Advanced Physicochemical Treatment Processes

Leading pollution control educators and practicing professionals describe how various combinations of different physico-chemical treatment processes can be arranged to solve air, noise, and thermal pollution problems. In Advanced Physicochemical Treatment Processes, the authors discuss strategies for abating pollution by converting it into a less noxious form, using the most feasible technologies. Each chapter discusses in detail a variety of process combinations, along with technical and economic evaluations, and presents explanations of the principles behind the designs, as well as numerous variant designs useful to practicing engineers. The emphasis throughout is on developing the necessary engineering solutions from fundamental principles of chemistry, physics, and mathematics. The authors also include up-to-date references, cost data, design methods, guidance on the installation and operation of various process equipment and systems, and Best Available Technologies (BAT) for water pollution control, wastewater treatment, and water purification.

Potable Water Aeration
Jerry R. Taricska, Lawrence K. Wang, Yung-Tse Hung, and Kathleen Hung Li

Air Stripping
Ju-Chang Huang and Chii Shang

Adsorptive Bubble Separation and Dispersed Air Flotation
Lawrence K. Wang

Powdered Activated Carbon Adsorption
Yung-Tse Hung, Howard H. Lo, Lawrence K. Wang, Jerry R. Taricska, and Kathleen Hung Li

Diatomaceous Earth Precoat Filtration
Lawrence K. Wang

Tertiary Microscreening
Nazih K. Shammas, Chein-Chi Chang, and Lawrence K. Wang

Membrane Filtration
J. Paul Chen, Honghui Mou, Lawrence K. Wang, and Takeshi Matsuura

Ion Exchange
J. Paul Chen, Lei Yang, Wun-Jern Ng, Lawrence K. Wang, and Sook-Leng Thong

Fluoridation and Defluoridation
Jerry R. Taricska, Lawrence K. Wang, Yung-Tse Hung, and Kathleen Hung Li

Ultraviolet Radiation for Disinfection
J. Paul Chen, Lei Yang, Lawrence K. Wang, and Beiping Zhang

Water Chloridation and Chloramination
Lawrence K. Wang

Waste Chlorination and Stabilization
Lawrence K. Wang

Dechlorination
Rajagopalan Ganesh, Lawrence Y. C. Leong, Maria W. Tikkanen, and Gregory J. Peterka

Advanced Oxidation Processes
M. B. Ray, J. Paul Chen, Lawrence K. Wang, and Simo Olavi Pehkonen

Chemical Reduction/Oxidation
Lawrence K. Wang and Yan Li

Oil Water Separation
Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul, Yung-Tse Hung, and Lawrence K. Wang

Evaporation Processes
Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas, Clint Williford, Wei-Yin Chen, and Georgios P. Sakellaropoulos

Solvent Extraction, Leaching, and Supercritical Extraction
Paul Scovazzo, Wei-Yin Chen, Lawrence K. Wang, and Nazih K. Shammas

Appendix: Conversion Factors for Environmental Engineers
Lawrence K. Wang

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