Immobilized Bioreactors for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater ? A Comparative Study

The various sources of incidence of various pollutants from major chemical process industries and their dangerous effects have been reported. The various characteristic composition of wastewater from different sources represented. The methods of treatment of wastewater in brief discussed. Special attention has been paid to the biological treatment mentioning the drawbacks of the conventional methods. The relative advantages of various modern bioreactors functioning on immobilization technique have been projected. A comparative representation with respect to various modern bioreactors has been presented and the uniqueness of the fluidized