Description
This text offers information on the theory of major drinking water treatment processes and contains real-life practical examples. It aims to create guidelines for the design of unit processes that operate within an overall framework for water treatment plants.
Table of Contents
Preface -- 1. Design Criteria in Water Treatment Processes -- 2. Use of Chlorine Dioxide -- 3. Oxidation with Ozone -- 4. Ultraviolet Disinfection of Water -- 5. Coagulation -- 6. Use of Polymerized Aluminum Flocculants -- 7. Flocculation -- 8. Activated Silica as a Flocculation Aid -- 9. Combined Coagulation-Flocculation-Clarifying Processes -- 10. Lamellar and Tubular Assisted Settling Processes -- 11. Testing Methods for Operational Control of Unit Processes -- 12. Adsorption -- 13. Principles of Microbial Growth and Decay -- 14. Filtration Powders and Diatomaceous Earths -- 15. Softening and Mineralization -- 16. Treatment Processes of Aluminum-Based Sludge -- 17. Mixing Practice in Water Treatment -- 18. Sand for Filtration in Water Quality Control: Criteria and Mode of Action -- 19. Reagents for Water Treatment -- Index.
