Solid Waste Management (CH731)
Programme:
M.Tech (EST)
Category:
Programme Core (PC)
Credits (L-T-P):
04 (3-1-0)
Content:
Introduction to solid waste management and SWM rules 2016, Generation and characterization of solid waste, solid waste collection, transport, processing, recovery and disposal. Processing techniques and equipment. Recovery of resources- Conversion, Chemical and Biological methods. Disposal of solid waste. Hazardous waste and their management. Case studies on major industrial solid waste generation units, E-waste management.
References:
Martell, Solid Wastes, John Wiley, NY, 1975.
George Tchobanuglour, H.Theisen and R.Eliassen, Solid Wastes