Energy from Waste

Ram K. Gupta is Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on green energy production and storage using conducting polymers and composites, electrocatalysts for fuel cells, nanomaterials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, bio-based polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, and biodegradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, made over 275 national/international/ regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, wrote several book chapters, and received over $2.5 million for research and educational activities from external agencies. He serves as associate editor, guest editor, and editorial board member for various journals. Tuan Anh Nguyen earned his BSc in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and the University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate & Research Scientist at Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed as Head of Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology). He has managed 4 Ph.D. theses as thesis director and 3 are in progress; He is Editor-In-Chief of "Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience" and Founding Co-Editor-In-Chief of "Current Nanotoxicity & Prevention". He is the author of 4 Vietnamese books and Editor of 32 Elsevier books in the Micro & Nano Technologies Series.

PART 1 Introduction. Chapter 1 Biowastes for Energy: An Introduction. PART 2 Municipal Waste for Energy. Chapter 2 Operational Tools and Techniques for Municipal Solid Waste Management. Chapter 3 Municipal Waste for Energy Production. Chapter 4 A Brief History of Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste. Chapter 5 Materials and Energy from Waste Plastics: A Catalytic Approach. Chapter 6 Elucidating Sustainable Waste Management Approaches along with Waste-to-Energy Pathways: A Critical Review. Chapter 7 Biomass Downdraft Gasifier: State of the Art of Reactor Design. Chapter 8 Food-Based Waste for Energy. PART 3 Waste for Biochemicals and Bioenergy. Chapter 9 Biowastes for Ethanol Production. Chapter 10 Waste Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production. Chapter 11 Biowaste-Based Microbial Fuel Cells for Bioelectricity Generation. Chapter 12 Biowaste-Based Microbial Fuel Cells. Chapter 13 Recent Development in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Biowaste. Chapter 14 Waste-Derived Carbon Materials for Hydrogen Storage. Chapter 15 Organic Waste for Hydrogen Production. Chapter 16 Recycling E-Waste for Hydrogen Energy Production and Replacement as Building Construction Materials. PART 4 Waste for Advanced Energy Devices. Chapter 17 Biowaste-Derived Carbon for Solar Cells. Chapter 18 Biowastes for Metal-Ion Batteries. Chapter 19 NaFePO4 Regenerated from Failed Commercial Li-Ion Batteries for Na-Ion Battery Applications. Chapter 20 Polymeric Wastes for Metal-Ion Batteries. Chapter 21 Biowaste-Derived Components for Zn–Air Battery. Chapter 22 Recycling of Wastes Generated in Automobile Metal–Air Batteries. Chapter 23 Biowastes for Metal–Sulfur Batteries. Chapter 24 High-Performance Supercapacitors Based on Biowastes for Sustainable Future. Chapter 25 Hybrid Biowaste Materials for Supercapacitors. Chapter 26 Polymeric Wastes for Supercapacitors. Chapter 27 Carbon Nanostructures Derived from Polymeric Wastes for Supercapacitors. Chapter 28 Supercapacitors Based on Waste Generated in Automobiles. Chapter 29 Halogenated Polymeric Wastes for Green Functional Carbon Materials. Chapter 30 Waste Mechanical Energy Harvesting from Vehicles by Smart Materials