The environmental impacts of waste management strategies vary significantly depending on the methods employed, ranging from waste prevention to disposal, and the existing waste management strategy which is being upgraded. Selecting efficient waste management strategies is key for minimizing the environmental impact and resource conservation while bringing value to the communities where they are developed. […]
read moreIn a circular economy, materials can be recovered and upgraded to new high value products or reused keeping the material in-the-loop as long as it is safe from an environmental and health perspective. Developing and implementing smart sorting technologies in the waste management industry generates new possibilities to keep materials in circulation and create future […]
read moreHydrothermal carbonization (HTC):Valorisation of organic waste and sewage sludges for hydrochar production and biofertilizers The HTC process offers a unique way to recover materials from organic wastes and sludges which are otherwise difficult and expensive to be valorised. This novel technology has been developed at industrial scale during the last 10 years and represents a […]
read moreWaste-to-Energy and Social Acceptance: Copenhill WtE plant in Copenhagen Copenhill Waste-to-Energy (WtE) represents an example of integration of WtE plants in an urban area and collaboration with the residents to achieve social acceptance in the activities developed by the WtE sector. This report describes technical and economic aspects of the Copenhill plant, and how the […]
read moreIn order to reduce its dependence on oil and electric power, Nordic Paper decided to start their own energy production with municipal waste as fuel. The reason was mainly economic in a time with volatile energy prices around 2005–2008. For this reason, Åmotfors Energi was founded with the main purpose to provide the paper […]
read moreBiomass pre-treatment for bioenergy – Case study 3: Pretreatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) for gasification Gasification is a flexible technology for converting solid fuels into heat, power, chemicals or fuels. When applied to biomass-based materials, carbon-neutral energy production is possible. Biomass gasification is a well-established technology, but typical biomass feedstock materials tend […]
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