From Waste To Value

Author : Antje Klitkou,Arne Martin Fevolden,Marco Capasso
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429863240

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From Waste to Value by Antje Klitkou,Arne Martin Fevolden,Marco Capasso Pdf

From Waste to Value investigates how streams of organic waste and residues can be transformed into valuable products, to foster a transition towards a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. The studies are carried out within a cross-disciplinary framework, drawing on a diverse set of theoretical approaches and defining different valorisation pathways. Organic waste streams from households and industry are becoming a valuable resource in today’s economies. Substances that have long represented a cost to companies and a burden for society are now becoming an asset. Waste products, such as leftover food, forest residues and animal carcasses, can be turned into valuable products such as biomaterials, biochemicals and biopharmaceuticals. Exploiting these waste resources is challenging, however. It requires that companies develop new technologies and that public authorities introduce new regulation and governance models. This book helps policy-makers govern and regulate bio-based industries, and helps industry actors to identify and exploit new opportunities in the circular bioeconomy. Moreover, it provides important insights for all students and scholars concerned with renewable energy, sustainable development and climate change.

Author : Inamuddin,Anish Khan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030618377

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Sustainable Bioconversion of Waste to Value Added Products by Inamuddin,Anish Khan Pdf

This edited book discusses various processes of feedstocks bioconversion such as bioconversion of food waste, human manure, industrial waste, beverage waste, kitchen waste, organic waste, fruit and vegetable, poultry waste, solid waste, agro-industrial waste, cow dung, steroid, lignocellulosic residue, biomass, natural gas etc. Nowadays, the industrial revolution and urbanization have made human life comfortable. However, this requires excess usage of natural resources starting from food and food products, to energy resources, materials as well as chemicals. The excess use of natural resources for human comfort is expected to high fuel prices, decline natural resources as well as cause a huge hike in the cost of raw materials. These factors are pushing researchers to grow environmentally friendly processes and techniques based on inexpensive and sustainable feedstock to accomplish such worldwide targets. Bioconversion, otherwise called biotransformation, is the change of natural materials, for example, plant or animal waste, into usable items or energy sources by microorganisms. Bioconversion is an environmentally friendly benevolent choice to supplant the well-established chemical procedures utilized these days for the production of chemicals and fuels. A variety of alternatives advancements are being considered and are directly accessible to acquire diverse valuable end-products through bioprocesses. This book discusses in detail the process and techniques of bioconversion by focusing on the organic feedstock of animal and plant origin. It brings solutions to the bioconversion of various feedstock into value-added products.

Author : Peter Lacy,Jakob Rutqvist
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137530707

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Waste to Wealth by Peter Lacy,Jakob Rutqvist Pdf

Waste to Wealth proves that 'green' and 'growth' need not be binary alternatives. The book examines five new business models that provide circular growth from deploying sustainable resources to the sharing economy before setting out what business leaders need to do to implement the models successfully.

Author : Karen Delchet-Cochet
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781786305732

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Circular Economy by Karen Delchet-Cochet Pdf

This book is aimed at companies, researchers, consultants, consumers, students and any interested public interested in the subject, the reflections and practices of the circular economy. As part of the draft law on the circular economy in France, the authors (researchers and experts) analyze the data and the reflections and base their arguments on real examples in order to propose solutions and recommendations for a green economy. It gives an updated overview of the reflections and practices around the circular economy. The book is divided into three parts: - The company and its functions, innovative business models - The institutional, legislative and normative framework - Some sectors of activity with the prism of the circular economy

Author : Rajesh Banu,Gopalakrishnan Kumar,Gunasekaran M.,Kavitha S.
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780128183540

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Food Waste to Valuable Resources by Rajesh Banu,Gopalakrishnan Kumar,Gunasekaran M.,Kavitha S. Pdf

Food Waste to Valuable Resources: Applications and Management compiles current information pertaining to food waste, placing particular emphasis on the themes of food waste management, biorefineries, valuable specialty products and technoeconomic analysis. Following its introduction, this book explores new valuable resource technologies, the bioeconomy, the technoeconomical evaluation of food-waste-based biorefineries, and the policies and regulations related to a food-waste-based economy. It is an ideal reference for researchers and industry professionals working in the areas of food waste valorization, food science and technology, food producers, policymakers and NGOs, environmental technologists, environmental engineers, and students studying environmental engineering, food science, and more. Presents recent advances, trends and challenges related to food waste valorization Contains invaluable knowledge on of food waste management, biorefineries, valuable specialty products and technoeconomic analysis Highlights modern advances and applications of food waste bioresources in various products’ recovery

Author : Catherine Alexander,Andrew Sanchez
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789200102

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Indeterminacy by Catherine Alexander,Andrew Sanchez Pdf

What happens to people, places and objects that do not fit the ordering regimes and progressive narratives of modernity? Conventional understandings imply that progress leaves such things behind, and excludes them as though they were valueless waste. This volume uses the concept of indeterminacy to explore how conditions of exclusion and abandonment may give rise to new values, as well as to states of despair and alienation. Drawing upon ethnographic research about a wide variety of contexts, the chapters here explore how indeterminacy is created and experienced in relationship to projects of classification and progress.

Author : Fidelis A. Emuze,Tarcisio A. Saurin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317447634

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Value and Waste in Lean Construction by Fidelis A. Emuze,Tarcisio A. Saurin Pdf

Non-value adding activities are otherwise known as ‘waste’ in the lean construction lexicon. The aim of this collection is to build a common understanding of the role and contribution of value-adding activities in achieving stipulated objectives and continuous improvement in construction projects, and to contrast this with waste. Although the lean approach to construction projects has been widely covered, this is the first book that explicitly provides the link between value and waste in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector. This internationally researched collection seeks to create a paradigm shift, which will shape work processes and future directions for how value is conceptualized and operationalized in both the project management and business aspects of construction. The readers will gain an understanding of: The value-adding paradigm in construction How to make value-supporting decisions Waste identification and control in practice With contributions from South Africa, Brazil, Norway, and the USA, the implications of this book are globally relevant. This is essential reading for all higher level students of construction management and economics, and all professionals interested in value management.

Author : Linda Zikhona Linganiso,Tshwafo Elias Motaung
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Sustainable construction
ISBN : 1536149950

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Waste-To-Profit (W-t-P) by Linda Zikhona Linganiso,Tshwafo Elias Motaung Pdf

The concept of a circular economy in the construction sector captures global material flow through product design, inverse logistics, innovation and collaborations. The circulation of the economy takes into consideration global population influence, which affects the economy through a variety of construction product flows in particular. The increase in consumers means increasing product and services which participate in different waste streams. The emerging sustainable development in the construction industry requires the recycling of waste materials to reduce the negative environmental impact of construction activities. Accumulation and management of construction wastes is also becoming a major environmental and economical concern in many developing countries. Huge volumes of waste generated end up piled on landfill sites or illegally dumped, posing serious health and ecological problems. In the construction industry, recycling of waste concrete, masonry, cement, gypsum, to mention but a few, has become an important aspect due to the continued increase of construction wastes and depletion of natural aggregates. Why not establish a business system that is specifically designed to do much more value addition to the construction wastes and develop products which are not only in demand locally but internationally, to encourage exports for maximum financial gain. This book aims to analyze the current business model in the construction sector and the current legislation concerning waste management. It also highlights efforts required in order to refine the recycling methods in favor of a circular economy in the constuction industry. In support of a transition to a low carbon economy, different types of materials which can be produced from the construction wastes are indicated including processes which are used to obtain the final products. The market demand including penetration of the resulting products are given extensively. Policies and regulations to govern these undertakings are highlighted also. The municipalities will learn to redirect the local construction industries on how to avoid dumping at landfill sites as the space has currently become an issue. Researchers globally will learn how to go up through the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) from basic research through prototype development and finally up to commercialization in projects related to the construction.

Author : Karen Delchet-Cochet
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119777069

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Circular Economy by Karen Delchet-Cochet Pdf

Author : Ram K. Gupta,Tuan Anh Nguyen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000551334

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Energy from Waste by Ram K. Gupta,Tuan Anh Nguyen Pdf

Conversion of waste into value-added products such as energy transforms a potential environmental problem into a sustainable solution. Energy from Waste: Production and Storage focuses on the conversion of waste from various sources for use in energy production and storage applications. It provides the state-of-the-art in developing advanced materials and chemicals for energy applications using wastes and discusses the various treatment processes and technologies. Covers synthesis of usable materials from various types of waste and their application in energy production and storage Presents an overview and applications of wastes for green energy production and storage Provides fundamentals of electrochemical behavior and understanding of energy devices such as fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, and solar cells Elaborates on advanced technologies used to convert waste into green biochemical energy This work provides new direction to scientists, researchers, and students in materials and chemical engineering and related subjects seeking to sustainable solutions to energy production and waste management.

Author : Shachi Shah,V. Venkatramanan,Ram Prasad
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811596964

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Bio-valorization of Waste by Shachi Shah,V. Venkatramanan,Ram Prasad Pdf

This book explores the concept and methods of waste management with a new approach of biological valorization. Waste valorization is a process that aims to reduce, reuse, and recycle the waste into usable, value-added, and environmental benign raw materials which can be a source of energy. The book brings together comprehensive information to assert that waste can be converted into a resource or a raw material for value addition. Waste valorization imbibes the natural recycling principles of zero waste, loop closing, and underlines the importance of sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, the book is offering an up-to-date account, and insight into the contours of waste valorization principles, biovalorization technologies for diverse group of wastes including agricultural, municipal, and industrial waste. It further discusses the emerging paradigms of waste valorization, waste biorefineries, valorization technologies for energy, biofuel, and biochemical production. The book meets the growing global needs for a comprehensive and holistic outlook on waste management. It is of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of biotechnology and environmental sciences.

Author : Miriam Otoo,Pay Drechsel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1257 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317703778

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Resource Recovery from Waste by Miriam Otoo,Pay Drechsel Pdf

Humans generate millions of tons of waste every day. This waste is rich in water, nutrients, energy and organic compounds. Yet waste is not being managed in a way that permits us to derive value from its reuse, whilst millions of farmers struggle with depleted soils and lack of water. This book shows how Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) could create livelihoods, enhance food security, support green economies, reduce waste and contribute to cost recovery in the sanitation chain. While many RRR projects fully depend on subsidies and hardly survive their pilot phase, hopeful signs of viable approaches to RRR are emerging around the globe including low- and middle-income countries. These enterprises or projects are tapping into entrepreneurial initiatives and public ̶ private partnerships, leveraging private capital to help realize commercial or social value, shifting the focus from treatment for waste disposal to treatment of waste as a valuable resource for safe reuse. The book provides a compendium of business options for energy, nutrients and water recovery via 24 innovative business models based on an in-depth analysis of over 60 empirical cases, of which 47 from around the world are described and evaluated in a systematic way. The focus is on organic municipal, agro-industrial and food waste, including fecal sludge, supporting a diverse range of business models with potential for large-scale out-and up-scaling.

Author : Banwari Lal,Priyangshu M. Sarma
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9788179934241

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Wealth from Waste by Banwari Lal,Priyangshu M. Sarma Pdf

This edition of Wealth from Waste takes a closer look at the different avenues that consider waste a resource for recycling and valorization rather than contemplating its disposal. The book provides insight into the possible technological innovations and options that can be adopted, along with the current trends and opportunities that are available worldwide for converting waste into value-added resources. In the individual chapters, authors have discussed and reviewed the possible options for conversion of various waste streams generated from municipalities and other urban establishments and biomass-based waste generated from argo-based industries and different industrial activities into an energy resource. The book also looks into the regulatory framework available in the country, which is required at every stage of the life cycle of waste, and the needs for improvement of this framework.This edition will serve as an important reference for a wide range of stakeholders-from policy-makers to environmentalists, development practitioners, academicians, waste management experts, researchers, and corporate decision-makers.

Author : Thomas Trabold,Callie W. Babbitt
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128111581

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Sustainable Food Waste-to-Energy Systems by Thomas Trabold,Callie W. Babbitt Pdf

Sustainable Food Waste-to-Energy Systems assesses the utilization of food waste in sustainable energy conversion systems. It explores all sources of waste generated in the food supply chain (downstream from agriculture), with coverage of industrial, commercial, institutional and residential sources. It provides a detailed analysis of the conventional pathways for food waste disposal and utilization, including composting, incineration, landfilling and wastewater treatment. Next, users will find valuable sections on the chemical, biochemical and thermochemical waste-to-energy conversion processes applicable for food waste and an assessment of commercially available sustainable food waste-to-energy conversion technologies. Sustainability aspects, including consideration of environmental, economic and social impacts are also explored. The book concludes with an analysis of how deploying waste-to-energy systems is dependent on cross-cutting research methods, including geographical information systems and big data. It is a useful resource for professionals working in waste-to-energy technologies, as well as those in the food industry and food waste management sector planning and implementing these systems, but is also ideal for researchers, graduate students, energy policymakers and energy analysts interested in the most recent advances in the field. Provides guidance on how specific food waste characteristics drive possible waste-to-energy conversion processes Presents methodologies for selecting among different waste-to-energy options, based on waste volumes, distribution and properties, local energy demand (electrical/thermal/steam), opportunities for industrial symbiosis, regulations and incentives and social acceptance, etc. Contains tools to assess potential environmental and economic performance of deployed systems Links to publicly available resources on food waste data for energy conversion

Author : Gunjal, Aparna B.,Waghmode, Meghmala S.,Patil, Neha N.,Bhatt, Pankaj
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781522577072

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Global Initiatives for Waste Reduction and Cutting Food Loss by Gunjal, Aparna B.,Waghmode, Meghmala S.,Patil, Neha N.,Bhatt, Pankaj Pdf

The world population is expected to increase exponentially within the next decade, which means that the food demand will increase and so will waste production. There is a need for effective food waste management as wasted food leads to overutilization of water and fossil fuels and increasing greenhouse gas emissions from the degradation of food. Global Initiatives for Waste Reduction and Cutting Food Loss explores methods for reducing waste and cutting food loss in order to help the environment and support local communities, as well as solve issues including that of land space. Covering topics that include food degradation, enzymes, and microorganisms, this publication is designed for policymakers, environmentalists, engineers, government officials, researchers, scientists, academicians, and students.