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Abstract
Anaerobic Reactors is the forth volume in the series Biological Wastewater Treatment. The fundamentals of anaerobic treatment are presented in detail, including its applicability, microbiology, biochemistry and main reactor configurations. Two reactor types are analysed in more detail, namely anaerobic filters and especially UASB (upflow anaerobic sludge blanket) reactors. Particular attention is also devoted to the post-treatment of the effluents from the anaerobic reactors.
The book presents in a clear and informative way the main concepts, working principles, expected removal efficiencies, design criteria, design examples, construction aspects and operational guidelines for anaerobic reactors.
About the series: The series is based on a highly acclaimed set of best selling textbooks. This international version is comprised by six textbooks giving a state-of-the-art presentation of the science and technology of biological wastewater treatment. Other titles in the series are: Volume 1: Waste Stabilisation Ponds; Volume 2: Basic Principles of Wastewater Treatment; Volume 3: Waste Stabilization Ponds; Volume 5: Activated Sludge and Aerobic Biofilm Reactors; Volume 6: Sludge Treatment and Disposal
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | vi | ||
| Preface | viii | ||
| The author | xii | ||
| 1 Introduction to anaerobic treatment | 1 | ||
| 1.1 Applicability of anaerobic systems | 1 | ||
| 1.2 Positive aspects | 2 | ||
| 2 Principles of anaerobic digestion | 5 | ||
| 2.1 Introduction | 5 | ||
| 2.2 Microbiology of anaerobic digestion | 6 | ||
| 2.3 Biochemistry of anaerobic digestion | 9 | ||
| 2.4 Environmental requirements | 23 | ||
| 3 Biomass in anaerobic systems | 39 | ||
| 3.1 Preliminaries | 39 | ||
| 3.2 Biomass retention in anaerobic systems | 39 | ||
| 3.3 Evaluation of the microbial mass | 42 | ||
| 3.4 Evaluation of the microbial activity | 44 | ||
| 4 Anaerobic treatment systems | 51 | ||
| 4.1 Preliminaries | 51 | ||
| 4.2 Conventional systems | 52 | ||
| 4.3 High-rate systems | 58 | ||
| 4.4 Combined treatment systems | 68 | ||
| 5 Design of anaerobic reactors | 70 | ||
| 5.1 Anaerobic filters | 70 | ||
| 5.2 Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors | 82 | ||
| 6 Operational control of anaerobic reactors | 116 | ||
| 6.1 Importance of operational control | 116 | ||
| 6.2 Operational control of the treatment system | 119 | ||
| 6.3 Start-up of anaerobic reactors | 133 | ||
| 6.4 Operational troubleshooting | 141 | ||
| 7 Post-treatment of effluents from anaerobic reactors | 147 | ||
| 7.1 Applicability and limitations of the anaerobic technology | 147 | ||
| 7.2 Main alternatives for the post-treatment of effluents from anaerobic reactors | 152 | ||
| References | 169 |