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Waste-to-energy : technologies and project implementation /

Waste-to-Energy: Technologies and Project Implementation, Third Edition covers the programs and technologies that are available for converting traditionally landfilled solid wastes into energy through waste-to-energy projects. It includes coverage of the latest technologies and practical engineering...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Rogoff, Marc Jay (Autor), Screve, Francois (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, United Kingdom : William Andrew, [2019]
Edición:Third edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Waste-to-Energy; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction and Overview; 1.1 The Growing Solid Waste Disposal Problem; 1.2 The Trends Toward Energy From Waste; 1.2.1 The United States; 1.2.2 Europe; 1.2.3 China; 1.2.4 Africa; 1.3 Numbers of Waste-to-Energy Facilities; 1.4 Climate Change and Waste-to-Energy; References; Further Reading; 2 Project Implementation Concepts; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Developing the Project Team; 2.2.1 Internal Project Team; 2.2.2 Consultants and Advisors; 2.3 Risk Assessment; 2.3.1 Waste Stream
  • 2.3.2 Energy and Materials Market2.3.3 Legal and Regulatory; 2.3.4 Facility Construction; 2.3.5 Facility Operation; 2.4 Implementation Process; 2.4.1 Project Phases; 2.5 Implementation of Project Scheduling; 2.6 Implementation of Project Costs; 2.7 Public Information Programs; Further Reading; 3 Energy From Waste Technology; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Basic Combustion System; 3.3 Stages of Combustion; 3.3.1 Waste-to-Energy Solid Waste Combustors; 3.3.2 Products of Combustion; 3.4 Mass Burning; 3.4.1 Process Description; 3.4.2 Operations Experience; 3.5 Modular Combustion; 3.5.1 Process System
  • 3.5.2 Operating Facilities3.6 Refuse-Derived Fuel Systems; 3.6.1 Processing Systems; 3.6.2 Wet Refuse-Derived Fuel Processing; 3.6.3 Dry-Processing Systems; 3.6.4 Organic-Processing Systems; 3.7 Fluidized-Bed Systems; 3.8 Emerging Waste Conversion Technologies; 3.8.1 Summary of Technologies; 3.8.2 Hydrolysis; 3.8.3 Gasification; 3.8.4 Anaerobic Digestion; 3.8.5 Plasma Arc; 3.9 Summary; 4 Solid Waste Composition and Quantities; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Types of Solid Waste; 4.3 Solid Waste Quantities; 4.3.1 Conducting a Municipal Solid Waste Weighing Program; 4.3.2 Waste Oil; 4.3.3 Tires
  • 4.3.4 Estimated Waste Stream Available for Waste-to-Energy Facility4.4 Waste Composition Methodology; 4.5 Waste Sorting; 4.5.1 Hand-Sort Procedure; 4.5.2 Visual Characterization Procedure; 4.5.3 Disposition of Sampled Waste; 4.5.4 Testing of Samples; 4.5.5 Waste Composition Analysis; 4.6 Heating Value (Btu or kJ); 4.6.1 Practical Methods to Evaluate Waste Low Heating Value; 4.6.2 Variability in Waste Lower Heating Values; References; 5 Waste Flow Control; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Flow Control Mechanisms; 5.2.1 Waste Flow Control Through Legislation/Regulation
  • 5.2.2 Contractual Control of Waste Stream5.2.3 Economic Incentives for Waste Stream Control; 5.3 Case Studies; 5.3.1 Ohio; 5.3.2 Florida; Further Reading; 6 Selecting the Facility Site; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Site-Selection Process; 6.2.1 Evaluation Criteria; 6.2.1.1 Technical Considerations; 6.2.1.2 Environmental Considerations; 6.2.1.3 Social Considerations; 6.3 Site-Screening Process; 6.3.1 Stage 1: Data Collection and Analysis; 6.3.2 Stage 2: Preparation of Constraint Maps; 6.3.3 Stage 3: Identifying Potential Site Areas; 6.3.4 Stage 4: Preliminary Screening of Site Areas