Agricultural waste to value-added products : technical, economic and sustainable aspects

Agricultural waste to value-added products : technical, economic and sustainable aspects / Remya Neelancherry, Bin Gao, Alberto Wisniewski Jr., editors.

This edited book provides a comprehensive review of the current agricultural waste disposal techniques focusing on the ongoing research in the production of various agro waste-derived value-added products. Further topic includes the techno-economic aspects in up-scaling the technology from lab scale...

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Other Authors: Neelancherry, Remya, Gao, Bin (Environmental engineer), Wisniewski, Alberto
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2024.
Subjects:
Agricultural wastes.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Editors and Contributors
  • 1: Introduction: Growth of Agricultural Waste, Its Disposal, and Related Environmental Issues
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Concept and Generation of Agricultural Waste
  • 1.2.1 Waste from Farming Activities
  • 1.2.2 Waste from Livestock
  • 1.2.3 Waste from Processing
  • 1.3 Characteristics of Agricultural Waste
  • 1.4 Approaches and Hierarchy of Agricultural Waste Management Systems
  • 1.5 Agricultural Waste Management Techniques
  • 1.5.1 Landfilling
  • 1.5.2 Incineration
  • 1.5.3 Composting
  • 1.5.4 Anaerobic Digestion
  • 1.5.5 Pyrolysis and Gasification
  • 1.6 Health and Environmental Impact
  • 1.7 Conclusions
  • References
  • 2: Global Status of Agricultural Waste-Based Industries, Challenges, and Future Prospects
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Agricultural or Agro-Waste
  • 2.2.1 Agricultural Solid Waste Classification
  • 2.2.1.1 Livestock Waste
  • 2.2.1.2 Waste from Food and Meat Processing
  • 2.2.1.3 Waste Generation Through Crop Production
  • 2.2.1.4 On-Farm Medical Waste
  • 2.2.1.5 Waste from Horticulture
  • 2.2.1.6 Waste from Agro-Based Industries
  • 2.2.1.7 Chemical Wastes
  • 2.2.2 Composition of Agro-Waste
  • 2.2.2.1 Cellulose
  • 2.2.2.2 Lignin
  • 2.2.2.3 Hemicellulose
  • 2.2.3 Agro-Waste By-Products
  • 2.2.3.1 Value-Added Products
  • 2.2.3.2 Utilisation of the By-Products
  • 2.3 Cause of Agricultural Waste Production
  • 2.3.1 Agriculture-Related Activities
  • 2.3.2 Poor Road Infrastructure Sustainable Solid Waste Management Techniques
  • 2.3.3 Insufficient or Non-existent Rural Electrification
  • 2.3.4 Improper Drying Processes and Storage Facilities
  • 2.3.5 Food Wasted
  • 2.3.6 Kitchen Waste
  • 2.4 Global Status of Agro-Waste
  • 2.4.1 Overall Population Growth
  • 2.4.2 Medium Variant Population Growth
  • 2.4.3 Effects Due to Rapid Urbanisation
  • 2.5 Management of Agro-Waste
  • 2.5.1 Production
  • 2.5.2 Collection
  • 2.5.3 Transfer
  • 2.5.4 Storage
  • 2.5.5 Treatment
  • 2.5.6 Utilisation
  • 2.6 Challenges of Agro-Waste
  • 2.7 Future Prospects of Agro-Waste
  • 2.7.1 Renewable Energy Resources
  • 2.7.2 Biofertilisers
  • 2.7.3 Soil Amendments
  • 2.7.4 Dye Adsorption
  • 2.7.5 Heavy Metal Adsorption
  • 2.7.6 Energy Recovery from Agro-Waste
  • 2.7.7 Construction Materials from Agro-Waste
  • 2.8 Conclusion
  • References
  • 3: Technoeconomic and Sustainability Analysis of Agricultural Waste Conversion Technologies
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Agricultural Waste: Source for Bioenergy
  • 3.2.1 Major Organic Constituents
  • 3.2.2 Biofuel Production from Agro-Wastes
  • 3.3 Microwave (MW) in Bioenergy Production
  • 3.3.1 Continuous Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis (CMAP)
  • 3.3.2 Limitations and Challenges Involved
  • 3.4 Concept of Circular Bioeconomy
  • 3.4.1 Technoeconomic Analysis of Microwave-Assisted Processes
  • 3.4.2 Life Cycle Assessment of Microwave-Induced Techniques
  • 3.5 Conclusion
  • References

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