Recycling of solid waste for biofuels and bio-chemicals. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan, Kirsten Heimann, Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, editors.
• Editors: Karthikeyan, Obulisamy Parthiba; Heimann, Kirsten; Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan
• Contents: Preface; Contents; 1 Prospects of Biomethanation in Indian Urban Solid Waste: Stepping Towards a Sustainable Future; Abstract; 1 Solid Waste Statistics: Global Perspective; 2 Solid Waste Management in India: Methods, Opportunities and Crisis; 2.1 Methods; 2.1.1 Anaerobic Digestion/Biomethanation; 2.1.2 Composting/Vermicomposting; 2.1.3 Incineration; 2.1.4 Gasification; 2.1.5 Pyrolysis; 2.1.6 Landfills/Sanitary Landfills (SLF); 2.2 Opportunities; 2.3 Crisis; 3 Energy Demand in India: Past, Present and Future; 4 Biomethane Production from Waste: A Major Source of Energy. 5 Biomethanation: A Window of Opportunity5.1 What Is Biomethanation?; 5.2 Biomethanation Process; 5.3 Operational Parameter of Biomethanation Process; 5.3.1 Composition of Urban Solid Waste; 5.3.2 pH; 5.3.3 Temperature; 5.3.4 Loading Rate; 5.3.5 Retention Time; 5.3.6 Reactor Design; 6 Biomethanation Potential; 7 Policies/Incentives for Such Facilities in India; 8 Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; 2 Status and Prospects of Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Technologies in China; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Current Status of MSW Production and Management in China. 2.1 MSW Generation and Characteristics2.2 Source-Separated Collection and Transportation of MSW; 3 Overview of Waste to Energy Technologies Status in China; 3.1 Landfill Gas-Fired Power Generation; 3.1.1 Status of MSW Landfill in China; 3.1.2 Landfill Scenarios; 3.1.3 Use of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems; 3.2 MSW Incineration; 3.2.1 Potential of MSW as Biofuel; 3.2.2 Incinerator Types and Process; 3.2.3 Current Status and Development Trend of Waste Incineration in China; 3.3 Anaerobic Digestion; 3.3.1 Advantages of Anaerobic Digestion Technology for MSW. 3.3.2 Status and Potential Assessment of Anaerobic Digestion Technology Development for MSW in China4 The Prospects of MSW to Energy Technologies in China; References; 3 GHGs Emissions and Sustainable Solid Waste Management; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Post-2015 Development Agenda: Population and Urbanization Growth, Global Climate Change and Solid Waste Problems; 1.1.1 Rapid Population Growth and Associated GHG Emission; 1.1.2 Solid Waste and GHGs Emissions; 1.2 Objectives and Scope; 2 Mathematic Models for GHG Generation from Solid Waste Disposal Sites; 2.1 Zero-Order Model. 2.1.1 SWANA Zero-Order Model2.1.2 EPER Model; 2.1.3 IPCC Default Method; 2.2 First-Order Model; 2.2.1 TNO; 2.2.2 LandGEM; 2.2.3 IPCC Fist-Order-Decay Method; 2.3 Life Cycle Assessment for Solid Waste Management; 2.3.1 LCA Principle; 2.3.2 Application of LCA for Solid Waste Management; LCA of Integrated Solid Waste Management in the United States of America; LCA of Integrated Solid Waste Management in the OECD Countries; 3 Case Studies; 3.1 Bangkok Kamphaeng Saen West: Landfill Gas to Electricity Project, Thailand.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 422 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 662/.87; Refuse as fuel; Waste products as fuel; Recycling (Waste, etc.); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Refuse as fuel; Waste products as fuel; Environment; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Biochemical Engineering; Renewable and Green Energy; Environmental Science and Engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811001505; 9811001502; 9811001480; 9789811001482
• Related ISBNs: 9789811001482
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 22, 2016).
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