1st Edition
Opportunities for Biomass and Organic Waste Valorisation Finding Alternative Solutions to Disposal in South Africa
Part 1: Quantifying organic waste in South Africa
1. Overview of potential sources and volumes of waste biomass in South Africa
SHH Oelofse and AP Muswema
2. Identification and characterisation of typical solid biowaste residues in South Africa: Potential feedstocks for waste-to-energy technologies
N Tawona, BB Sithole and J Parkin
Part 2: Biological treatment
3. Evaluation of the applicability of draft national norms and standards for organic waste composting facilities on landfill sites
R du Plessis
4. A biorefinery approach to improve the sustainability of the South African sugar industry: An assessment of selected scenarios
K Haigh, MA Mandegari, S Farzad, AG Dafal and JF Görgens
5. Integrated waste management approach: Use of Acti-zyme for municipal sewage treatment and recovery of biogas and biosolids
MM Manyuchi, DIO Ikhu-Omoregbe and OO Oyekola
6. Biogas production from blood and rumen content of sheep slaughtering waste under ambient conditions
R Niyobuhungiro and H von Blottnitz
7. Optimisation of biogas production by co-digestion of domestic animal waste
A Kazoka, JM Ndambuki and J Snyman
8. Integrated bioremediation and beneficiation of biobased waste streams
SH Rose, L Warburg, M le Roes-Hill, N Khan, B Pletschke and WH van Zyl
Part 3: Mechanical and chemical treatment
9. Beneficiation of sawdust waste in the context of an integrated forest biorefinery mill: Kraft and pre-hydrolysis kraft pulping properties
JE Andrew, J Johakimu, P Lekha, ME Gibril and BB Sithole
10. Development of sustainable biobased polymer and bio-nanocomposite materials using nanocellulose obtained from agricultural biomass
A Mtibe, S Muniyasamy and TE Motaung
11. Valorisation of mango seeds via extraction of starch: Using response surface methodology to optimise the extraction process
T Tesfaye and BB Sithole
Part 4: Thermal treatment
12. Evaluation of different municipal solid waste recycling targets in South Africa in terms of energy recovery and CO2 reduction
BO Oboirien and BC North
Biography
Linda Godfrey is a Principal Scientist with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Associate Professor at Northwest University, South Africa.
Johann F Görgens is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Henry Roman is the Director of Environmental Services and Technologies at the National Department of Science and Technology, South Africa.
