Agrawal / Tiwari / Belkhode Agro-Waste Management and Valorization

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-527-85421-9
Verlag: Wiley-VCH
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 403 Seiten, E-Book

Explores the multifaceted approaches to sustainable waste management and energy generation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Agrawal, Pratibha S.

Tiwari, Richa

Belkhode, Pramod

Belkhode, Pramod N.

Rokhum, Samuel Lalthazuala

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Waste to Value- Opportunity and Challenges
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Classification of Waste
1.3 Current Status in Waste Management
1.4 Problems Encountered in Waste Handling
1.5 Economic Competitiveness
1.6 Sustainable Challenges
1.7 Carbon sequestration for Green and Sustainable environment
1.8 IoT Services
1.9 Smart city infrastructure
1.10 Conclusion and Discussion

2 A Perspective on the Emergence and Need for Alternate Fuels
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Challenges Associated with Conventional Fuels
2.3 Alternative Fuels
2.4 Types of Alternative Fuels
2.5 Applications of Alternative Fuels
2.6 Environmental Impact and Economic Feasibility
2.7 Future Aspects of Alternative Fuels
2.8 Conclusion

3 The Role of Waste in the Circular Economy, Policies and Legislation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Crucial Reasons for Implementing a Circular Economy
3.3 Principal of the Circular Economy
3.4 Role of Agro Waste in Circular Economy - Examples
3.5 Circular Economy Challenges
3.6 Agro Waste
3.7 Agro Waste Management: Current Practices
3.8 Challenges in Implementing the Circular Economy for Agro Waste
3.9 Conclusion

4 Waste Management
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Assessment of RDF and SRF
4.3 MSW & RDF/SRF Legislation
4.4 Type of Solid Waste
4.5 Pelletization & Incineration
4.6 Case Study: Energy Recovery Potential
4.7 Liquid Waste Management
4.8 Physico-Chemical Treatment
4.9 Physical or Mechanical Treatment
4.10 Biological Treatment
4.11 E-waste
4.12 Environmental and Health Impacts of Waste Mismanagement
4.13 Disposal Methods of Waste Management
4.14 Environmental Impacts and Considerations
4.15 Sustainable Waste Management
4.16 Biological Conversion Techniques
4.17 Thermochemical Conversion Techniques
4.18 Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Evaluating Sustainability
4.19 Emerging Technologies and Future Trends: Shaping the Future of Agrowaste Management
4.20 Conclusion


5 Waste Biorefinery
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Waste feedstock for biorefinery
5.3 Kinetic analysis of biomass
5.4 Conversion Processes
5.5 Water based biorefinery
5.6 The economic aspects of waste-to-energy biorefineries
5.7 Conclusion

6 Algal Biorefinery
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Algal Biomass Cultivation
6.3 Algal Biomass Processing
6.4 Biofuel Production from Algal Biomass
6.5 Bioproducts and Bio-compounds from Algae
6.6 Integrated Algal Biorefinery Approach
6.7 Genetic Engineering and Algal Strain Improvement
6.8 Environmental Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment in Algal Biorefining
6.9 Challenges and Future Perspectives
6.10 Conclusion

7 Waste to Bio-Additive
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Types of waste utilized for bio-additive production
7.3 Waste to bio-additive conversion technologies
7.4 Application of Bio-additives
7.5 Life Cycle assessment (LCA) of WtBA technologies
7.6 Challenges and Limitations
7.7 Case studies and success stories
7.8 Conclusion and Recommendations

8 Waste to Compost
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Defining and Categorizing Agrowaste for Composting
8.3 The Science of Composting: Biochemical Processes and Microbial Ecology
8.4 Composting Methodologies for Agrowaste: From Traditional to Advanced Techniques
8.5 Advanced Composting Methodologies
8.6 Factors Influencing Composting Efficiency and Compost Quality
8.7 Conclusion
9 Glycerol: From Abundant Byproduct to Valuable Bio-oil
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Production of Glycerol in Biodiesel Production:
9.3 Conversion Technologies of Glycerol to Bio-oil
9.4 Bio-oil Properties and Applications
9.5 Catalytic Processes for Glycerol Conversion to Bio-oil
9.6 Chemistry of Glycerol Conversion to Bio-oil
9.7 Reactor Design and Process Optimization for Glycerol Conversion to Bio-oil
9.8 Challenges and Limitations
9.9 Commercial Glycerol-to-Bio-oil Plants
9.10 Conclusion

10 Production of Biochar
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Agrowaste Feedstocks for Biochar Production
10.3 Pyrolysis: Thermal Decomposition

Über Autor(innen)

Pratibha S Agrawal is a Ph.D. supervisor at Laxminarayan Innovation Technological University. With 16 years of teaching and research experience, she is a recognized authority in the field of applied chemistry.
 
Richa Tiwari is currently pursuing Ph.D. Laxminarayan Innovation Technological University. Her research interest includes Biofuels, environmental impact assessment, waste oils, sustainable development and recycling technologies.
 
Pramod Belkhode has been serving as the Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of General Engineering at Laxminarayan Innovation Technological University, Nagpur from 2009. His research areas include automation, the theory of experimentation, ergonomics, man machine system and agricultural mechanization.
 
Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India. His research interests include organic chemistry, renewable energy, material science, and heterogeneous catalysis. He has published more than 140 research papers and 21 book chapters.