
360-Degree Waste Management, Volume 1
Fundamentals, Agricultural and Domestic Waste, and Remediation
- 1st Edition - June 29, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Nishikant A. Raut, Dadasaheb M. Kokare, Bharat A. Bhanvase, Kirtikumar R. Randive, Sanjay J. Dhoble
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 7 6 0 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 0 4 3 - 9
360 Degree Waste Management, Volume One: Fundamentals, Agricultural and Domestic Waste, and Remediation presents an interdisciplinary approach to understanding various types of agr… Read more
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Presenting key concepts in the management of agricultural and domestic or municipal waste, this new volume includes aspects on the microbiology of waste management, advanced treatment processes, environmental impacts, technological developments, the economics of waste management and future implications.
- Provides a critical assessment of the economic, social and environmental challenges associated with solid wastes, highlighting sustainable management approaches
- Describes various factors to be considered when developing waste management strategies, including techniques to reuse, reduce, recycle or recover solid waste and manage other wastes
- Addresses contemporary issues such as the transformation of waste into value-added products
- Presents an interdisciplinary approach to the management of various types of agricultural and domestic waste
1. Introduction
2. Basic principles/ concept of waste management
3. Global scenario of waste management
4. Functional elements of waste management system
5. Classification of waste
6. Waste management technologies
7. Public health importance of waste management
8. Environmental importance of waste management
9. Future prospects
Section 1: Agricultural Waste
Management of Agriculture Waste Materials: Challenges and Future Aspects
1. Introduction to agriculture waste
2. Generation or causes of agriculture waste
3. Waste utilization and management
4. Previous studies and proposed models for agriculture waste managements
5. Conclusion
Technologies for the Production of Value-Added Products from Agro- Wastes and Their Possible Applications
1. Introduction
2. Classification of agricultural wastes materials
3. Production of materials from agro-wastes a. Paper products
4. Production of fuels from agro-wastes
5. Agro-waste for sustainable development
6. Summary
Development of Pharmaceutical Aids from Agricultural and Other Wastes
1. Overview of agricultural and animal husbandry waste products
2. Current scenario of waste management
3. Socio-economic impact of bio wastes
4. Agricultural waste as a source of Pharmaceutical aids
Practices in Food Waste Management and Its Impact on Environment
1. Introduction
2.Background
3. Indicators of Food Waste
4. Drivers of Food Waste management
5. Food waste Management Practices
6. Innovative Practices in Food Waste Managements
7. Global Scenario of Food waste Management
8. Environmental Impact of Food waste management techniques
9. Solutions for Environmental Impacts of Food waste Management
Section 2: Domestic and Municipal Waste
Advanced Techniques for Wastewater Purification: Fundamentals and Applications
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. References
Technological Developments in Energy Generation from Municipal Solid Waste (Landfill Gas Capture, Combustion, Pyrolysis, Gasification)
1. Introduction
2. Generation of municipal solid waste
3. Composition of municipal solid waste
4. Potential of municipal solid wastes for energy recovery
5. Pathways to convert municipal solid waste into energy
6. Environmental Impacts
7. Summary
Microbiology of Waste
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Summary
4. References
Microbiology of Waste Treatment
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Summary
4. References
Section 3: Economics of Waste
Economics of Electronic Waste (e- Waste): A Critical Review of Negative Externalities and the Circular Economy
1. Introduction
2. Negative Externalities of E-waste
3. Measurement (Producers, Quantum, Flow), statistics, status and trend
4. Circular economy of e-waste
5. Mapping e-waste ramification and management to UNDPs Sustainable Development Goals
6. Policy, Legislation, implementation challenges and way forward
Economics of Waste Management: The Challenges
1. Introduction
2. Negative Externalities
3. Economics of Externalities
4. Economic challenges of waste management
5. Economic instruments for internalising cost of waste management
6. Existing policy and legislation on waste management
7. Waste management and Circular Economy
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 29, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Nishikant A. Raut
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Dadasaheb M. Kokare
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Bharat A. Bhanvase
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Kirtikumar R. Randive
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