Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; Abbreviations and Symbols; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Objectives, Motivation and Potential Use of the WtE Approach; 1.2 Waste Processing and WtE; 1.3 Waste-to-Energy Unit; 1.4 New Terminology for Up-to-Date Approach; 1.5 Alternative Methods; 2 Conceptual Approach; 2.1 Waste Availability; 2.2 Energy Utilization; 3 Investment Planning Based on NERUDA System; 3.1 Optimization Computational Tool NERUDA; 3.2 Results of Calculations; 4 WtE as Integrated Items
REGION and EVELINE Systems; 4.1 Characteristics of Region/Micro-region

4.2 REGION and EVELINE as Its Part4.3 A Case Study: Application of REGION and EVELINE in a Micro-region with Thirty Thousand Inhabitants; 5 Selection of Convenient Technology; 5.1 Large or Small Capacity Incinerators?; 5.2 ``Conventional'' Versus Up-to-Date Technologies; 5.3 Tailor-Made Technology as the Core of EVELINE; 6 Subsystems, Equipment and Other Aspects; 6.1 Thermal System; 6.1.1 Combustion Chamber; 6.1.2 Burners; 6.2 Energy Recovery; 6.2.1 Variety of Heat Recovery Systems and Equipment; 6.2.2 Heat Exchangers: Fouling and Cleaning; 6.2.3 Co-generation; 6.3 Off-Gas Cleaning System

6.3.1 Cleaning Methods According to Type of Pollutants6.3.2 Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides; 6.3.3 Neutralization of Acid Compounds and Filtration; 6.3.3.1 Wet Scrubber; 6.3.3.2 Dry Sorption and Filtration; 6.4 Safety and Reliability Requirements and Standards; 6.5 Process Control Aspects; 7 Computational Support; 7.1 Conceptual Approach; 7.2 Simulations Based on Heat and Mass Balance; 7.3 Calculations of Equipment; 7.4 Structural Design; 7.5 Utilization of CFD; 7.6 Optimization on Equipment Level; 7.7 Process and Heat Integration; 8 Conclusions; References