Recycling and Reuse Approaches for Better Sustainability

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Recycling and Reuse

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Examination of Soil Improvement with Reused Tires and Pets

      • Perihan Biçer, Ertuğrul Ordu, Emine G. Abanozoğlu, Şeyma Ordu

      Pages 3-9

   3. An Appraisal of Domestic Wastewater Segregation from the Perspective of Recovery, Recycling, and Reuse

      • Bilsen Beler-Baykal

      Pages 11-20

   4. Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials in Geotechnical Engineering

      • Müge Balkaya

      Pages 21-38

   5. University Students’ Recycling Behavior and Attitudes Toward the Disposal of Solid Wastes

      • Nilgün Balkaya, Ayla Bilgin

      Pages 39-52

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

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.

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

  Nilgün Balkaya, Sinan Guneysu

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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