Recycling of Solid Waste for Biofuels and Bio-chemicals

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Karthikeyan, Obulisamy Parthiba (Editor), Heimann, Kirsten (Editor), Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
• Subjects: Environment.; Renewable energy resources.; Biochemical engineering.; Environmental sciences.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Waste management.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Biochemical Engineering.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Environmental Science and Engineering.

This book presents the latest advances in and current research perspectives on the field of urban/industrial solid waste recycling for bio-energy and bio-fuel recovery. It chiefly focuses on five main thematic areas, namely bioreactor landfills coupled with energy and nutrient recovery; microbial in...

Table of Contents:

• Bioreactor landfills coupled with energy and nutrient recovery
• Anaerobic digestion for energy recovery
• Hydrothermal treatment for biofuels and biochar
• Refuse derived fuels and Pyrolysis
• New and integrated Technologies.