Advancements Towards Biomass Conversion for Sustainable Management of Solid Waste

• Published in: Biotechnology for Waste Biomass Utilization pp. 173 - 201
• Main Authors: Kulshreshtha, Akanksha, Sasmal, Soumya, Sahu, Minakshi, Tiwari, O. N.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2023; Apple Academic Press, Incorporated
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Ad; Catalytic Liquefaction; Microbial Consortia; Pre-treated Hydrolysate; Biomass Materials; Biogas Purification; Biological Pre-treatment; Biogas Generation; Lignocellulosic Biomass; anaerobic digestion; bioethanol; Biogas Compressing; RDT; Water Hyacinth; biofuel; biogas; Zymomonas Mobilis; Biogas Conversion; SWM; Xylooligosaccharides Production; Mechanical Pre-treatment; Kitchen Waste; solid waste; HTC; Minimizes Energy Demands; Moisture Content; CNG; Biogas Production
• ISBN: 9781774639962; 1774639963; 1774639955; 9781774639955
• DOI: 10.1201/9781003277187-7

Solid waste management is a challenging process, especially in developing countries due to the continuous upsurge of population, urbanization, and lack of services and facilities, making solid waste management very difficult to handle. For our energy needs, we are dependent on fossil fuels like coal, petroleum, etc. Reserves for coal and petroleum are limited and subject to depletion depending on the usage. Various methods and techniques like pyrolysis, gasification, catalytic liquefaction, etc. are in use for solid waste conversion and energy/fuel generation. Furthermore, biochemical techniques like microbial fermentation and anaerobic digestion are of enormous use and have immense potential in the production of biogas and bioethanol/ biobutanol, etc. Solid waste efficient treatment and conversion solves a two-way problem-one is waste disposal and another is energy generation. Here, we are discussing the major solid waste treatment process with an emphasis on biogas production by the anaerobic digestion method.