From Landfill Gas to Energy: Technologies and Challenges

by Faisal Zia Siddiqui, M. Emran Khan, Vasudevan Rajaram

Converting old landfills to energy producing sites, while capturing emitted greenhouse gases, has faced numerous technical, financial and social challenges and developments lately. Also, the re-mining of landfills to recover useful land in dense urban areas and proper landfill closure has been a subject of discussion and investigation. Designed as an overview text for landfill management from cradle to grave, this volume's content stretches from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415664748
• ISBN13: 9780415664745
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.8"