A Thermo-Economic Approach to Energy From Waste provides readers with the tools to analyze the effectiveness of biomass waste conversion into value-added products and how thermochemical conversion methods can be commercialized with minimum environmental impact. The book provides a comprehensive overview of biomass conversion technologies through pyrolysis, including the types of reactors available, reactor mechanisms, and the upgradation of bio-oil.

Case studies are provided on waste disposal in selected favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro, including data on subnormal clusters and analyses of solid waste in the 37 slums of Catumbi. Step-by-step guidance is provided on how to use a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach to analyze the potential impact of various waste-to-energy conversion technologies, and a brief overview of the common applications of LCA in other geographical locations is presented, including United States, Europe, China, and Brazil. Finally, waste-to-value-added functional catalysts for the transesterification process in biodiesel production are discussed alongside various other novel technologies for biodiesel production, process simulation, and techno-economic analysis of biodiesel production.

Bringing together research and real-world case studies from an LCA perspective, the book provides an ideal reference for researchers and practitioners interested in waste-to-energy conversion, LCA, and the sustainable production of bioenergy.

Presents an overview of the technologies for the production of biofuels from waste via pyrolysis and gasification
Provides a guide to the utilization of LCA to assess the economic and environmental impact of value-added products
Describes real-world case studies on the implementation of LCA in waste-to-energy scenarios

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Information

Publisher

Elsevier

Year

2021

ISBN

9780323859110

Topic

Ciencias físicas

Subtopic

Energía

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
About the authors
Preface
Acronyms and abbreviations
Chapter 1. Pyrolysis of waste biomass: toward sustainable development
Chapter 2. Biomass pyrolysis system based on life cycle assessment and Aspen plus analysis and kinetic modeling
Chapter 3. Biomass gasification integrated with Fischer–Tropsch reactor: techno-economic approach
Chapter 4. Energy recovery from biomass through gasification technology
Chapter 5. Life Cycle Assessment applied to waste-to-energy technologies
Chapter 6. Waste disposal in selected favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro
Chapter 7. Transesterification process of biodiesel production from nonedible vegetable oil sources using catalysts from waste sources
Index