Membrane Bioreactor Technology: An Innovative Water Treatment Process (Paperback)

Membrane Bioreactor Technology: An Innovative Water Treatment Process delves into the fundamental concepts and advancements of membrane bioreactor technology, addressing the crucial challenge of providing a safe water supply. The book comprehensively covers the theoretical aspects of membrane bioreactors, detailing their design and operational nuances. Furthermore, the book explores various membrane bioreactor topics, including filtration characteristics, membrane modification techniques, and strategies for fouling mitigation and control. This is an invaluable resource for readers interested in understanding the intricate dynamics of membrane bioreactor technology and its applications in addressing the emerging pollutant characteristics.

Other sections discuss practical and operational challenges, maintenance, and representative case studies, providing readers with a thorough understanding of this innovative water treatment process.

• Provides basic principles and advancements in membrane bioreactor technology to meet the challenges of a safe water supply
• Covers a wide variety of membrane bioreactor topics, including filtration characteristics, membrane modification techniques, membrane material transfiguration, transformation of fouling characteristics, and strategies of fouling mitigation and control
• Uses representative cases and exemplifications of membrane bioreactor technology to understand and modulate membrane bioreactor technology with emerging water pollutant characteristics

Ranjana Das completed her Ph.D in Chemical Technology from Calcutta University in 2009 and presently associated with Chemical Engineering Department as Associate Professor. She is Life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering, Oil Technologists’ Association of India and Life member of Indian Science Congress Association. Presently she is acting as Project Investigator of two National projects. Her Research interest is in membrane separation process, solid waste and waste water treatment, nanomaterial synthesis and application.

Chiranjib Bhattacharjee is serving in the faculty position at Chemical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University for 30 years, and presently acting as Pro Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University. He is also acting as President of West Bengal council of Higher Secondary Education from 16th August 2021 on. Prof. Bhattacharjee has delivered many invited lectures at different places at National & International levels. He was involved in collaborative research with University of Montpellier, France and University of Melbourne, Australia. He was also involved in Indo-Korean, as well as in European Union (EU) sponsored project as Principal Investigator/ Coordinator. He is involved in several project activities as Principal Investigator/ Coordinator, funded by AICTE, DST, DBT, and UGC. He has more than 10 awards to his credit. He is life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, The Institution of Engineers (India) and Indian Science Congress Association. His research interest is in Environmental Remediation, Bioremediation and advanced separation techniques, waste utilization and management, recovery of value from waste.

Maulin P. Shah is a distinguished environmental scientist, academician, and globally recognized expert in the fields of environmental biotechnology and sustainable
wastewater treatment. He has made significant contributions to advancing eco-friendly
technologies for pollution control, particularly through innovative biological treatment processes. He holds extensive academic and research experience, with a strong focus on industrial wastewater treatment, bioremediation, and microalgae-based technologies. His work emphasizes the integration of sustainability principles with practical engineering solutions, helping industries reduce their environmental footprint.
His books cover a wide spectrum of cutting-edge domains, including industrial wastewater microbiology, bioremediation, biodegradation, algal biotechnology, biofuel, bioenergy, circular economy, metagenomics related to wastewater treatment, and enzyme engineering.