Enviornmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications

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Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications is the essential tool for understanding and designing microbiological processes used for environmental protection and improvement. The book lays a foundation in microbiology and engineering principles and provides comprehensive coverage ofall the major environmental applications, from traditional ones like activated sludge and anaerobic digestion to emerging applications like detoxification of hazardous chemical and biofiltration of drinking water. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Basics of Microbiology Chapter 2 Stoichiometry and Bacterial Energetics Chapter 3 Microbial Kinetics Chapter 4 Biofilm Kinetics Chapter 5 Reactors Chapter 6 The Activated Sludge Process Chapter 7 Lagoons Chapter 8 Aerobic Biofilm Process Chapter 9 Nitrification Chapter 10 Denitrification Chapter 11 Phosphorus Removal Chapter 12 Drinking - Water Treatment Chapter 13 Anaerobic Treatment by Methanogenesis Chapter 14 Detoxification of Hazardous Chemicals Chapter 15 Bioremediation Appendix A: Free Energies of Formation for Various Chemical Appendix B: Normalized Surface-Loading Curves