
Plastics to Energy
Fuel, Chemicals, and Sustainability Implications
Description
Key Features
- Introduces new pathways for the end-of-life treatment of plastics and polymers, including conversion to energy, fuel and other chemicals
- Compares different options to assist materials scientists, engineers and waste management practitioners to choose the most effective and sustainable option
- Covers the latest trends in the science and technology of polymer energy recovery
Readership
Polymer scientists and engineers involved in the development of new end-of-life recovery methods for plastics materials, and plastics practitioners actually carrying out these recovery processes
Table of Contents
Part 1: Plastics & Plastic Solid Waste (PSW)
1. Introduction
Sultan Majed Al-Salem
2. Major Technologies Implemented for Chemicals and Fuel Recovery
Sultan Majed Al-Salem
3. Energy Production from Plastic Solid Waste (PSW)
Sultan Majed Al-Salem
4. The Sustainability Challenge in the Context of Polymer Degradation
Sultan Majed Al-Salem
Part II: Products Recovery From Plastics
5. Feedstock and Optimal Operation for Plastics to Fuel Conversion in Pyrolysis
Sultan Majed Al-Salem
6. Catalytic Conversion and Chemical Recovery
George Manos, Achilleas Constantinou, Sanaa Hafeez and Elena Pallari
7. Fuel Properties Associated with Catalytic Conversion of Plastics
Brajendra K. Sharma
8. Design and Limitations in Polymer Cracking Fluidised Beds for Energy Recovery)
Achilleas Constantinou, Ana Antelava, Elena Pallari and George Manos
9. Kinetic Studies Related to Polymer Degradation and Stability
Sultan Majed Al-Salem
10. Gasification of Plastic Solid Waste and Competitive Technologies
Animesh Dutta
11. The Valorisation of Plastic via Thermal Means: Industrial Scale Combustion Methods
Animesh Dutta
12. Emissions and Environmental Burdens Associated with Plastic Solid Waste Management
Brajesh K. Dubey
Part III: Sustainable Implications
13. From Waste to Resources: How to Integrate Recycling into the Production Cycle of Plastics
Brajendra K. Sharma
14. Bio-Plastics: Is It The Way In Future Developments For End Users? A note on dissolution of waste polymers in Bio-Fuels
Sampa Saha and Srijita Purkayastha
15. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in Municipal Waste Decision Making
Animesh Dutta and Brajesh K. Dubey
16. Can Biodegradation Solve Plastic Waste Accumulation?
Adriaan Stephanus Luyt and Ian Mabbett
17. Optimization Frameworks in Resource Management and Process Engineering
Marcin Sajdak
18. Waste from Electronic & Electrical Equipment (WEEE)
Brajesh K. Dubey
19. The role of biodegradation in solving plastic solid waste accumulation
Bronwyn Laycock
20. Research and Development (R&D) Strategies: The Way Forward as we See it
Sultan Majed Al-Salem
21. Future Directions
Sultan Majed Al-Salem
Product details
- No. of pages: 562
- Language: English
- Copyright: © William Andrew 2018
- Published: November 5, 2018
- Imprint: William Andrew
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128131404
- eBook ISBN: 9780128131411
About the Author
Sultan Al-Salem
He has worked on a number of R&D projects in the oil & gas sector, as well as the environmental and techno-economic side of chemical engineering. He focuses on applied research in in depolymerization kinetics, thermal engineering, polymer characterization, process & reactors design, separation technologies, weathering and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).