THE PRINCIPLES OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Management Hierarchy and 3R Principle of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Waste as a Resource and Alternate Energy source. Characterization of waste for energy utilization. Waste Selection criteria
TECHNOLOGIES FOR WASTE TO ENERGY
Biochemical Conversion – Energy production from organic waste through anaerobic digestion and fermentation. Thermo-chemical Conversion – Combustion, Incineration and heat recovery, Pyrolysis, Gasification; Plasma Arc Technology and other newer technologies.
WASTE SOURCES & CHARACTERIZATION
Waste production in different sectors such as domestic, industrial, agriculture, postconsumer, waste etc. Classification of waste – agro based, forest residues, domestic waste, industrial waste (hazardous and non-hazardous). Characterization of waste for energy utilization. Waste Selection criteria.
Landfill gas, collection and recovery. Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) – fluff, briquettes, pellets. Alternate Fuel Resource (AFR) – production and use in Cement plants, Thermal power plants and Industrial boilers. Conversion of wastes to fuel resources for other useful energy applications. Solar, hybrid and battery technologies as new era in energy saving.
CASE STUDIES AND GOVERNMENT NORMS
Success/failures of waste to energy Global Best Practices in Waste to energy production distribution and use. Indian Scenario on Waste to Energy production distribution and use in India. Success and Failures of Indian Waste to Energy plants. Role of the Government in promoting ‘Waste to Energy’. Waste To Energy & Environmental Implications.
Reference Book:
1.Bishwanath Sinha, “Gazette Notification on Waste Management Rules 2016” GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY PART-II, SECTION3, SUB-SECTION (i),
2.GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE.CPCB Guidelines for Co-processing in Cement/Power/Steel Industry,2010.
3.CHRISTIAN HOLZER,”Waste-to-Energy in Austria – White Book – Figures”, Data Facts, 2nd edition , May 2010.
4.Report of the task Force on Waste to Energy, Niti Ayog (Formerly Planning Commission) 2014.
5.Municipal Solid Waste Management Manual, CPHEEO, 2016.
Text Book:
1.Suneel Pandey and Shri Prakash, “Industrial and Urban Waste Management in India”, TERI Press, 2015..
2.Banwari Lal and Patwardhan, “Wealth from Waste: Trends and Technologies”,TERI Press,2009.
3.S.N Mukhopadhyay, “Fundamentals of waste and Environmental Engineering”,TERI Press ,2020.
