Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Waste Treatment Processes for Energy Generation
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-444-64083-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 382 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 800 g

Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Waste Treatment Processes for Energy Generation provides extensive research on the role of waste management processes/technologies for energy generation. The enormous increase of waste materials generated by human activity and its potentially harmful effects on the environment and public health have led to an increasing awareness of an urgent need to adopt scientific methods for the safe disposal of wastes. This book outlines the basic knowledge, processes and technologies for the generation of energy from waste and functions as an important reference for academics and practitioners at varying levels of interest and knowledge.

The book's content encompasses all issues for energy recovery from waste in a very clear and simple manner, acting as a comprehensive resource for anyone seeking an understanding on the topic.

Zielgruppe

<p>Postgraduate and graduate students, researchers in academia, bio-industries, and government. It is also useful to students in the areas of Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering </p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, Sunil

Kumar, Rakesh

Pandey, Ashok

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction2. Waste legislations across the globe: An overview3. Global status of waste to energy technology4. Different waste treatment processes/technologies for energy recovery5. Biofuels production from biomass towards sustainable development6. Landfill gas as an energy source7. Case studies around the world: Successful stories and challenges8. Application of geographic information system in energy utilization9. Promoting waste-to-energy: Nexus thinking, policy instruments and implications for the environment10. The concept of energy efficient residential block design11. Energy aware intelligence in megacities12. Waste to energy model/tool presentation13. Aspen plus modeling approach in solid waste gasification14. Energy from waste: Future prospects towards sustainable development15. Value creation with waste to energy: Economic consideration16. Worldwide business model-environmental and financial aspects

Über Autor(innen)

Pandey, Ashok
Professor Ashok Pandey is currently Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow. He is HSBS National Innovation Chair (Biotechnology) and is/has been Visiting/Distinguished Professor in many countries. His major research and technological development interests are industrial & environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels & chemicals, waste to wealth & energy, etc.

Kumar, Rakesh
Rakesh Kumar acquired qualifications of Environment Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1987. He then pursued work on developing technologies for automobile pollution control, which also led to a Ph.D.in Environment Engineering. Dr. Kumar's experience includes a wide range of environment science and engineering field, such as: Air Pollution Control and Management, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Hazardous & Municipal Waste Management, Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit and Climate Change.

Kumar, Sunil
Dr. Sunil Kumar is a well-rounded researcher with more than 20 years of experience in leading, supervising and undertaking research in the broader field of Environmental Engineering and Science with focus on Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. He has contributed extensively to these fields and has h-index of 30 and i10-index of 43 (Google scholar); highly impressive for a non-academic researcher from India. His contributions since inception at CSIR-NEERI in 200 include 130 refereed journal publications, 04 books and 25 book chapters, 08 Edited volumes and numerous project reports to various governmental and private, local and International academic /research bodies. The list of his collaborations is long and includes key Indian universities, such as IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and IIT Mumbai and prestigious regional institutes, such as Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Hong Baptist University as well as universities in US (Columbia, Texas A&M) and Europe (UN University and University of Uppsala).