1st Edition

The Use of High-purity Oxygen in the Activated Sludge Process Volume 1

Edited By J. R. McWhirter Copyright 1978
294 Pages
by CRC Press

294 Pages
by CRC Press

276 Pages
by CRC Press

First published in 1978: The purpose of this two-volume series is to present a consolidated and comprehensive reference on oxygen-activated sludge technology.

Background and Introduction

1. Introduction

J.R. McWhirter

2. Oxygen and the Bio-precipitation Process

D.A. Okun

3. Oxygen and the Activated Sludge Process

J.R. McWhirter

4. A Summary of EPA Efforts Evaluating Oxygen-activated Sludge

R.C. Brenner

Basic Process Design Considerations

5. Oxygen-activated Sludge System Process Design

R.J. Grader, M.A. Miller, and E.H. Zander

6. Oxygen-activated Sludge Pilot Plant and Treatability Studies

G.P. Breitback, M.J. Stankewich, Jr., and E.A. Wilcox

7. Solid-liquid Separation and Clarifier Design

D.W. Gay and K.W. Young

8. Oxygenation System Mass Transfer Design Considerations

J.R. McWhirter and N.P. Vahldieck

Biography

John R. McWhirter is Vice-President and General Manager, Environmental Systems Department, Linde Division of the Carbide Corporation, New York, New York.