From Waste to Energy: Case Studies of Green Technology Implementation offers a detailed exploration of green energy implementation through real-world case studies from around the globe and across various sectors. Emphasizing the transformational impact of practical green technology applications, the book discusses dynamic solutions for converting waste into energy through waste-to-energy projects. In addition, it explores how different countries cooperate to utilize waste-to-energy processes, from waste management to developing international cooperation. Sections address both the economic and practical challenges associated with these technologies, providing a comprehensive assessment needed to evaluate the sustainability of such practices.
The book begins with an introduction to waste valorization and explores the various processes and managements of converting waste materials produced by industrial activities into valuable products or energy. Notably, it explores the transformation of agrowaste into biochar, which not only provides a sustainable method of waste management but also acts as a negative carbon technology, significantly contributing to climate change mitigation. In addition to exploring different methods for energy conversion, the book also provides a global perspective through case studies from different countries and regions of the world.
1. 1. Introduction: The role of waste valorization as sustainable energy sources - p. 1 2. 2. Economic studies about the implementation of waste to energy processes and technologies - p. 11 3. 3. Studies on biomass valorization: Different approaches from RIMSGES research net - p. 31 4. 4. Sustainable fuel synthesis from agro residues via supercritical (hydrothermal) technologies: Challenges, insights, and perspectives - p. 57 5. 5. Transforming tire waste management: Navigating toward a circular economy - p. 79 6. 6. Comparative gas efficiency generation from desert date seeds (shell, peels) and moonlight flower leaves - p. 111 7. 7. Energy potential from animal-origin biomass in Honduras - p. 127 8. 8. Strategies to enhance biogas production from pig livestock waste - p. 145 9. 9. Biogenic gases processing scenarios including biomethane splitting for solid carbon and synthetic fuel production - p. 161 10. 10. Transforming waste into energy: The potential of hydrogen in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis and combustion boilers in Extremadura (Spain) - p. 185 11. 11. CO2 valorization: Conversion into chemicals and fuels - p. 217 12. 12. Sustainable agave fiber production: Evaluating biorefinery strategies for residue conversion by integrating bio- and thermochemical processes - p. 239 13. 13. Prospective approach for renewable hydrogen production from lignocellulosic agrowastes - p. 263 14. 14. Circular bio-based models for valorizing different agricultural wastes in mediterranean regions - Western Macedonia as a case-study - p. 285 15. 15. Energy production from agro-industrial wastewater: Potential and prospects of a sustainable approach in the Mediterranean region - p. 317 16. 16. Production of bioethanol from Cocoa Mucilage CCN51: Technical and environmental parameter evaluation in internal combustion engines - p. 355 17. 17. Safflower as the cornerstone of a biorefinery with multiple applications: From transesterification to hydrothermal carbonization or energy production in micro gas turbines - p. 383 18. 18. Use of digital tools in energy management: A key to enhancing cooperation - p. 405 19. 19. Conclusions: Towards a real and sustainable development through circular economy - p. 441 20. Index - p. 445
From Waste to Energy: Case Studies of Green Technology Implementation offers a detailed exploration of green energy implementation through real-world case studies from around the globe and across various sectors. Emphasizing the transformational impact of practical green technology applications, the book discusses dynamic solutions for converting waste into energy through waste-to-energy projects. In addition, it explores how different countries cooperate to utilize waste-to-energy processes, from waste management to developing international cooperation. Sections address both the economic and practical challenges associated with these technologies, providing a comprehensive assessment needed to evaluate the sustainability of such practices.
The book begins with an introduction to waste valorization and explores the various processes and managements of converting waste materials produced by industrial activities into valuable products or energy. Notably, it explores the transformation of agrowaste into biochar, which not only provides a sustainable method of waste management but also acts as a negative carbon technology, significantly contributing to climate change mitigation. In addition to exploring different methods for energy conversion, the book also provides a global perspective through case studies from different countries and regions of the world.
1. 1. Introduction: The role of waste valorization as sustainable energy sources - p. 1 2. 2. Economic studies about the implementation of waste to energy processes and technologies - p. 11 3. 3. Studies on biomass valorization: Different approaches from RIMSGES research net - p. 31 4. 4. Sustainable fuel synthesis from agro residues via supercritical (hydrothermal) technologies: Challenges, insights, and perspectives - p. 57 5. 5. Transforming tire waste management: Navigating toward a circular economy - p. 79 6. 6. Comparative gas efficiency generation from desert date seeds (shell, peels) and moonlight flower leaves - p. 111 7. 7. Energy potential from animal-origin biomass in Honduras - p. 127 8. 8. Strategies to enhance biogas production from pig livestock waste - p. 145 9. 9. Biogenic gases processing scenarios including biomethane splitting for solid carbon and synthetic fuel production - p. 161 10. 10. Transforming waste into energy: The potential of hydrogen in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis and combustion boilers in Extremadura (Spain) - p. 185 11. 11. CO2 valorization: Conversion into chemicals and fuels - p. 217 12. 12. Sustainable agave fiber production: Evaluating biorefinery strategies for residue conversion by integrating bio- and thermochemical processes - p. 239 13. 13. Prospective approach for renewable hydrogen production from lignocellulosic agrowastes - p. 263 14. 14. Circular bio-based models for valorizing different agricultural wastes in mediterranean regions - Western Macedonia as a case-study - p. 285 15. 15. Energy production from agro-industrial wastewater: Potential and prospects of a sustainable approach in the Mediterranean region - p. 317 16. 16. Production of bioethanol from Cocoa Mucilage CCN51: Technical and environmental parameter evaluation in internal combustion engines - p. 355 17. 17. Safflower as the cornerstone of a biorefinery with multiple applications: From transesterification to hydrothermal carbonization or energy production in micro gas turbines - p. 383 18. 18. Use of digital tools in energy management: A key to enhancing cooperation - p. 405 19. 19. Conclusions: Towards a real and sustainable development through circular economy - p. 441 20. Index - p. 445
