Re-Use and Recycling of Materials : Solid Waste Management and Water Treatment.

In recent years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, towards the recycling and reuse of materials. Most nations are now trying to reduce the amount of waste materials, through the proper recycling of materials.Re-Use and Recycling of Materials will help r...

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Other Authors: Nzihou, Ange, Thomas, Sabu, Kalarikkal, Nandakumar, Jibin, K. P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Aalborg : River Publishers, 2019.
Series:River Publishers Series in Chemical, Environmental, and Energy Engineering Ser.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Half Title; RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN CHEMICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ENERGY ENGINEERING; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; MODULE 1
  • Sustainable Developments; Chapter 1
  • Reuse and Recycling: An Approach for Sustainable Waste Management; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Biomass as Feedstock Source; 1.2 Applications of Nanotechnology in Waste Management; 1.3 Waste Recycling in India; 1.4 Advantages of Recycling; 1.4.1 Briquetting: A Suitable Option for Waste Management; 1.5 Conclusion
  • 4.1 Introduction4.2 Literature Review; 4.3 Crop Residues Burning in North-Western States of India; 4.4 The Factors Responsible for Burning of the Crop Residues; 4.5 Consequences of Crop Residues Burning; 4.6 Alternative Uses of Crop Residues; 4.7 Government Initiatives and Legislative Policy to Stop Paddy and Wheat Straw Burning; 4.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5
  • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments, Where Do We Stand and Where to Go: An Indian Scenario; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Categories of WEEE; 5.3 Global Trends in Generation of WEEE
  • 5.4 The Digital Revolution and Growth of EEE in India5.4.1 WEEE Generation-An Indian Scenario; 5.4.2 How much of WEEE Importing into India?; 5.4.3 Producers of WEEE in India; 5.4.3.1 First level: primary WEEE producers; 5.4.3.2 Second level: secondary WEEE producers; 5.4.3.3 Third level: tertiary WEEE producers; 5.4.4 Disposal and Recycling Practices of WEEE Products Adopted in India; 5.4.4.1 Informal recycling and formal recycling; 5.4.5 Environmental Aspects of WEEE Recycling and Disposal; 5.4.6 Recycling-based Research Initiated in India and its Major Outcomes