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Computer-Aided Modeling of Thermochemical Conversion Processes for Environmental Waste Management

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Over the years, researchers have utilized a variety of in silico platforms to model thermochemical conversion processes used in environmental waste management. Processes such as pyrolysis, air gasification, and steam gasification are commonly employed to recover energy from these wastes. This chapter discusses the methodology and findings of computer-aided models in this domain. The environmental wastes that have been considered are majorly plastics and agricultural residues. While plastics are nonbiodegradable, biomass residues can have issues of disposal due to their large volumes. In both cases, these high temperature processes are excellent for purpose. Studies have evaluated the process efficiency, product yield, product quality, economic evaluations, and parametric studies of the thermochemical conversion for these wastes. Computer-aided modelling is now gaining popularity among researchers in process systems engineering as it is a quick and accurate means of gaining proper understanding of these processes in conjunction with experimental studies and pilot scale-up studies.

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Adeniyi, A.G., Ighalo, J.O. (2020). Computer-Aided Modeling of Thermochemical Conversion Processes for Environmental Waste Management. In: Hussain, C.M. (eds) Handbook of Environmental Materials Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58538-3_185-1

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