A review on technological options of waste to energy for effective management of municipal solid waste

Kumar, Atul; Samadder, Sukha Ranjan

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2017.08.046

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“…Reuse of waste products to recover energy in the form of electricity or heat is the most appropriate method to solve the waste problem [17]. Waste to energy is the source of renewable energy which is economical, feasible and eco-friendly [18,19]. Comparatively, the waste to energy production is lower than fossil fuel but since the aim is to reduce the municipal solid waste, the best way to recycle is to generate electricity.…”

Section: Waste To Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

State of the Art Compendium of Macro and Micro Energies

Ahamd

2019

Adv. Sci. Technol. Res. J.

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In the span of past few decades, population, urbanization and industrialization have transformed the mankind living standard and dynamics of the nature. Certainly, energy is the basic need for all living organisms. Energy is the route towards the economic growth. The evidence shows that the countries faced with energy crises are left behind in the economic activities; as a result, people are deprived. This study reviewed the available renewable energy resources and potential with positive and negative aspects. This study comprehensively discusses the renewable macro and micro energy resources studied in the past two decades reported in various studies. The paper is divided into two sections; the first section discusses the energy produced in the macro level and the second section discusses the energy produced using different strategies and techniques in the micro level. The potential and positive outcomes of the energy resources were identified. New paradigm of micro energies and importance of reusing the available resource of micro energy using different resources like energy harvesting on the road surface, vibration, airflow, radio frequency and thermal energy etc. were discussed. Lastly, the study focus does not only review but also finds the potential and opportunities for the researchers in the future to utilize the renewable energy resources.

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Section: Waste To Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

State of the Art Compendium of Macro and Micro Energies

Ahamd

2019

Adv. Sci. Technol. Res. J.

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“…The Maldives government recently secured US$ 165 million from various multilateral donors for an eco‐friendly solution to waste disposal (Anonymous, ), including the construction of a waste incinerator on Thilafushi (Anonymous, ). Different technologies exist to generate energy from burning waste, including thermal conversion technologies (incineration, gasification, and pyrolysis), biological conversion (anaerobic digestion/biomethanation and composting), and gas generation from landfilling (Kumar and Samadder, ). To achieve the efficiency necessary for economic viability, an incinerator requires a minimum energy density of input waste of 7 MJ/kg (Rand et al, ; Kamuk, ) and low moisture content.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wasted paradise? Policies for Small Island States to manage tourism‐driven growth while controlling waste generation: the case of the Maldives

Kapmeier

Gonçalves

2018

System Dynamics Review

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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face tension between economic growth and environmental impact. Tourism fuels growth, but the resulting solid waste and other pollutants threaten the SIDS' natural beauty, quality of life for residents, attractiveness to tourists, and economic success. We assess the tension between tourism-driven economic growth and environmental degradation from a limits-to-growth perspective, developing a generic system dynamics model of the problem using 38 years of data from the Maldives to estimate parameters and Monte-Carlo methods to assess the sensitivity of results to uncertainty. We contrast development paths for the next three decades under three sets of policies focusing on promoting growth, managing tourism demand-supply balance, and improving waste management. Findings are counterintuitive; policies focused on better waste management alone are self-defeating, because they increase tourism, growth and waste generation, undermining attractiveness and growth later. Policies that limit tourism demand improve economic and environmental health.

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“…To day,h alf is disposede ither through landfilling or thermochemicalt reatment processes aiming to produce electricity, the so-calledw aste-to-energy. [11] Chemical composition of RdF is typically the following (% wt): 29-38C ,4 -5 H, 14-18 O, 19-22 H 2 O, 17-30 ashes, or in terms of components (% wt. ):1 -4 wood, 10-34 paper,2 6-36 plastic, 7-8 textile, 10-14 organic fraction and 10-27 inert fraction.…”

Section: Waste Biorefinerymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…MSW incineration/thermovalorization is still the main solution adopted on aw orldwide basis as alternative to landfilling. [11] Waste to Chemicals Still very limiteda ttention is given in literature and scientific research to this waste to chemicalp ossibility, [12] although some industriali nitiatives are present (for example, by Enerkem and Fulcrum BioEnergy). [13] We reported the waste-to-chemical ap-proach in relationt ot he productiono fu rea and methanol from RdF.…”

Section: Waste Biorefinerymentioning

confidence: 99%

Waste to Chemicals for a Circular Economy

Iaquaniello

Centi

Salladini

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Chemistry A European J

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The implementation of a circular economy is a fundamental step to create a greater and more sustainable future for a better use of resources and energy. Wastes and in particular municipal solid waste represent an untapped source of carbon (and hydrogen) to produce a large range of chemicals from methane to alcohols (as methanol or ethanol) or urea. The waste to chemical process and related economics are assessed in this concept article to show the validity of such solution both from an economic point of view and from an environmental perspective considering the sensible reduction in greenhouse gas emissions with respect to conventional production from fossil fuels.

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A review on technological options of waste to energy for effective management of municipal solid waste

Cited by 649 publications

References 127 publications

State of the Art Compendium of Macro and Micro Energies

State of the Art Compendium of Macro and Micro Energies

Wasted paradise? Policies for Small Island States to manage tourism‐driven growth while controlling waste generation: the case of the Maldives

Waste to Chemicals for a Circular Economy

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