The Utilization of Waste Products: a Treatise on the Rational Utilization, Recovery, and Treatment of Waste Products of All Kinds

The Utilization Of Waste Products: A Treatise On The Rational Utilization, Recovery, And Treatment Of Waste Products Of All Kinds by Theodor Koller surveys how urban refuse, industrial effluents, and slaughterhouse by-products can be treated to yield valuable materials. Spanning chapters on town waste, blood and slaughter-house refuse, fat from waste, tannery and leather waste, fur and feather waste, waste horn, fish waste, mother-of-pearl waste, vegetable ivory waste, waste wood, cork waste, waste paper and bookbinders’ waste, parchment waste, wool waste, and many other streams, it shows practical methods for recovering fats, oils, proteins, fibers, fertilizers, fuels, pigments, and chemical by-products. It covers municipal sanitation advances, waste-to-energy concepts such as destructors and Budapest sorting, and the economics of recovery, including potash, ammonia, sulphur, and tin or copper salvaging. The book compiles technical data, processes, and example plant descriptions to guide engineers, chemists, and managers toward converting refuse into profitable products, averting waste disposal problems, and advancing national and industrial welfare. Thirty-six chapters present a comprehensive manual for industrial waste valorisation.