Intro
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Editors and Contributors
1: Introduction: Growth of Agricultural Waste, Its Disposal, and Related Environmental Issues
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Concept and Generation of Agricultural Waste
1.2.1 Waste from Farming Activities
1.2.2 Waste from Livestock
1.2.3 Waste from Processing
1.3 Characteristics of Agricultural Waste
1.4 Approaches and Hierarchy of Agricultural Waste Management Systems
1.5 Agricultural Waste Management Techniques
1.5.1 Landfilling
1.5.2 Incineration
1.5.3 Composting

1.5.4 Anaerobic Digestion
1.5.5 Pyrolysis and Gasification
1.6 Health and Environmental Impact
1.7 Conclusions
References
2: Global Status of Agricultural Waste-Based Industries, Challenges, and Future Prospects
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Agricultural or Agro-Waste
2.2.1 Agricultural Solid Waste Classification
2.2.1.1 Livestock Waste
2.2.1.2 Waste from Food and Meat Processing
2.2.1.3 Waste Generation Through Crop Production
2.2.1.4 On-Farm Medical Waste
2.2.1.5 Waste from Horticulture
2.2.1.6 Waste from Agro-Based Industries
2.2.1.7 Chemical Wastes

2.2.2 Composition of Agro-Waste
2.2.2.1 Cellulose
2.2.2.2 Lignin
2.2.2.3 Hemicellulose
2.2.3 Agro-Waste By-Products
2.2.3.1 Value-Added Products
2.2.3.2 Utilisation of the By-Products
2.3 Cause of Agricultural Waste Production
2.3.1 Agriculture-Related Activities
2.3.2 Poor Road Infrastructure Sustainable Solid Waste Management Techniques
2.3.3 Insufficient or Non-existent Rural Electrification
2.3.4 Improper Drying Processes and Storage Facilities
2.3.5 Food Wasted
2.3.6 Kitchen Waste
2.4 Global Status of Agro-Waste
2.4.1 Overall Population Growth

2.4.2 Medium Variant Population Growth
2.4.3 Effects Due to Rapid Urbanisation
2.5 Management of Agro-Waste
2.5.1 Production
2.5.2 Collection
2.5.3 Transfer
2.5.4 Storage
2.5.5 Treatment
2.5.6 Utilisation
2.6 Challenges of Agro-Waste
2.7 Future Prospects of Agro-Waste
2.7.1 Renewable Energy Resources
2.7.2 Biofertilisers
2.7.3 Soil Amendments
2.7.4 Dye Adsorption
2.7.5 Heavy Metal Adsorption
2.7.6 Energy Recovery from Agro-Waste
2.7.7 Construction Materials from Agro-Waste
2.8 Conclusion
References

3: Technoeconomic and Sustainability Analysis of Agricultural Waste Conversion Technologies
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Agricultural Waste: Source for Bioenergy
3.2.1 Major Organic Constituents
3.2.2 Biofuel Production from Agro-Wastes
3.3 Microwave (MW) in Bioenergy Production
3.3.1 Continuous Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis (CMAP)
3.3.2 Limitations and Challenges Involved
3.4 Concept of Circular Bioeconomy
3.4.1 Technoeconomic Analysis of Microwave-Assisted Processes
3.4.2 Life Cycle Assessment of Microwave-Induced Techniques
3.5 Conclusion
References