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Microbial Biofilm Reactor for Sustained Waste Water Treatment and Reuse

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Industrial Wastewater Treatment

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Freshwater scarcity is a global problem that pertains to the ever-increasing population, contamination of freshwater by wastewater generated from different anthropogenic sources as well as misuse of freshwater for secondary (non-potable) applications. Later two issues could be addressed through the appropriate implementation of Microbial Technology in an eco-friendly way. The application will involve proper selection of the wastewater sources (for microbial isolation), their pollutant identification, selection of tailor made bacterial consortium/ isolates for treatment of the wastewater and converting the waste into reusable by-product. This is the current trend used for pilot scale wastewater treatment using biofilm bioreactors. This article talks about the few successful case studies implemented for different types of wastewater treatment (municipal/Agricultural runoff, petrochemical, tannery/mining industry and milk processing plant wastewater) in biofilm reactors that could run for years after being installed in the pilot scale. The processes are faster, sludge free and, in most cases, ensure complete reuse of treated water, hence preventing wastage of freshwater for non-potable applications. Biofilm based system makes them resistant to external perturbation, stable with enhanced efficiency. Through this approach, eco-friendly processes of wastewater treatment could be made self-sustainable.

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The author acknowledges the effort put in by the research scholars and the trainee students of the Microbial Technology group, which led to the generation of the data reported here. The author is thankful to the granting agencies (University Grants Commission- Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India under the CRS scheme [UGC-DAE-CSR-KC/CRS/19/TE07/1069/1085]; Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Government of India under the Biotechnology Ignition Grant [BIRAC/KIIT0200/BIG-10/17]; Department of Atomic Energy (BRNS); Department of Biotechnology (DBT PDF in Life Sciences); Department of Science and Technology (FAST TRACK Scheme) and Ministry of Education under the Frontier Area of Science and Technology scheme [F.No 5-1/2014-TS.VII dt August 7 2014]which funded the work. The author is also thankful to the organizations (Tripura University; West Bengal University of Technology; Technology Business Incubator at KIIT, India; Centre of Excellence in Environmental Technology and Management at MAKAUT, WB, India; TBI KIIT, India; Gomati Cooperative Milk Producer's Union, India; OMFED, India; Mother Dairy, India; East India Petroleum Limited, Vishakhapatnam; Uranium Corporation of India Limited) which provided the infrastructure and resources for conducting these works.

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Ray Chaudhuri, S. (2022). Microbial Biofilm Reactor for Sustained Waste Water Treatment and Reuse. In: Karchiyappan, T., Karri, R.R., Dehghani, M.H. (eds) Industrial Wastewater Treatment . Water Science and Technology Library, vol 106. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98202-7_14

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