A-B Processes: Towards Energy Self-Sufficient Municipal Wastewater Treatment

by Yu Liu, Meng Zhang, Jun Gu

The principle of the conventional activated sludge (CAS) for municipal wastewater treatment is primarily based on biological oxidation by which organic matters are converted to biomass and carbon dioxide. After more than 100 years' successful application, the CAS process is receiving increasing critiques on its high energy consumption and excessive sludge generation. Currently, almost all municipal wastewater treatment plants with the CAS as a core...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789060079
• ISBN13: 9781789060072
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: IWA Publishing (Intl Water Assoc)
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"