Sustainable management of municipal solid waste through waste-to-energy technologies

Increasing municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and environmental concerns have sparked global interest in waste valorization through various waste-to-energy (WtE) to generate renewable energy sources and reduce dependency on fossil-derived fuels and chemicals. These technologies are vital for imp...

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Autores: Varjani, Sunita, Shahbeig, Hossein, Popat, Kartik, Patel, Zeel, Vyas, Shaili, Shah, Anil V, Barceló, Damià, Hao Ngo, Huu, Sonne, Christian, Shiung Lam, Su, Aghbashlo, Mortaza, Tabatabaei, Meisam
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/270553
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/270553
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85129479242
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Waste to energy
Bioenergy
Biorefinery
Circular bioeconomy
Sustainability
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Sumario:Increasing municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and environmental concerns have sparked global interest in waste valorization through various waste-to-energy (WtE) to generate renewable energy sources and reduce dependency on fossil-derived fuels and chemicals. These technologies are vital for implementing the envisioned global "bioeconomy" through biorefineries. In light of that, a detailed overview of WtE technologies with their benefits and drawbacks is provided in this paper. Additionally, the biorefinery concept for waste management and sustainable energy generation is discussed. The identification of appropriate WtE technology for energy recovery continues to be a significant challenge. So, in order to effectively apply WtE technologies in the burgeoning bioeconomy, this review provides a comprehensive overview of the existing scenario for sustainable MSW management along with the bottlenecks and perspectives.