CRC Press Biological Processing of Solid Waste

Offering a comprehensive approach, this title covers fundamentals, technologies, and management of biological processing of solid waste. It discusses kinetic modeling and synergistic impact evolution during bioprocessing of solid waste, environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emission from biological processing of solid waste, energy recovery from solid waste, and biodrying of solid waste. It also presents cases and challenges from different countries, successful business models, and economic analyses of various processing options. Aimed at researchers and industry professionals in solid and hazardous waste management, this title offers a wealth of knowledge to help readers understand this increasingly important area. About the Author Dr. Sunil Kumar is a Senior Scientist in Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division of CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur. Dr. Kumar has extensive experience in the field of solid and hazardous waste management. His major research interests include municipal solid waste management, hazardous waste management, and environmental impact assessment. He is a member of Curriculum Development Committee for M. Tech program in Environmental Engineering at Punjab State Technical University, Bhatinda, India, and M. Sc. In Environmental Science and M. Tech in Environmental Engineering program at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. He is honorary director of Institute of Chartered Waste Managers, Jaipur, India. He has carried out 20 important National and internationally sponsored projects. He has > 80 publications/ communications, which includes 3 books, 8 book chapters. With h index of 24, i-10 index of 54 and 3606 citations (Google scholar) He transferred several technologies to industries and has done industrial consultancy for various projects in Indian/international Industries. He is the Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Board Member of manu international journals including Bioresource Technology Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste , Env Chemistry Letter, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment , and Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Dr. Zengqiang Zhang is a professor at College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, PR China. Prof. Zhang is one of the leading personalities in the field of environmental science and technology. His major research interests are in the areas of environmental microbiology, composting, bioremediation, phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soil, wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery and mitigation of greenhouse gas emission during the organic waste composting. He has written 2 books, 12 technical reports, 6 book chapters, 220 original and review papers, and 50 research communications at international and national conferences, with h index of 80 and > 500 citations (Google scholar). He has transferred several composting technologies to industry and has done industrial consultancy for about a dozen projects for national and international industries. He has completed 22 national, 15 province and more than 30 industrial consultancy projects. Prof. Zhang is the recipient of many national and international awards and fellowships, which include Fellow of Science and Technology Progress of Shaanxi EPA (2007), Science and Technology. Dr. Mukesh Awasthi is an assistant professor in the Department of Biotechnology, AKS University, Satna, India, a constituent private university working under the umbrella of Madhya Pradesh Private Regulatory Commission, Bhopal, India. Dr. Awasthi is has also been a postdoctoral fellow at College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China since 2015. His major research interests includes a wide range of microbiology, environmental science, biotechnology and bioengineering topics, including solid waste management and organic waste composting, water and wastewater treatment, hazardo