Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications - Softcover

Rittmann, Bruce E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1265825610 ISBN 13: 9781265825614

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

The classic environmental biotechnology textbook—fully updated for the latest advances 

This thoroughly revised educational resource presents the biological principles that underlie modern microbiological treatment technologies. Written by two of the field’s foremost researchers, Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications,?Second Edition,?clearly explains the new technologies that have evolved over the past 20 years, including direct anaerobic treatments, membrane-based processes, and granular processes. The first half of the book focuses on theory and tools; the second half offers practical applications that are clearly illustrated through real-world examples. 

Coverage includes: 

•   Moving toward sustainability 
•   Basics of microbiology 
•   Biochemistry, metabolism, genetics, and information flow 
•   Microbial ecology 
•   Stoichiometry and energetics 
•   Microbial kinetics and products 
•   Biofilm kinetics 
•   Reactor characteristics and kinetics 
•   Methanogenesis 
•   Aerobic suspended-growth processes 
•   Aerobic biofilm processes 
•   Nitrogen transformation and recovery 
•   Phosphorus removal and recovery 
•   Biological treatment of drinking water 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Bruce E. Rittmann, Ph.D., is Regents’ Professor of Environmental Engineering and director of the Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. He is the recipient of the Clarke Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Water Science and Technology and the Stockholm Water Prize. Dr. Rittmann is a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 


Perry L. McCarty, Sc.D., is the Silas H. Palmer Professor of Civil Engineering Emeritus at Stanford University. He is the recipient of the Clarke Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Water Science and Technology, the Stockholm Water Prize, and the Tyler Environmental Prize. Dr. McCarty is a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1265825610
• ISBN 13: 9781265825614
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 660
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: McGraw-Hill Education; https://www.mheducation.co.in/; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; 20090; Italien