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Waste Valorisation

by Carol Sze Ki Lin, Guneet Kaur, Chong Li, Xiaofeng Yang, Christian V. Stevens

December 2020

Intermediate to advanced

288 pages

10h 46m

English

Wiley

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1.1 Introduction1.2 Development of (Bio)Chemical Process for Utilization of Waste as a Bioresource1.3 Process Integration for Waste‐Based Biorefinery1.4 Closed Loop Recirculation in a Bio‐based Economy1.5 Conclusions and Future TrendsReferences
2.1 Introduction2.2 Waste Streams and Their Suitability as Feedstock for Valorisation: Is All Waste a Resource?2.3 (Bio)diversity and Variability of Waste Feedstock2.4 Drivers, Policies and Markets for Value‐added Waste‐derived Products2.5 Conclusions and Future TrendsAcknowledgementsReferences
3.1 Introduction3.2 Solid Waste Management3.3 General Approach for Waste Treatment and Conversion to Value‐added Products: Biochemical, Mechanical, and Thermochemical3.4 Factors Influencing Selection of an Appropriate Valorisation Technique for Specific Waste Types3.5 Conventional and Novel Techniques: Overall Comparison in Terms of Energy Consumption, Waste Stream Generation and Cost3.6 Energy Consumption, Waste Stream Generation, and Costs of Conventional and Novel Waste Treatment Technologies3.7 Conclusions and Future TrendsAcknowledgementReferences
4.1 Introduction4.2 Agricultural Waste Definition, Composition, Variability, and Associated Policies and Regulations4.3 Conventional Techniques – Anaerobic Digestion, Pyrolysis, Gasification, and Solvent Treatment/Extraction4.4 Novel Techniques and Envisioned Product Streams: A New Perspective4.5 Case Study: Yard Waste Management4.6 Conclusions and Future TrendsAcknowledgementsReferences
5.1 Generation of Woody Biomass5.2 General Classification and Properties of Woods5.3 Wood Chemistry5.4 Chemical Composition Analysis5.5 Pretreatment5.6 Saccharification and Fermentation5.7 New Functions of Wood Residues5.8 Conclusions and Future TrendsAcknowledgementReferences
6.1 Introduction6.2 Characteristics of Food Waste and its Supply Chain6.3 Recovery of Valuable Products from Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste6.4 Novel Approaches and Obtainable Products: Biotechnological Processes and Chemical Transformations6.5 Case Study: Production of Methane via Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste6.6 Conclusions and Future TrendsReferences

7.1 Introduction7.2 Bioconversion Technologies for Bioethanol Production7.3 Use of Processing Waste to Produce Ethanol7.4 Use of Processing Waste to Enhance Ethanol Yields7.5 Conclusions and Future TrendsReferences
8.1 Introduction8.2 The Pre‐Preparation Technologies of Biomass Waste8.3 Handling of Emerging Biomass Wastes by Newly Developed Techniques8.4 Transforming Biomass Waste to Cellulose by New Techniques8.5 Transforming Biomass Waste to Lignin by New Technologies8.6 Conclusions and Future TrendsAcknowledgementsReferences
9.1 Introduction9.2 Literature Review9.3 Methods9.4 Case Study9.5 Results and Discussion9.6 Conclusions and Future TrendsAcknowledgementReferences
10.1 Introduction10.2 Transitioning from Current Linear to Stronger Circular Economy Models10.3 Case Study 1: Circular Textile Waste‐based Biorefinery for Production of Chemicals, Materials, and Fuels10.4 Case Study 2: Circular Food Waste‐based Biorefinery for Production of Chemicals, Materials, and Fuels10.5 Conclusions and Future TrendsAcknowledgementsReferences

Overview

A guide to the wide-variety of waste valorisation techniques related to various biomass, waste materials and by products

Waste Valorisation provides a comprehensive review of waste chemistry and its application to the generation of value-added products. The authors – noted experts on the topic – offer a clear understanding of waste diversity, drivers and policies governing its valorisation based on the location. The book provides information on the principles behind various valorisation schemes and offers a description of general treatment options with their evaluation guidelines in terms of cost, energy consumption and waste generation.

Each of the book's chapters contain an introduction which summarises the current production and processing methods, yields, energy sources and other pertinent information for each specific type of waste. The authors focus on the most relevant novel technologies for value-added processing of waste streams or industrial by-products which can readily be integrated into current waste management systems. They also provide the pertinent technical, economic, social and environmental evaluations of bioconversions as future sustainable technologies in a biorefinery. This important book:

Presents the most current technologies which integrate waste and/or by-product valorisation
Includes discussions on end-product purity and life-cycle assessment challenges
Explores relevant novel technologies for value-added processing of waste streams or industrial by-products which can be integrated into current waste management systems
Offers a guide to waste reuse, a key sustainability goal for existing biorefineries wishing to reduce material and environmental costs

Written for academic researchers and industrial scientists working in agricultural and food production, bioconversions and waste management professionals, Waste Valorisation is an authoritative guide to the chemistry and applications of waste materials and provides an overview of the most recent developments in the field.