Recycling and Reuse of Materials and Their Products (Advances in Materials Science)

This important book is an overall analysis of different innovative methods and ways of recycling in connection with various types of materials. It aims to provide a basic understanding about polymer recycling and its reuse as well as presents an in-depth look at various recycling methods. It provides a thorough knowledge about the work being done in recycling in different parts of the world and throws light on areas that need to be further explored. Emphasizing eco-friendly methods and recovery of useful materials The book covers a wide variety of innovative recycling methods and research, including • Green methods of recycling • Effective conversion of biomass and municipal wastes to energy-generating systems • A catalyst for the reuse of glycerol byproduct • Methods of adsorption to treat wastewater and make it suitable for irrigation and other purposes • Disposal of sludge • The use of calcined clay to replace both fine and coarse aggregates • Recycling of rubbers • The production of a sorbent material for paper mill sludge • Replacing polypropylene absorbent in oil spill sanitations • The use of natural fibers for various industrial applications • Cashew nut shell liquid as a source of surface active reagents • Integrated power and cooling systems based on biomass • Recycling water from household laundering • much more Front Cover 1 Contents 10 List of Contributors 12 List of Abbreviations 16 Preface 20 1. Role of Waste Resources in Power Generation 24 2. Catalytic Recycling of Glycerol Formed in Biodiesel Production 32 3. Recycling of Gray Wastewater from Household Laundering 50 4. Calcined Clay Applied in Concrete 58 5. Recent Advances in Rubber Recycling a Review 76 6. Conversion of Paper Mill Sludge into Absorbent—The Life Cycle Assessment 110 7. Reuse of Natural Plant Fibers for Composite Industrial Applications 120 8. Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL): Conversion to Commercially Useful Product 134 9. Removal and Recovery of Cadmium (II) Using Immobilized Papain 148 10. Biomass Based Integrated Power and Cooling Systems 166 11. Reclamation of Wastes for Mercury Removal—A Review 178 12. Some Physicochemical Measurements of Chitosan/Starch Polymers in Acetic Acid-Water Mixtures 202 13. Morphology-mechanical Properties Correlation in Polymer Composites with Bamboo Fibers 212 14. Green Methods to Synthesize and Recycle Materials: A Promise to the Future 236 Role of waste resources in power generation Catalytic recycling of glycerol formed in biodiesel production Recycling of gray wastewater from household laundering Calcined clay applied in concrete Recent advances in rubber recycling a review Conversion of paper mill sludge into absorbent : the life cycle assessment Reuse of natural plant fibers for composite industrial applications Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) : conversion to commercially useful product Removal and recovery of cadmium (II) using immobilized papain Biomass based integrated power and cooling systems Reclamation of wastes for mercury removal : a review Some physicochemical measurements of chitosan/starch polymers in acetic acid-water mixtures Morphology-mechanical properties correlation in polymer composites with bamboo fibers Green methods to synthesize and recycle materials : a promise to future.