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pyrolysis, 91–92 oxygenated solvents, 47–48
pollutants, categories of, 88 used oils, 49
side streams, 87 Thermal conversion process
sources, 88–89 food wastes, 36–38, 36f
Pyrolysis process, 134 hazardous waste, 133–134, 135t
advantages, 11 MSW, 9–13, 10f
biodiesel production, 75 Tofu wastewater, 18
conventional vs. fast, 11 Tomato waste, 18–19
food wastes, 37–38 Toxic organic waste (TOW), 205–206
layout, 11, 12f Toxic waste management (TWM)
operating parameters, 11, 12t barrier, 202
pulp and paper industry wastes, 91–92 definition, 197–198
waste oil, 146–147 Toxic wastes, 7–8
classification, 140–143
R cracking, 143–146
Radioactive wastes, 105, 127 definition, 46
Reactive wastes, 140 properties, 140
Recyclable wastes, 7–8 source and health effect, 140, 141t
Recycling, 8–9 treatment
Redox, 132 co-pyrolysis, 147–148
Renewable sources, in India, 155–157 pyrolysis, 146–147
Transesterification
S biodiesel production, 76
Scavengers, 8–9 hazardous waste, 135
Separation process, 129
Sharps wastes, 104, 110–111 U
Socioeconomic benefits, 195–196 UASB technology. See Upflow anaerobic
Solidification process, 133 sludge blanket reactor (UASB)
Solid wastes, 2–3, 57 technology
Stabilization process, 133 U-listed hazardous wastes, 125–126
Surface coating process, 56 United Nations Conference on the
Syngas, 134 Environment and Development
(UNCED), 117
T United States Environmental Protection
Tanning process, 56. See also Leather Agency (US EPA), 3
processing industry Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
Textile industry (UASB) technology, 61–63, 62f
global market value, 43–45, 44t Urbanization environmental degradation,
pollution (see Textile wastewater) 198–200
Textile wastewater Used edible oils, 72
chlorinated solvents, 46 Used oil sediment, 77
dyestuffs and pigments, 49–50 US Presidential Executive Order, Reducing
grease, 48 Improper Payments and Eliminating
heat and energy generation (see Waste in Federal Programs, 3
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs))
hydrocarbon solvents V
aliphatic compound, 47 Vegetable tanning, 56
aromatic compound, 47 Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 57–59