1st Edition

Biodegradable Waste Processing for Sustainable Developments

Edited By Arbind Prasad, Atanu Kumar Paul Copyright 2025
368 Pages 67 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

368 Pages 67 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

368 Pages 67 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

The text comprehensively highlights the key issues surrounding the implementation of waste-to-energy systems, such as site selection, regulatory aspects and financial, and economic implications. It further discusses environmental aspects of food waste to energy conversion, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for waste recycling and energy production, and valorization of algal blooms and their... Read more

Chapter 01: Introduction to Bioenergy and Waste to Energy

Atanu Kumar Paul, Arbind Prasad,  Bidyanand Mahto, Ashwani Kumar, Pavitra Singh

 

Chapter 02: Waste to Bioenergy: A Sustainable Solution

Ankita Kumari, Ajeet Singh, Shivani Patel and Garima Srivastava

 

Chapter 03: Environmental impact of waste to energy

Sagar Dhanuskar, S. N. Naik, K K Pant

 

Chapter 04: Strategic Approach to Biomass Energy Production: Feasibility, Challenges, and Opportunities

Amer Al Asi, Morteza Khashehchi, Sivasakthivel Thangavel, Ashwani Kumar, Arbind Prasad

 

Chapter 05: Plastic Recycling for Energy Production

Nipun Jain, Yusuf Olatunji Waidi, Ranjit Barua, Vilay Vannaladsaysy, Arbind Prasad, Sudipto Datta

 

Chapter 06: A study on waste management practices in Oman and a way forward to a circular economy

Abdul Nasser Salim Hamuda al-Manji, Sivasakthivel Thangavel, Ashwani Kumar and Milad Heidari

 

Chapter 07: Sustainable Waste to Energy Technologies: Fermentation

Kakali Borah, Vaibhav V. Goud

 

Chapter 08: Environmental Aspects of Food Waste-to-Energy Conversion

B.V.S. Praveen, Rupam Sinha

 

Chapter 09: Biorefineries for Sustainable Waste Valorization

Xiao Sun, Lingkan Ding, Yuanhang Zhan, Bo Hu

 

Chapter 10: Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) for Waste Recycling and Energy Production

Anirban Das Gupta

 

Chapter 11: Industrial Organic Waste to Energy

Surabhi Patel

 

Chapter 12: Valorization of algal blooms and their residues into renewable energy

Nongmaithem Debeni Devi, Angana Chaudhuri

 

Chapter 13:  Recycling of biopolymers

Siddharth Mohan Bhasney, Shubhranshu Ranjan Das, Arbind Prasad, Bidyanand Mahto, Sivasakthivel Thangavel

 

Chapter 14: Plastic Recycling for Energy Production

Pradeep Sahu, Barnali Bhui

 

Chapter 15: Current and perspective solutions in waste to energy sector

Sudha Minz

Biography

Arbind Prasad has completed his Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. He has also earned the gold medal in his M. Tech. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor and Head (Mechanical Engineering) in the Department of Science, Technology and Technical Education, Government of Bihar, at Katihar Engineering College, Katihar, Bihar, India.

Atanu Kumar Paul received his M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Durgapur (West Bengal) and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. He has published numerous articles in reputable national and international journals, books, and conference proceedings. He has a lot of experience organising workshops and seminars. He is currently employed by the National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh, India, as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering.