Waste, 5. Biowaste Treatment

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, pp. 1–32

Abstract

The article contains sections titled: 1 Introduction 2 Definition of Biowaste, Legal Aspects, and Biowaste Collection 2.1 Definition of Biowaste 2.2 Legal Aspects 2.3 Collection of Biowaste 2.4 Biowaste Quantity and Composition 3 Treatment Processes 3.1 Composting 3.1.1 Definition and Process Basics 3.1.2 Substrates for the Composting Process 3.1.3 Process Conditions 3.1.3.1 Temperature 3.1.3.2 Water Content and Pore Volume 3.1.3.3 pH Value 3.1.3.4 Aeration 3.1.4 Thermal Parameters 3.1.5 Composting Plant Technology 3.1.5.1 Weighing and Registration (Reception) 3.1.5.2 Delivery and Intermediate Storage 3.1.5.3 Pretreatment 3.1.5.4 Composting Treatment Technologies 3.1.5.5 Aeration Process 3.1.5.6 Final Treatment and Storage 3.1.5.7 Measures to Reduce Emissions 3.1.5.8 Green-Waste Composting 3.1.6 Composting Process Design 3.1.7 Mass and Energy Balances 3.1.8 Structural Design of Plants 3.2 Anaerobic Digestion of Separately Collected Organic Waste 3.2.1 Definition and Process Basics 3.2.2 Substrates for Anaerobic Digestion 3.2.3 Anaerobic Digestion Plant Technology 3.2.3.1 Delivery Hall, Pretreatment, and Reactor Feed 3.2.3.2 Anaerobic Digestion Reactor 3.2.3.3 Biogas Treatment and Utilization 3.2.3.4 Digestate Treatment 3.2.4 Anaerobic Reactor Design 3.2.4.1 Discontinuous Reactors for Dry Fermentation 3.2.4.2 Continuous Reactors for Dry Fermentation 3.2.4.3 Continuous Reactors for Wet Fermentation and Cofermentation 3.2.5 Mass and Energy Balances for the Plant 3.3 Combined Aerobic and Anaerobic Treatment of Municipal Organic Waste 4 Products and Their Uses 4.1 Product Quality 4.2 Use of Products 5 Emissions References

Authors 3

1. Martin Kranert

   University of Stuttgart

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   University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

2. Carla Cimatoribus

   Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

   Affiliation as printed

   University of Applied Science Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany

3. Peter Quicker Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany