Sustainable resource recovery and zero waste approaches /
Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Waste Approaches covers waste reduction, biological, thermal and recycling methods of waste recovery, and their conversion into a variety of products. In addition, the social, economic and environmental aspects are also explored, making this a useful textbook f...
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Elsevier,
2019.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Waste Approaches; Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Waste Approaches; Copyright; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents; 1
- Agricultural, Industrial, Municipal, and Forest Wastes: An Overview; INTRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; Corncob; Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch; Rice Husk; Rice Straw; Sugarcane Bagasse; Wheat Straw; FOREST WASTE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; Waste Generation; Current Disposal Treatment; Physical Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste; Chemical Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste; INDUSTRIAL WASTE
- Types, Amount, and OriginPhysical and Chemical Characteristics; CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES; REFERENCES; 2
- Life Cycle Assessment of Waste Management Systems; INTRODUCTION; OVERVIEW OF THE STEPS IN LCA IN THE CONTEXT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT; Goal and Scope Definition; Goal; Scope; Functional unit; System boundaries; Multifunctionality and allocation; Inventory Analysis; Impact Assessment; Interpretation; OVERVIEW OF MODELING ASPECTS FOR LCAS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT; Prevention; Collection; Recycling; Anaerobic Digestion; Composting; Combustion; Landfill; CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES; REFERENCES
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- Waste BiorefineryINTRODUCTION; VALORIZATION OF WASTE FOR FUELS AND CHEMICALS BY MICROORGANISMS; CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED PRODUCTS: PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS; Biogas From Organic Municipal Wastes; Volatile Fatty Acids From Organic Wastes; Compost and Vermicompost From Organic Municipal Wastes; Bioethanol From Lignocellulosic Waste or Residuals; Feed Products From Side Streams; Biodiesel From Waste Vegetable Oil; FUTURE PRODUCTS: ANAEROBIC DIGESTION SIDE PRODUCTS, ALCOHOLS, BIOPLASTICS, AND LIGNIN; Lignin Valorization; INTEGRATION OF WASTES IN ESTABLISHED INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
- CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVESACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 4
- Solid Waste Management Toward Zero Landfill: A Swedish Model; INTRODUCTION; The Waste Problem; Sustainable Development and the Waste Hierarchy; THE SWEDISH MODEL; Implementing the Swedish Model in the City of Borås; Improving the Waste Management System; WASTE MANAGEMENT-AN INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE; An Example of an International Partnership; CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES; REFERENCES; 5
- Influential Aspects in Waste Management Practices; INTRODUCTION; GLOBAL WASTE-FACTS AND FIGURES; WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES; Anaerobic Digestion
- FermentationIncineration; Gasification; Pyrolysis; FACTORS AFFECTING WASTE MANAGEMENT; Technology; Economics; Sociocultural Aspects; Policy and Political Aspects; CASE STUDIES; Sweden; United States; Ireland (Republic of Ireland); CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES; REFERENCES; 6
- Sustainable Management of Solid Waste; WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: AN INTRODUCTION; WASTE CHARACTERISTICS AND GENERATION; WASTE STORAGE, SEGREGATION, AND COLLECTION; WASTE PREVENTION; MATERIAL RECYCLING AND RESOURCE RECOVERY; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING POLICIES