Solid Waste Engineering

by Vesilind, P. Aarne; Worrell, William A.; Reinhart, Debra R

• ISBN13: 9780534378141
• ISBN10: 0534378145
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-05
• Publisher: CL Engineering

Summary

SOLID WASTE ENGINEERING is one of a handful of engineering textbooks to address the growing and increasingly intricate problem of controlling and processing the refuse created by our urban society. While the authors discuss issues such as regulations and legislation, their main emphasis is on solid waste engineering principles. They maintain their focus on principles by first explaining the basic principles of the field, then demonstrating how these principles are applied in real world settings through worked examples.

Table of Contents

1. INTEGRATED SOLID-WASTE MANAGEMENT

Historical Background

Materials Flow

Legislation and Regulations

The Need for Integrated Solid-Waste Management

Life Cycle Assessment

Special Problems (white goods, construction rubble, tires, household hazardous waste, paint and batteries)

The European Experience

2. SOLID-WASTE CHARACTERISTICS AND QUANTITIES

Definitions

Solid-Waste Generation

Solid-Waste Composition

Estimating Refuse

Quantities and Composition

Characteristics of Refuse

Potential for Reclamation of Useful Materials and Energy from Solid-Waste

Obstacles to Recovery of Materials and Energy from Refuse

3. COLLECTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID-WASTE

Solid-Waste Collection Systems

Effectiveness of Solid-Waste Collection

Collection of Source-Separated Materials

Alternative Collection Strategies

Transfer Stations

Litter and Street Cleanliness

4. LANDFILLS

Planning, Siting, and Permitting of Landfills

Design of Landfills

Processes within a Landfill

Controlling Leachate and Gas

Operation of Landfills

Monitoring of Landfills

Closure of Landfills

Use of Old Landfill Sites

Landfill Mining

Hazardous Substances

5. PROCESSING OF MIXED AND PARTIALLY SEPARATED SOLID-WASTE

Refuse Physical Characteristics

Storing

Conveying

Compacting

Shredding

Pulping

Roll Crushing

Plastic Granulating

6. MATERIALS SEPARATION

General Expressions for Materials Separation

Picking (hand sorting)

Screens

Air Classifiers

Jigs

Stoners

Sink/Float Separators

Inclined Tables

Shaking Tables

Flotation

Color Sorting

Magnets

Eddy Current Separators

Electrostatic Separators

Materials Recovery Systems

7. COMBUSTION AND ENERGY RECOVERY

Heat Value of Refuse

Energy Production from MSW

Materials and Thermal Balances

Combustion Hardware Used for MSW

Waste Heat Recovery

Pyrolysis

Undesirable Effects of Combustion

8. BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES

Methane Generation by Anaerobic Digestion

Methane Generation from Landfills

Composting

Other Biochemical Processes

9. CURRENT SOLID-WASTE ISSUES

Flow Control

Public or Private Ownership and Operation

Procurement Issues

Financing Solid-Waste Facilities

The Role of the Solid-Waste Engineer