Citation for published version (APA): Jurado, E., Gavala, H. N., & Skiadas, I. (2012). ADM1-based modeling of anaerobic digestion of swine manure fibers pretreated with aqueous ammonia soaking. In Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Energy from biomass and Waste, San Servolo, Venice (Italy), November 12-15 Venice: IWWG-International Waste Working Group, Hamburg University of Techn...

The waste of agricultural products is considered as one of the major problems in Iranian agricultural sector. The present study is a descriptive-survey one in nature that focused on exploring correlations and comparison. Data were collected through a number of questionnaires and were analyzed by SPSS. The relationships between dependent and independent variables were analyzed by obtaining the P...

OBJECTIVE Although waste is traditionally assessed as a pollutant which needs to be reduced or lessened, its management is certainly necessary. Nowadays, biological fuel cells, through the direct conversion of organic matter to electricity using biocatalysts, represent a technology able to produce sustainable energy by means of waste treatment. This study aims to propose a mean to generate ener...

The volume of solid waste produced in the world is increasing annually, and disposing of such wastes is a growing problem. Fly ash (FA) is a form of solid waste that is derived from the combustion of coal. Research has shown that fly ash may be disposed of by using it to amend agricultural soils. This review addresses the feasibility of amending agricultural field soils with fly ash for the pur...

Waste-to-Energy is a challenging management in developing countries. There are many different technologies to generate electricity or heat from wastes. However, reuse and recycling are first prioritized as left a fraction of waste can be used as energy recovery. The initial cost to generate electricity from solid waste incineration is prohibitively high due to its cost of advance technology and...

S ince 2000, the worldwide market for carbon-fiber-reinforced composite materials (CFRP) has grown from 30,500 to 43,500 tons per year. According to the latest estimates, the demand for carbon fibers will rise to some 1,300,000 tons by 2020 [1]. When preforms are used for manufacturing CFRP parts by the Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) process, up to 40 % waste accrues, resulting in a considerabl...

The exploitation of natural fibers to reinforce polymers is a promising practice. Thus, biocomposites have gained increased attention in automotive, construction, and agricultural sectors, among others. present work reports the reinforcement recycled high-density polyethylene (r-HDPE) with hemp afford composite materials as sustainable analogues conventional wood/plastic (WPC) products. HDPE bo...

In the world today, the need for sustainable processes is increasing. The work of the present thesis has been focused on conversion of the cellulosic part of waste textiles into biogas and ethanol, and its challenges. In 2009, the global annual fiber consumption exceeded 70 Mt, of which around 40% consisted of cellulosic material. This huge amount of fibers is processed into apparel, home texti...

active carbons were produced from bagasse, millet and sorghum straws by chemical activation with h3po4. carbon precursors with particle size of 1180 î¼m were used, in order to overcome difficulties caused by low density and high ash content. the influence of preparation conditions (temperature, residence time, and acid impregnation ratio) on the yield of the active carbons was examined. the imp...

According to the sustainable development concept, it is necessary solve issue of replacing fiber from synthetic materials with natural, environmentally friendly, and cheap-to-manufacture renewable resources agricultural waste. Concrete primary material for which fibers are intended. Therefore, use vegetable waste in concrete an essential urgent task. Coconut has attracted attention this matter,...