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 for environmental courses and a reference book for both universities and companies.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. v 6. Preface - p. ix 7. Chapter 1. Agricultural, Industrial, Municipal, and Forest Wastes: An Overview - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Life Cycle Assessment of Waste Management Systems - p. 23 9. Chapter 3. Waste Biorefinery - p. 35 10. Chapter 4. Solid Waste Management Toward Zero Landfill: A Swedish Model - p. 53 11. Chapter 5. Influential Aspects in Waste Management Practices - p. 65 12. Chapter 6. Sustainable Management of Solid Waste - p. 79 13. Chapter 7. Law and Public Management of Solid Waste in Brazil: A Historical-Critical Analysis - p. 101 14. Chapter 8. Sorting Household Waste at the Source - p. 105 15. Chapter 9. Sustainable Composting and Its Environmental Implications - p. 115 16. Chapter 10. Vermicomposting of Waste: A Zero-Waste Approach for Waste Management - p. 133 17. Chapter 11. Biogas From Wastes: Processes and Applications - p. 165 18. Chapter 12. Dry Anaerobic Digestion of Wastes: Processes and Applications - p. 175 19. Chapter 13. Combustion of Waste in Combined Heat and Power Plants - p. 183 20. Chapter 14. Gasification Technologies and Their Energy Potentials - p. 193 21. Chapter 15. Syngas Fermentation for Bioethanol and Bioproducts - p. 207 22. Chapter 16. Recycling of Technologic Metals: Fundamentals and Technologies - p. 223 23. Chapter 17. Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment: Current Legislations, Waste Management, and Recycling of Energy, Materials, and Feedstocks - p. 239 24. Chapter 18. What do Recent Assessments Tell Us About the Potential and Challenges of Landfill Mining? - p. 267 25. Index - p. 283
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 for environmental courses and a reference book for both universities and companies.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. v 6. Preface - p. ix 7. Chapter 1. Agricultural, Industrial, Municipal, and Forest Wastes: An Overview - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Life Cycle Assessment of Waste Management Systems - p. 23 9. Chapter 3. Waste Biorefinery - p. 35 10. Chapter 4. Solid Waste Management Toward Zero Landfill: A Swedish Model - p. 53 11. Chapter 5. Influential Aspects in Waste Management Practices - p. 65 12. Chapter 6. Sustainable Management of Solid Waste - p. 79 13. Chapter 7. Law and Public Management of Solid Waste in Brazil: A Historical-Critical Analysis - p. 101 14. Chapter 8. Sorting Household Waste at the Source - p. 105 15. Chapter 9. Sustainable Composting and Its Environmental Implications - p. 115 16. Chapter 10. Vermicomposting of Waste: A Zero-Waste Approach for Waste Management - p. 133 17. Chapter 11. Biogas From Wastes: Processes and Applications - p. 165 18. Chapter 12. Dry Anaerobic Digestion of Wastes: Processes and Applications - p. 175 19. Chapter 13. Combustion of Waste in Combined Heat and Power Plants - p. 183 20. Chapter 14. Gasification Technologies and Their Energy Potentials - p. 193 21. Chapter 15. Syngas Fermentation for Bioethanol and Bioproducts - p. 207 22. Chapter 16. Recycling of Technologic Metals: Fundamentals and Technologies - p. 223 23. Chapter 17. Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment: Current Legislations, Waste Management, and Recycling of Energy, Materials, and Feedstocks - p. 239 24. Chapter 18. What do Recent Assessments Tell Us About the Potential and Challenges of Landfill Mining? - p. 267 25. Index - p. 283
