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A review of waste management in Brazil and Portugal: Waste-to-energy as pathway for sustainable development
(2021-11-01)
In this study, projections and current status of municipal solid waste generation worldwide and its collection, final destination, and waste-to-energy technologies are reviewed. Firstly, an overview of waste generation ...
Analysis of hybrid waste-to-energy for medium-sized cities
(2013-06-15)
Urban centers have a huge demand for electricity and the growing problem of the solid waste management generated by their population, a relevant social and administrative problem. The correct disposal of the municipal solid ...
Influencia de la separación de residuos sólidos urbanos para reciclaje en el proceso de incineración con generación de energía
(2009-06-29)
This work analyses the recuperation of the energy of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) through the incineration process. It considers the up to date tendency of segregation (separation) of plastic, paper and cardboard, glass and ...
Is it worth generating energy with garbage? Defining a carbon tax to encourage waste-to-energy cycles
(2020-06-05)
The rising of municipal solid waste generation is a serious current problem, whose incorrect disposal leads to major impacts to human health and the environment. Waste-to-Energy systems have been some of the adopted solutions ...
Comparative analysis of waste-to-energy alternatives for a low-capacity power plant in Brazil
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2018-03-01)
The Brazilian National Solid Waste Policy has been implemented with some difficulty, especially in convincing the different actors of society about the importance of conscious awareness among every citizen and businesses ...
Theoretical assessment of energy recovery from Beekeeping waste (Slumgum)
(2022-02-01)
An evaluation of the energy potential of organic waste called “slumgum,” generated in the bee-wax industry, is developed. The main objective is to determine whether this waste can be used as fuel to generate the steam ...
Development of an Index to Evaluate the Environmental Performance of Sugar-Energy Production Plants
(2020-10-01)
Few studies address how to measure the impacts of the sugar-energy industry on the environment and human health. Thus, in this paper, an index (Iepa) to evaluate the impacts of the sugar-energy manufacturing process on the ...
Energy supply from municipal wastes: The potential of biogas-fuelled buses in Brazil
(Pergamon-elsevier Science LtdOxfordInglaterra, 1999)
Energy and environmental potential of solid waste in Brazil
(Elsevier Sci LtdOxfordInglaterra, 2011)
Agro-residual biomass and disposable protective face mask: a merger for converting waste to plastic-fiber fuel via an integrative carbonization-pelletization framework
(Springer, 2022-09-15)
Incineration and landfilling offer possibilities for addressing high-rate management of COVID-waste streams. However, they can be costly and environmentally unsustainable. In addition, they do not allow to convert them to ...