环境生物技术

Preface

SIunits

1 Overview

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Environmental biotechnology

1.3 Pollution

1.4 Biotechnological treatment of pollution

1.5 References

2 Environmental monitoring

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Sampling

2.3 Physical analysis

2.4 Chemical analysis

2.5 Biological analysis

2.6 Monitoring pollution

2.7 Biosensors

2.8 Conclusions

2.9 References

3 Sewage treatment

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Function of waste treatment systems

3.3 Treatment

3.4 Modifications to existing processes

3.5 Removal of nitrogen compounds

3.6 Sludge treatment

3.7 Anaerobic digestion

3.8 Conclusions

3.9 References

4 Clean technology, domestic, industrial and agricultural wastes

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Clean technology

4.3 Recycling

4.4 Domestic wastes

4.5 Artificial wetlands

4.6 Agricultural wastes

4.7 Industrial wastes

4.8 Conclusions

4.9 References

5 Bioremediation

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Inorganic waste

5.3 Petroleum-based wastes

5.4 Synthetic organic compounds

5.5 Phytoremediation

5.6 Gaseous wastes

5.7 Desulphurisation of coal and oil

5.8 Conclusions

5.9 References

6 Energy and biofuel

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Alternative non-fossil energy sources

6.3 Biological energy sources

6.4 Combustion of biomass

6.5 Biogas

6.6 Oils

6.7 Ethanol

6.8 Hydrogen production

6.9 Conclusions

6.10 References

7 Natural resource recovery

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Oil recovery

7.3 Biorecovery of metals

7.4 Conclusions

7.5 References

8 Agrobiotechnology

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Improved plants

8.3 Diagnostics

8.4 Improved animals

8.5 Animal vaccines

8.6 Biodiversity

8.7 Conclusions

8.8 References

9 Future prospects

Glossary

Index