Urban Waste Transformation
Sustainable Approaches for Energy and Chemical Recovery
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Dwi Hantoko, Agamuthu Pariatamby
- Language: English
Urban Waste Transformation: Sustainable Approaches for Energy and Chemical Recovery, the latest release in the Woodhead Bioenergy series, provides a comprehensive overview of t… Read more
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Description
Description
Finally, the book introduces the prospects and future direction of biohydrogen production from urban waste and discusses challenges, emerging policy trends, and future initiatives in the transformation of urban waste into bioenergy, value-added biochemicals, and bioproducts. It will be of interest to researchers, faculty, advanced students, scientists, engineers, industry professionals, and policymakers with an interest in urban waste management, valorization, waste-to-energy, and bioenergy.
Key features
Key features
- Offers in-depth analysis of the processes and technologies used to transform urban waste into bioenergy and biochemicals
- Highlights the latest technological developments, economic feasibility, and environmental impact of urban waste transformation
- Covers the subject from theoretical concepts to practical applications and future possibilities for large-scale commercial deployment
- Evaluates drawbacks, possibilities, and obstacles of current technologies in order to determine areas in need of further research
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Progress and Prospects of Urban Waste in Developing Countries
3. Anaerobic Digestion: A Sustainable Approach to Organic Waste Valorization
4. Transforming Organic Waste Through the Biochemical Pathway
5. Innovative Conversion of Urban Waste into Bioethanol and Biobuthanol
6. The Role of Gasification in Urban Waste Conversion
7. Solid Fuel from Hydrothermal Carbonization
8. Supercritical Water Gasification: A Gateway to Hydrogen-Rich Syngas
9. Advancements in Hydrothermal Liquefaction
10. Enhanced Biochar and Hydrochar Production from Urban Waste
11. Food Waste in Developed Countries - Case Studies and Emerging Trends
12.Comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment of Food Waste Valorization Strategies
13. Biohydrogen from Urban Waste - Prospects and Future Directions
14. Challenges, Emerging Policy Trends, and Initiatives in Urban Waste Management
15. Conclusions: Urban Waste Management and Disposal, Potential of Emerging Technologies, and Future Recommendations
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Dwi Hantoko
Dr. Dwi Hantoko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Institut Teknologi Bandung, in Indonesia. He was previously a PhD researcher at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Process Equipment from Zhejiang University of Technology, China, in 2020. His research interests include thermochemical conversion of solid fuels into clean energy and value-added chemicals, syngas chemical looping for H2 production, process modelling and simulation for chemical processes, and catalyst evaluation. Dr. Hantoko has co-authored over 40 research papers in international journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He serves as a reviewer for international scientific journals and is an Associate Editor for Environment, Development and Sustainability.
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