Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Waste Treatment Processes for Energy Generation provides extensive research on the role of waste management processes/technologies for energy generation. The enormous increase of waste materials generated by human activity and its potentially harmful effects on the environment and public health have led to an increasing awareness of an urgent need to adopt scientific methods for the safe disposal of wastes. This book outlines the basic knowledge, processes and technologies for the generation of energy from waste and functions as an important reference for academics and practitioners at varying levels of interest and knowledge.
The book's content encompasses all issues for energy recovery from waste in a very clear and simple manner, acting as a comprehensive resource for anyone seeking an understanding on the topic.
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1. Introduction2. Waste legislations across the globe: An overview3. Global status of waste to energy technology4. Different waste treatment processes/technologies for energy recovery5. Biofuels production from biomass towards sustainable development6. Landfill gas as an energy source7. Case studies around the world: Successful stories and challenges8. Application of geographic information system in energy utilization9. Promoting waste-to-energy: Nexus thinking, policy instruments and implications for the environment10. The concept of energy efficient residential block design11. Energy aware intelligence in megacities12. Waste to energy model/tool presentation13. Aspen plus modeling approach in solid waste gasification14. Energy from waste: Future prospects towards sustainable development15. Value creation with waste to energy: Economic consideration16. Worldwide business model-environmental and financial aspects
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Presents detailed information on the role of waste-to-energy and its proper utilization, along with worldwide business models
Outlines the latest technologies used for waste conversion into energy and facilitates project evaluation based on these technologies
Summarizes the pros and cons of various processes
Includes case studies and economic analysis
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780444640833
Publisert
2018-01-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Elsevier Science Ltd
Vekt
800 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
191 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
382