Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technology, Asia Pacific Conference

by Lu, G. Q.; Green, P. F.; Liu, C. Y., M.D.; Tay, J. H.

• ISBN13: 9789810228293
• ISBN10: 9810228295
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-06-01
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on the Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technology held June 19-21, 1996 at Singapore.

Table of Contents

Keynote Address. Environmental Technologies: Past, Present and Future	p. 1
Keynote Paper. Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies	p. 7
Simple, Quick and Accurate Surrogate Water Quality Parameters for Universal Water Quality Management	p. 17
Novel Photocatalytic Reactors for Water Purification	p. 25
Field Investigations and Control of Pollution in Water Resource Projects	p. 33
Application of Prefermenters to Aid Biological Nutrient Removal from Domestic Wastewater	p. 41
Energy from Wastewater and Nitrogen Inhibition	p. 49
Multistage Ferrous Modified Biofiltration for Removal of Ammonia from Aquacultural Water	p. 57
Comparison of Membrane Hybrid System with Nanofiltration in Organics Removal	p. 64
Characterisation of Selenium Bioavailability by Two Sequential Extraction Methods in Sediments from An Estuarine Lake subject to Anthropogenic Selenium Inputs	p. 72
Biosorption of Heavy Metals from Wastewater Using Australian Biomass	p. 80
How Does Activated Sludge Settle?	p. 89
The Removal of Metal Ions from Solutions Using Carbonaceous Sorbents	p. 97
Prediction of Particle Collection Rates in Granular Filters of Liquid Suspensions	p. 105
Effects of Media Surface Texture on Anaerobic Packed-Bed System	p. 117
The PETRO System: Energy Requirement and a Few Typical Applications	p. 125
Microbial Processes Underlying High Performance of the PETRO System and its Trickling Filter	p. 132
Treatment of Winery Wastewater in a Reactive PU-Immobilised Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor	p. 140
Utilization of Waste Bamboo Dust in Treating Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent	p. 148
Effect of Formic Acid on the Yield of Bioplastic from Palm Oil Effluent	p. 155
Wet Air Oxidation of Desizing Wastewater from the Textile Industry	p. 165
Biomass Minimization in an Extractive Membrane Bioreactor for Industrial Wastewater Treatment	p. 173
Emission of Air Toxics from Power Plants and Control Options	p. 180
A New Approach to Flue Gas Desulfurization and Sulfur Utilization	p. 188
Development and Pilot Scale Test of Activation Calcium Hydroxide Sorbents for Dry Flue Gas Desulfurization	p. 194
Decomposition of Nitrogen Oxides over Zeolite-supported Catalysts: Effect of Oxygen and Methane	p. 201
Estimation of CO[subscript 2] Emission by the Gray Model and Mitigation Strategies	p. 209
A Compact Dilution Tunnel for the Characterization of Transient Diesel Particulates	p. 217
Removal of Methyl Iodide by a Triethylenediamine-impregnated Carbon Bed	p. 225
Modelling of the Removal of Livestock-related Airborne Contaminants via Biofiltration	p. 233
Current Situation of Air Pollution in Hochiminh City - Vietnam	p. 242
Application of Mapping for Assessment of Air Pollution in Big City	p. 249
Predicting Odours Dispersion from a Source Near Ground by Using the k-[epsilon] Turbulence Model	p. 256
Classification of Air Quality Monitoring Stations in the Sydney Region	p. 264
On the Mechanism of Sulfur Capture During Coal Briquette Combustion	p. 272
High Gradient Magnetic Filtration of Cupric Oxide and Fly Ash Particles	p. 280
Numerical Simulation of the Swirl Flow Pattern and Grade Efficiencies in Gas-Solid Separators	p. 290
Filtration of Mists on Nonwettable Fibrous Filters	p. 298
Evaluation of Energy Savings on a Heat-Integrated Distillation Column	p. 306
On Development of a New Distillation Column for Energy Saving: On Design of an Ideal Heat Integrated Distillation Column (HIDIC)	p. 313
On Development of a New Distillation Column for Energy Saving: A Fundamental Experimental Research on Mass and Heat Transfer in HIDIC	p. 321
The Vortex Effect in Transfer of Energy	p. 327
Application of the Advanced Zone-by-Zone Method in Computation of Furnaces Firing Fossil Fuels	p. 330
The Use of Combustion Additives for Combustion and Emission Control in Industrial Boilers: Case Studies in Thailand	p. 340
Segregation Potential in Gas Fluidized Beds	p. 350
Membrane Based Gas Separation: Potential Energy Recovery and Greenhouse Abatement Applications	p. 360
Keynote Paper: Long-term Energy Development Strategies in a Newly Industrialized Economy	p. 369
A Systems Approach to Energy Intervention Design - Role of Women in Domestic Energy Systems	p. 377
The Case for Lighting Controls and Energy Efficient Lighting Strategies	p. 385
A Model for Raising the Building Energy Efficiency Standards and Practices in Singapore	p. 394
New Ventilation Standards for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) vs Energy Conservation: Enthalpy Wheels Meet the Challenge	p. 401
Biomass for Energy Needs of Indian Rural Population	p. 410
Computer Simulation of Power Generation from Waste Materials	p. 418
Research for Solar Cells at RandD Center for Applied Physics - LIPI	p. 426
Research on Cooling System Using Renewable Energy Sources in Indonesia	p. 434
Process Design and Control Aspects of ETBE Synthesis	p. 442
Accelerated Forced Aeration Composting of Solid Waste	p. 450
Use of Shaftless Screw in Sewage Treatment Works - Singapore Experience	p. 458
Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste	p. 467
Keynote Paper: Marketable Products from Fly Ash and FGD Residues	p. 475
Liquid Fuel from Fast Pyrolysis of Scrap Tyres	p. 487
Circulating Fluidized Bed Gasification for Energy Recovery from Scrap Tyres	p. 494
Utilization and Separation of Waste Coke-Slag Mixtures	p. 501
Anaerobic Treatment of Leachate from Municipal Landfill	p. 510
Utilization of Composted Livestock Waste for Growing Vegetables	p. 518
The Prospects of Landfill Gas Utilization in Australian Cities	p. 525
Smokeless Combustion: An Environmentally Clean Waste Disposal System of Wood Wastes by Incineration	p. 534
Keynote Paper: Chemical Engineering Approach to Global Environmental Problems	p. 541
A Case Study of Sustainable Development	p. 559
Engineering Approaches to Sustainable Development	p. 577
Sustainable Development in Multinational Joint Ventures: More than Culture	p. 582
Practicum Projects: Educational Tool for Environmental Management	p. 591
Environmental Management Planning: The University of Queensland Case Study	p. 597
Decision Support for Rural Energy Planning	p. 605
Biotransformations and Chemical Catalysis - A Life-Cycle Analysis of Chiral Epoxide Production	p. 615
Microbial Synthesis of Biodegradable Plastics	p. 623
Cleaner Production Strategies for the Food Industry: The Role of the UNEP Working Group	p. 631
Cleaner Production - A People Perspective	p. 639
An Environmental Impact Assessment Method for Pollution Prevention	p. 647
Evaporation Loss of Gasoline from Storage Tanks and Distribution Systems	p. 655
How Companies Can Become "Green" and More Profitable	p. 663
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