Browse Research Projects -- Illinois Sustainable Technology Center by Series/Report "Waste utilization"

  • Anaerobic Digestate Could Be a Replacement for Peat in Potting Mix 
    (Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2015-11)
    Describes an ISTC project that evaluated the use of anaerobic digestate from dairy farms as a replacement for peat moss as a plant fertilizer for the horticulture industry.

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  • Clean Coal 
    Rajagopalan, Kishore (2013)
    Several options for dewatering fine coal and refuse are available to coal preparation plants to recover the coal material for reuse. However, cost-effective dewatering continues to be a technical and economic barrier to ...

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  • Liquid Rubber Modifier in Asphalt Binders 
    Sharma, B.K. (2016)

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  • Wood Waste Market Research Study 
    Rajagopalan, Nandakishore; Chandrasekaran, Sriraam R. (Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2016)
    The U.S. Forestry Service (USFS) engaged sustainability experts at the University of Illinois, Western Illinois University (WIU), and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus to investigate the use of wood waste by businesses as a ...

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