Recent Advances in Recycling Engineering: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Recycling Engineering (AIR-2021)

Preface
Contents
About the Editors
Solid Waste Management in India: A Ground Report
1 Introduction
2 The Rising Tides of Solid Waste
3 Attempts at Disposal
3.1 Municipal Solid Waste
3.2 Plastic Waste
3.3 E-Waste
3.4 Authorised Recyclers
4 The Keys to the Solution
4.1 Segregation at Source
4.2 Realising Limitations of Technology and Reducing Wanton Consumption
References
Pollution and Its Control: A Historical Perspective
1 The Post-modern Consciousness of Environment and Its Pollution
2 But Pollution Has Been Around Since Long
3 What is a Pollutant?
4 Pollution Caused by Nature
5 Pollution Caused by Humankind
6 Beginning of Pollution
7 The Realization of Pollution
7.1 The Early History
8 Beginning of Central Sewerage Systems
9 Air Pollution
10 The Indian Scenario
References
Enabling Resource Efficiency Through Reduce, Reuse, and Recycling—A Perspective on “Industrial Networking”
1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction to the Resource Efficiency for Industrial Processes
1.2 Energy Access and Optimization
2 Existing Cases of Resource Efficiency and Its Impact on Industrial Zones
3 Examining the Global Industrial Networks
4 Tackling Industrial Waste Through Machine Learning- Pioneering the Concepts of Industry 4.0
4.1 Optimizing Supply Chains
4.2 Improving Materials
4.3 Production and Energy Optimization
5 Conclusion
References
Assessment of Human Intervention on Ecology of River—A Case Study
1 Introduction
2 Review of Literature
3 Some of the Initiatives Taken by the Country to Maintain the Water Quality of Rivers
4 Materials and Methods
5 Study Areas
6 Results and Discussion
7 Major Observations, Which Affect the Quality of River Ganga at Study Sites
8 Current Scenario and Hurdles in Conservation of River Ganga
9 Conclusion and Recommendations
10 Suggested Recommendations
References
Production of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) Seed Oil Methyl Esters Using Tungstophosphoric Acid as Catalyst
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 Materials
2.2 Extraction of TSO
2.3 Transesterification Reaction and Its Optimization
2.4 Fuel Properties of TSOME and TSO
2.5 Performance and Emission
2.6 Statistical Analysis
3 Result and Discussion
3.1 Optimization of Process Variables
3.2 Reusability of TPA
3.3 Fuel Properties of TSO
3.4 Engine Performance
3.5 Emission Studies
4 Conclusion
References
An Approach to Strengthen Pandemic Resilience of the IT Industry Considering Employees Perception—A Systematic Survey
1 Introduction
1.1 Growth of the Indian IT Industry
2 The COVID Compulsion of WFH
3 Challenges and Opportunities for IT Industry
4 Methodology
5 Result and Discussions
5.1 Findings: Options for Risk reduction in IT Parks
6 Recommendations
7 Summary and Conclusion
References
Challenges Faced During Safety Climate Implementation in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Company—A Statistical Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Material and Methods
3 Step-1: Formulation of Questionnaire
4 Step-2: Pilot Testing
5 Step-3: Conduct of Survey
6 Step-4: Analysis of Survey Data
7 Step-5: Interpretation of the Mean Ratings and Spearman’s Rank Correlation
8 Result and Discussion
9 Leadership and Commitment
10 Communication
11 Training
12 Perception Toward Accidents/incidents and Their Reporting System
13 Employee Participation
14 Organisation Climate Indicators and Question Analysis
15 Improvement Opportunities—Questions with Low Scores
16 Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient [41]
17 General Findings
18 Conclusion
References
A Critical Analysis of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technologies: Energy Concept and Conversion Techniques
1 Introduction
2 Energy System
2.1 Fossil Fuel Energy
3 Types of Renewable Energy Resources
3.1 Solar Energy
3.2 Hydropower
3.3 Wind Energy
3.4 Biomass Energy
3.5 Nuclear Energy
3.6 Geothermal Power Generation
4 Modern Energy-Conversion Technologies
4.1 Conversion of Energy from Natural Sources
4.2 Conversion of Energy From Waste and Biomass
4.3 Direct Energy-Conversion Devices
5 Energy-Harvesting Technologies
5.1 Motion Energy-Harvesting Techniques
5.2 Solar Energy-Harvesting Techniques
5.3 Energy Harvesting From Heat
6 Create a Secure World by Explore Renewable BlockChain
7 Conclusion
References
Comparative Analysis of Different Airfoil Profiles for Wind Turbine Blades
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Synthesis of Bio-Oil from Non-edible Urban Waste Source Sesbania grandiflora Seeds
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 Collection of Seeds and Solvent
2.2 Bio-Oil Extraction Process
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Effect of Particle Size
3.2 Effect of Using Solvents and Extraction Time
3.3 Effect of Aging of Seeds
3.4 Bio-Oil Properties
3.5 FT-IR Analysis
3.6 GC–MS Analysis
3.7 NMR Studies
4 Conclusion
References
Food Waste Management and Nutrient Recycling in a Sustainable Way—A Review
1 Introduction
1.1 Food Waste as a Substrate
2 Methanation’s Affecting Framework
2.1 Seeding
2.2 Temperature
2.3 pH
2.4 Volatile Fatty Acids
2.5 Ammonia
2.6 Nutrient
3 Treatment of Food Waste Using a Pre-arrangement Approach
3.1 Food Waste Microbiological Analysis
4 Conclusions
References
A Review: Catalytic Pyrolysis of Municipal Solid Plastic Waste (MSPW) for Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels
1 Introduction
2 Thermal Pyrolysis Process
3 Catalytic Pyrolysis
3.1 Effect of Catalytic Process on Liquid Hydrocarbons
4 Conclusion
References
Performance Evaluation of Modified Paver Blocks Using Waste Plastic
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methodology
2.1 Plastic Waste
2.2 Fine Aggregates
2.3 Dimension
3 Result and Discussion
3.1 Water Absorption Test
3.2 Compressive Strength Test
3.3 Tensile Strength Test
3.4 Flexural Strength Test
4 Conclusion
References
Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance Index and Anticipated Performance Index of Roadside Tree Species Near Rural School
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Separation of Heavy Metals from Metal Industry Effluent for Acid Recovery
1 Introduction
2 Material and Methods
2.1 Solution Preparation
2.2 Membrane Casting
3 Membrane Characterization
4 Water Flux Analysis
4.1 Bubble Point Analysis
4.2 Pore Size Distribution
5 Metal Rejection Analysis
6 Result and Discussion
6.1 Characterization of Membrane
6.2 Metal Rejection
7 Conclusions
References
Geological Structural and Tectonic Features of the Chatkal-Kuramin Region According to Earth Remote Sensing Data
1 Introduction
2 Methods and Materials
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References