Urban Waste Transformation

Urban Waste Transformation: Sustainable Approaches for Energy and Chemical Recovery provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in the transformation of urban waste into bioenergy and biochemicals. The book starts with two chapters on the concept of urban waste and the current status of urban waste valorization, with a particular emphasis on developing countries. This is followed by eight chapters covering specific conversion technologies to add value to urban waste through the production of bioenergy and bioproducts. Specific chapters then introduce case studies and offer emerging trends in urban waste valorization in developed countries, along with life cycle assessments of urban waste valorization strategies. Finally, the book introduces the prospects and future direction of biohydrogen production from urban waste, and discusses challenges, emerging policy trends, and future initiatives in the transformation of urban waste into bioenergy, value-added biochemicals, and bioproducts. This latest volume in the Woodhead Series in Bioenergy is of interest to researchers, faculty, advanced students, scientists, engineers, industry professionals, and policy makers with an interest in urban waste management and valorization, waste-to-energy, and bioenergy.

• Offers in-depth analysis of processes and technologies used to transform urban waste into bioenergy and biochemicals
• Highlights the latest technological developments, economic feasibility, and environmental impact of urban waste transformation
• Covers the subject from theoretical concepts to practical applications and the possibilities for large-scale commercial deployment
• Evaluates drawbacks, possibilities, and obstacles of current technologies in order to determine areas in need of further research