Sustainable Food Waste-to-Energy Systems is the comprehensive resource assessing the utilization of food waste in sustainable energy conversion systems. The book first explores all sources of waste generated in the food supply chain (downstream of the agricultural stage) and includes coverage of industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential sources. The book provides a detailed analysis of the conventional pathways for food waste disposal and utilization, including composting, incineration, landfilling, and waste water treatment. It then explores the chemical and biochemical processes, as well as the thermochemical waste to energy conversion processes applicable for food waste. Sustainable Food Waste-to-Energy Systems contains an assessment of commercially available sustainable food waste-to-energy conversion technologies as well as those that have demonstrated efficacy beyond laboratory scale. The sustainability aspects of these systems, including consideration of environmental, economic, and social impacts, are also explored. The book concludes with an analysis of how deploying waste-to-energy systems is dependent on cross-cutting research methods, including geographical information systems and big data. It is a useful resource for professionals working in waste to energy technologies, as well as those in the food industry and food waste management sector planning and implementing these systems. It is also helpful for researchers, graduate students, energy policy makers and energy analysts interested in the most recent advances in the field. Provides guidance on how specific food waste characteristics drive possible waste-to-energy conversion processesPresents methodologies for selecting among different waste-to-energy options, based on waste volumes, distribution and properties, local energy demand (electrical/thermal/steam), opportunities for industrial symbiosis, regulations and incentives, social acceptance, etc.Contains tools to assess potential environmental and economic performance of deployed systemsLinks to publicly available resources on food waste data for energy conversion INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Waste resources in the food supply chain 3. Conventional pathways for food waste utilization and disposal 4. Sustainable waste-to-energy technologies - chemical and biochemical 5. Sustainable waste-to-energy technologies - thermochemical 6. Environmental aspects of food waste-to-energy conversion 7. Economic aspects of food waste-to-energy system deployment 8. Policy and regulatory considerations 9. Waste-to-energy system logistics and deployment Appendix A: Physical and chemical properties of selected food wastes Appendix B: Biomethane potentials of selected food wastes Appendix C: Sources of food waste resource and conversion data
- ISBN: 978-0-12-811157-4
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2018
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés