Zero Waste Biorefinery

This book provides a comprehensive overview of zero waste biorefineries and their technologies, including waste-to-energy, algal biorefineries, and conversion technologies. It covers process optimization, life cycle assessment, and sustainable circular economy. It is intended for professionals, post-graduate students, and policy makers in waste management, biorefineries, and circular economy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 591 pages
Publication date: 13 January 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into the realm of process, technologies, and value-added products derived from diverse waste biorefineries. It is organized into four sections, offering a comprehensive perspective on zero waste biorefineries and the associated technologies. The book explores emerging technologies that aim to recycle lignocellulosic waste, municipal solid waste, and food waste into valuable biochemicals and bioenergy, while also addressing the challenges and opportunities involved. Additionally, it focuses on algal biorefineries, which contribute to a sustainable circular economy by producing a wide range of bioactive compounds, bioethanol, biobutanol, biohydrogen, biodiesel, and other valuable products through an integrated biorefinery approach. Chapters on conversion technologies and mathematical models are included to optimize process efficiency. The book provides a solid foundation in the principles of biorefineries and offers a state-of-the-art overview of the latest advances in scientific knowledge, techno-economic developments, and life cycle assessment methodologies for integrated waste biorefineries. This volume is of immense interest to professionals, post-graduate students, and policy makers engaged in waste management, biorefineries, circular economy, and sustainable development.

Weight: 926g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811686849
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022