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Municipal Solid Waste

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In this chapter, the sampling, preconditioning, as well as physico-chemical, biochemical and thermal characterization methods for municipal solid waste are introduced. The typical equipment used in the sample preparation and characterization are illustrated. Furthermore, an overview of the characteristics of municipal solid waste is presented which provides a useful starting database.

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Castaldi, M.J. et al. (2020). Municipal Solid Waste. In: Nzihou, A. (eds) Handbook on Characterization of Biomass, Biowaste and Related By-products. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35020-8_6

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