Resource Recovery from Municipal Sewage Plants : an Energy-Water-Nutrients Nexus for Developing Countries / Musaida Mercy Manyuchi, Charles Mbohwa, Edison Muzenda.

Water, energy, and food are basic requirements for life, and this book presents solutions for obtaining these from sewage wastewater treatment plants. It describes the optimal recovery of value-added products from municipal sewage plants in developing countries, and explains how the plants' ope...

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Main Authors: Manyuchi, Musaida Mercy (Author), Mbohwa, Charles (Author), Muzenda, Edison (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Figures; Preface; Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 ▪ Resource Recovery from Municipal Plants: A General Review; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Motivation; Chapter 2 ▪ Municipal Sewage Wastewater Treatment; 2.1 Sewage Wastewater Treatment; 2.2 Sewage Wastewater Characteristics; 2.2.1 Fecal Coliform Content; 2.2.2 E. coli Content; 2.2.3 Temperature; 2.2.4 Organic Material in Raw Sewage Wastewater; 2.2.4.1 Municipal Sewage BOD5; 2.2.4.2 Municipal Sewage COD; 2.2.5 Municipal Sewage Total Nitrogen Content.
  • 2.2.6 Sewage Total Phosphates Content2.2.7 Sewage pH; 2.2.8 Sewage Color and Odor; 2.2.9 Sulfate Concentration; 2.2.10 Sewage Solids; 2.2.11 Chlorides; 2.2.12 Toxic Metals and Compounds; 2.3 Nutrient Removal in Municipal Sewage Using Bioaugumentation; 2.3.1 Primary Sewage Treatment; 2.3.2 Secondary Sewage Treatment; 2.3.3 Tertiary Sewage Treatment; 2.4 Municipal Sewage Treatment Conditions; 2.4.1 Aerobic Conditions; 2.4.2 Anaerobic Conditions; 2.4.3 Anoxic Conditions; 2.4.4 Anammox Conditions; Chapter 3 ▪ Anaerobic Treatment of Municipal Wastewater Bioaugmentation; 3.1 Introduction.
  • 3.2 Hycura Biochemical Properties3.3 Use of Hycura in Municipal Wastewater Treatment; 3.4 Hycura Kinetics during Municipal Wastewater Treatment; Chapter 4 ▪ Resource Recovery from Municipal Sewage; 4.1 TREATED SEWAGE EFFLUENT; 4.2 BIONUTRIENT RECOVERY; 4.3 BIOGAS FROM SEWAGE SLUDGE; 4.3.1 Conditions for Biogas Production; 4.3.2 Biogas Generation from Municipal Wastewater Using Hycura Bioaugmentation; 4.3.3 Benefits of Harnessing Biogas from Municipal Plants; 4.3.3.1 Alternative and Renewable Energy Source; 4.3.3.2 Reduced Greenhouse Emissions; 4.3.3.3 Reduced Dependence on Fossil Fuels.
  • 4.3.3.4 Waste Reduction and Management4.3.3.5 Employment Creation and Income Generation; 4.4 BIOSOLIDS FROM MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE; 4.4.1 Characteristics of the Biosolids; 4.4.2 Benefits of Using Biosolids; 4.4.2.1 Income for the Municipalities; 4.4.2.2 Closed Nutrient and Carbon Cycle; 4.4.2.3 Reduced Odors and Flies; Chapter 5 ▪ Economic Considerations; 5.1 NET PRESENT VALUE; 5.2 INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; 5.3 PAYBACK PERIOD; 5.4 BREAKEVEN POINT; 5.5 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; 5.6 RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH RESOURCE RECOVERY FROM MUNICIPAL PLANTS.
  • Chapter 6 ▪ Resource Recovery from Chitungwiza, Firle and Crowborough Plants in Harare, Zimbabwe6.1 KEY HIGHLIGHTS; 6.2 INTRODUCTION; 6.2.1 Problem Statement; 6.2.2 Study Objectives; 6.3 BACKGROUND; 6.3.1 General; 6.3.2 Biogas Production Process; 6.4 GENERAL BIODIGESTER DESIGN FOR BIOGAS PRODUCTION; 6.5 RECOVERY OF TREATED EFFLUENT; 6.5.1 Introduction; 6.5.2 Experimental Approach; 6.5.3 Results and Discussion; 6.5.3.1 Raw Sewage and Treated Effluent Characteristics; 6.5.3.2 Effect of Hycura Loadings and Retention Time; 6.5.3.3 Effect on pH; 6.5.3.4 Effect on TP; 6.5.3.5 Effect on TKN.
  • Chapter 1 ▪ Resource Recovery from Municipal Plants: A General Review
  • chapter 2 ▪ Municipal Sewage Wastewater Treatment
  • chapter 3 ▪ Anaerobic Treatment of Municipal Wastewater Bioaugmentation
  • chapter 4 ▪ Resource Recovery from Municipal Sewage
  • chapter 5 ▪ Economic Considerations
  • chapter 6 ▪ Resource Recovery from Chitungwiza, Firle and Crowborough Plants in Harare, Zimbabwe: A Case Study
  • chapter 7 ▪ Regulatory Framework and Policy for Resource Recovery
  • chapter 8 ▪ Environmental Impact Assessment
  • chapter 9 ▪ Conclusion and Recommendations.