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Summary
Summary
As global populations continue to increase, the application of biotechnological processes for disposal and control of waste has gained importance in recent years. Advances in Waste-to-Energy Technologies presents the latest developments in the areas of solid waste management, Waste-to-Energy (WTE) technologies, biotechnological approaches, and their global challenges. It combines biotechnological procedures, sophisticated modeling, and techno-economic analysis of waste, and examines the current need for the maximum recovery of energy from wastes as well as the associated biotechnological and environmental impacts.
　
Features:
Presents numerous waste management practices and methods to recover resources from waste using the best biotechnological approaches available. Addresses the challenges, management, and policy issues of waste management and WTE initiatives. Includes practical case studies from around the world. Serves as a useful resource for professionals and students involved in cross-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary research programs and related courses. Discusses the economic and regulatory contexts for managing waste.This book will serve as a valuable reference for researchers, academicians, municipal authorities, government bodies, waste managers, building engineers, and environmental consultants requiring an understanding of waste management and the latest WTE technologies.
Author Notes
Dr. Rajeev Pratap Singh is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University (INDIA), has completed his Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University, India. His major research interests are - solid waste management, bio-composting, and green technologies. He has received several International awards, including the "Green Talent" award from Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany; Prosper.Net Scopus Young Scientist award, DST Young Scientist Award etc. Dr. Singh is serving as the member of reviewer and editorial team of several important scientific journals. Also, Dr Singh has co-authored 5 books and more than 40 highly cited research and review articles on solid waste management. Dr Singh also availed Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship, a fellowship supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Robert Daugherty Water for Food Institute (DWFI).
Dr. Vishal Prasad, working as Assistant Professor in the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, is working in the area of microorganisms mediated management of environmental problems. Management of organic solid waste is one of his areas of concern and work on beneficial microbes producing useful products from such waste using potential biotechnological tools is being carried out. Dr. Prasad is member of several scientific societies and also serves as a reviewer and member of several scientific journals.
Ms. Barkha Vaish is working as a CSIR-SRF, at Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Ms. Vaish has done her M.Sc. in Environmental Science from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A central university) and pursuing her Ph.D. at Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. She is a budding researcher devoted in the field of waste-to-energy conversion technologies, solid waste management, and sustainable agricultural practices.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
This book addresses the management of solid wastes and sewage with an emphasis on advances in waste-to-energy technologies. The contributing authors are from 12 different countries and four different continents. Some are from developed countries in Europe; others are from India, Brazil, Egypt, and Algeria. Anaerobic digestion, incineration, and pyrolysis are the most common waste-to-energy technologies represented. Waste management is important in all countries and communities. It is related to several of the UN sustainable development goals, including good health and well-being, clean water and sanitation, and affordable and clean energy. The economics of adopting waste-to-energy technologies is as important as the environmental issues associated with implementing the processes, such as air pollution control. Because organic wastes can be converted to energy, most of the focus here is on substances that have chemical energy, such as sewage, food wastes, paper, and organic materials. Many helpful references are listed at the end of each of the 15 chapters, and there is a good index. The book provides information on some newly developed technologies available for implementation and will be helpful to professionals in many countries. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. --Larry E. Erickson, emeritus, Kansas State University
