A review on technological options of waste to energy for effective management of municipal solid waste

A Kumar, SR Samadder - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Approximately one-fourth population across the world rely on traditional fuels (kerosene,
natural gas, biomass residue, firewood, coal, animal dung, etc.) for domestic use despite …

An overview of characteristics of municipal solid waste fuel in China: physical, chemical composition and heating value

H Zhou, AH Meng, YQ Long, QH Li… - … and sustainable energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, the characteristics of physical and chemical composition of municipal solid
waste (MSW) in China were reviewed and the statistical indexes, namely mean value …

Municipal solid waste generation, composition, and management: the world scenario

T Karak, RM Bhagat… - Critical Reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is the abridgment of the waste generated from domestic,
commercial, and construction activities by natural persons that is collected and treated by …

Wastes and biomass materials as sustainable-renewable energy resources for Jordan

Z Al-Hamamre, M Saidan, M Hararah… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
An assessment of biomass resources potential in Jordan for power/heat generation and
biogas production is presented in this paper. The investigation is based on five crucial …

Waste to energy status in India: A short review

KA Kalyani, KK Pandey - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
India is one of the most rapidly developing countries in the world. It is witnessing growing
industrialization and thus development. Such rapid development needs energy to progress …

An overview for exploring the possibilities of energy generation from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Indian scenario

RP Singh, VV Tyagi, T Allen, MH Ibrahim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
The energy crisis and environmental degradation are currently two vital issues for global
sustainable development. Rapid industrialization and population explosion in India has led …

Characterization of landfilled materials: screening of the enhanced landfill mining potential

M Quaghebeur, B Laenen, D Geysen, P Nielsen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2013 - Elsevier
The main objective of “Enhanced landfill mining” is the valorization of the excavated waste
materials that have been stored in the landfill. Previous landfill mining projects have shown …

A review of the mathematical models for predicting the heating value of biomass materials

JM Vargas-Moreno, AJ Callejón-Ferre… - … and sustainable energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
Following the discovery of fire, biomass became the main source of energy used by
mankind. Advanced societies have largely replaced the use of biomass with the use of fossil …

Spanish biofuels heating value estimation. Part II: Proximate analysis data

R García, C Pizarro, AG Lavín, JL Bueno - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
Biomass is widely reported as a non-homogeneous fuel, with properties varying depending
on its origin or the geographical region where it is obtained. Because of that, the …

Comparison of ANN (MLP), ANFIS, SVM, and RF models for the online classification of heating value of burning municipal solid waste in circulating fluidized bed …

H You, Z Ma, Y Tang, Y Wang, J Yan, M Ni, K Cen… - Waste management, 2017 - Elsevier
The heating values, particularly lower heating values of burning municipal solid waste are
critically important parameters in operating circulating fluidized bed incineration systems …