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Handbook of Advanced Approaches Towards Pollution Prevention and Control
Volume 1: Conventional and Innovative Technology, and Assessment Techniques for Pollution Prevention and Control
- 1st Edition - January 29, 2021
- Editors: Rehab O Abdel Rahman, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 2 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 5 9 - 4
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Request a sales quoteHandbook of Advanced Approaches towards Pollution Prevention and Control, Volume One: Conventional and Innovative Technology, and Assessment Techniques for Pollution Prevention and Control condenses all relevant information on pollution prevention and control in a single source. This handbook (Volume One of Two) covers the principles of pollution prevention and control technologies, recent advances in pollution prevention, control technologies and their sustainability, modernization in pollution prevention, and control technologies for future and next generation pollution prevention. This book is an indispensable resource for researchers and academic staff in chemical and process engineering, safety engineering, environmental engineering, biotechnology and materials engineering.
- Provides in-depth information on the principles and advances in pollution prevention and control practices
- Discusses emerging technologies and processes for advanced pollution prevention and control
- Presents developments on the use of the assessment models as tools to support the research and applications of different technologies and processes
- Provides history, fundamentals, state-of-the-art, and future trends
- Edited by expert team of world-class editors
Researchers and academic staff in chemical and process engineering, safety engineering, environmental engineering, biotechnology, and materials engineering, specifically working on adsorption of pollutants, control of radioactive wastes, nanotechnological applications in addressing environmental problems. This book can be used in specialized courses (undergraduate and postgraduate), and to support post doctoral research and R&D in the industrial sector
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Part 1: Conventional and innovative technology
- 1. Wastewater treatment technologies
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Wastewater types
- 1.3 Wastewater properties
- 1.4 Wastewater treatment steps
- 1.5 Wastewater treatment methods
- 1.6 Summary and reflections
- References
- 2. Advanced oxidation processes as nonconventional environmental engineering techniques for water treatment and groundwater remediation
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Recent and significant advances in the field of advanced oxidation processes
- 2.3 Significant advances in the field of groundwater remediation
- 2.4 Arsenic groundwater remediation and the application of advanced oxidation processes
- 2.5 Conclusion and recommendations
- References
- 3. Endocrine-disrupting chemical removal by carbon nanocomposites
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
- 3.3 Carbon nanocomposites
- 3.4 Concluding remarks
- References
- 4. Synthesis and characteristics of carbon-doped nanomaterials for dye removal
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Carbon-doped nanomaterials
- 4.3 Dyes and adsorption of dyes
- 4.4 Conclusion and future outlook
- References
- 5. Applications of catalyzed redox processes in water remediation
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 The role of catalyzed redox processes
- 5.3 Catalyzed redox processes in environmental remediation
- 5.4 Current and future perspectives
- 5.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- 6. Waste management using plasma treatment
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Sources of municipal solid waste and its physical composition
- 6.3 Impacts of different methods to manage municipal solid waste
- 6.4 Plasma treatment of waste
- 6.5 Conclusion
- References
- 7. Pyrolytic methods of converting municipal solid waste into biofuel
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Features of the pyrolysis process
- 7.3 Catalytic pyrolysis
- 7.4 Characterization of pyrolysis products
- 7.5 Types of pyrolysis reactors
- 7.6 Environmental problems
- 7.7 Conclusion
- References
- 8. Valorization of food waste
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Types of food waste
- 8.3 Traditional food waste valorization techniques
- 8.4 Opportunities with food waste toward biorefinery concept
- 8.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 9. Turning rice straw into paper in Tanzania: A potential mechanism for reducing air pollution and increasing revenue
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Policy and regulatory framework for environmental management
- 9.3 Rice straw management practices
- 9.4 Converting rice straw into paper
- 9.5 Conclusion and the way forward
- References
- 10. Soil remediation technologies
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Remediation technologies
- 10.3 Future
- 10.4 Summary
- References
- 11. Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials industries and main sources
- 11.3 Management of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials
- 11.4 Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials disposal
- 11.5 Conclusion
- References
- Part 2: Assessment techniques to support pollution prevention and controls
- 12. Nanowaste and environmental risk
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Current and future market of nanomaterials
- 12.3 Synthetic nanomaterial techniques
- 12.4 Nanowaste
- 12.5 Toxicity of nanowaste
- 12.6 Recycling and disposal of products containing nanomaterials
- 12.7 Conclusion
- References
- 13. Impact of polychlorinated biphenyls on environment and public health
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Structure of polychlorinated biphenyls
- 13.3 Properties of commercial polychlorinated biphenyls
- 13.4 Polychlorinated biphenyls analysis and environmental impact
- 13.5 Role of metabolism in the toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls
- 13.6 Recommendations for polychlorinated biphenyl policy: personal perspectives
- 13.7 Summary
- References
- 14. Arsenic pollution and human health issues – special reference to Bengal Delta
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Sources of arsenic contamination
- 14.3 Natural sources of arsenic contamination
- 14.4 Manmade sources of arsenic contamination
- 14.5 Sources of arsenic in water
- 14.6 Sources of arsenic in the food chain
- 14.7 Human health hazards due to arsenic exposure
- 14.8 Management and mitigation options
- 14.9 Conclusions and future perspectives
- References
- 15. Utilization of microsensors for air-quality monitoring systems
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Calibration methods
- 15.3 Application of microsensors in various environments
- 15.4 Technical issues
- 15.5 Summary
- Acknowledgment
- References
- 16. Mitigation hierarchy; an effectiveness of project control mechanism
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Mitigation measures in environmental impact assessment
- 16.3 Mitigation hierarchy
- 16.4 Case study
- 16.5 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 364
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 29, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128221211
- eBook ISBN: 9780128221594
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Rehab O Abdel Rahman
Dr. Rehab O Abdel Rahman is a Professor of Chemical Nuclear Engineering at Hot Laboratories for the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) in Cairo, Egypt. She worked for more than 25 years in supporting the licensing of radioactive waste management facilities and participated in international projects on the development and implementation of safety cases and safety assessment for those facilities. Her widely published research focuses on radioactive waste management. She supervises post graduate students, teaches undergraduate courses, and supports training activities within EAEA, serves as a member in international scientific committees. She has editorial experience as a managing editor for international journals, guest editor for special issues, and editor of several books, and frequent contributor on the topic of hazardous waste management.
Affiliations and expertise
Radioactive Waste Management Department, Hot Laboratory and Waste Management Center, EAEA, Cairo, EgyptCM
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USA. His research focuses on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. He is a prolific author and editor for Elsevier, the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor & Director of Laboratories, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USARead Handbook of Advanced Approaches Towards Pollution Prevention and Control on ScienceDirect