ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY - CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS

Jordening (Technical University of Brunswick, Germany) and Winter (biotechnology of wastewater treatment, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany) provide the biological, chemical, and engineering fundamentals that researchers need to develop effective methods in wastewater treatment. Chapters deal with both microbiological and process engineering aspects of the four main areas of environmental biotechnology: wastewater, soil, solid waste, and waste gas treatment. Coverage progresses from bacterial metabolism in wastewater treatment systems through activated sludge process, bioreactors, landfill systems, and commercial applications of biological waste gas purification. Most of the chapters are updated versions of material from the second edition of an 11-volume set, Biotechnology, published in 2000.