Waste & Recycling

Separation Techniques in Nuclear Waste Management is an up-to-date, comprehensive survey of processes for separation of nuclear wastes...

Strategies for Accelerating Cleanup at Toxic Waste Sites..

Construction and demolition debris (CDD) and gypsiferous soils contain elevated concentrations of sulfate which can cause several environmental and agricultural problems. Reduction of the sulfate content of CDD and gypsiferous soils is an option to overcome these problems. This study aimed to develo..

This book compiles many different treatment options and best practices for the treatment and recycling of municipal solid waste from all over the globe, factoring in cost-effectiveness, sanitation, and environmental degradation. Important to professors, researchers, students, policymakers, and munic..

Covering the state of the art in the field of efficient biomass conversion, this book addresses most technical issues, such as combustion, gasification, torrefaction, pyrolysis, pelletizing, and biogas production. Transportation of biomass is a burden to high bulk volume. By using torrefaction this ..

This title presents an in-depth examination of the principles and practice of modern day composting. This comprehensive book covers compost science, engineering design, operation, principles, and practice. Biological, physical, chemical, thermodynamic, and kinetic principles are covered to develop a..

Composting is the highest form of recycling and the reuse of resources. What greater benefit can be had by mankind to perpetuate the living soil, which provides us with sustenance, food, and life by returning and utilizing organic matter? What better utilization of organic wastes can be had than com..

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Increasing attention is being paid to the valorization of solid wastes—converting them into energy or other useful products. This book describes recent research into methodologies and technologies for managing various ..

Waste Management and Resource Recovery..

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Edited by a leading researcher in the field, this book provides an overview of waste valorization and includes the editor’s research in addition to other experts and recent and relevant studies on this critical topic. ..

A practical guide for the identification and management of a range of hazardous wastes, this book integrates technical information including chemistry, microbiology, and engineering, with current regulations. Emphasizing basic environmental science and related technical fields, the book is an introd..

Delineating methods, technologies, and the regional and global effects of important pollution control practices, this book provides in-depth coverage of environmental pollution sources, waste characteristics, control technologies, management strategies, facility innovations, process alternatives, co..