Life cycle assessment of waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion in Senoko waste-to-energy incineration (SWTE) plant

Singapore is challenged with managing its waste disposal facilities effectively. With a total population of 5.469 million spread over a limited area of 718.3km2, Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The annual generation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from household...

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Päätekijä: Lee, Nipton Long Jie
Muut tekijät: Qian Shun Zhi
Aineistotyyppi: Final Year Project (FYP)
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: 2015
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Linkit:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64217
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description Singapore is challenged with managing its waste disposal facilities effectively. With a total population of 5.469 million spread over a limited area of 718.3km2, Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The annual generation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from households and industries has doubled every decade to the current level of 17.581 million tonnes/year. The nation’s key policy for waste management gives top priority to the recycling, recovery and reuse of waste materials followed by the incineration of MSW that is not recovered, reused or recycled. However, incinerators have not been viewed favorably in many countries due to their limited efficiencies of generating heat or electricity from wastes, large generation of air emissions, and the levels of ash produced. The last option in MSW management hierarchy is landfillng. Presently, Semakau Landfill is Singapore’s only landfill for waste disposal. It covers a total area of 350 ha and has a landfill capacity of 63 million m3. Semakau landfill is situated 25 km offshore from the south of mainland Singapore. Commissioned in the year 1999, the landfill’s lifespan is expected to last until the year 2030. During the construction of Singapore’s offshore landfill, effort was made to protect the marine ecosystem to and make it habitable for corals and wildlife.
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spelling ntu-10356/642172023-03-03T17:13:57Z Life cycle assessment of waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion in Senoko waste-to-energy incineration (SWTE) plant Lee, Nipton Long Jie Qian Shun Zhi School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Keppel Seghers DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering Singapore is challenged with managing its waste disposal facilities effectively. With a total population of 5.469 million spread over a limited area of 718.3km2, Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The annual generation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from households and industries has doubled every decade to the current level of 17.581 million tonnes/year. The nation’s key policy for waste management gives top priority to the recycling, recovery and reuse of waste materials followed by the incineration of MSW that is not recovered, reused or recycled. However, incinerators have not been viewed favorably in many countries due to their limited efficiencies of generating heat or electricity from wastes, large generation of air emissions, and the levels of ash produced. The last option in MSW management hierarchy is landfillng. Presently, Semakau Landfill is Singapore’s only landfill for waste disposal. It covers a total area of 350 ha and has a landfill capacity of 63 million m3. Semakau landfill is situated 25 km offshore from the south of mainland Singapore. Commissioned in the year 1999, the landfill’s lifespan is expected to last until the year 2030. During the construction of Singapore’s offshore landfill, effort was made to protect the marine ecosystem to and make it habitable for corals and wildlife. Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) 2015-05-25T06:42:25Z 2015-05-25T06:42:25Z 2015 2015 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64217 en Nanyang Technological University 38 p. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf
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Life cycle assessment of waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion in Senoko waste-to-energy incineration (SWTE) plant
title Life cycle assessment of waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion in Senoko waste-to-energy incineration (SWTE) plant
title_full Life cycle assessment of waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion in Senoko waste-to-energy incineration (SWTE) plant
title_fullStr Life cycle assessment of waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion in Senoko waste-to-energy incineration (SWTE) plant
title_full_unstemmed Life cycle assessment of waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion in Senoko waste-to-energy incineration (SWTE) plant
title_short Life cycle assessment of waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion in Senoko waste-to-energy incineration (SWTE) plant
title_sort life cycle assessment of waste to energy wte conversion in senoko waste to energy incineration swte plant
topic DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering
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