Sustainable Food Waste-to-Energy Systems
by Thomas Trabold, Callie W. Babbitt
1st Edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780128111574 |
| eText ISBN | 9780128111581 |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
Sustainable Food Waste-to-Energy Systems, 1st Edition, examines the utilization of food waste in sustainable energy conversion systems. Published by Academic Press, the book concentrates on waste streams generated across the food supply chain downstream from agriculture.
Coverage addresses waste generated in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial sectors. The text evaluates conventional disposal routes such as landfilling and composting alongside chemical, biochemical, and thermochemical conversion technologies, reviewing their environmental, economic, and social sustainability impacts.
Designed for professionals and analysts, the volume outlines methodologies for selecting suitable conversion options based on waste characteristics, energy demands, and regulatory factors.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Waste resources in the food supply chain
Chapter 3: Conventional pathways for food waste utilization and disposal
Chapter 4: Sustainable waste-to-energy technologies – chemical and biochemical
Chapter 5: Sustainable waste-to-energy technologies – thermochemical
Chapter 6: Environmental aspects of food waste-to-energy conversion
Chapter 7: Economic aspects of food waste-to-energy system deployment
Chapter 8: Policy and regulatory considerations
Chapter 9: Waste-to-energy system logistics and deployment
Chapter Appendix: A: Physical and chemical properties of selected food wastes
Chapter Appendix: B: Biomethane potentials of selected food wastes
Chapter Appendix C: Sources of food waste resource and conversion data
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