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Innovative Renewable Waste Conversion Technologies

  • Presents an updated description of the renewable waste conversion technologies

  • Proposes improved combustion facilities design, suitable for renewable waste

  • Addresses a complementary technical-ecological approach to renewable waste management

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Structure of the Energy Produced from Renewable Sources

    • Dana-Alexandra Ciupageanu, Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu
    Pages 1-19
  3. The Matrix of Energy Biofuels

    • Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu, Dana-Alexandra Ciupageanu, Gabriel-Paul Negreanu
    Pages 21-43
  4. The Technological Matrix for the Efficient Use of Biofuels

    • Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu, Gabriel-Paul Negreanu, Ionel Pisa, Viorel Berbece
    Pages 45-74
  5. Combined Combustion Required for Energy Fuels

    • Gabriel-Paul Negreanu, Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu
    Pages 75-101
  6. Experimental Tests on the Combustion of Animal Fats

    • Dana-Andreya Bondrea, Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu, Gabriel-Paul Negreanu
    Pages 103-148
  7. Combustion of Biogas Obtained by Anaerobic Fermentation of Animal Proteins

    • Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu, Elena-Mădălina Mavrodin
    Pages 149-178
  8. Design and Experimental Testing of a Horizontal Flame Burner for Agricultural Waste Pellets

    • Lucian Mihaescu, Emil Enache, Ionel Pisa, Elena Pop
    Pages 201-212
  9. Experimental Research of Combustion of Poultry Manure

    • Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu, Dana-Alexandra Ciupageanu, Gabriel-Paul Negreanu
    Pages 213-219
  10. Solutions for Polluting Emissions Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines

    • Alexandru Cernat, Constantin Pana, Niculae Negurescu
    Pages 237-279
  11. Technologies for Energy Production from Lignocellulosic Agricultural Residues

    • Georgii Geletukha, Semen Drahniev, Tetiana Zheliezna, Vitalii Zubenko, Olha Haidai
    Pages 281-345
  12. Purification of Waste Oils from the Transport Industry Through Nanotechnology

    • Ionel Pisa, Mihai Dragne, Elena Pop
    Pages 347-383
  13. Informatics Applications for Efficient Exploitation of Forestry Fund

    • Teodora Vatuiu, Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Silviu-Adrian Iana
    Pages 395-414
  14. The Staged Combustion of Meat-and-Bone Meal: The Characteristics of Conversion Sub-processes and Large-Scale Process Outputs

    • Marcin Kantorek, Krzysztof Jesionek, Sylwia Polesek-Karczewska, PaweÅ‚ Ziółkowski, Janusz Badur
    Pages 415-454
  15. Back Matter

    Pages 455-456

About this book

This book investigates innovative solutions to increase the share of renewable engery in the global power mix, with a particular focus on improved and sustainable biomass conversion technologies. 

To this end, the book deals with an analysis of the generation mix of renewable energies (including biofuels, renewable waste and biogas) in the overall power balance of several countries. In addition, the possibilities of using bioenergy resources in the context of power generation are thoroughly analyzed. As one of the most important ways of converting biomass into energy, the combustion process is analyzed in detail, highlighting the vast potential for the use of innovative biofuels. In this context, a detailed classification of existing biofuels is established, reflecting the relationship between their energy properties and their potential use in industrial facilities. Additionally, the most efficient combustion technologies for the respective applications are discussed.

Furthermore, the authors emphasize that the management of renewable waste, both from industry (tannery waste and oils from transport) and agriculture, requires an economic and environmental friendly approach. The challenges of burning various renewable waste fuels and upgrading industrial facilities are discussed, and the ideas and technologies presented in this book contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for "Affordable and Clean Energy". 

The book is a useful resource for professionals dealing with current and upcoming activities related to renewable energy combustion, and a good starting point for young researchers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

    Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu

About the editors

Professor Gheorghe Lazaroiu, PhD, has extensive research experience in Power Engineering. His main research focus lays in innovative biomass conversion technologies for energy purposes, hybrid energy systems and renewable energy integration. During his career, he coordinated as Project Director more than 25 research grants, and published over 200 scientific articles. Additionally, and he served as reviewer for more than 30 scientific journals and for national and international research funding institutions. 

Professor Lucian Mihaescu, PhD, has extensive research experience in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. His research focuses on improved and novel combustion technologies, as well as on reduced carbon dioxide emissions in energy processes. He is co-author of more than 150 scientific publications and holds five recognized patents. During his career, Professor MIHAESCU has coordinated more than 30 research grants as Project Director.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Innovative Renewable Waste Conversion Technologies

  • Editors: Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81431-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81430-4Published: 20 October 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81433-5Published: 21 October 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-81431-1Published: 19 October 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 456

  • Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 275 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Energy Policy, Economics and Management

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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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