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Physical, Chemical Analysis of Solid Waste and Energy Recovery from Combustible Waste of Institution—A Case Study of Sri Venkateswara University College of Arts

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The characteristics of solid waste generated from Sri Venkateswara University College of Arts in Tirupati are presented in this paper. Quantity of solid waste generation, its physical components and chemical characteristics of solid waste and disposal practices are detailed. Further, energy recovery from solid waste of college of arts was found out and higher energy content offers energy recovery options from solid waste generated from the college.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati, India

    Pravallika Kadupula & Munilakshmi Nijagala

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Sadhan Kumar Ghosh

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Kadupula, P., Nijagala, M. (2020). Physical, Chemical Analysis of Solid Waste and Energy Recovery from Combustible Waste of Institution—A Case Study of Sri Venkateswara University College of Arts. In: Ghosh, S. (eds) Waste Management as Economic Industry Towards Circular Economy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1620-7_18

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