LAPSE:2019.1643
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LAPSE:2019.1643
Evaluation of Municipal Solid Wastes Based Energy Potential in Urban Pakistan
Muhammad Mobin Siddiqi, Muhammad Nihal Naseer, Yasmin Abdul Wahab, Nor Aliya Hamizi, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, Zaira Zaman Chowdhury, Omid Akbarzadeh, Mohd Rafie Johan, T. M. Yunus Khan, Sarfaraz Kamangar
December 16, 2019
Solid waste management needs re-evaluating in developing countries like Pakistan, which currently employs landfilling as a first option. Over time, increasing population will result in decreasing space for landfill sites, ultimately increasing the cost of landfilling, while increasing accumulated waste will cause pollution. Locating and preparing a sanitary landfill includes the securing of large sectors and also everyday activity with the end goal to limit potential negative impacts. Energy production from municipal solid waste (MSW) is a perceptive idea for large cities, such as Karachi, as waste, which is an undesirable output that adds to land and air pollution, is transformed into a vital source of energy. The current study strives to provide a destination to solid waste by evaluating the energy potential that waste provides for power generation by the process of incineration. A sustainable energy generation plant based on the Rankine cycle is proposed. This study evaluates the various landfill sites in the case study area to determine their sustainability for a waste to energy (WtE) plant. The implementation of the proposed plant will not only provide an ultimate destination to waste but also generate 121.9 MW electricity at 25% plant efficiency. Thus, the generated electricity can be used to run a WtE plant and meet the energy requirements of the residents.
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alternative solid fuel, energy generation, incineration, municipal solid waste management, solid waste to energy, waste management
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Siddiqi MM, Naseer MN, Abdul Wahab Y, Hamizi NA, Badruddin IA, Chowdhury ZZ, Akbarzadeh O, Johan MR, Khan TMY, Kamangar S. Evaluation of Municipal Solid Wastes Based Energy Potential in Urban Pakistan. (2019). LAPSE:2019.1643
Author Affiliations
Siddiqi MM: Department of Applied Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Naseer MN: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan [ORCID]
Abdul Wahab Y: Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia [ORCID]
Hamizi NA: Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Badruddin IA: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Chowdhury ZZ: Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Akbarzadeh O: Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia [ORCID]
Johan MR: Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Khan TMY: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
Kamangar S: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
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Processes
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7
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11
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E848
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2019
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2019-11-12
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2227-9717
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