Kaneesamkandi, Z.; Ur-Rehman, A.; Usmani, Y.S. Selection of Ideal MSW Incineration and Utilization Technology Routes Using MCDA for Different Waste Utilization Scenarios and Variable Conditions. Processes2023, 11, 1921.
Kaneesamkandi, Z.; Ur-Rehman, A.; Usmani, Y.S. Selection of Ideal MSW Incineration and Utilization Technology Routes Using MCDA for Different Waste Utilization Scenarios and Variable Conditions. Processes 2023, 11, 1921.
Kaneesamkandi, Z.; Ur-Rehman, A.; Usmani, Y.S. Selection of Ideal MSW Incineration and Utilization Technology Routes Using MCDA for Different Waste Utilization Scenarios and Variable Conditions. Processes2023, 11, 1921.
Kaneesamkandi, Z.; Ur-Rehman, A.; Usmani, Y.S. Selection of Ideal MSW Incineration and Utilization Technology Routes Using MCDA for Different Waste Utilization Scenarios and Variable Conditions. Processes 2023, 11, 1921.
Abstract
Liability to prevent consequences of an unhealthy situation due to accumulating toxic and hazardous emissions caused by open dumping of municipal solid waste with increasing urbanization has necessitated a renewed thinking on waste disposal. Grate fired incineration systems were adopted by urban managements in past and present but with criticisms due to formation of air borne emissions. Improved combustion methods like fluidized bed are now propagated because of current requirements like efficient energy recovery potential, stricter emission norms, adaptability with urban growth, adaptability to co-firing with other waste like biomass, edible oil wastes or industrial effluent and integration with conventional energy generation. Such a comprehensive and futuristic approach is more sustainable for the community. Multi-criteria decision-making tool is used to identify the best technology option among grate combustion and fluidized bed combustion for disposing and energy recovery from waste. Ten different collection and disposal options involving two combustion methods, namely, grate combustion and fluidized bed method are considered. Utilization of the energy is done for three end uses, namely, power generation, water distillation and district cooling. Two different regions in Saudi Arabia are considered for this study under two types of scenario, namely with recycling and without recycling. The different options are prioritized based on their overall ranking using five major performance factors.
Keywords
waste combustion; grate combustion; fluidized bed combustion; energy from waste; desalination from waste; district cooling from waste; multi criteria decision analysis
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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