Proceedings Of The Air Waste Management Association International Specialty Conference Waste Combustion In Boilers And Industrial Furnaces

Author : Avraam Karagiannidis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447123069
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Waste to Energy written by Avraam Karagiannidis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solid waste management is currently a major issue worldwide with numerous areas reaching critical levels. Many developing countries and countries in transition still miss basic waste management infrastructure and awareness. It is here that many of the solid waste management problems and challenges are currently being faced. As such, waste-to-energy (WTE) consists of a proven and continuously developing spectrum and range of technologies in a number of (mostly) developed countries. However, it’s integration in developing countries and systems in transition is often faced with scepticism and a complex set of barriers which are quite unique and differ greatly from those where WTE has been validated and applied over the years. Waste-to-Energy: Opportunities and Challenges for Developing and Transition Economies will address this issue both theoretically and using concrete examples, including: · contributions from numerous scholars and practitioners in the field, · useful lessons and rules of thumb, · both successful and failed cases, and · real-life examples and developments. Waste-to-Energy approaches this dynamic aspect of environmental engineering and management in a methodical and detailed manner making it an important resource for SWM planners and facility operators as well as undergraduate and post graduate students and researchers.