VATIS Update Non-conventional Energy is published 6 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Ozone Layer Protection. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries.

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Jan-Feb 2008

 

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   IN THE NEWS  
 

# United Nations examines mercury pollution # Indian guidelines for e-waste management # China’s wastewater treatment industry set to take off # Sri Lanka gets Swedish aid to clean up industrial pollution # Pakistan to take legal action against polluting hospitals # Japan to assist others with e-waste recycling # Malaysia drafts new solid waste rules # India’s e-waste generation on a new high

 
   PLASTIC WASTES  
# Shredding plastic film # Agglomerating thermoplastic waste # Reclaiming plastics from junkyard cars # Dry-cleaning waste plastic to reduce water consumption # Optical colour sorters for plastics recycling # Scrap tyres as a roofing medium # New granulator for PVC window profiles # Recycling PET into food-contact plastic
 
   ELECTRONIC WASTES  

# E-waste separation with e-Sort # CRT recycling plant # E-waste processing and materials recovery # Recovery of high-purity copper from discarded PCBs # Recycling system for computer disks # Recycling old TVs to make new TVs

 
   PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

#Multi-process phytoremediation system for POPs # Preparation of a catalyst for dioxin removal # Sequential thermal desorption and decomposition # Process for treating contaminated solid-liquid mixture # Combo mechanical and chemical soil treatment # Bimetallic treatment
for PCBs removal

   INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER  

# Biological treatment of wastewater # Recovery of organic carbon from industrial wastewater # Wastewater system for FGD scrubber #Bio -augmentation technology for wastewater treatment # New non-chemical process to clean up produced water # Electro-catalytic oxidation of oily wastewater

 
   BIOREMEDIATION  

# Radiation of medical waste materials # Microwave treatment for medical wastes # Hospital wastewater purification # Plasma treatment of biomedical waste # Decontamination of infectious waste # ‘Green’ way to disposal of medical waste

 
   AIR POLLUTION CONTROL  

# Carbonation ash reactivation process for pollutant removal # Emissions removal from large diesel engines # Complete treatment of flue gas NOx # CO2 capture technology for coal-fired power plants # Heavy-duty diesel emissions control # Removal of sulphur dioxide

 
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