White Paper: The Use Of Magnesium Hydroxide Slurry For Biological Treatment Of Municipal And Industrial Wastewater

This white paper discusses the fact that organic matter present in wastewater can be biologically degraded in the presence or absence of oxygen. In aerobic biological treatment, simple and complex organics are eventually decomposed to water and carbon dioxide in the presence of oxygen. In anaerobic biological treatment, simple organics such as carbohydrates, proteins, alcohols, and acids are decomposed to methane and carbon dioxide in the absence of oxygen.