Anaerobic Treatment Versus Aerobic Treatment
Journal
Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Biological Treatment of Industrial Effluents
Pages
205-230
ISBN
9780444636768; 9780444636652
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Show K.-Y.
Abstract
Biological processes are well perceived as cost-effective and environmental friendly methods for wastewater treatment. While a major advantage of the aerobic processes is their capacity to handle a wide variety of low-strength soluble wastewaters, anaerobic microbial communities are superior specifically at high temperatures and high concentrations of soluble and insoluble wastes. It is worthwhile to evaluate to what extent both aerobic and anaerobic technologies are currently evolving, either as direct competitors or as complementary treatments to one another. Important progress can be expected with regard to synergistic linkages between anaerobic and aerobic processes to cope with increasingly stringent environmental controls and regulations. This review provides an up-to-date account of microbial metabolism and a comparison of aerobic and anaerobic treatments as well as their merits. Challenges and new horizons are also presented. ? 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Challenge
Comparison
Merit
Metabolism
New horizon
Treatment
Type
book part