Treatment and Disposal of Solid Waste (Second Edition) (Second Edition)

Author: Mi Zhenming
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Based on the previous edition, this book incorporates suggestions from recent professional use and advancements in solid waste management, treatment, disposal, and utilization both domestically and internationally, making significant revisions. The book consists of twelve chapters. The first chapter is an introduction, providing a comprehensive overview of the sources, classification, characteristics, pollution control approaches, treatment and disposal technologies, and comprehensive management of solid waste. Subsequent chapters are divided into three parts: Chapters 2 to 6 focus on solid waste pre-treatment, covering the principles and methods of collection, compaction, crushing, sorting, thickening, and stabilization of solid waste. Chapters 7 to 11 concentrate on solid waste resource utilization technologies, emphasizing treatment and utilization techniques such as incineration, pyrolysis, high-temperature composting, and biogas fermentation, as well as the treatment and utilization of industrial waste residues from power, coal, metallurgy, chemical, and petroleum industries. The twelfth chapter discusses the final disposal of solid waste, covering the principles, processes, and technologies of marine disposal and land disposal. In addition to being suitable for undergraduate teaching in environmental engineering programs at higher industrial colleges, this book can also serve as a reference for technical personnel engaged in environmental protection work and teachers of environmental courses in secondary vocational schools.