Waste Management, Processing and Valorisation

Abu Zahrim Yaser · Husnul Azan Tajarudin · Asha Embrandiri

Dec 2021 · Springer Nature

Ebook

300

Pages

Ratings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More

About this ebook

This book highlights current efforts and research on waste management, processing and valorization, particularly in Asia-Africa countries. Chapters 1–2 highlight the overview of plastic waste management and the production of waste plastic oil (WPO). Chapters 3–5 discuss the landfill characterization and application of incineration and composting for waste processing. A new achievement in adsorbent production is highlighted in Chapters 6 and 7 while Chapters 10 and 11 focus on sewage characteristic and its utilization using microalgae. Enzyme production using waste is covered by Chapters 10-12. Chapter 13-14 dedicated to the advances in production of bioenergy. The book concludes with a discussion on life cycle analysis for solid waste management (Chapter 15).

About the author

Abu Zahrim Yaser is Associate Professor in Waste Processing Technology at the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia. He obtained his Ph.D. from Swansea University. His inventions on composting system have been adopted by Tongod and Nabawan district in Sabah. He is a visiting scientist at the University of Hull and a member of Institutions of Chemical Engineers (United Kingdom), Board of Engineers (Malaysia) and MyBIOGAS.

Husnul Azan is Program Chairman and Associate Professor at the Division of Bioprocess, Universiti Sains Malaysia. He received his Ph.D. in Bioprocess, from Swansea University. His research is related to sustainable waste treatment and conversion of waste to wealth via biological process.

Asha Embrandiri is currently Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), Wollo University, Ethiopia. She obtained her Ph.D. in Environmental Technology from Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her research interests are in the areas of environmental biotechnology, bioinformatics and waste management

Rate this ebook

Tell us what you think.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets

Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.

Laptops and computers

You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.

eReaders and other devices

To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.

Report illegal content