From Waste to Wealth
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This book serves as a guide, leading readers towards a world where waste ceases to be a burden, but a wellspring of possibilities. Whether the goal is to enhance expertise, ignite creativity, or develop a thorough grasp of waste's transformative possibilities, this book serves to achieve a more sustainable and prosperous future. It provides an invaluable treasure of knowledge for readers, researchers, working professionals, and academics alike, and offers a comprehensive roadmap to address the waste crisis with sustainable solutions. The book introduces readers to a diverse range of sustainable approaches that address the pressing challenges of waste management and resource conservation. From converting waste into building materials to employing waste in innovative 3D printing applications, these sustainable approaches empower individuals to make informed choices for a greener future. It provides in-depth insights that captivate waste management and environmental specialists while offering accessible entry points for those new to the subject.
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Dr. Raj Kumar Arya is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India. He received his Ph.D. from IIT Bombay, India, M.Tech. from IIT Delhi, India, and B.Tech. from HBTI Kanpur, India. His research interests include functional coatings, diffusion and drying processes, waste reduction and utilization, energy optimization, process engineering, and modelling simulation.
Dr. George D. Verros obtained his Ph.D. in polymer reaction engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece. His research interests are in the areas of polymer science and technology with emphasis on process simulation that includes polymer reaction engineering, membrane and coating formation, and applications of non-equilibrium thermodynamics in polymer science.
Dr. Om Prakash Verma is currently serving as Assistant Professor at the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar. He obtained his Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee. His research interests include Process Design and Integration for Energy Efficiency; Nonlinear Dynamical Control Theory; Applied Soft-Computing; Machine/Deep/Quantum Learning; Machine/Computer Vision; and UAV Autonomous Navigation System.
Dr. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries.
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Introduction of various types of waste.- Environment threats of waste.- Waste minimization at source.- Adsorption waste to wealth.- Waste to wealth-Agro waste management and utilization.- Adsorbent production from wheat (triticum aestivum) bran and rice (oryza sativa) husk for pharmaceutical wastewater.- Animal waste to wealth.- Baggase to wealth.- Biomedical waste to wealth: Clean energy fuel - Biogas production, from Biowaste.- Carbon Dioxide to Weath.- Cement waste to wealth.- Construction waste to wealth.- Renewable Energy production using crop waste.- Waste to Wealth-Leveraging Oilfield Waste to achieve Carbon-neutrality of Geo-resource extraction.- Dye waste to wealth.- Domestic waste management and their utilization.- Edible waste to wealth.- Electronic waste to wealth.- Farm Agro waste to wealth.- Fly ash to wealth.- Food waste to wealth.- Glass waste to wealth.- Industrial effluent to wealth.- Biohydrogen Production from Kitchen Waste and it's applications.- Laboratory waste to wealth.- Leather waste to wealth.- Metallic scrap to wealth.- Newspaper waste to wealth.- Paint waste to wealth.- Paper waste to wealth.- Petrochemical waste to wealth.- Plastic waste to wealth.- Printed paper to wealth.- Recycling of retired lithium-ion batteries.- Renewable Energy Production from Agriculture Waste.- Sewage waste to wealth.- Sugarcane waste to wealth.- Textile industry waste to wealth.- Tire waste to wealth.- Used catalyst to wealth.- Used clothes to wealth.- Used coatings to wealth-Coatings from waste materials.- Used furniture to wealth.- Vegetable waste to wealth.- Waste fiber to wealth.- Waste ink to wealth.- Waste shoes to wealth.- Waste-recycled nanomaterials for biomedical applications.- Biohydrogen production from industrial waste and waste water.- Conclusions & Future Recommendations.