Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery

Author: Wang Qunhui, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book provides a systematic discussion on the disposal and resource utilization of solid waste, including municipal waste, sludge, industrial waste, and hazardous waste. It is divided into four parts and 16 chapters. Part I is an introduction, including Chapters 1 and 2, which primarily describe the basic concepts of solid waste and some fundamental treatment measures. Part II includes Chapters 3 to 6, focusing on the recovery of various useful substances from municipal waste and their resource utilization technologies, as well as detailing the disposal methods and equipment for composting, thermal decomposition, solid fuelification, incineration, and landfill. Part III covers Chapters 7 to 14, explaining the recovery and utilization technologies of industrial solid waste from wastewater treatment plants, metallurgical industries, energy industries, mining, chemical industries, and other sectors. Part IV includes Chapters 15 and 16, introducing the management and control of hazardous waste, as well as the treatment and disposal methods and resource utilization technologies for special toxic and hazardous waste such as medical waste, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) waste, incineration fly ash, and heavy metals. In addition to serving as teaching material for undergraduate and graduate students of environmental engineering in universities, this book can also be referenced by scientific and technical workers engaged in environmental protection and faculty and students of related disciplines in higher education institutions.