With increasing government regulation of pollution, as well as willingness to levy punitive fines for transgressions, treatment of industrial waste is a important subject. This book is a single source of information on treatment procedures using biochemical means for all types of solid, liquid and gaseous contaminants generated by various chemical and allied industries. This book is intended for practicing environmental engineers and technologists from any industry as well as researchers and professors. The topics covered include the treatment of gaseous, liquid and solid waste from a large number of chemical and allied industries that include dye stuff, chemical, alcohol, food processing, pesticide, pharmaceuticals, paint etc. Information on aerobic and anaerobic reactors and modeling and simulation of waste treatment systems are also discussed.
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Environmental Disasters
Chapter 3 : Aerobic and Anaerobic Bioreactors
Chapter 4 : Mathematical Models
Chapter 5 : Treatment of Waste from Organic Chemical Industries
Chapter 6 : Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and Aromatics, and Dioxins
Chapter 7 : Fluoride Removal
Chapter 8 : Biodegradation of Pesticides
Chapter 9 : Degradation of Polymers
Chapter 10 : Degradation of Dyes
Chapter 11 : Textile Effluent
Chapter 12 : Tannery Effluent
Chapter 13 : Treatment of Waste from Metal Processing and Electrochemical Industries
Chapter 14 : Semiconductor Waste Treatment
Chapter 15 : Waste from Nuclear Plants
Chapter 16 : Cyanide Waste
Chapter 17 : Treatment of Waste from Food and Dairy Industries
Chapter 18 : Sugar and Distillery Waste
Chapter 19 : Paper and Pulp
Chapter 20 : Paint Industries
Chapter 21 : Pharmaceuticals
Chapter 22 : Hospital Waste Treatment
Chapter 23 : Treatment of Waste from Explosives Industries
Chapter 24 : Petroleum Hydrocarbon Pollution
Chapter 25 : Biodesulfurization
Chapter 26 : Treatment of Solid Waste
Chapter 27 : Treatment of Municipal Waste
Chapter 28 : Groundwater Decontamination and Treatment
Chapter 29 : Denitrification
Chapter 30 : Gaseous Pollutants and Volatile Organics
Index
