Aluminosilicate clay minerals: Kaolin, bentonite, and halloysite as fuel additives for thermal conversion of biomass and waste

I Maj, K Matus - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current focus on renewable energy sources and the circular economy favors the thermal
conversion of low-quality fuels, such as biomass and waste. However, the main limitation of …

Global perspective of municipal solid waste and landfill leachate: generation, composition, eco-toxicity, and sustainable management strategies

AM Yatoo, B Hamid, TA Sheikh, S Ali, SA Bhat… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Globally, more than 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) are generated each
year, with that amount anticipated to reach around 3.5 billion tonnes by 2050. On a …

Utilization of food waste for hydrogen-based power generation: Evidence from four cities in Ghana

PA Seglah, Y Wang, H Wang, KAW Neglo, K Zhou… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Hydrogen gas will be an essential energy carrier for global energy systems in the future.
However, non-renewable sources account for 96% of the production. Food wastes have …

Evaluating sustainable municipal solid waste management scenarios: A multicriteria decision making approach

MA Mujtaba, A Munir, S Imran, MK Nasir… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Due to increasing urbanization and population growth, municipal solid waste management
(MSWM) is a significant environmental concern in developing countries. Inadequate waste …

Energy recovery from residual municipal solid waste: State of the art and perspectives within the challenge to climate change

L Lombardi, MJ Castaldi - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Among the technologies for the recovery of energy from waste, in particular residual
municipal solid waste (rMSW), combustion is the most widely used thermo-chemical …

Achieving Techno-Economic Feasibility for Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems through the Production of Energy and Alternative Fuels

EA Armoo, M Mohammed, S Narra, E Beguedou… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
In developing countries like Ghana, the conversion of waste into energy is gaining greater
interest among policy makers and researchers. The present study investigates the feasibility …

Towards waste-to-energy-and-materials processes with advanced thermochemical combustion intelligence in the circular economy

J De Greef, QN Hoang, R Vandevelde… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Waste-to-energy processes remain essential to ensure the safe and irreversible removal of
materials and substances that are (or have become) unsuitable for reuse or recycling, and …

Enhancing Energy Processes and Facilities Redesign in an Anaerobic Digestion Plant for Biomethane Production

O Corigliano, M Iannuzzi, C Pellegrino, F D'Amico… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The energy revolution prioritizes efficiency, sustainability, practicality, and concreteness.
Conventional energy processes remain crucial and will continue to be essential for a long …

Experimental investigation of products from thermal treatment of real-world mixed single-use and multi-layered waste plastics

U Bassey, A Bowles, G Fowler, A Tom, G Beck… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The usage and disposal of highly abundant single-use and multilayered plastics contribute
to significant ecological problems. The thermochemical recovery of these plastics to useful …

Solar-Assisted Monetization of Municipal Solid Waste

E Aldamigh, S Banerjee, MM El-Halwagi - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a significant resource, especially for biomass-based
monetization. In addition to its economic potential, it can also provide an effective pathway …