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Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable Comparisons
Gary C. Young
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Description for Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable Comparisons
Hardcover. This text covers the technical and economical issues relating to municipal waste disposal such as pyrolysis and combustion technology, plasma arc gasification, and plasma economics. It covers renewable resource topics to help turn our garbage to energy and reduce waste. Num Pages: 396 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: THX; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 692.
This text covers the technical and economical issues relating to municipal waste disposal such as pyrolysis and combustion technology, plasma arc gasification, and plasma economics. It covers renewable resource topics to help turn our garbage to energy and reduce waste. The coverage also provides a plant operations case study on the Eco-Valley plant in Utashinai, Japan. This is a comprehensive review of competing and emerging waste-to-energy technologies, addressing both the technical processes and their economics.
This text covers the technical and economical issues relating to municipal waste disposal such as pyrolysis and combustion technology, plasma arc gasification, and plasma economics. It covers renewable resource topics to help turn our garbage to energy and reduce waste. The coverage also provides a plant operations case study on the Eco-Valley plant in Utashinai, Japan. This is a comprehensive review of competing and emerging waste-to-energy technologies, addressing both the technical processes and their economics.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
692g
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470539675
SKU
V9780470539675
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gary C. Young
Gary C. Young has over forty years of experience in processes involving the energy, food, agricultural, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries, with companies such as Conoco, Stauffer Chemical Company, Beatrice Foods Company, Monsanto Company, and Carus Chemical Company. He has done consulting in areas of research and development, troubleshooting plant operations and process bottlenecks, maintenance, engineering, and environmental challenges. Dr. Young ... Read more
Reviews for Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable Comparisons
This work details how currently generated municipal solid waste, as well as past wastes residing in landfills, can be processed into energy with plasma arc gasification technology. The book is written for wide audience, including engineers, academics, and policy makers in public and private sectors. ( Book News, September 2010)