Sustainable and Economic Waste Management: Resource Recovery Techniques

This book compiles research findings directly related to sustainable and economic waste management and resource recovery. Mining wastes and municipal, urban, domestic, industrial and agricultural wastes and effluents—which contain persistent organic contaminants, nanoparticle organic chemicals, nutrients, energy, organic materials, heavy metal, rare earth elements, iron, steel, bauxite, coal and other valuable materials—are significantly responsible for environmental contamination. These low-tenor raw materials, if recycled, can significantly address the demand–supply chain mismatch and process sustainability as a whole while simultaneously decreasing their impacts on human life and biodiversity. This book summarises the large volume of current research in the realm of waste management and resource recovery, which has led to innovation and commercialisation of sustainable and economic waste management for improved environmental safety and improved economics.

Key Features:

• Reviews the key research findings related to sustainable and economic resource recovery and waste management techniques
• Discusses minimizing waste materials and environmental contaminants with a focus on recovering valuable resources from wastes
• Examines the potential uses of mining waste in the re-extraction of metals, provision of fuel for power plants, and as a supply of other valuable materials for utilisation/processing
• Presents research on recycling of municipal, urban, domestic, industrial and agricultural wastes and wastewater in the production and recovery of energy, biogas, fertilizers, organic materials and nutrients
• Outlines topical research interests resulting in patents and inventions for sustainable and economic waste management techniques and environmental safety

Prof. Vladimir Strezov is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Australia. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering. Professor Strezov leads a research group at Macquarie University working on renewable and sustainable energy, industrial ecology, and control of environmental pollution. He serves as an advisory panel member for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia. Professor Strezov is author of more than 200 articles and editor of four books.

Dr. Hossain M. Anawar has been recognized for his significant research work on environmental chemistry and biogeochemistry. His research excellence is recognized in 59 peer-reviewed international SCI journals, 18 book chapters, many conference publications and books of the world eminent individuals such as Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2003. He has been regularly invited to referee manuscripts from 15 international leading journals.

Dr. Abhilash is Senior Scientist and Assistant Professor (AcSIR) of Secondaries and Resource Utilisation Group, Metal Extraction & Recycling Division at CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India. He has published 47 publications in national and international journals, 10 book chapters, 5 edited books, and nearly 30 conference publications. He is on the Editorial Board- Mineral processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review (Taylor & Francis), Russian Journal of Nonferrous Metals (Springer). He has been recognised for his contributions to Biohydrometallurgy, Waste Recycling (urban and process), and Rare Earth Extraction.