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About: Mobile incinerator is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3306 publications have been published within this topic receiving 60116 citations.


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01 Jan 1979

882 citations

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TL;DR: The effect of recycled and waste plastic on bulk density, air content, workability, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, impact resistance, permeability, and abrasion resistance is discussed in this paper.

804 citations

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13 Jul 2002
TL;DR: In this article, the US Environmental Protection Agency's role in municipal solid waste management is discussed, including the role of federal regulations, state solid waste legislation, and planning MSW management programs.
Abstract: 1) Introduction 2) Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management 3) Solid Waste Stream Characteristics 4) Federal Regulations 5) State Solid Waste Legislation 6) Planning MSW Management Programs 7) Environmental Perspectives 8) Source Reduction 9) Recycling 10) Composting of Municipal Solid Wastes 11) Waste to Energy Conversion 12) Landfilling 13) Siting Solid Waste Facilities 14) Financing and Life -Cycle Costing of Solid Waste in the US 15) The US Environmental Protection Agency's role in Municipal Solid Waste Management Appendix A. Glossary Appendix B. Abbreviations Appendix C. Solid Waste Management Appendix D. Schools and Organizations Offering Courses and Information on Solid Waste Management Appendix E. Unit Conversions

722 citations

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TL;DR: A review of the available literature in this field of active research and identifies the gaps that need further attention can be found in this article, where a number of pilot, demonstration and commercial plants processing various types of plastic wastes in Germany, Japan, USA, India, and elsewhere.
Abstract: The present rate of economic growth is unsustainable without saving of fossil energy like crude oil, natural gas or coal. Thus mankind has to rely on the alternate/renewable energy sources like biomass, hydropower, geothermal energy, wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, etc. On the other hand, suitable waste management strategy is another important aspect of sustainable development. The growth of welfare levels in modern society during the past decades has brought about a huge increase in the production of all kinds of commodities, which indirectly generate waste. Plastics have been one of the materials with the fastest growth because of their wide range of applications due to versatility and relatively low cost. Since the duration of life of plastic products is relatively small, there is a vast plastics waste stream that reaches each year to the final recipients creating a serious environmental problem. Again, because disposal of post consumer plastics is increasingly being constrained by legislation and escalating costs, there is considerable demand for alternatives to disposal or land filling. Advanced research in the field of green chemistry could yield biodegradable/green polymers but is too limited at this point of time to substitute the non-biodegradable plastics in different applications. Once standards are developed for degradable plastics they can be used to evaluate the specific formulations of materials which will find best application in this state as regards their performance and use characteristics. Among the alternatives available are source reduction, reuse, recycling, and recovery of the inherent energy value through waste-to-energy incineration and processed fuel applications. Production of liquid fuel would be a better alternative as the calorific value of the plastics is comparable to that of fuels, around 40 MJ/kg. Each of these options potentially reduces waste and conserves natural resources. Plastics recycling, continues to progress with a wide range of old and new technologies. Many research projects have been undertaken on chemical recycling of waste plastics to fuel and monomer. This is also reflected by a number of pilot, demonstration, and commercial plants processing various types of plastic wastes in Germany, Japan, USA, India, and elsewhere. Further investigations are required to enhance the generation of value added products (fuel) with low investments without affecting the environment. The paper reviews the available literature in this field of active research and identifies the gaps that need further attention.

688 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a top-down approach for the estimation of waste heat potential of the most common sectors of end use (transportation, industrial, commercial and residential) including electricity generation on a global scale is presented.
Abstract: The process chain of energy conversion from primary energy carriers to final energy use is subject to several losses. Especially in end use, vast amounts of converted energy occur as waste heat, which is often released to the environment. In terms of raising energy efficiency and reducing the energy consumption, such waste heat needs to be used. To date, some studies or investigations about industrial waste heat of selected countries have been carried out, but other sectors like commerce were not considered. Therefore, this work presents a novel top-down approach for the estimation of waste heat potential of the most common sectors of end use (transportation, industrial, commercial and residential) including electricity generation on a global scale. It also deals with the temperature distribution of this unused energy. The evaluation reveals that 72% of the global primary energy consumption is lost after conversion. In further detail, 63% of the considered waste heat streams arise at a temperature below 100 °C in which electricity generation has the largest share followed by transportation and industry.

642 citations


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202249
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201816