Overview

The continuing growth in demand for fossil fuel has necessitated the search for alternative sources of renewable energy. One such source is solid waste. This text examines various aspects involved in recovering energy from waste, presenting technologies, experiences and health issues.

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Author:   V. I. Grover ,  V.K. Grover ,  William Hogland
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Science Publishers,U.S.
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9781578082001

ISBN 10:   1578082005
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   01 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction, Velma I. Grover; waste-to-energy - comprehensive recycling's best chance?, John A. Merritt; energy-from-waste - a perspective from developing countries, A.A. Oladimej et al. Technologies: biomass as a source of energy, J. Mata-Alvarez and S. Mace; small diameter forest residues for soil rehabilitation, Tatjana Stevanovic Janezic; bio-reactors for wastes fermentation and fuels production - relevant thermodynamic and process parameters, knowledge and engineering data, Marija S. Todorovic et al; electricity from biomass and biological wastes - European scenario, Emmanuel G. Koukios and Kyriakos D. Panopoulos; electrokinetic soil processing for energy from waste, Kyoung-Woong Kim and Soon-Oh Kim. Case studies: the TEAM (TERI's Enhanced Acidification and Methanation) process for biomethanation of organic municipal solid waste, Bindiya Goel; industrial biomethanation practices for decentralized energy from waste - options for Sri Lanka, Ajith de Alwis; energy from landfill gas utilization in Canada, Edward A. McBean et al; landfill biogas management - case of Chilean sanitary landfills, Jose Arellano; energy from waste - case study from Brazil, T. Cassis de Brito Galvao and Willer M. Pos; current situation of waste incineration and energy recovery in Germany, Bernt Johnke; thermal treatment of waste in Vienna - an ecological solution, Helmut Loffler; co-firing - primary energy saving and carbon dioxide avoidance, Ivo Bouwmans; baled MSW and associated problems in the context of fire hazard, William Hogland et al. Waste to energy and climate change issues: waste, energy and climate changes, J. Gupta and Frederic Gagnon-Lebrun; waste, recycling and climate change - US perspective, Frank Ackerman. Health impacts: incineration and human health - characterization and monitoring of incineration releases and their impact, Michelle Allsopp et al. Social impacts: socially responsive energy from urban solid wastes in developing countries, Christine Furedy and Alison Doig. Marketing issues for waste to energy technologies: the market for small-scale waste gasification/pyrolysis projects - preliminary scoping study, Sarah Knapp Dent.

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