Waste-to-Energy Plants Municipal and industrial solid trash is converted into power and/or heat for industrial processing at waste-to-energy or energy-from-waste plants. The trash is burned at a high temperature in the energy plant, and steam is created as a result of the heat. After that...
UPSC Civil Services Examination, Previous Year Questions (PYQs) Prelims Q. As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct? (2019) (a)Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories. ...
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Drishti Mains Question: Discuss the implications of food loss and waste on food security in India. What measures can be taken to address this issue?UPSC Civil Services Examination Previous Year Question (PYQ) Mains Q. What are the challenges and opportunities of food processing sector in the ...
Questions related to the E-Waste for UPSC Q1 What is e-waste and why is it a problem? The discarded electronic and electrical equipment is called e-waste. They are harmful to the environment because of the presence of harmful chemicals like brominated flame retardants and toxic heavy metals ...
Scientists have found a new Lead (Pb) free material which can efficiently convert waste heat to power our small home equipment and automobiles. Thermoelectric energy conversion allows generation of electrical voltage when one end of a material is heated...
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energies Article Waste to Energy: Solid Fuel Production from Biogas Plant Digestate and Sewage Sludge by Torrefaction-Process Kinetics, Fuel Properties, and Energy Balance Kacper S´ wiechowski 1,* , Martyna Hnat 1, Paweł Ste˛pien´ 1 , Sylwia Stegenta-Da˛browska 1 , Szymon ...