| The Science and Technology of Industrial Water Treatment Contributor(s): Amjad, Zahid (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1420071440 ISBN-13: 9781420071443 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2010 Annotation: Scale formation can compromise the quality and safety of countless products and resources including water treatment, dairy production, polymer production, and oil fields. As a solution, mineral scale inhibitors are often incorporated to mitigate fouling and prevent dangerous crystal growth. Written by internationally recognized researchers, this volume covers fundamental concepts and applied aspects. Among a wealth of topics, it examines state-of-the-art instruments used to study crystals formed in the presence of inhibitors and looks at treatment approaches for water systems, including wastewater and desalination plants. It also discusses worldwide outbreaks of Legionella Pneumophila. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Pollution Control - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply |
| Dewey: 628.43 |
| LCCN: 2009047368 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.9" W x 10" (2.46 lbs) 530 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mineral scale deposits, corrosion, suspended matter, and microbiological growth are factors that must be controlled in industrial water systems. Research on understanding the mechanisms of these problems has attracted considerable attention in the past three decades as has progress concerning water treatment additives to ameliorate these concerns. The Science and Technology of Industrial Water Treatment provides a comprehensive discussion on the topic from specialists in industry and academia. The book begins with an overview of water chemistry and covers the characteristics of commonly encountered mineral scales. It addresses the formation and control of different scales in various systems and examines new developments in membrane-based separation processes. Next, it provides a detailed account on the operational challenges of reverse osmosis systems and scale control in thermal distillation processes. The text explores corrosion control in cooling, boiler, geothermal, and desalination systems and it discusses the interactions of polyelectrolytes with suspended matter. Includes coverage of a range of bacterial species, including Legionella The book examines bacterial species commonly encountered in water supplies, the mechanisms of biofouling, approaches to control it, and criteria for selecting biocides for water treatment applications. An entire chapter is devoted to Legionella in water systems. Contributors describe various analytical techniques for identifying mineral scales and deposits. They also examine applications of polymers for treating industrial and wastewater systems and give an account of analytical approaches for monitoring various operational parameters and chemicals used to treat industrial water systems. A valuable addition to the library of academic researchers, this volume will also prove useful to those working not only in the water treatment industry, but also to those in petroleum, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and other areas where purity processes are a significant concern. |