Ecological Technologies for Industrial Wastewater Management

<p>Water is essential to our planet’s life and protecting our water resources is a prerequisite for building a sustainable future. Since water use is inextricably linked to energy use however we face significant challenges. Water plays an essential role in many if not most manufacturing facilities. In a world facing a water-scarcity crisis much research and development currently focuses on decreasing industries’ water-use footprint. </p><p></p><p>This compendium volume looks briefly at several select industries and investigates various water treatment processes for each including microbial biotechnologies ozone-related processes adsorption and photochemical reactions among others. The various industries are organized into four groups:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><li>Industries that produce petrochemicals</li> <br><br><li>Metal industries</li> <br><br><li>The semi-conductor industry</li> <br><br><li>The paper and pulp industries</li> </ul><p></p><p>Collected by a well-respected expert in the field the studies gathered here are intended to be a starting point for further investigation by graduate students and other scientific researchers. Today's research found in these chapters can be expanded to create tomorrow's even wider frame of study.</p>