Essays about: "Food waste-to-energy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Food waste-to-energy.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. CO2 savings of selling food surplus in plastic trays compared to incineration and anaerobic digestion in Sweden. : With an application at KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Viktoria Rodopoulou; [2019]
    Keywords : waste management; food surplus; energy savings; waste to energy technologies; life cycle assessment;

    Abstract : Food waste has become a global environmental concern in recent years with food waste prevention being the optimal solution. In Sweden, initiatives to reduce food waste, focus on re-using methods like selling or donating food. The purpose of this study is to analyze the environmental savings, in terms of CO2 eq. READ MORE

  4. 3. Potential for the anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the city of Curitiba, Brazil

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Florian Remy; [2018]
    Keywords : Anaerobic Digestion AD ; Waste-to-Energy WTE ; Municipal Solid Waste MSW ; Organic Solid Waste OSW ; Food Waste; Energy Recovery; Biogas; Curitiba; Parana; Brazil;

    Abstract : Curitiba is a city of two million inhabitants located in the South of Brazil. It is a pioneer in waste management in the country, and is famous for its programs promoting recycling and organic waste collection. READ MORE

  5. 4. Food waste in Beijing - life cycle assessment approach to estimating the environmental impact and resource utilization of various alternatives for food waste treatment in Beijing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Anna Ek; [2017]
    Keywords : Food waste management; Anaerobic digestion; Life cycle perspective; Beijing; China; WAMPS; Waste management planning system; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Around the world, the treatment of food waste is a major administrative and environmental problem throughout the food supply chain. Beijing, as any other mega city, is facing vast issues of sustainable food waste treatment in addition to efforts for food waste reduction. READ MORE

  6. 5. Feasibility Study of Biogas Generation from Municipal Solid Waste and Sewerage within the Colombo City Limits

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Wilfred Mahes Rajaratne; Omalaka Danushka Panagoda Arachchige Kumara; [2014]
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    Abstract : Colombo City is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka with an estimated resident population of over 750,000 spread over 3741 hectares (ha) and has a population density over 1188 per ha. It is located in the western coast of Sri Lanka and is in wet zone. The topography is of flat terrain with a mix of land and water. READ MORE