Essays about: "waste-to-energy"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 50 essays containing the word waste-to-energy.

  1. 26. Water and carbon footprints of mining and producing Cu, Mg and Zn : a comparative study of primary and secondary sources

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Hanna Angel; [2016]
    Keywords : water footprint; carbon footprint; metal production; fly ash; mining; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Finding sustainable alternatives to the current degrading activities associated with metal mining and production is essential in order to meet increased resource demand and stricter environmental regulations. One option that recently has gained interest is to recover metals from fly ash, which is produced when incinerating municipal solid waste. READ MORE

  3. 27. Optimized WtE Conversion of Municipal Solid Waste in Shanghai Applying Thermochemical Technologies

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Siyang Dai; [2016]
    Keywords : Waste to energy; thermochemical waste treatment; Shanghai; China; gasification; plasma gasification;

    Abstract : Thermochemical technologies have been proven effective in treating municipal solid waste (MSW) for many years. China, with a rapid increase of MSW, plans to implement more environmental friendly ways to treat MSW than landfill, which treats about 79 % of total MSW currently. READ MORE

  4. 28. Industrial Pilot Scale Leaching and Recovery of Zinc from Waste-to-Energy Fly Ash using Scrubber Liquids

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Manuela Wagner; [2016]
    Keywords : pilot plant; zinc recovery; fly ash; WtE; scrubber liquids; leaching; precipitation; chlorides;

    Abstract : Previous studies from laboratory experiments and a similar process at a plant in Switzerland, led to the pilot plant project at Renova AB, which will be described in this master thesis. In cooperation with Götaverken Miljö AB it was investigated if fly ash, produced at the Renova Waste-to-Energy plant in Gothenburg, could be treated with own scrubber liquids in order to recover zinc. READ MORE

  5. 29. Industrial Buying Behavior in the Waste-to-Energy Market : A Case Study in Germany

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Lars Hendrik Klinkmann; [2016]
    Keywords : Industrial Buying Behavior; Waste-to-Energy;

    Abstract : Abstract Waste-to-Energy power generation describes the process of incinerating solid waste. The produced heat is used to drive a power generation unit generating electric energy or for direct district heating. Waste-to-Energy is a viable method to treat solid waste and to produce energy. READ MORE

  6. 30. Rubbish rules : a critical discourse analysis of neoliberalizing processes in Swedish waste management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sara Skarp; [2016]
    Keywords : neoliberalization; discourse theory; waste incineration; waste management; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A linear system – one that extracts materials and then puts them in landfills and incinerates them, thus creating a demand for even more materials – is fundamentally unsustainable. Swedish waste management is thought by many to be progressive and at the forefront, when looking at the waste hierarchy. READ MORE