Waste management processes generally represent a significant loss of material, energy and
economic resources, so legislation and financial incentives are being implemented to …

Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is the most widespread thermal analytical technique
applied to waste materials. By way of critical review, we establish a theoretical framework for …

Abstract Waste-to-Energy (WtE) has gradually constituted one of the most important options
to achieve energy recovery from municipal solid waste (MSW). However, the environmental …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is becoming increasingly popular around the
world as a means of accommodating the increasing amounts of waste that the growing …

Landfill disposal has thus far been the predominant treatment method for municipal solid
waste (MSW) throughout Brazil, including São Paulo city. Environmentally sustainable …

Abstract Generation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) tends to increase with the growing
population and economic development of the society; therefore, establishing …

The power plant sector is adopting the co-firing of biomass and solid recovered fuel (SRF)
with coal in an effort to reduce its environmental impact and costs. Whereas this intervention …

Abstract Waste-to-Energy (WtE) has started playing an increasingly important role in the
recovery of energy from municipal solid waste (MSW). A number of WtE technologies are …

The global cement industry produces over four billion tonnes annually. In recent years, the
quest for increasing energy efficiency has led this industry to test and use “waste” materials …

Resources embedded in the waste streams are often not properly recovered and are mostly
ended up in landfills or only recovered as energy via energy-from-waste (EfW) facilities …