Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Advances 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.

Part A: Aerobic biological processes for wastewater treatment 1. Introduction to biological wastewater treatment systems 2. Microbiology and biochemistry in aerobic wastewater treatment processes 3. Activated sludge processes and recent advances 4. Trickling filter 5. Aerobic biofilm systems 6. Moving bed bioreactor 7. Membrane bioreactor 8. Aerobic granular sludge reactor 9. Oxidation ditch 10. Biological nutrient removal 11. Algae and Algae-bacteria processes 12. Constructed wetland and Pond treatment 13. Low cost treatment system Part B: Anaerobic biological processes for wastewater treatment 14. Microbiology and biochemistry in anaerobic wastewater treatment processes 15. UASB and its modified processes 16. Anaerobic biofilm reactor 17. Integrated and hybrid anaerobic treatment technology 18. Anaerobic membrane bioreactors 19. Anammox processes 20. Anaerobic pond system 21. Application of tools to monitor biological processes 22. Process control/Application of artificial intelligence in wastewater treatment