Advanced Studies in Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Wastes into Energy Products

Dear Colleagues,

Disposal of solid waste without adequate treatment generates significant environmental pollution. An environmentally acceptable way of managing solid waste is an important issue for 21st-century urban waste management in both developed and developing countries. Solid waste is not a waste anymore, but rather a source of renewable energy. Numerous works are available exploring waste to energy (WtE) technology for converting solid waste into energy. Solid wastes can be (i) biomass or biogenic (plant or animal products), (ii) material such as paper, cardboard, food waste, grass clippings, leaves, wood, and leather products, and (iii) non-biomass combustible material such as plastics and other synthetic materials made from petroleum. WtE technology plays an important role in the urban waste hierarchy, making better use of waste that would otherwise be sent to the landfill. This involves energy recovery from solid waste through various thermo-chemical conversion processes, such as gasification, pyrolysis, combustion, liquefaction, etc. The recovered energy can be used as a fuel for electricity generation. Besides recovery of significant amounts of energy, these technologies can lead to a substantial reduction in the overall waste quantities for final disposal, which can significantly minimize environmental pollution.

This Special Issue will cover thermochemical processes like pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, liquefaction, etc., for converting solid wastes such as biomass, organic waste, green waste, plastic waste, end-of-life tires, etc., into energy products such as crude oil, char, and syngas. In particular, this Special Issue will focus on assessing the performance of pyrolysis and gasification technologies for converting solid/biomass waste into energy, both experimentally and numerically. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to:

• Potential solid waste and biomass resources;
• Review of different types of thermochemical conversion technologies;
• Analysis, applications, opportunities, and operational difficulties of thermochemical conversion technologies, both experimental and numerical;
• Performance comparison of different types of thermochemical conversion technologies;
• Market potential of medium- and large-scale thermochemical conversion plants;
• Policies needed to promote medium- and large-scale thermochemical process plants in the energy sector.

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rasul
Guest Editor

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• waste to energy
• thermochemical conversion processes
• recovery of energy products from solid waste
• experimental and numerical analysis of pyrolysis and gasification technologies
• policies to promote thermochemical conversion plants for solid waste
• analysis of market potential of waste to energy technologies