Microbial Applications of Nitrifiers and Denitrifiers in Industrial Wastewater Treatment describes the biotechnological processes (nitrification, oxidation and denitrification) to remove ammonia from wastewater, protecting the environment and human health. The book describes the microbiology and biotechnological applications of the nitrification and denitrification process and gives further insight into those processes while also outlining recent advances, mainstream and unconventional applications, strategy, and future prospects. In addition, it systematically summarizes up-to-date studies on the effect of various operational factors on the nitrogen removal performance along with reactor types, mode of operation (batch or continuous), and cultured anammox bacterial species. This book is a valuable resource for researchers in applied microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry, environmental science, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge in the field.
Table of Contents
1. Microbiology and application of the nitrification-denitrification process2. Characterization of the start-up of single and two-stage nitrification-denitrification processes
3. Performance of nitrification-denitrification Processes
4. Biological nitrogen removal by the anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process
5. Recent Advances in nitrification-denitrification
6. Applications of nitrification-denitrification process
7. Mainstream application of nitrification-denitrification process
8. Immobilization of nitrification-denitrification biomass
9. Preservations of nitrification-denitrification biomass
10. Strategies for controlling denitrification
11. Effect of operational conditions on nitrification-denitrification bacterial community
12. Autotrophic nitrogen removal technologies
13. Influence of effluent recirculation on the performance of nitrification-denitrification process
14. Physiological and kinetic characterization of a suspended cell anammox culture
15. Development of long-term stable partial nitrification and subsequent anammox process
16. Future prospects of nitrification-denitrification process
Authors
Maulin P. Shah Chief Scientist and Head, Industrial Waste Water Research Lab, Division of Applied and Environmental Microbiology Lab at Enviro Technology Ltd., Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India.Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and scientific writer in his field for over 20 years. He received a B.Sc. degree (1999) in Microbiology from Gujarat University, Godhra (Gujarat), India. He also earned his Ph.D. degree (2005) in Environmental Microbiology from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat) India. His research interests include Biological Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Microbiology, Biodegradation, Bioremediation, & Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants from Industrial Wastewaters. He has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of microbial biodegradation and bioremediation of environmental pollutants. He is the editor of 200 books of international repute (Elsevier, RSC, Nova Sciences, De Gruyter, Springer, Wiley, IOP and CRC Press).
Mayur J. Kapadia Former Additional General Manager and Laboratory Head of GNFC Ltd., Bharuch, India.Dr. Mayur J. Kapadia, MSc, PhD (Microbiology), is an Educator, Researcher, Trainer, Editor and Technical Content Creator. He served M/s GNFC Ltd in Bharuch, India in the capacity of Additional General Manager and Lab Head for its Bharuch & Dahej locations. He possesses professional industrial experience of 40 years in the fields of quality control, R&D, new laboratory set up, cooling water management, wastewater treatment and many other areas. He is credited with technical suggestion awards, numerous publications, and presentations. He is currently making contributions in the water sector through his papers, articles, and training programs. He also is an active member in technical committees of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which has conferred upon him a "Certification of Appreciation� for his constructive contributions towards establishing and improvising various Indian Standards. He also offers technical services to various organizations for quality improvement, process troubleshooting, and analysis.
P.R. Shah Professor (retired) and former Head of the Department of Microbiology at Gujarat University, India.Professor (Dr) P.R. Shah is ex-Head and retired Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Gujarat University. He holds PhD in Microbiology from Bhavnagar University, Gujarat, India. His past research experience includes being selected as a UNESCO Fellow for a one-year course in Applied Microbial Biotechnology at Osaka University in Japan. He has expertise in the fields of Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
