A Framework for the Selection of Suitable Waste to Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management System
Municipal solid waste (MSW) generation has been escalated at a global scale and poses drastic impacts on the environment along with many socio-economic problems. Waste to energy (WtE) technologies have been recognized to convert MSW into useful energy and minimize the problems related to it. This st...
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| author | Ahsan Farooq Ahsan Farooq Piyanon Haputta Thapat Silalertruksa Shabbir H. Gheewala Shabbir H. Gheewala |
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| description | Municipal solid waste (MSW) generation has been escalated at a global scale and poses drastic impacts on the environment along with many socio-economic problems. Waste to energy (WtE) technologies have been recognized to convert MSW into useful energy and minimize the problems related to it. This study reviewed different WtE technologies according to the conversion pathways, end-products, and their applications, and assessed statistical values of these technologies based on six different factors, viz., environmental performance, suitable waste fractions, capital and operational cost, efficiency, and complexity of the technology, the skillset of the labor, and favorable geographical location for the plant. The results of this review showed that biochemical and physicochemical WtE technologies are more favorable to convert organic waste, while thermochemical WtE technologies are suitable to process combustible fractions of organic and inorganic MSW. Based on the statistical review of considered factors from the literature, the statistical profiles of concerned WtE technologies were observed. Finally, a general framework in the form of a systematic scheme was proposed for the selection of the most suitable WtE technologies for a sustainable MSW management system. The recommended indicators, methods, and models in the proposed framework were selected after a detailed review of the literature published in well-known scientific journals, and reports of leading international organizations such as the World Bank, International Energy Agency (IEA), and International Labour Organization (ILO). Moreover, the databases to extract the data for the estimation of various recommended indicators have also been presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3220b2343c74bd983a99e3b74e47d792022-12-21T17:13:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainability2673-45242021-05-01210.3389/frsus.2021.681690681690A Framework for the Selection of Suitable Waste to Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management SystemAhsan Farooq0Ahsan Farooq1Piyanon Haputta2Thapat Silalertruksa3Shabbir H. Gheewala4Shabbir H. Gheewala5The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, ThailandCenter of Excellence on Energy Technology and Environment, Postgraduate Education and Research Development Office (PERDO), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Bangkok, ThailandFaculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, ThailandThe Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, ThailandCenter of Excellence on Energy Technology and Environment, Postgraduate Education and Research Development Office (PERDO), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Bangkok, ThailandMunicipal solid waste (MSW) generation has been escalated at a global scale and poses drastic impacts on the environment along with many socio-economic problems. Waste to energy (WtE) technologies have been recognized to convert MSW into useful energy and minimize the problems related to it. This study reviewed different WtE technologies according to the conversion pathways, end-products, and their applications, and assessed statistical values of these technologies based on six different factors, viz., environmental performance, suitable waste fractions, capital and operational cost, efficiency, and complexity of the technology, the skillset of the labor, and favorable geographical location for the plant. The results of this review showed that biochemical and physicochemical WtE technologies are more favorable to convert organic waste, while thermochemical WtE technologies are suitable to process combustible fractions of organic and inorganic MSW. Based on the statistical review of considered factors from the literature, the statistical profiles of concerned WtE technologies were observed. Finally, a general framework in the form of a systematic scheme was proposed for the selection of the most suitable WtE technologies for a sustainable MSW management system. The recommended indicators, methods, and models in the proposed framework were selected after a detailed review of the literature published in well-known scientific journals, and reports of leading international organizations such as the World Bank, International Energy Agency (IEA), and International Labour Organization (ILO). Moreover, the databases to extract the data for the estimation of various recommended indicators have also been presented.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2021.681690/fullsustainable municipal solid waste managementwaste to energy technologiesconversion pathwayssocio-economic indicatorsselection framework |
| spellingShingle | Ahsan Farooq Ahsan Farooq Piyanon Haputta Thapat Silalertruksa Shabbir H. Gheewala Shabbir H. Gheewala A Framework for the Selection of Suitable Waste to Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management System Frontiers in Sustainability sustainable municipal solid waste management waste to energy technologies conversion pathways socio-economic indicators selection framework |
| title | A Framework for the Selection of Suitable Waste to Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management System |
| title_full | A Framework for the Selection of Suitable Waste to Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management System |
| title_fullStr | A Framework for the Selection of Suitable Waste to Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management System |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Framework for the Selection of Suitable Waste to Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management System |
| title_short | A Framework for the Selection of Suitable Waste to Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management System |
| title_sort | framework for the selection of suitable waste to energy technologies for a sustainable municipal solid waste management system |
| topic | sustainable municipal solid waste management waste to energy technologies conversion pathways socio-economic indicators selection framework |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2021.681690/full |
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