Handbook of Advanced Approaches Towards Pollution Prevention and Control
Volume 2: Legislative Measures and Sustainability for Pollution Prevention and Control
- 1st Edition - January 29, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Rehab O Abdel Rahman, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 3 4 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 6 9 - 3
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Request a sales quoteHandbook of Advanced Approaches towards Pollution Prevention and Control, Volume Two: Legislative Measures and Sustainability for Pollution Prevention and Control condenses all relevant information on pollution prevention and control in a single source. This handbook (Volume Two of Two) covers the principals 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 of pollution prevention and control technologies. The 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: Legislative measures for pollution prevention and control
- 1. International approaches to hazardous waste classification and listings
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Background on waste categorization and hazardous waste listings
- 1.3 A generalized methodology of waste categorization and hazardous waste listings
- 1.4 Waste and hazardous waste categorization and listings according to the Basel Convention
- 1.5 European waste classifications and hazardous waste listing systems
- 1.6 American waste categorization and hazardous waste listing system
- 1.7 Comparative study and analysis
- 1.8 Preparing national hazardous waste systems
- 1.9 Concluding remarks and recommendations
- References
- Part 2: Sustainability for pollution prevention and control
- 2. Sustainability of solvent extraction techniques in pollution prevention and control
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Solvent extraction optimization
- 2.3 Use of greener solvents to support pollution prevention
- 2.4 Application of solvent extraction techniques in waste management
- 2.5 Spent solvent management
- 2.6 Conclusion
- References
- 3. Toward sustainable solid waste management – challenges and opportunities
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Environmental problems due to solid wastes
- 3.3 Solid waste management
- 3.4 Solid waste management strategies
- 3.5 Solid wastes in India
- 3.6 Conclusion
- References
- 4. From segregation to energy-conversion technologies: Building a pipeline to regard waste into fuel category
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Characterization of MSW
- 4.3 Segregation of MSW
- 4.4 Waste-to-energy conversion
- 4.5 Use of power generated from WTE units
- 4.6 Conclusions
- References
- 5. Sustainable soil–cement bricks incorporated with lime mud from cellulose industry
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Soil–cement brick
- 5.3 Lime mud
- 5.4 Soil–cement brick incorporated with lime mud
- 5.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Part 3: Future of pollution prevention and control
- 6. Waste coal utilization: a potential way to convert waste to energy
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Waste coal for the future
- 6.3 Energy from waste coal
- 6.4 Assessment of pollutant emissions from waste coal
- 6.5 Commercial fluidized bed technology for waste coal gasification
- 6.6 Influence of incomplete combustion of waste coal
- 6.7 Technoeconomic considerations for waste coal utilization
- 6.8 Waste coal blending and briquetting
- 6.9 Policy analysis of emission control from waste coal
- 6.10 Reaction kinetics of waste coal
- 6.11 Conclusion and remarks
- References
- 7. Future of pollution prevention and control
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Control of air pollution
- 7.3 Technologies to improve waste management and produce renewable energy
- 7.4 Ecofriendly polymer nanocomposite from cellulose
- 7.5 Nanophytoremediation of pollutants in contaminated soil
- 7.6 Conclusion
- References
- 8. Algae or bacteria—the future of biological wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Wastewater treatment using bacterial systems
- 8.3 Wastewater treatment using algal systems
- 8.4 Wastewater treatment using bacteria and algae
- 8.5 Conclusions and outlook
- References
- 9. Acidophilic methanogenesis for treatment of wastewater in food processing industries
- Abstract
- 9.1 Wastewater—a critical global issue
- 9.2 Pollution chemistry of various food industries
- 9.3 Wastewater management in the food industry
- 9.4 Overview of the anaerobic digestion process
- 9.5 Microbiology of anaerobic digestion process
- 9.6 Review of anaerobic treatment technologies
- 9.7 Low-pH treatment of acidic effluent
- 9.8 Concluding remarks
- References
- 10. Technologies for wastewater treatment and reuse in Egypt: Prospectives and future challenges
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Generated wastewater – current status
- 10.3 Reuse of treated wastewater in Egypt: Application, polices and legislation
- 10.4 Use of new nonconventional treatment technologies in Egypt
- 10.5 Conclusion and recommendations
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 29, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 334
- No. of pages (eBook): 334
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128221341
- eBook ISBN: 9780128221693
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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 in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor in his research areas. He has published with 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