Food and Agricultural Wastewater Utilization and Treatment

by Sean X. Liu

• ISBN13: 9780470276426
• ISBN10: 0470276428
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Food and Agricultural Wastewater Utilization and Treatment focuses on the cost-effective treatment technologies specific for food and agriculture wastewater and possible economical recovery of valuable substances from wastewater during common food processing and postharvest operations using innovative technologies. The technologies included in the book are not a mere collection of all known relevant technologies. Instead, priority consideration is given to those technologies that can not only solve the environmental problem of wastewater disposal but also reduce the wastewater management cost in the long run for food and agriculture industries. The book combines past decades of research on food and agricultural wastewater issues with an abundance of emerging research on innovative separation technologies to separate biological molecules from complex biological systems. Food technologists as well as environmental and agricultural engineers/scientists will find Food and Agricultural Wastewater Utilization and Treatment invaluable in their quest of improving food and agricultural wastewater management.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Characteristics of Food and Agricultural Wastewater

Material Balances and Stoichiometry

Energy Balances

Fluid Flows

Mass Transport Processes

Kinetics and Reaction Rates

Theoretical Reactor Design and Modeling

Process Economics

Basic Microbiology

Introduction

Structures of Cells

Important Cell Types

Microbial Metabolism

Nitrification

Denitrification

Further Reading

References

Physicochemical Wastewater Treatment Processes

Introduction

Equalization Basins

Screen

Flotation

Coagulation and Flocculation

Sedimentation

Filtration Processes

Adsorption

Chemical Oxidation

Membrane Separations

Ion Exchange

Chapter Remarks

Further Reading

References

Biological Wastewater Treatment Processes

Introduction

Kinetics of Biochemical Systems

Idealized Biochemical Reactors

Completely Mixed Aerated Lagoon

Aerobic Digester

Trickling Filter

Rotating Contactor

Combined Aerobic Processes

Anaerobic Digester

Further Reading

References

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes

Biological Removal of Nitrogen: Nitrification and Denitrification

Physicochemical Removal of Nitrogen

Physicochemical Removal of Phosphorous

Biological Removal of Phosphorous

Membrane Processes

VOC Removal with Pervaporation

Disinfections

Further Reading

References

Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment

Introduction

Stabilization Pones

Land Treatment Systems

Wetland Systems

Aquatic Systems

Further Reading

References

Sludge and Treatment Plant Residual Management

Sludge Quality and Characteristics

Sludge Thickening (Concentration)

Sludge Drying

Reed Beds

Vermistabilization

Composting

Sludge Stabilization

Reed Bed

Conditioning of Sludge

Dewatering

Land Applications and Surface Disposal

Incineration

Further Reading

References

Recoverable Products from Food and Agricultural Wastewater

Introduction

Recoverable Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins for Human and Animal Consumptions

Recoverable Aroma Flavoring Compounds from Food Processing

Recoverable Food/Agricultural Biomaterials for Non-Food Uses

Energy or Fuel Generations from Wastewaters

Potential Applications of Industrial Commodities Derived from Sludge Treatment

Further Reading

References

Economics of Food and Agricultural Wastewater Treatment and Utilization

Introduction

Estimating the Unit Cost of Treating Food and Agricultural Wastewater

Estimating Overall Costs of Wastewater Treatment Processes with Substance and Energy Recovery

Further Reading

References

Index

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