Biodegradable Waste Processing for Sustainable Developments

Arbind Prasad has completed his Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. He has also earned the gold medal in his M. Tech. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor and Head (Mechanical Engineering) in the Department of Science, Technology and Technical Education, Government of Bihar, at Katihar Engineering College, Katihar, Bihar, India.Atanu Kumar Paul received his M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Durgapur (West Bengal) and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. He has published numerous articles in reputable national and international journals, books, and conference proceedings. He has a lot of experience organising workshops and seminars. He is currently employed by the National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh, India, as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

• 1. Introduction to Bioenergy and Waste to Energy. 2. Waste to Bioenergy: A Sustainable Solution. 3. Environmental impact of waste to energy. 4. Strategic Approach to Biomass Energy Production: Feasibility, Challenges, and Opportunities. 5. Plastic Recycling for Energy Production. 6. A study on waste management practices in Oman and a way forward to a circular economy. 7. Sustainable Waste to Energy Technologies: Fermentation. 8. Environmental Aspects of Food Waste to Energy Conversion. 9. Biorefineries for Sustainable Waste Valorization. 10. Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) for Waste Recycling and Energy Production. 11. Industrial Organic Waste to Energy. 12. Valorization of algal blooms and their residues into renewable energy. 13. Recycling of biopolymers. 14. Plastic Recycling for Energy Production. 15. Current and perspective solutions in waste to energy sector.