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dc.contributor.authorSilva-Martínez, R.D.
dc.contributor.authorSanches-Pereira, Alessandro
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, W.
dc.contributor.authorGómez Galindo, M.F.
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, S.T.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-19T01:07:40Z
dc.date.available2022-05-19T01:07:40Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationSilva-Martínez, R.D. and Sanches-Pereira, A. and Ortiz, W. and Gómez Galindo, M.F. and Coelho, S.T. 2020. The state-of-the-art of organic waste to energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and opportunities. Renewable Energy. 156: pp. 509-525.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88526
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.renene.2020.04.056
dc.description.abstract

Organic waste to energy (OWtE) technologies have been developed and implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries. However, they are still far away to significantly contribute not only to treat the ever-increasing waste volumes in the region but also to supply the regional energy demand and meet national carbon emission goals. The technical complexity of these technologies aligned with lack of research, high investment costs and political deficiencies have not allowed for an appropriate implementation of OWtE in the region, where the applicability of large-scale plants remains to be demonstrated. This research presents the state-of-the art of OWtE technologies in the context of the LAC countries based on archival research method. In addition, it presents challenges and opportunities that the region is facing for an adequate implementation of these technologies. The main findings show that OWtE have the potential to improve waste and energy systems in the region by reducing environmental impacts along with a series of social and economic benefits, such as increasing access to a sustainable energy supply. Diverse researches indicate principally anaerobic digestion, fermentation (e.g. 2G bioethanol, etc.), microbial fuel cells, gasification and pyrolysis as efficient technologies to treat solid organic wastes and produce bioenergy.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology
dc.subjectEnergy & Fuels
dc.subjectScience & Technology - Other Topics
dc.subjectOrganic waste
dc.subjectBioenergy
dc.subjectWaste to energy
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectCaribbean
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL SOLID-WASTE
dc.subjectANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION
dc.subjectLIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectBIOGAS PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSUGARCANE BIOREFINERIES
dc.subjectTHERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectBIOETHANOL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectETHANOL-PRODUCTION
dc.subjectLIGNOCELLULOSIC RESIDUES
dc.titleThe state-of-the-art of organic waste to energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and opportunities
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume156
dcterms.source.startPage509
dcterms.source.endPage525
dcterms.source.issn0960-1481
dcterms.source.titleRenewable Energy
dc.date.updated2022-05-19T01:07:39Z
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curtin.contributor.orcidSanches-Pereira, Alessandro [0000-0001-9905-8824]
curtin.contributor.researcheridSanches-Pereira, Alessandro [E-6350-2014]
dcterms.source.eissn1879-0682
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridSanches-Pereira, Alessandro [55578547600]


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