Notes on Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering

This book simplifies microbiological processes involved in wastewater treatment to engineering students. It offers students a basic understanding of microbiology from an engineering perspective, in addition to metabolic (biological) reactions, microbial kinetics, and bioreactor processes so they can design wastewater treatment systems themselves. The book adopts lucid writing style that enables students to understand the theoretical concepts easily and contains many calculation-based problems with solutions provided in simple and clear way. The book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students of environmental engineering, chemical engineering, biotechnology and other allied majors.

The Basic Microbiology: An Engineer’s Perspective.- Stoichiometry and Bacterial Energetics.- Oxygen demand as a measure of organic matter concentration.- Catabolism.- Anabolism.- Microbial Kinetics.- Bioreactors.- Biofilm Reactors.- Wastewater Treatment.

Varenyam Achal is a Professor in Environmental Engineering appointed by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology at Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT), China. He is also Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Studies at GTIIT. Prof. Achal was awarded a PhD from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, India in 2010. He has a very broad interest in environmental biotechnology, bioremediation technology and biological based building materials.

Prof. Achal has authored more than 100 papers in journals of repute along with several book chapters and two books. He is member of the Editorial Board of many journals including International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, Environmental Technology and Socio-Ecological Practice Research. Some of his original research has had a global impact on microbially induced calcite precipitation and attracted worldwide attention.