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In Russia, turning to the circular economy concept is becoming a new wing of theenvironmental industrial policy. In most Russian regions, the necessity of recyclingindustrial waste co-exists with the challenges of municipal waste management. Thus,according to the official statistics, the amount of solid waste formed in 2019 reached7.75 bln tons, 55-60 mln tons being categorised as municipal waste. In 2010-2019,annual waste generation grew from 3.74 to 7.75 bln tons; about 15 thousand landfillsoccupy the territory ...

The work is devoted to the study of fuel ash as components of composite cements and building mixtures based on them. The use of bottom ash as raw material is an urgent problem. On the one hand, their use in production solves the issue of creating resource and energy saving technologies and increasing the efficiency of cements and concretes. The use of ash makes it possible to improve the properties of cements, bricks, products from aerated and heavy concrete, light aggregates, and the quality of road construction....

As a result of the operation of thermal power plants used solid hydrocarbon fuel, ash and slag waste (ASW) is formed. ASW is a finely dispersed mineral material remaining as a result of burning brown and hard coal. The involvement of ASW in industrial turnover is one of the most effective ways to solve the issue of energy and resource conservation. The share of involvement of these types of waste in economic turnover in the European Union is about 98%, in China about 80%, and in Russia this indicator does not exce...

Powdered waste sludge from the production of technical stone (TSW), produced by theTechniStone® Company (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic), was surface modified withFe2+ and Mn2+ inorganic salts and then testified as a potential adsorbent ofenvironmentally important oxyanions (phosphate PO43-, arsenate AsO43- and chromateCrO42-) from contaminated waters. The surface modification in principle consisted increating a thin layer of hydrated Fe/Mn ions in reactive form on the TSW surface.Thanks to the change of the surfa...

The production of tiling and building ceramics is based mainly on the traditional system clay-silica-feldspar. However, in recent decades it has been demonstrated that some of these raw materials can be successfully replaced by various industrial wastes. Because of the high feldspars price a significant part of these studies was based on the usage of different alternative “amorphous” fluxes (as glass culets, TV cathode ray tubes, basaltic tuffs and others). Unfortunately, the addition of similar materials in amoun...

This work is a logical conclusion and generalization of results of two-year researchoriented to design the integrated technology of processing of diopside-containing ores towin the scandium compounds and get the wide spectrum of large-capacity products. Thetraditional technology of sulfuric uncovering of mineral raw materials is applied withinthe scope of this work. The technology of scandium compounds extraction with the useof impregnators, which are based on the macroporous carbons soaked with diethylhexylphosph...

The article focuses on the development of an industrial policy towards modernization ofthe resource-intensive sectors of Russian economy based on the principles of BestAvailable Techniques (BATs) and secondary resource recycling (recovery). BATs areregarded as benchmarks for the regulators as they draw up mandatory requirements forthe industry. This way industries would be motivated to introduce innovations andimplement modernization programs, while the regulators should set targets for such atransformation. The m...

The paper presents an LCA analysis of biomaterials with particular emphasis onpolylactic acid (PLA), as it is recognized as one of the most popular bioplastics on themarket. The results show that there are several factors to consider when selecting thebest decommissioning option for this type of material in line with the newly introducedcircular economy concept, which is the most desirable way to manage waste. A lifecycle assessment was carried out to assess the environmental impact of two wastemanagement pathways...

Solutions to the environmental problems associated with the burning of coal in power plants are in poor condition. One of the main problems is the continuous growth and accumulation of ash and slag waste (ASW). Ash and slag waste is a major source of raw materials for various industries. However, the degree of use of ash and slag waste at Russian thermal power plants does not exceed 2 million tons / year, with an annual output of 25-28 million tons. Modern methods of enrichment and processing allow the use of ash ...

The paper focuses on management tools that are used in project work leading to the construction of a new sorting line for municipal waste treatment. The aim of the article was to describe possible project management tools that are used in the management of the company and individual project phases and activities. The construction of a modern waste sorting facility responds to a change in EU and Czech directives. This area is so specific that it cannot be affected by the situation around the COVID 19 pandemic, whic...

Current context in which the emphasis is on promoting the circular economy, due to environmental policies, the food industry is constrained to develop new strategies to reduce food waste. The beer industry generates significant amounts of by-products that are often incorporated into animal feed or aquaculture. Yeast, the second by-product of the brewing process is generated in large quantities of 1.5 kg to 3 kg/100 L of beer produced. By using various purification processes, the residual brewer's yeast can be easi...

The largest manufactures of glass-ceramics in the last decades are related to the luxurious Japanese tiling material “Neoparies" and its replicas, developed in China. These marble-like materials are produced by sintering and surface crystallization of glass grains (frit) with original composition, placed in large refractory moulds (up to 1-2 m2) and the subsequent grinding and polishing of final panels in use. Since these products are manufactured in high volumes, the technology seems to be very appropriate for sy...

The materials used for the synthesis are modified waste raw materials in the form of slags (up to 70 % wt.) with addition of quartz sand and calcium fluoride. The initial batch is being melted at 1400 oC and then quenched in water. The resulting glass frit is milled bellow 75 microns, pressed into “green” samples being exposed in a next stage to thermal scanning at different temperatures with different heating rates, holding temperatures and times. In the framework of present investigation is presented analysis of...

Referring to many scientific studies, we all know that the general health of the planetEarth keeps getting worse. This fact forces conscious people to take action to fightdirectly against negative climate change or to promote ecological ideas among others.Many important changes in the world have been pushed through by a large group ofpeople. This implies that a conscious society will run households in environmentallyfriendly manner and work together to bring about change at the political level.This paper introduce...

Solid-state dissolution by sintering in the presence of Na2O2, a strong oxidizing agent, isreported in the present study as a preparatory procedure prior analysis by ICP-MS. Theadequacy of the combined procedure for the purpose of identification of potentialsecondary sources for REEs from difficult matrixes like, for example, mining wasteswas investigated. The method was applied to Certified Reference Materials (CRMs)with silicate-rich complex matrices, namely rhyolite, and granite. From each materialtwo sample we...

In the article synthesis of structures of disperse systems on the basis of gypsum is considered. Such systems are necessary for receiving materials which exclude burning of raw materials on the basis of gypsum waste for the receiving binders. For them use a certain composition of raw mix. Selection of structure of compositions allows to increase properties of materials. Such materials are characterized by high strength. The process of formation of structure of a gypsum which is received by hyper pressing is studie...