Sustainable Management of Urban Plastic Waste Through Circular Economic Approaches

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-73686-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 594 g

Sustainable Management of Urban Plastic Waste Through Circular Economic Approaches covers the technologies and methods essential to overcome single-use plastic processing waste. It describes the biotechnological methods, cutting-edge research, procedures, and applications required to safeguard global sustainable development along with plastic waste management.

This book:

- Describes technological advances made towards remediation and valorization technologies of plastic pollutants to reduce microplastic pollution

- Focuses on accelerating using single-use plastic waste in value-added products

- Includes examples and case studies of impact and treatment of plastics in the circular economy

- Explains the socio-economic benefits of reducing plastic pollution

This book will be of interest to researchers, scientists, and engineers working on sustainable management of plastic waste, especially in the chemical and environmental engineering and biotechnology sectors.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Das, Alok Prasad

John, Akbar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Abfallbeseitigung, Abfallentsorgung
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

0. Front Matter.  1. Current status of plastic pollution in Thailand: Challenges and Prospects.  2. Identifying microplastic contamination in marine biota.  3. Recent Advances in Understanding Microplastic Pollution for Sustainable Solution: A Review.  4. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Urban Plastic Waste in Pahang, Malaysia.  5. Social and Economic Implications of Circular Plastic Waste Management in Malaysia.  6. Government Strategies for Achieving Circular Economy in Plastic Waste Management in Southeast Asia.  7. Sustainable Management for Reduction of Plastic Waste through Circular Economy.  8. Circular Economic Approaches for Sustainable Management of Urban Plastic Waste.  9. Evaluation of the Impacts of Eco-Friendly Methods for Managing Plastic Waste.  10. Green Technologies for Plastic Pollutants Waste Management.  11. Generational Waste Management Techniques for Single Use Plastics.  12. Government Initiatives and Trends in Circular Economic Approaches to Urban Plastic Waste Management in the United Arab Emirates.  13. Sustainable Management for Urban Plastic Waste Generation.  14. Microplastic Waste Management through Greener Technologies: A Review.  15. A Review of Advanced Technology for Sustainable Management of Synthetic Microplastic Waste.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Alok Prasad Das is Assistant Professor in Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women’s University, Odisha, India. Prior to that Dr. Alok was working as Assistant Professor in Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Tripura Central University, Agartala, India. He is an academician, author of journal articles, several books, and book chapters and Editorial member of several reputed journals. He has more than 15 years of research experience.

Dr. Akbar John is Associate Professor in the field of Marine Science and Aquatic Biology at the University of Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates. He has contributed over 140 research papers and authored three books. His research focuses on marine biodiversity and conservation and pollution management in light of achieving sustainable management goals.