Waste management and clean energy production from municipal solid waste / Maria Laura Mastellone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mastellone, Maria Laura, author.

Contributor:

Mastellone, Maria Laura.

Series:

Waste and waste management series.

Waste And Waste Management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refuse and refuse disposal.

Refuse as fuel.

Waste products as fuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Waste-to-Energy is one of the key technologies for sustainable waste management. The book by Laura Mastellone offers a comprehensive overview of the various processes for thermal waste treatment such as incineration, pyrolysis, and gasification. It is instrumental for understanding objectives, functioning, residues, and environmental impacts of thermal processes. ""Waste Management and Clean Energy Production from Municipal Solid Waste"" is worthwhile reading for any expert in the field of resources and waste management.

Contents:

""WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE""; ""WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK""; ""Chapter 1: WASTE EVOLUTION TARGETS: TOWARDS THE ZERO-WASTE CONCEPT""; ""1.1. GENERAL TARGETS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT""; ""1.2.WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM""; ""1.3.MUNICIPAL WASTE PRODUCTION AND COMPOSITION""; ""1.4.WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION""; ""Chapter 2: MECHANICAL TREATMENT OF WASTE""

""2.1. RECYCLING OF WASTE: HOW A MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY WORKS""""2.2.WASTE-DERIVED FUEL PRODUCTION AND MECHANICAL BIOLOGICALTREATMENT (MBT) FACILITIES""; ""Chapter 3: CHARACTERIZATION OF WASTE""; ""3.1. PROXIMATE ANALYSIS""; ""3.2. ULTIMATE ANALYSIS""; ""3.3. HEATING VALUE""; ""3.4. AIR-TO-FUEL AND EQUIVALENCE RATIO""; ""Chapter 4: WASTE-TO-ENERGY: THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES""; ""4.1. PREFACE""; ""4.4. COMBUSTION""; ""4.5.WASTE-TO-ENERGY BY MEANS COMBUSTION (INCINERATION)""; ""4.6. GASIFICATION""; ""4.7. UTILIZATION OF PRODUCER GAS IN POWER GENERATION PLANTS""

""4.8. PLASMA-ASSISTED GASIFICATION""""Chapter 5: BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS""; ""Chapter 6: MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES FOR INTEGRATE WASTE MANAGEMENT""; ""Chapter 7: CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK""; ""Chapter 8: FIGURES INDEX""; ""Chapter 9: TABLES INDEX""; ""Chapter 10: BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""AUTHOR�S CONTACT INFORMATION""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63482-421-0

OCLC:

916952205