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Scenario evaluation for the management of household solid waste in small Brazilian municipalities
(2017-01-01)
As achieving Brazil’s National Policy on Solid Waste-based goals effectively is not simple, there are alternatives such as intermunicipal cooperation by consortium or privatization. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate ...
Construction and demolition waste management process modeling: a framework for the Brazilian context
(2021-01-01)
In Brazil, municipal public authorities are responsible for construction and demolition (C&D) waste management. However, there is a lack of specialized personnel and financial resources that jeopardize the implementation ...
Comparative lifecycle assessment of alternatives for waste management in Rio de Janeiro – Investigating the influence of an attributional or consequential approach
(2017-10-01)
The environmental impacts from three management alternatives for organic fraction of municipal solid waste were compared using lifecycle assessment methodology. The alternatives (sanitary landfill, selective collection of ...
Simultaneous solidification of two catalyst wastes and their effect on the early stages of cement hydration
(Springer, 2011-08-01)
Two catalyst wastes (RNi and RAI) from polyol production were considered as hazardous, due to their respective high concentration of nickel and aluminum contents. This article presents the study, done to avoid environmental ...
Experimental study on treatment of simulated radioactive waste by thermal plasma: Temporal evaluation of stable Co and Cs
(2021-09-15)
Thermal plasma technology is a process that demonstrates high performance for the processing of different types of waste. This technology can also be applied in the treatment of radioactive wastes, which requires special ...
Properties of a biosurfactant produced by Bacillus pumilus using vinasse and waste frying oil as alternative carbon sources
(Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2013-02-01)
Biosurfactants are chemical molecules produced by the microorganisms with potential for application in various industrial and environmental sectors. The production parameters and the physicochemical properties of a ...
Residues of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in some Brazilian municipal solid waste compost
(2007-08-01)
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), listed as per the Stockholm Convention (α -HCH, β -HCH, γ -HCH, p,p′-DDT, o,p′-DDT, p,p′-DDD, p,p′-DDE, aldrin, endrin, ...
Polímeros biodegradáveis - uma solução parcial para diminuir a quantidade dos resíduos plásticos
(Sociedade Brasileira de Química, 2006-07-01)
The large use of plastics has generated a waste deposit problem. Today plastic wastes represent 20% in volume of the total waste in the municipal landfills. To solve the disposal problem of plastics methods have been ...
Toward a cleaner and more sustainable world: A framework to develop and improve waste management through organizations, governments and academia
(2022-04-01)
Waste production is expected to reach 3.40 billion tons annually in 2050. To decrease its negative impacts on the environment generated by human activities, waste management (WM) aims to increase the products life cycle ...