The microbiology of anaerobic digesters /
By: Gerardi, Michael H.
Series: Wastewater microbiology series: Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, c2003Description: ix, 177 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0471206938; 9780471206934.Subject(s): Sewage sludge digestion | Anaerobic bacteria | Sewage -- Purification -- Anaerobic treatmentDDC classification: 628.35Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 628.35 GER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0077322 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-164) and index.
Pt. I. Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Bacteria -- 3. Methane-forming Bacteria -- 4. Respiration -- 5. Anaerobic Food Chain -- 6. Fermentation -- 7. Anaerobic Digestion Stages -- Pt. II. Substrates, Products, and Biogas -- 8. Substrates and Products -- 9. Biogas -- Pt. III. Operational Conditions -- 10. Introduction to Operational Conditions -- 11. Start-up -- 12. Sludge Feed -- 13. Retention Times -- 14. Temperature -- 15. Nutrients -- 16. Alkalinity and pH -- 17. Toxicity -- 18. Mixing -- Pt. IV. Process Control and Troubleshooting -- 19. Upsets and Unstable Digesters -- 20. Foam and Scum Production and Accumulation -- 21. Supernatant -- 22. Monitoring -- Pt. V. Digesters
Anaerobic digestion is a biochemical degradation process that converts complex organic material, such as animal manure, into methane and other by-products. This text eschews technical jargon to deliver a practical, how-to guide for wastewater plant operators.