1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020184203321

Autore

Khanal Samir Kumar

Titolo

Anaerobic biotechnology for bioenergy production : principles and applications / / Samir Kumar Khanal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

ISBN

1-282-03149-X

9786612031496

0-8138-0454-X

0-8138-0456-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Disciplina

628.35

662/.88

Soggetti

Alcohol - Synthesis

Anaerobic bacteria

Biomass energy

Industrial microbiology

Refuse and refuse disposal - Biodegradation

Sewage sludge digestion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production Principles and Applications; Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; 1 OVERVIEW OF ANAEROBIC BIOTECHNOLOGY; 2 MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF ANAEROBIC BIOTECHNOLOGY; 3 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; 4 KINETICS AND MODELING IN ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; 5 ANAEROBIC REACTOR CONFIGURATIONS FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCTION; 6 MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES IN ANAEROBIC BIOTECHNOLOGY: APPLICATION IN BIOENERGY GENERATION; 7 BIOENERGY RECOVERY FROM SULFATE-RICH WASTE STREAMS AND STRATEGIES FOR SULFIDE REMOVAL; 8 BIOENERGY GENERATION FROM RESIDUES OF BIOFUEL INDUSTRIES

9 BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION: FUNDAMENTALS, CHALLENGES, AND OPERATION STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCED YIELD10 MICROBIAL FUEL CELL: NOVEL ANAEROBIC BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY GENERATION



FROM WASTEWATER; 11 PRETREATMENT OF HIGH-SOLIDS WASTES/RESIDUES TO ENHANCE BIOENERGY RECOVERY; 12 BIOGAS PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION AS AN ENERGY SOURCE; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Anaerobic biotechnology is a cost-effective and sustainable means of treating waste and wastewaters that couples treatment processes with the reclamation of useful by-products and renewable biofuels. This means of treating municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastes allows waste products to be converted to value-added products such as biofuels, biofertilizers, and other chemicals. Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production: Principles and Applications provides the reader with basic principles of anaerobic processes alongside practical uses of anaerobic biotechnology options. Th

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953635303321

Titolo

Assessment of the performance of engineered waste containment barriers / / Committee to Assess the Performance of Engineered Barriers, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

9786610969074

9780309134064

0309134064

9781280969072

1280969075

9780309108102

0309108101

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Disciplina

363.72

Soggetti

Engineered barrier systems (Waste disposal)

Sanitary landfills - Linings

Waste disposal in the ground - Environmental aspects - United States

Waste disposal sites - Design and construction

Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities - Design and construction

Hazardous waste sites - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-109).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Overview of Engineered Barrier Systems""; ""3 Monitoring Barrier Performance""; ""4 Performance of Barrier System Components""; ""5 Containment System Performance""; ""6 Summary and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Predicting Human Health and Ecological Impacts""; ""Appendix B: Methods for Monitoring Engineered Barrier Performance""; ""Appendix C: Construction Quality Assurance Monitoring Techniques""; ""Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""

""Acronyms and Abbreviations""

Sommario/riassunto

President Carter (TM)s 1980 declaration of a state of emergency at Love Canal, New York, recognized that residents (TM) health had been affected by nearby chemical waste sites. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, enacted in 1976, ushered in a new era of waste management disposal designed to protect the public from harm. It required that modern waste containment systems use  oeengineered barriers designed to isolate hazardous and toxic wastes and prevent them from seeping into the environment. These containment systems are now employed at thousands of waste sites around the United States, and their effectiveness must be continually monitored. Assessment of the Performance of Engineered Waste Containment Barriers assesses the performance of waste containment barriers to date. Existing data suggest that waste containment systems with liners and covers, when constructed and maintained in accordance with current regulations, are performing well thus far. However, they have not been in existence long enough to assess long-term (postclosure) performance, which may extend for hundreds of years. The book makes recommendations on how to improve future assessments and increase confidence in predictions of barrier system performance which will be of interest to policy makers, environmental interest groups, industrial waste producers, and industrial waste management industry.