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1 online resource |
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Waste and waste management |
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Waste and waste management series
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| 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 |
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2.1. RECYCLING OF WASTE: HOW A MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY WORKS2.2. 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 |
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""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"" |
| 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 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Refuse and refuse disposal.
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Refuse as fuel.
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Waste products as fuel.
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Refuse Disposal
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General.
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Refuse and refuse disposal
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Refuse as fuel
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Waste products as fuel
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Mastellone, Maria Laura, editor
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| ISBN |
9781634824217 |
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1634824210 |
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