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Resource Recovery

Principles and Applications

  • 1st Edition - May 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi, Ludovic Francis Dumee, Amir Razmjou, Kerry N. McPhedran
  • Language: English

Resource Recovery: Principles and Applications plays a crucial role in modern industry by enabling the extraction and reuse of valuable materials from various solid, liquid, and ga… Read more

Description

Resource Recovery: Principles and Applications plays a crucial role in modern industry by enabling the extraction and reuse of valuable materials from various solid, liquid, and gaseous waste streams- thus, reclaiming valuable materials, such as precious and critical metals, in their original form for direct reuse, and plant-based proteins for alternative foods.

Resource recovery: Principles and Applications provides an in-depth exploration of resource recovery techniques and their applications across diverse waste streams, including municipal and industrial solid waste, industrial effluents, brines, and gaseous emissions. It includes detailed chapters on the recovery of minerals, nutrients, and valuable products from diverse waste streams, providing readers with practical knowledge and innovative approaches. It highlights the latest technological advancements in resource recovery, such as membrane filtration, MOF/COF adsorbents, and biotechnologies and includes real life applications and case studies. The book serves as an essential resource for researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers dedicated to advancing environmental sustainability and the circular economy.

Key features

  • Comprehensive coverage of resource recovery techniques from diverse waste streams, providing readers with practical knowledge and innovative approaches
  • Integration of advanced technologies like membrane filtration, MOF/COF adsorbents, and biotechnologies, offering readers insights into cutting-edge methods
  • Real-world case studies and applications that help readers understand the practical applications and benefits of these techniques

Readership

Chemical engineers, material scientists, polymer engineers, professors, university students, environmental engineers

Table of contents

1. Introduction to resource recovery

2. Environmental impacts of resource recovery

3. Analysis techniques of valuable items for source recovery

4. Minerals recovery from industrial and desalination brines

5. Recovery of plant-based proteins for alternative food

6. Nutrients recovery from biofluid sources

7. Materials recovery and upcycling from construction and demolition waste

8. Atmospheric mining

9. Food waste up-scaling

10. Electronic wastes and batteries valorisation

11. Recovery of biomaterials from pulp, mill, and paper wastewater

12. Recovery of detergents from effluent

13. Resource recovery from municipal waste stream and sludge

14. Recovery of acids and bases from waste streams

15. Recovery of valuable products from spent oil

16. Resource recovery from polymeric waste

17. Resource recovery from composite and recycled materials

18. Resource recovery from spent separation materials

19. Resource recovery from waste textiles

20. Future trends and innovations in resource recovery

21. Appendix

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi

Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Membrane Technology, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience at Aalborg University, Denmark. He received his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kashan. His current research interests focus on membrane technologies for resource recovery, desalination, wastewater treatment, and remediation of emerging contaminants, all towards environmental sustainability and the circular economy. He is also keen on materials development and nanofiber membranes for advanced separation technologies. He has contributed to many academic and industrial projects. He also co-edited a book about nanofiber membranes and published >45 references, including international refereed journal papers and book chapters. He has also delivered several invited talks at international events. He has been editing special issues and collections and reviewing for high-ranked journals from reputed publishers. He has a significant commitment to the advancement of cleaner and greener technologies for environmental sustainability and the circular economy.

Affiliations and expertise
Co-Founder and R & D & I Manager, Membrane Industry Development Institute, Tehran, Iran

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Ludovic Francis Dumee

Dr. Ludo Dumée is Professor of separation materials within the Chemical Engineering Department of Khalifa University, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Ludo is a materials engineer interested in the development and application of advanced separation materials, primarily focused on membranes and catalysts. His research interests lay in the understanding of nanoscale interactions between contaminants and surfaces as well as the design of reactive and stimuli-responsive materials in the water, gas and healthcare applications. His work has been focused on the development of innovative solutions to tackle environmental challenges arising from emerging micro-pollutants, such as PFAS or microplastics, as well as the simultaneous separation and conversion of gases into fuels and monomers to facilitate resource recovery and conversion. He is a strong advocate of Circular Materials Manufacturing and Engineering approaches and of low-footprint separation technologies development. Ludo Demée published a book as a single author and participated in the preparation of over 10 book chapters. He has been editing research journals since 2016 both for special issues and as an associate Editor of the Journal of Water Process Engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Separation Materials, Chemical Engineering Department, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Amir Razmjou

Amir Razmjou is an Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University and the Leader of the Mineral Recovery Research Centre (MRRC).

Associate Professor Amir Razmjou (PhD from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia, 2012) is an experienced academic and industry professional with over 20 years of expertise in desalination, water treatment, membrane technology, and mineral processing. As a Board Director of the Membrane Society of Australasia (MSA) and Founder of the Mineral Recovery Research Centre (MRRC) at Edith Cowan

University (ECU), Western Australia, Associate Professor Razmjou has made significant contributions to the fields of mining and resource extraction, particularly in lithium processing.

He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and secured research funding

exceeding $9.2 million AUD. Dr. Razmjou has received awards such as the 2024 WA FHRI

Fund Innovation Fellow, the 2023 MSA Industry Innovation Award, and the 2021 UTS Chancellor Research Fellow. He has supervised more than 40 master’s and Ph.D. candidates and serves in editorial roles for journals such as Desalination, DWT, and JWPE. At MRRC, he has established a DLE line, including various processes such as membranes, ion exchange, and adsorption at laboratory and pilot scales. His research also includes developing and implementing advanced technologies for DLE’s pretreatment and posttreatment to enhance the Li/TDS ratio and purify the final product to battery-grade

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Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University and the Leader of the Mineral Recovery Research Centre (MRRC)., Australia

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Kerry N. McPhedran

Kerry McPhedran is a Professor and Centennial Enhancement Chair in Water Stewardship for Indigenous Communities at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. They are a faculty member and Graduate Chair in the Department of Civil Geological and Environmental Engineering at USask and a member of the Global Institute for Water Security.

They are an award-winning environmental engineer with expertise in municipal and industrial wastewater, stormwater runoff, and recreational water quality. They have published >100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and received several awards and recognitions for their work. Recently, they have led projects in collaboration with the City of Saskatoon and other municipal stakeholders focusing on the role of stormwater retention ponds and other urban water infrastructure in mitigating stormwater quality issues.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Civil Geological and Environmental Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada