Fuel Cells in the Waste-to-Energy Chain Distributed Generation Through Non-Conventional Fuels and Fuel Cells /

• Main Authors: McPhail, Stephen J. (Author), Cigolotti, Viviana (Author), Moreno, Angelo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Chemical engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Energy industries.; Waste management.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Energy Economics.

As the availability of fossils fuels becomes more limited, the negative impact of their consumption becomes an increasingly relevant factor in our choices with regards to primary energy sources. The exponentially increasing demand for energy is reflected in the mass generation of by-products and was...

Table of Contents:

• Abundance of Waste and Energy Scarcity
• Biomass and Waste as Sustainable Resources
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Biomass and Waste Gasification
• Digesters, Gasifiers and Biorefineries: Plants and Field Demonstration
• Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
• Fuel Gas Clean-up and Conditioning
• High-Temperature Fuel Cell Plants and Applications
• Biomethane and Natural Gas
• Electricity and the Grid
• Prospects of Hydrogen as a Future Energy Carrier
• Market and Feasibility Analysis of Non-conventional Technologies
• Concluding Remarks.