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Agricultural Science, 2022 Globally, the most used waste treatment method is landfilling, although (improper) landfilling, which is typical for developing countries, has no material or energy recovery possibility compared with other treatment methods. In Indonesia, open dumping on
Kryštof MAREŠ +4 more
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Prediction of the energy content of the municipal solid waste
International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering, 2012 Aims: In this study, the amount, composition, and energy content of waste in Isfahan, Iran, were examined. Materials and Methods: A time series model was used to predict the amount of waste generation in the future.
Asghar Ebrahimi +6 more
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Municipal Solid Waste Generation Trend and Bioenergy Recovery Potential: A Review
Energies, 2023 Finding sustainable solutions to the increasing waste generation in Ghana has received a lot of attention in recent years. Through several waste-to-energy processes, the energy potential of municipal solid waste has recently witnessed significant ...
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THE EXPERIMENT AL STUDY ON THE INCINERATION OF THE ACRYLONITRILE EFFLUENT IN THE CFB BOILER BURNING OIL SHALE; pp. 58–68 [PDF]
Oil Shale, 2016 The production of acrylonitrile by using the process of propylene ammoxidation generates an effluent which contains acrylonitrile, acetonitrile and hydrocyanic acid and has an enormous adverse impact on the environÂment and human health.
YANG MA +4 more
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Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis, 2017 In recent years, along with the global development of the Circular Economy concept and in order to minimise the quantity of waste disposed, waste recovery and reuse of recovered materials as raw materials in various industries while preserving the ...
Milda Pundinaitė-Barsteigienė +3 more
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Waste Management: Valorisation Is the Way
Foods, 2021 Waste management is one of the great problems in the world today. This study aims to analyse how scientific research has evolved in recent years in the field of waste management and what will be the key issues in the coming years, mainly in terms of ...
German Gemar +2 more
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Medical waste: the dark side of healthcare [PDF]
História, Ciências, Saúde: ManguinhosHospitals and other health facilities generate an ever-increasing amount of waste, approximately 15% of which may be infectious, toxic, or radioactive. The World Health Organization has been addressing the issue since the 1980s.
Iris Borowy
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Recycling, 2022 Solid waste management is one of the main problems in large cities. The determination of the quantitative and qualitative composition of municipal solid waste is necessary for proper planning in the processing of such waste.
Arlan Z. Abilmagzhanov +3 more
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Gasification of municipal solid waste in a downdraft gasifier: Analysis of tar formation [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2016 In this study, municipal solid waste (MSW) from a dumpsite was converted into refuse derived fuel (RDF) and used as feedstock for an air-blown gasification process.
Tabitha Geoffrey Etutu +2 more
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The health impacts of waste-to-energy emissions: a systematic review of the literature
Environmental Research Letters, 2020 Waste-to-energy (WtE) processes, or the combustion of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for energy generation, has the potential to reduce landfill volume while providing a renewable energy source. We aimed to systematically review and summarise current evidence
Tom Cole-Hunter +7 more
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