Sustainable sludge management [[electronic resource] ] : production of value added products / / sponsored by Sustainable Sludge Management Task Committee of the Environmental Council, Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by R.D. Tyagi ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Reston, VA, : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.3
• Soggetto topico: Sewage sludge digestion; Sewage sludge - Management; Sewage sludge - Recycling
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: TyagiR. D. <1952->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Background""; ""1.2 Production of Value Added Products from Wastewater Sludge""; ""Chapter 2 Wastewater Sludge Characteristics""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Physical Characteristics""; ""2.3 Chemical Characteristics""; ""2.4 Biological Characteristics""; ""2.5 The Role of Sludge Characteristics on Production of Value Added Products from Sludge""; ""2.6 Conclusion""; ""2.7 Acknowledgements""; ""2.8 References""; ""Chapter 3 Value Added Products from Wastewater Sludge: A Road to Sustainability""; ""3.1 Introduction"" ; ""3.2 Conventional Value-Added Products""""3.3 Problems Associated with Traditional Applications of Sludge""; ""3.4 Future Outlook""; ""3.5 Conclusion""; ""3.6 Acknowledgements""; ""3.7 References""; ""Chapter 4 Emerging Value Added Products and Miscellaneous Products""; ""4.1 Introduction of Emerging Value Added Products""; ""4.2 Construction Materials""; ""4.3 Biosorbents""; ""4.4 Fuels""; ""4.5 Introduction of Miscellaneous Products""; ""4.6 Conclusion""; ""4.7 Acknowledgements""; ""4.8 References""; ""Chapter 5 Biosurfactants""; ""5.1 Introduction"" ; ""5.2 Types, Characteristics, Advantages and Disadvantages""""5.3 Production of Biosurfactants""; ""5.4 Potential Commercial Applications""; ""5.5 Case Studies""; ""5.6 Concluding Remarks""; ""5.7 Acknowledgements""; ""5.8 References""; ""Chapter 6 Bioplastics from Activated Sludge""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Waste Materials as Carbon Substrates for PHA Production Using Pure Cultures""; ""6.3 Mixed Cultures in Activated Sludge Used as the Microorganisms for PHA Production""; ""6.4 Conclusion""; ""6.5 Acknowledgements""; ""6.6 References""; ""Chapter 7 Bioflocculants""; ""7.1 Introduction"" ; ""7.2 Background of Bioflocculants in Wastewater Sludge""""7.3 Bioflocculation of Sludge""; ""7.4 Conclusion""; ""7.5 Acknowledgements""; ""7.6 References""; ""Chapter 8 Biopesticidesâ€?Bacillus thuringiensis""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Fermentation""; ""8.3 Scale-up of Bt Fermentation""; ""8.4 Issues Related to Using Sludge as a Raw Material for Biopesticides Production""; ""8.5 Downstream Processingâ€?Centrifugation and Ultrafiltration""; ""8.6 Formulation Development""; ""8.7 Registration of Bt Biopesticides""; ""8.8 Field Application""; ""8.9 Future Outlook""; ""8.10 Conclusion"" ; ""8.11 Acknowledgements""""8.12 References""; ""Chapter 9 Biofertilizers/Bioinoculants""; ""9.1 Introduction""; ""9.2 Necessity of Bioinoculants""; ""9.3 Nutrient Requirements of Rhizobia""; ""9.4 Alternative Media for Rhizobial Production""; ""9.5 Use of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Sludge as Substrate""; ""9.6 Wastewater Sludge as Organic Fertilizers""; ""9.7 Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)""; ""9.8 Siderophoregenic Bioinoculants""; ""9.9 Conclusion""; ""9.10 Acknowledgements""; ""9.11 References""; ""Chapter 10 Enzymes: Production and Extraction""; ""10.1 Introduction"" ; ""10.2 Alkaline Proteases: Production and Applications""
• Titolo autorizzato: Sustainable sludge management
• ISBN: 0-7844-7298-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458174703321
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