Energy Savings by Wastes Recycling. (1985)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, R. Porter, T. Roberts.
• Editors: Porter, R; Roberts, T
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Executive Summary; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Study Objectives; 1.2 Scope of Study; 1.3 Approach; 1.4 Report Layout; 1.5 Glossary; 1.6 Units Used; 1.7 Acknowledgements; 2. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 2.1 Materials Recovery for Recycling and Thermal Conversion; 2.2 Energy Savings through Additional Recovery; 2.3 Total Community Energy Savings Potential from Further Secondary Material Recovery; 2.4 Action Necessary to Realise Additional Energy Savings; 3. WASTE QUANTITIES AVAILABLE FOR RECOVERY 3.1 Introduction3.2 Aluminium; 3.3 Plastics; 3.4 Paper; 3.5 Glass; 3.6 Rubber; 3.7 Wood; 3.8 Waste Quantities available for Recovery; 4. METHODS OF RECOVERING MATERIALS AND ENERGY FROM REFUSE; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Material Recovery; 4.3 Energy Recovery; 4.4 Factors Affecting Further Recovery; 5. UNIT ENERGY SAVINGS RESULTING FROM RECOVERY OF MATERIALS FOR RECYCLING; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Aluminium; 5.3 Plastics; 5.4 Paper and Board; 5.5 Glass; 5.6 Rubber; 5.7 Wood; 5.8 Energy in Refuse Collection and Disposal; 5.9 Transport Energy 6. THERMAL CONVERSION OF RECOVERED MATERIALS -- UNIT ENERGY VALUES6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Plastics; 6.3 Paper and Board; 6.4 Rubber; 6.5 Wood; 6.6 Production and Combustion of Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF); 6.7 Comparison of Unit Energy Yields by Thermal Conversion Processes; 7. OVERALL ENERGY SAVINGS AVAILABLE; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Potential Quantities of Materials Available for Recycling; 7.3 Potential Quantities of Materials Available for Thermal Conversion; 7.4 Allowance for Energy Savings which Occur Outside EEC; 7.5 Total Savings Available 8. OPTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION TO PROMOTE FURTHER ENERGY SAVINGS8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Financial and Economic Efficiency Approaches to Material Recovery Schemes; 8.3 Possible Action for Increasing Material Recycling; 8.4 Possible Action for Promoting Thermal Conversion of Combustible Material; Appendix A: WASTE ARISINGS AND MATERIAL RECOVERY RATES FOR EEC MEMBER STATES; Appendix A1 : REFUSE COLLECTION IN THE EEC; Appendix B: MATERIALS RECOVERY; Appendix C: MATERIAL RECOVERY SYSTEMS; Appendix D: SYSTEMS FOR THERMAL CONVERSION BY PYROLYSIS
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 1985
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 604.6; Electric power systems; Electrical engineering; Mechanical engineering; Electric power systems; Electrical engineering; Mechanical engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466558113; 1466558113
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