Waste to energy (WTE): an introduction
N.B. Klinghoffer
N.J. Themelis, Columbia University, USA
M.J. Castaldi, City University of New York, USA
Abstract:
Energy supply and waste management are great challenges that humans have faced for millennia. In order to meet these challenges in the future, it is necessary to progress to an atom economy where every atom is utilized in the best possible manner. This chapter provides an introduction to the subject, outlining the most important issues that must be considered.
Key words
waste hierarchy
waste to energy
sustainability ladder
1.1 Energy supply and waste management
Energy supply and waste management are great challenges that humans have faced for millennia. Tremendous progress ...
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