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Solid waste as a renewable resource : methodologies / edited by Jimmy Alexander Faria Albanese, PhD and M. Pilar Ruiz, PhD.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Recycling (Waste, etc.).
- Compost.
- Refuse and refuse disposal--Management.
- Refuse and refuse disposal.
- Waste products as fuel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; New Jersey : Apple Academic Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The twenty-first century world faces several enormous challenges: how to mitigate climate change, meet a growing energy demand without relying on fossil fuels, and manage the escalating quantities of solid waste generated by cities around the world. This compendium volume offers a viable solution to all three: using solid waste as a renewable resource.Intended for a wide audience ranging from engineers and academics to decision-makers in both the public and private sectors, this volume has gathered together research into a range of technologies and methodologies. The editors, two well-publishe
- Contents:
- ""Front Cover""; ""About The Editors""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgment And How To Cite""; ""List Of Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1 Foundations""; ""Chapter 1 Energy Recovery From Municipal And Industrial Wastes: How Much Green?""; ""Chapter 2 Energy Recovery Potential And Life Cycle Impact Assessment Of Municipal Solid Waste Management Technologies In Asian Countries Using Elp Model""; ""Part 2 Anaerobic Digestion""; ""Chapter 3 Utilization Of Household Food Waste For The Production Of Ethanol At High Dry Material Content""
- ""Chapter 4 Production Of Fungal Glucoamylase For Glucose Production From Food Waste""""Part 3 Composting""; ""Chapter 5 Changes In Selected Hydrophobic Components During Composting Of Municipal Solid Wastes""; ""Chapter 6 Transforming Municipal Waste Into A Valuable Soil Conditioner Through Knowledge- Based Resource- Recovery Management""; ""Part 4 Pyrolysis And Chemical Upgrading""; ""Chapter 7 Furfurals As Chemical Platform For Biofuels Production""; ""Part 5 Incineration And Carbonization""
- ""Chapter 8 Incineration Of Pre- Treated Municipal Solid Waste ( Msw) For Energy Co- Generation In A Non- Densely Populated Area""""Chapter 9 Gaseous Emissions During Concurrent Combustion Of Biomass And Non- Recyclable Municipal Solid Waste""; ""Chapter 10 Environmental Effects Of Sewage Sludge Carbonization And Other Treatment Alternatives""; ""Part 6 Gasification""; ""Chapter 11 An Experimental And Numerical Investigation Of Fluidized Bed Gasification Of Solid Waste""; ""Chapter 12 Gasification Of Plastic Waste As Waste- To- Energy Or Waste- To- Syngas Recovery Route""; ""Author Notes""
- ""Back Cover""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-15448-8
- 1-77188-239-5
- 9780429154485
- OCLC:
- 916953946
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