Overview

This book gathers selected high-quality research papers presented at the IconSWM 2018 conference, which explore various aspects of urban mining. In addition, they discuss how to achieve sustainable waste management systems, urban mining, landfill mining, material recovery, circular economy, etc., with the aid of effective waste management practices. Additional topics covered include maximum resource circulation and efficiency, key differences between landfill mining and urban mining, and how urban mining can be combined with the concepts of circular economy and sustainability.  

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Author:   Sadhan Kumar Ghosh
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.699kg
ISBN:  

9789811505317

ISBN 10:   9811505314
Pages:   339
Publication Date:   18 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Contribution of Optimal Equipment for ELV Recycling to the Sustainable Development of the Serbia and the Region.- Chapter 2. A Study on Biomedical Waste Management in Chittoor District.- Chapter 3. Knowledge and Practice of Biomedical waste management and awareness of 3 ‘R ‘concept among Staff Nurses in the Hospital - A cross sectional Study.- Chapter 4. Utilization of Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste and Industrial Inorganic Wastes in Cement Manufacturing.- Chapter 5. A Review of Studies on Environmental Performance Analysis of Construction and Demolition Waste Management using Life Cycle Assessment.- Chapter 6. Extraction of Selected Metals from High-Grade Waste Printed Circuit Board using Diethylene Triamine Penta-Acetic Acid.- Chapter 7. A Comparative Study on the Cost Benefit Analysis on Metal Recovery of WPCB using Pyrometallurgy with two different Thermal Furnaces.- Chapter 8. Dynamic and Thermal Analysis of Electrical Insulator Waste Reinforced Thermoset Polymer Composite.- Chapter 9. Recycling of Polymers from WEEE: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 10. Slate Mine Waste Water, A Best Substitute for Cementation.

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Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh is a Professor & Former Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, as well as the Founder Coordinator of the Centre for QMS at Jadavpur University, India. A prominent figure in the fields of Waste Management, Circular Economy, SME Sustainability, Green Manufacturing, Green Factories and TQM, he has served as the Director, CBWE, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India and L&T Ltd. Prof Ghosh is the Founder and Chairman of the IconSWM and the President of the International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water, as well as the Chairman of the Indian Congress on Quality, Environment, Energy and Safety Management Systems (ICQESMS). He was awarded a Distinguished Visiting Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, to work on “Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste” in 2012. He received the Boston Pledge and NABC 2006 Award for the most eco-friendly innovation “Conversion of plastics & jute waste to wealth” in the ESP/50K Business Plan Competition in Houston, Texas, USA. In addition, he holds patents on waste plastic processing technology and high-speed jute ribboning technology for preventing water wastage and occupational hazards.  

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