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Wastewater Engineering Handbook - Volume 3: Covers secondary clarification and solids management followed by tertiary and advanced wastewater treatmen

Wastewater Engineering Handbook - Volume 3: Covers secondary clarification and solids management followed by tertiary and advanced wastewater treatmen

Subramanian, Balachander

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringGeneral Design

ISBN13: 9798173152879
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 10 2026
Pages: 588
Weight: 1.71
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
WASTEWATER ENGINEERING HANDBOOK - VOLUME 3

Secondary Clarification, Sludge Management, Tertiary Treatment and Advanced Wastewater Technologies
Modern wastewater treatment demands much more than conventional removal of solids and biodegradable organic matter.

Engineers must increasingly address nutrients, emerging contaminants, pathogens, water reuse, sludge management, energy consumption, resource recovery, membrane fouling, chemical residuals, and long-term system resilience.

Wastewater Engineering Handbook - Volume 3 provides a comprehensive professional reference for understanding, designing, operating, and optimizing these critical treatment systems.

Beginning with secondary clarification and solids separation, the book explains sludge settling, solids flux, clarifier loading, return activated sludge, waste activated sludge, sludge blanket control, bulking, rising sludge, short-circuiting, clarification failure, instrumentation, and design optimization.

The book then follows the complete sludge-management pathway, covering:

  • wastewater sludge characteristics and production;
  • sludge thickening and conditioning;
  • aerobic and anaerobic stabilization;
  • anaerobic digester design and operation;
  • biogas production and energy recovery;
  • sludge dewatering and drying;
  • thermal treatment;
  • land application and disposal;
  • beneficial reuse and resource recovery.
The second major section moves into tertiary and advanced wastewater treatment, providing practical coverage of:
  • tertiary filtration and polishing;
  • nitrogen and phosphorus removal;
  • biological nutrient removal;
  • chemical phosphorus precipitation;
  • nutrient recovery;
  • microfiltration and ultrafiltration;
  • nanofiltration and reverse osmosis;
  • membrane bioreactors;
  • membrane fouling and cleaning;
  • concentrate management;
  • advanced oxidation processes;
  • ozonation;
  • UV/H₂O₂ and Fenton treatment;
  • electrochemical oxidation;
  • coagulation, precipitation, adsorption and ion exchange;
  • chemical treatment;
  • chlorination, UV, ozone and peracetic acid disinfection;
  • pathogen control and reuse-oriented treatment.
The volume emphasizes an integrated, multiple-barrier engineering philosophy. Treatment technologies are evaluated not in isolation but according to their interaction with upstream and downstream processes, hydraulic and solids loading, chemical and energy requirements, residuals generation, operational reliability, maintenance, safety, and life-cycle environmental performance.

Particular attention is given to the transition toward water reuse, resource recovery, energy efficiency, intelligent process control, digital monitoring, predictive maintenance, artificial intelligence, digital twins, and climate-resilient wastewater infrastructure.

Whether you are designing a new treatment plant, upgrading an existing facility, troubleshooting operational problems, evaluating advanced technologies, managing sludge, planning water reuse, or studying wastewater engineering, this handbook provides a practical framework for making technically sound decisions.

A comprehensive reference for the modern wastewater professional.

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