Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Preface
5 1 An Overview of Electro-Fermentation as a Platform for Future Biorefineries 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Fundamental Mechanisms 1.3 Value-Added Products from Electro-Fermentation 1.4 Challenges and Future Outlook 1.5 Acknowledgements References
6 2 Biodiesel Sustainability: Challenges and Perspectives Abbreviations 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Biodiesel Production 2.3 Factors Affecting Biodiesel Production Process 2.4 Transesterification Mechanisms 2.5 Production of Biodiesel Using Heterogeneous Catalyst Prepared from Natural Sources 2.6 Challenges and Perspectives References
7 3 Multidisciplinary Sides of Environmental Engineering and Sustainability 3.1 Introduction 3.2 System Theory and Integrated System Approach 3.3 Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Engineering and Environmental Engineering 3.4 Advanced Multi-Disciplinary Sustainable Engineering Education 3.5 Novel Designs for Auto-Thermal Behavior Towards Sustainability 3.6 Conclusions References
8 4 Biofuels 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Composition 4.3 Classification of Biofuels 4.4 Examples of Biofuels 4.5 Property Variations with Source 4.6 Properties Compared to Fuels from Crude Oil Tar Sand Bitumen, Coal and Oil Shale 4.7 Fuel Specifications and Performance 4.8 Conclusion References
9 5 Sustainable Valorization of Waste Cooking Oil into Biofuels and Green Chemicals: Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) 5.3 Biofuels from WCO 5.4 Green Chemicals from WCO 5.5 Challenges and Future Work 5.6 Conclusion References
10 6 Waste Valorization: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Routes 6.1 Background 6.2 Land Biomass vs. Oceanic Biomass 6.3 Waste Management 6.4 Waste Valorization for Adsorbents Development 6.5 Waste Valorization for Catalysts Preparations 6.6 Bio-Based Waste Valorization for Bio-Fuel and Bio-Fertilizer Production 6.7 Biochemical Mechanism Involved in Anaerobic Digestion System 6.8 Challenges and Recent Advances in Anaerobic Digestion 6.9 Bio-Based Waste and Bioeconomy Perspective 6.10 Conclusion References
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7 Electrocoagulation Process in the Treatment of Landfill Leachate
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Decomposition of Solid Waste
7.3 Landfill Leachate Properties
7.4 Characteristics of Landfill Leachate
7.5 Electrocoagulation Process
7.6 Key Parameters of Electrocoagulation Process
7.7 Operating Mode
7.8 Economic Analysis
7.9 Case Study: Removal of the Organic Pollutant of Colour