Low Carbon Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Wastes

Daniel C.W. Tsang is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Pao Yue-Kong Chair Professor at the State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization of Zhejiang University in China. He was a Professor and MSc Programme Leader at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a Visiting Professor at the University of Queensland in Australia and Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in the US, an IMETE Scholar at Ghent University in Belgium, and a postdoctoral fellow at Imperial College London in the UK. With over 20 years of R&D experience, he has published more than 600 articles in top-tier journals and has been recognized among Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists and Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers in the fields of Engineering and Environment & Ecology. His team is dedicated to developing green technologies for long-term decarbonization and promoting resource circularity and sustainable development. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of npj Materials Sustainability (Springer Nature), Chairman of the Hong Kong Waste Management Association (2023-2025), and Chairman of the Waste Management Subcommittee of the Advisory Council on the Environment (2023 & 2024) of the Hong Kong SAR Government. Lei Wang is a professor at Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment. His primary research areas are regional ecological environment assessment and organic industry development. He has currently published over 30 articles in journals including Natrue Geoscience, Geoderma, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, and others. Additionally, he currently holds the position of Deputy Director of the Soil Ecology Committee of the Chinese Soil Science Society, and he is also a member of the Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Committee of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences.

• Part I Overview of environmental remediation and stabilization/solidification1. Sustainable waste management2. Overview of low-carbon stabilization/solidificationPart II Low-carbon stabilization/solidification (S/S) of contaminated soil and sediment3. Green cementitious materials for S/S4. Natural or organophilic clay for S/S5. Nanomaterials for S/S6. Biochar for S/S7. S/S of contaminated river/lake sediment 8. S/S of contaminated marine sedimentPart III Low-carbon stabilization/solidification of industrial waste 9. S/S of waste incineration fly ash and bottom ash10. S/S of waste incineration bottom ash11. S/S of industrial sludge (electroplating)12. S/S of industrial sludge (mining)13. S/S of sewage sludge ash14. Remediation of mine waste15. Remediation of tailing waste16. Remediation of chemical waste17. Utilization of waste slag 18. Utilization of coal fly ash and bottom ash19. Utilization of contaminated bio-wastePart IV Low-carbon stabilization/solidification of radioactive waste20. Cement-based S/S of radioactive waste21. Glass-based S/S of radioactive waste22. Ceramic-based S/S of radioactive waste23. Chemical enhanced S/S of radioactive wastePart V Future prospects24. Novel materials for S/S technologies25. Advanced characterization for S/S technologies26. New lab-scale analytical methods for S/S technologies27. Life cycle analysis of S/S technologies 28. Cost-benefit analysis of S/S technologies29. Sustainable waste management and circular economy30. Future research directions for sustainable remediation