Essays about: "Waste-to-Energy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the word Waste-to-Energy.

1. 1. Selected PFAS in the water treatment at the waste-to-energy plant in Umeå : Investigating concentration and composition of selected PFAS in different water treatment steps

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Amanda Carlund; [2023]
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   Abstract : The present study investigated the changes in concentration and composition of five selected PFAS substances in the water treatment at the waste-to-energy plant in Umeå. The five PFAS were PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFHxS and PFOS. As PFAS exists in a variety of consumer products, they will to some extent end up in waste incineration. READ MORE

3. 2. Capture those opinions! A synthesis analysis of the types of public attitudes measured in waste-to-energy and carbon capture and storage acceptance research

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Patricia Balla; [2023]
   Keywords : Acceptance; BECCS; CCS; carbon capture and storage; energy transition; public perception; WtE; waste-to-energy;

   Abstract : Waste-to-Energy incineration (WtE), coupled with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), especially Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), suggest a way to simultaneously retrieve energy from the otherwise disposed waste and reduce CO2 emissions. Independent of one another, WtE, CCS, and BECCS are implemented in a few regions of the world, but their joint diffusion is uncommon in comparison. READ MORE

4. 3. Techno-economic analysis of a waste-to-energy system using innovative pyrolysis process

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Hannah Sofie Perrens; [2023]
   Keywords : Waste management; pyrolysis; heat and power generation; decentralized energy systems; waste-to-energy;

   Abstract : Waste management is of growing concern with increasing amount of municipal waste generation and the industry standards are becoming stricter due to climate goals and sustainable development. Waste-to-energy (WTE) systems in the form of waste incineration have been promoted as a low-carbon energy source, but nevertheless have high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. READ MORE

5. 4. Automated Central Sorting of Plastic Packaging Waste – A Qualitative Study of Drivers, Barriers and Possible Solutions for Implementing Automated Central Sorting of Plastic Packaging Waste in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Joakim Larsson; [2020]
   Keywords : waste management; recycling; waste-to-energy; sustainable development; extended producer responsibility;

   Abstract : It is widely known in the recycling industry that only a small share of the plastic packaging put on the Swedish market is materially recycled. The collection rate for plastic packaging waste is low, with most of it being disposed of in the municipal solid waste, instead of being correctly sorted in the public collection system. READ MORE

6. 5. Carbon dioxide utilization in the food industry. Synthesis of carbohydrates and their precursors via photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

   Author : Alex Mosquera Canchingre; [2020]
   Keywords : CO2 utilization; photocatalysis; carbohydrates; artificial photosynthesis; sustainable food industry; CO2-användning; fotokatalys; kolhydrater; artificiell fotosyntes; hållbar livsmedelsindustri;

   Abstract : Today’s society strives to eliminate the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which is the main greenhouse gas emitted through anthropogenic activities and contributes to climate change. In this project utilization of CO2 emissions from waste to energy plants to carbohydrates via photocatalytic reduction with water and further carbon coupling reactions is investigated. READ MORE