Municipal solid waste to energy conversion processes : economic, technical, and renewable comparisons / Gary C. Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Gary C., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refuse as fuel.

Waste products as fuel.

Refuse and refuse disposal.

Incineration.

Resource recovery facilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A technical and economic review of emerging waste disposal technologies Intended for a wide audience ranging from engineers and academics to decision-makers in both the public and private sectors, Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable Comparisons reviews the current state of the solid waste disposal industry. It details how the proven plasma gasification technology can be used to manage Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and to generate energy and revenues for local communities in an environmentally safe manner with essentially no was

Contents:

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESSES; CONTENTS; Preface; Professional Biography; 1 Introduction to Gasification / Pyrolysis and Combustion Technology(s); 2 How Can Plasma Arc Gasification Take Garbage to Electricity and a Case Study?; 3 How Can Plasma Arc Gasification Take Garbage to Liquid Fuels and Case Studies?; 4 Plasma Economics: Garbage/Wastes to Electricity, Case Study with Economy of Scale; 5 Plasma Economics: Garbage/Wastes to Power Ethanol Plants and a Case Study; 6 From Curbside to Landfill: Cash Flows as a Revenue Source for Waste Solids-to-Energy Management

7 Plasma Economics: Garbage/Wastes to Power, Case Study with Economics of a 94 ton/day Facility8 Plant Operations: Eco-Valley Plant in Utashinai, Japan: An Independent Case Study; 9 Municipal Solid Waste and Properties; 10 MSW Processes to Energy with High-Value Products and Specialty By-Products; 11 MSW Gasifiers and Process Equipment; 12 Other Renewable Energy Sources; 13 Waste Energy to Recycled Energy; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612688201

9781118029275

1118029275

9780470608609

0470608609

9780470608616

0470608617

OCLC:

630541066