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Recycling and Reuse Approaches for Better Sustainability

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  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Nilgün Balkaya

    1. Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey

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  2. Sinan Guneysu

    1. Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey

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  • Includes chapters on solid waste and wastewater management
  • Addresses soil and air pollution-related issues with up-to-date literature while focusing on experiments
  • Includes special topics on renewable energy technologies, global recycling, and reuse concerns

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Engineering (ENVENG)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  3. Solid Waste Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Life Cycle Environmental Impact Analysis of HDPE Packaging Materials for Different Disposal Options

      • Merve Mermertaş, Fatos Germirli Babuna
      Pages 55-61

    3. Evaluation of Phosphorus Substance Flows for a Long-Term Resource Management

      • Demet Seyhan
      Pages 63-73

    4. Recovery of Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Sewage Sludge as Struvite Using a Combined Alkali Hydrolysis and Thermal Treatment Process

      • Ayla Uysal, Mehmet Aydoğan, Emine Çelik
      Pages 75-85

    5. Evaluation of Contaminant Transport Through Alternative Liner Systems from Leachate to Groundwater Using One-Dimensional Mass Transport Model

      • Gamze Varank, Ahmet Adiller, Senem Yazici Güvenç, Elanur Adar, Ahmet Demir
      Pages 87-95

    6. An Assessment of Pyrolysis Process for the Treatment of Agricultural and Forest Wastes

      • Atakan Öngen, Nazlıcan Karabağ, Selda Yiğit Hunce, Hüseyin Kurtuluş Özcan, Emine Elmaslar Özbaş, Serdar Aydın
      Pages 97-110

  4. Renewable Energy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Excess Pressure in Municipal Water Supply Systems as a Renewable Energy Source: Antalya Case Study

      • Ayse Muhammetoğlu, Habib Muhammetoğlu
      Pages 113-126

    3. Biofuel Production from Carbon Dioxide Gas in Polluted Areas

      • Delia Teresa Sponza, Cansu Vural, Gokce Güney
      Pages 127-139

    4. Artificial Intelligence-Based Prediction Models for Energy Performance of Residential Buildings

      • Ersin Namlı, Hamit Erdal, Halil Ibrahim Erdal
      Pages 141-149

    5. Green Roofs and Urban Life Sustainability

      • Hatice İnan
      Pages 151-161

  5. Environmental Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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    2. Natural Radioactivity and Hazard Level Assessment of Cements and Cement Raw Materials

      • Naim Sezgin, Bektas Karakelle, Ugur Emre Temelli, Semih Nemlioğlu
      Pages 165-178

    3. Ecological Footprint Calculation

      • Emine Elmaslar Özbaş, Selda Yiğit Hunce, Hüseyin Kurtuluş Özcan, Atakan Öngen
      Pages 179-186
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About this book

This book covers the latest in recycling and reuse research focused toward greater sustainability and includes chapters authored by the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners in the field. Topics covered include recycling and reuse, solid waste management, renewable energy, environmental studies, and wastewater management.

This text contains environmental issues with an experimental focus, making this a useful resource to students, researchers, and professionals working in solid waste management, energy and water sustainability issues within the geoscience, engineering, and chemistry fields.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey

    Nilgün Balkaya, Sinan Guneysu

About the editors

Nilgün Balkaya is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul University, Turkey. Her main research interests are water pollution control, mainly focused on the use of low-cost adsorbents for treatment of wastewater containing pollutants such as pesticides, heavy metals and dyes. Her current fields of research include soil, water and sediment pollution, and soil and sediment remediation.

Dr. Sinan Güneysu graduated from Istanbul University, Department of Environmental Engineering in 2000, and gained his MSc and PhD degrees from İstanbul University. He has been working at the Department of Environmental Engineering of İstanbul University for 17 years. His research interests include industrial wastewater treatment, waste minimization and adsorption. 


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