM. He serves as chairman of Dept. of Water Science & Technology and head of VNU-HCM Key Laboratory of Advanced Waste Treatment Technology. His research focuses on membrane separation processes, water and wastewater treatment technologies, biological treatment processes and green technologies. He has published more than 100 SCIE journal papers, 25 books/book chapters and 02 patents. Additionally, he has played a role of project investigator of more than 50 international/national research projects in the field and organized three international conferences. Since 2017, he became members of the scientific committee in the field of earth sciences and environment of National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), Ministry of Science and Technology, Viet Nam. In addition, he is editor board members of some journals such as Bioresource Technology, Environmental Technology and Innovation, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, Vietnam Journal of Engineering Science and Technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate professor, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, HCMUT, VNU-HCM, VietnamDN
Dinh Duc Nguyen
Dr. D. Duc Nguyen completed his Bachelor of Environmental Engineering in Department of Environmental Engineering at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam (Apr. 2005) and received a scholarship to come to Dankook University, South Korea to pursue a Master degree (Feb. 2011) and subsequently a PhD degree (Feb. 2014) of Energy and Environmental Engineering. Prior to joining academia, Nguyen had participated and developed in many industrial projects (research, consultant, design, construction, operation, and transfer technology) in the field of environmental engineering in both nationally and internationally. Nguyen has been invited for working at Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, South Korea as a Res. Prof. since early 2016, and from Dec. 2017 until present Dr Nguyen has been promoted to Asst. Prof. at the same University. So far, he is the author/co-author of over 140 peer reviewed articles and PI of three national research projects ($USD 700K). His current research interests are focused: i) integrated anaerobic digestion of waste biomasses for the generation of renewable energy, ii) hybrid biological process for wastewater treatment, nutrient removal and recovery, iii) preparation/synthesis of novel nanoparticles, composite materials and biochar for applications in the environmental remediation and chemical industry. He is also conducting research and development to commercial design products based research finding, for environmental companies and organizations.
Affiliations and expertise
Asstant Professor, Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon, South KoreaPN
Phuoc-Dan Nguyen
Assoc. Prof. Phuoc-Dan Nguyen (Dan) is now a Professor of Environmental Engineering and working as a scientist at the Asian Centre for Water Research (Centre Asiatique de Recherche sur L’Eau, CARE) of Ho Chi Minh City Uiversity of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM). He was a former Dean of Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources (of HCMUT), former Director of CARE and former Head of VNU-HCM Key Laboratory of Advanced Waste Treatment Technology. His interesting research and technology transfer are water and wastewater treatment processes, solid waste management and water resource management. Dan has more than 100 publications, 5 books and one patent. He successfully carried out more than 30 research projects that have funded from local Departments of Science and Technology, international organizations, and industries. He has been appointed as Guest Editors of Journal of Environmental Management, Bioresource Technology Reports and Water Sustainability and editor board members of local journals of VNU-HCM.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Phuoc-Dan Nguyen (Dan); Scientist, Asian Centre for Water Research (Centre Asiatique de Recherche sur L’Eau, CARE) of Ho Chi Minh City Uiversity of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), VietnamHN
Huu Hao Ngo
Prof. Ngo is currently a Professor of Environmental Engineering and serving as Deputy Director of Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, Co-Director of Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney. He has been duly elected as Fellow of International Water Association (FIWA) and Fellow and Lead Researcher of the International Bioprocessing Association (FIBA and LRIBA) while serving as IBA Council Member.
Prof. Ngo is internationally well-known for his activities in the areas of advanced biological waste treatment technologies (e.g. membrane bioreactor, specific attached and/or suspended growth bioreactors, anaerobic digesters, wetland and bio-sorption) and membrane technologies. His expertise and practical experience also covers the areas of alternative resources, management and impacts assessment, and solid waste management. Currently, he is very active to work on the development of specific green bioprocessing technologies: resource recovery, water-waste- bioenergy nexus and greenhouse gas emission control.
Prof. Ngo has been listed as Highly Cited Researcher 2019 in Cross Field Category, Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science; Elsevier - World Top 3 ranking researcher 2019 in Environmental Engineering; Lead Researcher in the field of Biotechnology in Australia. He ranks #2 in the world for number of scholarly outputs in the SciVal topic ‘membrane fouling; bioreactors; membrane bioreactors (SciVal, Feb 2020). He ranks #1 in Australia for number of scholarly outputs in the SciVal topic ‘biosorption; aqueous solution; bisorption capacity; ‘antibiotics; oxytetracycline; veterinary antibiotics’, (SciVal, Feb 2020).
Prof. Ngo has published more than 500 SCI/ISI journal papers (citations >20,000), 7 books and 35 book chapters, a number of patents while receiving several highly recognized honours/awards. He has been invited to give numerous plenary/keynotes and invited talks, seminars and lecturers in the international conferences as well as the universities/research institutions.
Prof. Ngo has appointed as Editor of Bioresource Technology, Elsevier, Associate Editor of Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier, Associate Editor of Water Process Engineering and Associate Editor of Heliyon Journal, Elsevier. He is also an editorial board member/guest editor of numerous international journals such as Bioresource Technology Reports, Elsevier; Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management, Elsevier; Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, IJSEES, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, EHIT, Journal of Bioengineered, Taylor & Francis.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaAP
Ashok Pandey
Professor Ashok Pandey is currently Distinguished Scientist at the Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India. His major research and technological development interests are industrial & environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels & chemicals, waste to wealth & energy, etc. He has 16 patents, edited 125 books, and authored over 1000 papers and book chapters.
Affiliations and expertise
Centre for Innovation and Translational Research CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India