About the authors |
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Preface |
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Acronyms and abbreviations |
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1 Pyrolysis of waste biomass: toward sustainable development |
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1.2 Component of lignocellulosic biomasses |
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13.2 Intermediate pyrolysis |
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1.4 Mechanism of pyrolysis |
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1.4.1 Mechanism of cellulose pyrolysis |
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1.4.2 Mechanism of hemicellulose pyrolysis |
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1.4.3 Mechanism of lignin pyrolysis |
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1.5 Reactor configurations |
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1.5.1 Fluidized-bed reactor |
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15.2 Circulating fluidized-bed reactor |
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1.5.3 Ablative plate reactor |
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1.5.4 Auger/screw reactor |
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15.5 Rotating cone reactor |
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1.5.6 Cyclone/vortex reactor |
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1.6 Upgradation techniques for pyrolyzed bio-oil |
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1.6.1 Physical upgradation of crude bio-oil |
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1.6.2 Chemical upgradation of bio-oil |
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1.6.3 Catalytical upgradation of bio-oil |
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1.7 Energy recovery for heating or process applications |
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2 Biomass pyrolysis system based on life cycle assessment and Aspen plus analysis and kinetic modeling |
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2.2 Current Indian scenario of waste-to-energy conversion technologies |
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2.3 From biomass to biofuel through pyrolysis |
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2.4 Life cycle assessment methodology for pyrolysis-based bio-oil production |
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2.4.1 Steps followed for studying LCA |
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2.4.2 Setting require for LCA |
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2.4.3 Inventory data collection |
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2.4.4 Analysis of life cycle inventory |
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2.4.5 Impact assessment of LCA |
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2.4.6 Sensitivity analysis |
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2.5 Aspen plus approach to biomass pyrolysis system |
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2.6 Kinetics of biomass pyrolysis |
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2.7 Isoconversional techniques |
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2.9 Application of biomass pyrolysis products |
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2.9.1 Bio-oil applications |
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2.9.2 Biochar application |
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60 | (3) |
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64 | (9) |
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3 Biomass gasification integrated with Fischer-Tropsch reactor: techno-economic approach |
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3.2 Surplus biomass available in India |
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3.2.1 Conflicting applications for crop residue biomass |
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3.2.3 Challenges in biomass utilization |
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3.2.4 Biomass to energy conversion processes |
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3.3 Pretreatment of biomass |
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3.3.2 Types of pretreatment |
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3.4 Kinetics of biomass gasification for syngas generation |
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3.4.1 Gasification mechanism |
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3.4.2 Syngas conditioning |
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3.5 Gasification integrated with Fischer-Tropsch reactor |
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3.5.1 Bioenergy potential calculations and estimation |
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3.5.2 Fischer-Tropsch synthesis |
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3.5.3 Fischer-Tropsch catalysts |
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3.5.4 Fischer-Tropsch mechanism |
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35.5 Biofuel synthesis from Fischer-Tropsch reactor |
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3.6 Techno-economic analysis of Fischer-Tropsch reactor with biomass gasification |
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4 Energy recovery from biomass through gasification technology |
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4.2 Thermochemical conversion |
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4.2.4 Principles of anaerobic digestion |
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4.3 Production and use of aquatic biomass |
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4.3.1 Potential of biomass waste |
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4.4 Lignocellulose biomass pretreatment |
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4.4.3 Biological pretreatment |
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4.5 Bioconversion and downstream processing of biomass-derived molecules' conversion to chemicals |
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4.6 Energy recovery for heating or process applications |
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4.7 Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass-derived intermediates lignin biorefinery biogas from waste biomass |
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4.8 Parameters affecting anaerobic digestion process |
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4.8.2 Solid to water content |
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4.8.5 Organic loading rate |
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4.9 The concept of gasification and its types of reactors |
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4.9.1 Fixed bed gasification |
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4.9.4 Cross-flow gasifier |
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4.9.5 Fluidized bed gasification |
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4.9.6 Bubbling fluidized bed gasification |
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4.10 Life cycle analysis of gasification process |
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4.10.1 Scope of analysis and definition |
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4.10.2 Boundary system and analysis of related legislation |
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4.10.3 Proper selection of environmental performance indicators |
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4.10.4 Inventory analysis |
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4.10.5 Environmental impact assessment |
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4.10.6 Life cycle assessment |
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4.11 Aspen plus approach to the biomass gasification system |
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128 | (5) |
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5 Life Cycle Assessment applied to waste-to-energy technologies |
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5.2 What is life cycle assessment? |
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5.2.1 Historical development |
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5.2.2 Applications of LCA |
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5.2.3 Steps and procedures for an LCA study |
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5.2.4 Definition of the objective and scope |
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5.2.5 Analysis of the life cycle inventory |
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5.2.6 Life cycle impact assessment |
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5.3 Use of LCA to analyze waste-to-energy technologies |
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5.4 Highlights in LCA studies for waste-to-energy technologies |
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5.4.5 Sensitivity and uncertainty analyses |
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5.5 Main results found in the literature |
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6 Waste disposal in selected favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro |
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6.1 Historical background |
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6.1.1 Some numbers about subnormal clusters |
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6.1.2 The favela of Catumbi |
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6.2 Survey and study of solid waste in 37 slums and in Catumbi |
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7 Transesterification process of biodiesel production from nonedible vegetable oil sources using catalysts from waste sources |
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7.2 Biodiesel production as an alternative source of energy |
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7.3 Transesterification: reaction and mechanism |
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7.4.2 Biochemical catalysts |
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7.4.3 Impact on kinetics of transesterification and modeling |
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7.5 Hydrocarbon feed stocks for biodiesel |
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7.6 Various novel technologies for biodiesel production |
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7.6.1 Ultrasonic-assisted biodiesel production |
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7.6.2 Micro reactive transesterification |
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7.6.3 Microwave-assisted biodiesel production |
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7.6.4 Reactive distilled transesterification |
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7.6.5 Supercritical technology of biodiesel production (noncatalytic) |
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7.7 Techno-economic analysis of biodiesel production |
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7.7.2 Raw material and operating cost |
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7.7.3 Fixed cost and maintenance cost |
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7.7.4 Cost calculation with respect to production rate |
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7.8 Perspectives and conclusion |
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Index |
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