Earth Engineering Center Publications
Performance of Waste-to-Energy fine combined ash/filter cake ash-metakaolin based artificial aggregate-Publication by Columbia University and GWC
By Yixi Tian*, A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas*, Shiho Kawashima, Xiaoxuan Teng, Nickolas J.Themelis
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Performance of structural concrete using Waste-to-Energy (WTE) combined ash-Publication by Columbia University and GWC
By Yixi Tian*, A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas*, Shiho Kawashima, Siwei Ma, Nickolas J.Themelis
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European MBT Plants Study 2022: Materials & Energy Recovery Insights from Six Facilities
By Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis and Prof. A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas
Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, 500 West 120th St., NY, NY 10027, USA
Journal: Waste Management 141 (2022) 79–91 A
Methane emissions of U.S. Landfills
By Nickolas J. Themelis and A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas
Summary of Plastic-to-Oil Plants Recent Years-Report By Sun Kai
By Sun Kai Kai Sun, Visiting Scholar, Zhejiang University Advisors: Prof. A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas and Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science Columbia University June, 2020 This report presented a brief overview of (mixed) plastic-to-fuel plants with [...]
The List of Waste-to-Energy Facilities in the World
The List of Waste-to-Energy Facilities in the World Please click the below link for download the WTE facilities master list.
Guidebook on Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Latin America and the Caribbean: Now Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
Authors: Nickolas J. Themelis, Maria Elena Diaz Barriga, Paula Estevez, and Maria Gaviota Velasco
Affiliation: Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University
Published by: Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University
In collaboration with: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Publication Date: July 2013
The State of Garbage in America
The 17th Nationwide Survey of MSW Management in the U.S.
A joint study by BioCycle Magazine and the Earth Engineering Center of Columbia University
Latest national data on municipal solid waste management find estimated generation is 389.5 million tons in 2008 — 69 percent landfilled, 24 percent recycled and composted, and 7 percent combusted via waste-to-energy.
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