2016
Proceedings of
The 31st International Conference on
Solid Waste Technology and Management
April 3-6, 2016
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OPENING PLENARY
Resource Efficient Sustainable Circular Economy in Waste Management in Asia, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India
SESSION 1A
Utilization of Wastes in Construction 1
Strength and Microstructure of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash-Slag Foam Geopolymer, Ze Liu, China
Compressive Strength and Abrasion Resistance of Concrete Containing Used-Foundry Sand, Gurpreet Singh Dhanoa, Rafat Siddique, India
SESSION 1B
Education and Public Involvement
Teaching Solid Waste Management at University, Anita Závodská, Anne Morrissey, USA
‘Nothing Can Be Done to Make Our Markets Clean’: A Qualitative Study of Attitudes of the African Marketplace Users Toward Waste, Adeni Abigo, Kassim Gidado, Paul Gilchrist, Emmanuel Aboagye-Nimo, United Kingdom
Participatory Model Utilization for Improved Environmental Sanitation in Nigeria, Nkonyeasua Kingsley Egun, Nigeria
SESSION 1C
Geotechnical Analyses
Geotechnical Considerations for Building on and in Mined Sites, Dorairaja Raghu, Vatsal Shah, USA
Geotechnical Properties and Permeability of Compacted Clay in the Gölbaşı Region, Ankara, Haluk Akgün, Turkey
SESSION 1D
Innovative Technologies and Concepts 1
Bright Green Island of Bornholm – Waste-to-Resource Labs Driving Sustainable Transition, Hans-Christian Holmstrand, Jens Hjul-Nielsen, Denmark
Removal of Antimony from Crude Lead, Walaa Nagy, Chloride Egypt S.A.E, Shakinaz El Sherbiny, Cairo University, H.A. Sibak, Cairo University, S.T. El-sheltawy, Egypt
Integrated Waste Management for Restoration of Saweni beach of the Fiji Islands, Ajantha Perera, Fiji
Cellulose Degradation Associated and Electricity Production by Mixed Cultures in Microbial Fuel Cell, Zainab Ziad Ismail, Ali Jwied Jaeel, Iraq
SESSION 2A
Enviroment Impacts
Analyzing Environmental Impacts and Energy Production of Various Treatment Methods for Sewage Sludge and Food Waste in Macau Using Life Cycle Assessment, Irene Lo, Sam Chiu, Hong Kong, China
Assessment of the Emissions for the Collection of Biodegradable Waste in a Life Cycle Perspective: The Influence of Source Separation Intensity and Collection Frequency, Francesco Di Maria, Caternia Micale, Italy
SESSION 2B
Recycling
Green Construction and Clean Environment Through City and River Solid Waste Processing, Yash Pal Gupta, Pramila Gupta, India
The Separation of Household Organic Waste as a Method of Municipal Waste Reduction in the Czech Republic, Anita Závodská, Libuše Benešová, Jakub Šmíd, USA
SESSION 2C
Utilizaton of Wastes in Construction 2
Utilizing Industrial Wastes to Prepare High Performance Soil Stabilizer, Hao Yu, Xin Huang, Dezhi Shao, Jinlong Liu, China
SESSION 2D
Landfill
Determination of Greenhouse Gas Fugitive Emissions in a Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, Carlos Sánchez, Adolfo Narros, Isabel del Peso, M del Mar de la Fuente, Encarnación Rodriguez, Spain
Effects of Waste Composition and Cover Practices on Landfill Methane Emissions, Douglas Haith, USA
High Efficiency Landfill Gas Fired Power Plant Process with ORC, Petri Kouvo, Finland
SESSION 3A
Ash Management
Shear Behavior of Raebarelli Pond Ash at Low Confining Pressures, Sarvesh Chandra, Rashmi Kumari, Rajesh Sathiyamoorthy, India
SESSION 3B
Case Studies
Status of Solid Waste Material Recovery (SWMR) in Benin Metropolis, Nigeria, Dennis Iyeke Igbinomwanhia, Emmanuel Ehis Osolease, Nigeria
Eco-Waste Reduction and Diversion Program in Makati City, Andrew Lou Mungcal, Mildred Castillo, Philippines
Solid Waste Characteristics and Its Economic Potentials in Bauchi Metropolis Northeast Nigeria, Haruna Abdu Usman, Sarkile Kawuwa, Muhammad Aminu Adamu, Nigeria
Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition in the Kanfing Municipal Council Area (KMC) – The Gambia, Dawda Badgie, Latifah Abd Manaf, Mohd Armi Abu Samah, Ghana
Investigating the Impact of Waste Reduction Measures for Jos, Nigeria, Janet Agati Yakubu, Ryan Woodard, K. I. Gidado, E. Aboagye-Nimo, United Kingdom
Waste Management in USA through Case Studies: E-waste recycling and Waste Energy Plant, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Joonheon Lee, Achi Chibueze Godwin, Adekunle Oke, Reem Al-Rawi, Mervat El-Hoz, India, Korea, Nigeria, UK, Iraq, Lebanon
SESSION 3D
Biofuels from Wastes
Recent Trends in Solid Waste Utilization for Biodiesel Production, Shakinaz El-Sheltawy, Eslam Al-Sakkari, Egypt
Modeling and Process Simulation of Biodiesel Production from Soybean Oil Using Cement Kiln Dust as a Heterogeneous Catalyst, Shakinaz El-Sheltawy, Eslam Al-Sakkari, Mai Fouad, Egypt
Lignocellulosic Biomass Supply Chain for Bioethanol Production, Aryama Raychaudhuri, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India
SESSION 4A
Biological Treatment 1
Assessment and Comparison of the Leaching Behaviour of Two Types of Compost Materials from Aerobic/Anaerobic Biodegradation Processes, Francesco Lombardi, Renato Gavasci, Piero Sirini, University of Florence, M.C. Di Lonardo, S. Pantini, I. Verginelli, G. Costa, Italy
Partial Flow Digestion in Municipal Biowaste Management, Aino Kainulainen, Christoph Gareis, Petri Kouvo, Finland
A Potential Utilization of Munical Solid Waste (MSW) through Vermicomposting Practice for Tropical Country Application, Ornuma Taeporamaysamai, Chavalit Ratanatamskul, Thailand
Assessment of Unprocessed Food and Yard Waste Composting at Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, Ricardo Oviedo-Ocaña, Isabel Dominguez, C.F. Pachón, A. Forero, Colombia
SESSION 4B
Industrial Wastes
Microwave Activation of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Slag for Strengthening Calcium Extraction with Ammonium Chloride Solution, Zhibo Tong, Guojun Ma, Xiang Zhang, China
Properties and Application of Geopolymer 3D Printing Building Materials, Xiqiang Lin, China
Research on the Particle Size Distribution Fractal Dimension of Ultra Fine Phosphorus Slag Powder, Guoyou Li, China
Recycling of Kiln Rollers Grind Waste for the Preparation of Nano–size Support Ceramic Membranes, Mai Roushdy, Shereen Kamel Amin, Shakinaz El–Sherbiny, Abdallah, M.F. Abadir, Egypt
Thinking Over the Utilization of High-Alumina Fly Ash in China, Shuhua Ma, Xiaohui Wang, Shili Zheng, Jian Ding, Yuejiao Wang, Zhenhua Tang, China
SESSION 4C
Utilization of Wastes in Construction 3
Recycling of Granite Waste from Sawing Operation in Clay Brick for Civil Construction, Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira, Juliana Gazem Rufino de Carvalho, Brazil
The Feasibility of Using Glass as a Replacement for Fly Ash in Concrete and as an Additive in Asphalt, Larry L. Lehr, USA
SESSION 4D
Construction and Demolition Wastes
Construction and Demolition Waste Management Using Domain Based Fuzzy Goal Programming, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Payel Ghosh, India
SESSION 4E
Policy
Codes for Solid Waste Management for Developing Countries: India and Egypt, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, S. T. El Sheltawy, S. A. El Sherbiny, M. M. K. Fouad, India
Post Earthquake C&D Waste Management – Case Studies ofNepal, Himadri Sekhar Haldar, Soumyajit Chatterjee, Biswajit Debnath, Sannidhya Kumar Ghosh, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India
Effects of 3R Promotion Measures on Citizen Participation for Recycling, Yasuhiro Matsui, Tran Vu Chi Mai, Japan
POSTER SESSION 1
Solid Waste Reduction Management with Special Reference to Developing Countries, Patrick Nwaopani, Munyaradz Mujuru, South Africa
Assessment of Resilience in Municipal Solid Waste Management Companies, Massimiliano Fabbricino, Patrizia Agnello, Paolo Bragatto, Paola Olimpia Achard, Italy
Medical Waste of Light-Based Scaffold Fabrication Materials and Their Environmental Impacts, Ozlem Yasar, USA
Study of Influential Factors in the Compaction of Municipal Solid Waste in Lysimeters, Rafael Lourenço Thomaz Favery Favery, Mariana Politti Manzatto, Renata Lima Moretto, Gustavo Henrique Tonelli Dutra de Almeida, Miriam Gonçalves Miguel, Eglé Novaes Teixeira, Brazil
An Analysis of Grey Water Recycling Technologies Using Analytical Hierarchial Process, Biswajit Debnath, Aryama Raychaudhuri, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India
Surfactant Waste-Can It Be Disposed to Anaerobic Bioreactor Landfills?, Karthik R. Manchala, John Novak, USA
SESSION 5A
Agricultural Wastes
A Sustainable Local Energy System Producing Amorphous Silica from Rice Husk and Developing Its Use in Geopolymer Concrete, Masafumi Tateda, Japan
Comparative Study of Whey Utilization in India, New Zealand, and Australia – Identifying Untapped Potential and Means of Utilization, Monami Das, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India
SESSION 5B
Contaminated Sites 1
Application of a Coupled Estimation Method Using Flow and Transport Equations to a Real 1,4-dioxane Groundwater Contamination Site with Complex Hydrogeological Structure, Kazuei Ishii, Toru Furuichi, Atsushi Fujiyama, Japan
Study on Multi-criteria Decision Making with Multiple Evaluators to Evaluate Remedial Alternatives for an Illegal Waste Dumping Site, Atsushi Fujiyama, Kazuei Ishii, Toru Furuichi, Japan
SESSION 5C
Medical Wastes
Spontaneous Household Medicine Returns in the Brazilian Public Health System: Characterization and Legal Overview about Reverse Logistics, Andre Pereira, Raphael Tobias Barros, Sandra Pereira, Brazil
SESSION 5D
Innovative Technologies and Concepts 2
Challenges of Urban Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries, Olufemi Oyedele, Nigeria
Geospatial Technology as a Tool in Municipal Solid Waste Management and Monitoring in Nigeria, Olaide Monsor Aderoju, Guerner Antonio Dias, Renato Guimarães, Portugal
Kinetics of Synthetic Wastewater Oxidation in Supercritical Water, Sijie Zhang, Rui Zhao, Jie Liu, Junjie Gu, Canada
Supercritical Water Oxidation of Synthetic Wastewater, Rui Zhao, Sijie Zhang, Junjie Gu, Jie Liu, Canada
Big Data on Campus Waste Audit for Cost-effective Trash Management, Moe Chowdhury, USA
SESSION 6A
Thermal Treatment and Energy Recovery
Tar Conversion Characteristics During Catalytic Gasification-Reforming of Municipal Solid Waste, Wei Wu, Xianchao Zhou, Xiangli Nan, China
Case Study of a Solar Tower/Compost Waste-to-Energy Test Facility, Kevin Anderson, Pedro Perez, Benjamin Kampen, Chris McNamara, Joseph Juarez, Suzanne Shihadeh, Ali Sharbat, Reza Baghaei Lakeh, Marayam Shafahi, USA
Adsorption Capacity and Mechanism of Cadmium on Orange Peel-Derived Biochar at Different Pyrolysis Temperatures and Times, Hai Tran, Sheng You, Chao, Chung Yuan, Taiwan
An Investigation on Tar Reduction in Producer Gas in Downdraft Gasifier System, Shailendra Kumar Shukla, Sunil Kumar, Kunal Kanoi, India
SESSION 6B
Electronic Wastes
Development of an Electrolytic Process for Selective Extraction of Copper from Chemical and Biological Leachates from Electronic Waste, Mynepalli Kameswara/Sridhar, Taiwo Babatunde/Hammed, Hana Ifeoluwa/Oyelami, Nigeria
Waste Tablets Characterization Aiming Recycling, Vinicius Coelho Nóbrega da Motta, Renato Ribeiro Siman, Luciana Harue Yamane, Brazil
Waste Management in India: E-waste Recycling and Bio-methanation – Case Studies, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Reshma Roychoudhury, Sushant B. Wath, Biswajit Debnath, Sandhya Jayakumar, Ajay Maloo, India
Bio-metallurgical recovery of Gold from Printed Circuit Boards (PCB): A Review, Biswajit Debnath, Ranjana Chowdhury, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India
SESSION 6C
Biological Treatment 2
Environmental Sustainability of the Management of Bio-Waste by Co-Digestion with Sludge in a Life Cycle Perspective, Francesco Di Maria, Italy
Novel Up Flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Solid-State Reactor for Treatment of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Wastes, Gabriela Zafra Jiménez, José Guadalupe Vian Pérez, Sergio Esteban Vigeuras Carmona, Alejandra Velasco Pérez, México
Plasma Gasification Technology for Energy Recovery from Waste, Rahul Baidya, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, India
Utilization of Discarded Waste in a Composting Plant for Energy Recovery by Plasma Gasification-A Proposed Model, Rahul Baidya, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, , India
SESSION 6D
Sludge
Influence of Sludge and Sludge Bio-Char on the Transfer of Available Heavy Metals in Soil, Guangwei Yu, Yin Wang, Xiang Zhang, Xiao-da Tang, Zhen Yu, Jie Li, Xing-dong Wang, Zhen-Jiao Xing, Zhiwei Li, China
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Hangzhou, China, Jouni Havukainen, Xiaodong Li, Mingxiu Zhan, Mika Horttanainen, Yan Jianhua, Finland
POSTER SESSION 2
Estimating Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Arising in Libya, Ashraf Ali, Chukwunonye Ezeah, Jamal Khatib, United Kingdom
Environmental Impact Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems by Life Cycle Assessment, Michel Xocaira Paes, Gerson Araujo de Medeiros, Sandro Donnini Mancini, Brazil
Proposal for Placement and Reusing of Ribbon Tapes, Camila Honorina Barbosa Nascimento, Fernando Codelo Nascimento, Edilene de Cássia Dutra Nunes, Antônio Donizetti Giuliano, Brazil
The Impact of Medical Waste for Human Health and Environment, Vanessa Resende Cruvinel, Hayssa Moares Pintel Ramos, Dayani Galato, Brazil
Properties of Rigid PVC Containing Micronized Thermoset Composite, Eliseu William, Gerson Marinucci, Eliseu William, Brazil
Utilization of Some Environmental Resource Materials as a Soil Conditioner, Ahmed Ali Abuzkhar, Ahmed Isa Tamzini, Libya
Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics of the Mercury Solid Waste Pyrolisis: An Isoconversional Approach, Yailen Busto, Edesmin Wilfrido Palacios Paredes, Filip M. G. Tack, Luis Manuel Peralta, Luis Ernesto Arteaga, Miriam de la Caridad Yera, Liz Mabel Ríos, Ecuador
The Effect of Curing Time and Temperature on the Properties of Foam Geopolymer Using Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Fly Ash, Ningning Shao, China
Environmental Impact Assessment of Mercury Solid Waste Generated by a Chlor-alkali Industry: A Case Study, Edesmin Wilfrido Palacios Paredes, Yailen Busto, Filip M. G. Tack, Luis Manuel Peralta, Xiomara Cabrera, Miriam de la Caridad Yera, Liz Mabel Ríos, Ecuador
Is the Use of Filled PET Bottles as Building Blocks a Safe Practice?, Carmen Leonor Barajas, Luis Emilio Vera, Colombia
Construction and Demolition Waste Management (Tehran Case Study), Babak Rouhi Broujeni, Ghassem Ali Omrani, Reza Naghavi, Fatemeh Azadi, Iran
Incorporation of Polypropylene Waste Arising from Disposable Diapers Production for Manufacturing Automotive Parts, Giancarlo Tanabe Denane, Fernando Codelo Nascimento, Clodoaldo Lazareti, Brasil
A Review of the Existing Waste Oil Management Systems, Viktoriia Kapustina, M. Horttanainen, Finland
Chemical Recycling: discarded PET bottles as raw material to produce flexible PVC, S. D. Mancini, Beatriz B. Mattos, Luana M.H.Pinto, Gustavo B. Silva, Antonio Rodolfo Junior, Brazil
SESSION 7C
Landfill and Remediation
Asbestos Landfills: Italian Data and Waste Management at Superfund, Sergio Malinconico, Federica Paglietti, Beatrice Conestabile Della Staffa, Sergio Bellagamba, Paolo De Simone, Italy
SESSION 7D
Innovative Technologies and Concepts 3
Fiji towards Zero Waste: Effectiveness of Empowering Children and Youth of Fiji Islands for Integrated Waste Management, Ajantha Perera, Fiji
Handling Scrap Tyres in Botswana: Initiatives, Practices, and Consequences, Daniel Mmereki, Andrew Baldwin, Liu Hong, Baizhan Li, China
SESSION 9A
Special Topics
Development and Implementation of a Municipal Solid Waste Management Single Score Sustainability Index, H. Ak, W. Braida, USA
Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) Management Strategy: Ireland and the Czech Republic Compared – A Year Later, Anita Závodská, Libuše Benešová, Anne J. Morrissey, USA, Czech Republic, Ireland