Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND. Classification of Biochemical Operations. Fundamentals of Biochemical Operations. Stoichiometry and Kinetics of Biochemical Operations. THEORY: MODELING OF IDEAL SUSPENDED GROWTH REACTORS. Modeling Suspended Growth Systems. Aerobic Growth of Heterotrophs in a Single CSTR Receiving Soluble Substrate. Multiple Microbial Activities in Single CSTR. Multiple Microbial Activities in Complex Systems. Anaerobic Systems for Acidogenesis and Methanogenesis. Techniques for Evaluating Kinetic and Stoichiometry Parameters. Applications: SUSPENDED GROWTH REACTORS. Design and Evaluation of Suspended Growth Processes. Activated Sludge. Biological Nutrient Removal. Aerobic Digestion. Suspended Growth Anaerobic Processes. Lagoons. THEORY: MODELING OF IDEAL ATTACHED GROWTH REACTORS. Biofilm Modeling. Aerobic Growth of Biomass in Packed Towers. Aerobic Growth of Heterotrophs in Rotating Disc Reactors. Fluidized Bed Biological Reactors. APPLICATIONS: ATTACHED GROWTH REACTORS. Trickling Filter. Rotating Biological Contactor. Submerged Attached Growth Bioreactors. FUTURE CHALLENGES. Fate and Effects of Xenobiotic Organic Chemicals.