Advances in Biological Treatment of Industrial Waste Water and their Recycling for a Sustainable Future (Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future)

With rampant industrialization, the management of waste generated by various industries is becoming a mammoth problem. Wastewater discharges from industrial and commercial sources may contain pollutants at levels that could affect the quality of receiving waters or interfere with potable water supplies. Thousands of small and large-scale industrial units dump their waste, which is often toxic and hazardous, in open spaces and nearby water sources. Over the last three decades, many cases of serious and permanent damage to the environment and human health on the part of these industries have come to the fore. This book mainly focuses on the biological treatment of wastewater from various industries, and provides detailed information on the sources and characteristics of this wastewater, followed by descriptions of the biological methods used to treat them. Individual chapters address the treatment of wastewater from pulp and paper mills; tanneries; distilleries, sugar mills; the dairy industry; wine industry; textile industry; pharmaceutical industry; food processing industry; oil refinery/petroleum industry; fertilizer industry and beverage/ soft drink bottling industry; and include the characteristics of wastewater, evaluation of biological treatment methods, and recycling of wastewater. Easy to follow, with simple explanations and a good framework for understanding the complex nature of biological wastewater treatment processes, the book will be instrumental to quickly understanding various aspects of the biological treatment of industrial wastewater. It will serve as a valuable reference book for scientists, researchers, educators, and engineers alike. The past 30 years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide that positive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all forms of pollutionair, water, soil, and noise. Because pollution is a direct or indirect consequence of waste, the seemingly idealistic demand for zero discharge can be construed as an unrealistic demand for zero waste. However, as long as waste continues to exist, we can only attempt to abate the subsequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. Three major questions usually arise when a particular type of pollution has been identi?ed: (1) How serious is the pollution? (2) Is the technology to abate it available? and (3) Do the costs of abatement justify the degree of abatement achieved? This book is one of the volumes of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series. The principal intention of this series is to help readers formulate answers to the last two questions above. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to speci?c pollution problems has been a major contributing factor to the success of environmental en- neering, and has accounted in large measure for the establishment of a methodology of pollution control. However, the realization of the ever-increasing complexity and interrelated nature of current environmental problems renders it imperative that intelligent planning of pollution abatement systems be undertaken. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Introduction (Ram Lakhan Singh, Rajat Pratap Singh)....Pages 1-11 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Pulp and Paper Mill (Ankit Gupta, Rasna Gupta)....Pages 13-49 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Tannery (Tuhina Verma, Soni Tiwari, Manikant Tripathi, Pramod W. Ramteke)....Pages 51-90 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Dairy Industry (Ritambhara , Zainab, Sivakumar Vijayaraghavalu, Himanshu K. Prasad, Munish Kumar)....Pages 91-115 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Distillery (Soni Tiwari, Rajeeva Gaur)....Pages 117-166 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Winery (Sivakumar Vijayaraghavalu, Ritambhara, Himanshu K. Prasad, Munish Kumar)....Pages 167-197 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Sugar Mill (Pradeep Kumar Singh, Manikant Tripathi, Rajat Pratap Singh, Pankaj Singh)....Pages 199-223 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Textile Industry (Rajat Pratap Singh, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Rasna Gupta, Ram Lakhan Singh)....Pages 225-266 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Pharmaceutical Industry (Rasna Gupta, Bindu Sati, Ankit Gupta)....Pages 267-302 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Oil Refinery/Petroleum Industry (Shailja Singh, Shikha)....Pages 303-332 Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Beverages/The Soft Drink Bottling Industry (Minal Garg)....Pages 333-361