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Advanced Technology for the Conversion of Waste into Fuels and Chemicals

Volume 1: Biological Processes

  • 1st Edition - July 27, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Anish Khan, Mohammad Jawaid, Antonio Pizzi, Naved Azum, Abdullah M. Asiri, Illyas M.D. Isa
  • Language: English

Advanced Technology for the Conversion of Waste into Fuels and Chemicals: Volume 1: Biological Processes presents advanced and combined techniques that can be used to convert was… Read more

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Description

Advanced Technology for the Conversion of Waste into Fuels and Chemicals: Volume 1: Biological Processes presents advanced and combined techniques that can be used to convert waste to energy, including combustion, gasification, paralysis, anaerobic digestion and fermentation. The book focuses on solid waste conversion to fuel and energy and presents the latest advances in the design, manufacture, and application of conversion technologies. Contributors from the fields of physics, chemistry, metallurgy, engineering and manufacturing present a truly trans-disciplinary picture of the field. Chapters cover important aspects surrounding the conversion of solid waste into fuel and chemicals, describing how valuable energy can be recouped from various waste materials.

As huge volumes of solid waste are produced globally while huge amounts of energy are produced from fossil fuels, the technologies described in this comprehensive book provide the information necessary to pursue clean, sustainable power from waste material.

Key features

  • Presents the latest advances in waste to energy techniques for converting solid waste to valuable fuel and energy
  • Brings together contributors from physics, chemistry, metallurgy, engineering and the manufacturing industry
  • Includes advanced techniques such as combustion, gasification, paralysis, anaerobic digestion and fermentation
  • Goes far beyond municipal waste, including discussions on recouping valuable energy from a variety of industrial waste materials
  • Describes how waste to energy technologies present an enormous opportunity for clean, sustainable energy

Readership

Engineering researchers and industrial practitioners developing and implementing waste to energy generation technologies; postgraduate and advanced students in waste to energy conversion; professionals in waste to energy management; municipalities, policy makers, government/NGO officials, and industry managers

Table of contents

1. Waste to energy: an overview by global perspective

2. Potential of advanced photocatalytic technology for biodiesel production from waste oil

3. Biofuel production from food waste biomass and application of machine learning for process management

4. Biological conversion of lignocellulosic waste in the renewable energy

5. The potential of sustainable biogas production from animal waste

6. Current and future trends in food waste valorization for the production of chemicals, materials, and fuels by advanced technology to convert food wastes into fuels and chemicals

7. Biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic waste into renewable energy

8. Recent trends on the food wastes valorization to value-added commodities

9. Thermochemical conversion methods of bio-derived lignocellulosic waste molecules into renewable fuels

10. Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using ionic liquids as catalyst

11. Valorization of waste cooking oil (WCO) into biodiesel using acoustic and hydrodynamic cavitation

12. Production of biochar from renewable resources

13. Microbial fuel cell technology for bio-electrochemical conversion of waste to energy

14. Case study of nonrefined mustard oil for possible biodiesel extraction: feasibility analysis

15. Waste oil to biodiesel

16. Integrated conversion of cellulose to high-density aviation fuel

17. Conversion of food waste into biofuel and biocarbon

18. Wood bioadhesives for biocomposites by nonvolatile bioaldehydes generation by specific oxidation

19. Agricultural biomass as value chain developers in different sectors

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 27, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editors

AK

Anish Khan

Dr. Anish Khan is currently working as Assistant Professor in Chemistry Department, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Completed Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University, India in 2010. Completed Postdoctoral from School of Chemical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia (USM) in Electroanalytical chemistry in 2010. Working in the field of synthetic biosensor, polymer composites, organic–inorganic electrically conducting nanocomposites. More than 200 research articles, 70 book chapters 30 books published in referred international publisher and more than 20 international conferences/ workshop. More than 30 research projects completed. Editorial board member of more than 11 international journals. Member of American Nano Society.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor in Chemistry Department, Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

MJ

Mohammad Jawaid

Prof. Dr. Jawaid Mohammad is currently working as a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. He has more than 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and industries. His area of research interests includes hybrid composites, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay/fire retardant, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers and solid wood, biopolymers and biopolymers for packaging applications, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, and polymer blends. So far, he has published 100 books, more than 100 book chapters, more than 500 peer-reviewed international journal papers, and several published review papers under top 25 hot articles in science direct during 2013–2020. He also obtained 6 Patents and 6 Copyrights/Industrial design. H-index and citation in Scopus are 101 and 43525 and in Google scholar, and H-index and citation are 120 and 58132. 40 Ph.D. and 17 Master’s students graduated under his supervision in 2014–2024 in the fields of hybrid composites, green composites, nanocomposites, natural fiber-reinforced composites, nanocellulose, etc. He secured various research grants at university, national, and international levels on polymer composites of around USD 3 Million. He also delivered plenary and invited talks in international conferences related to composites in India, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China, Germany, Indonesia, Spain, UAE, Portagal, etc. Besides that, he is also a member of technical committees of several national and international conferences on composites and material science. He is founding Series Editor of Springer Three Book Series. He worked as guest editor of special issues of Several Peer reviewed Journals. Besides that, he is also reviewer of several high-impact international peer-reviewed journals of Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Saga, ACS, RSC, Frontiers, etc. Dr. Mohammad Jawaid also received Several Award at National and International Level. He is also Winner of Newton-Ungku Omar Coordination Fund: UK-Malaysia Research and Innovation Bridges Competition 2015. He is also Professional membership of ACS, SPE, APA, MySET, etc. He is Fellow and Chartered Scientist of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), UK. He is also Clarivate 1% Highly cited Researcher-2023.

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Antonio Pizzi

Antonio Pizzi works in LERMAB at the University of Lorraine, Epinal, France.
Affiliations and expertise
LERMAB, University of Lorraine, Epinal, France

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Naved Azum

Dr. Naved Azum is an Associate Professor at the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Aligarh Muslim University before joining King Abdulaziz University in 2011. His research focuses on experimental and computational studies of drug excipient interactions, examining how physicochemical properties, degradation pathways, and external factors influence the stability and performance of pharmaceutical formulations. He has published extensively in these areas.
Affiliations and expertise
Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Abdullah M. Asiri

Prof. Abdullah M. Asiri is the Head of the Chemistry Department at King Abdulaziz University since October 2009 and he is the founder and the Director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) since 2010 till date. He is the Professor of Organic Photochemistry. His research interest covers color chemistry, synthesis of novel photochromic and thermochromic systems, synthesis of novel coloring matters and dyeing of textiles, materials chemistry, nanochemistry and nanotechnology, polymers and plastics. A major achievement of Prof. Asiri is the discovery of tribochromic compounds, a class of compounds which change from slightly or colorless to deep colored when subjected to small pressure or when grind. This discovery was introduced to the scientific community as a new terminology published by IUPAC in 2000. This discovery was awarded a patent from European Patent office and from UK patent. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of various journals of international repute. He is the Vice- President of Saudi Chemical Society (Western Province Branch). He holds four USA patents, more than 800 Publications in international journals, seven book chapters, and ten books
Affiliations and expertise
Chemistry Department, Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Illyas M.D. Isa

Illyas M.D. Isa works in the Chemistry Department at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Affiliations and expertise
Chemistry Department, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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