Energy Recovery routes from Municipal Solid Waste, A case study of Arusha-Tanzania

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dc.creatorOmari, Arthur
dc.creatorSaid, Mahir M.
dc.creatorNjau, Karoli N.
dc.creatorJohn, Geoffrey R.
dc.creatorMtui, Peter
dc.date2016-05-13T11:24:55Z
dc.date2016-05-13T11:24:55Z
dc.date2014-01
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:32:22Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:32:22Z
dc.descriptionA study of energy recovery from municipal solid waste was undertaken. The energy content of the solid waste is 12MJ/kg. The elemental composition shows that the municipal solid waste contains 50% and 5% of carbon and hydrogen respectively. The energy flow (exothermic and endothermic) and thermal degradation analysis were carried out using differential scanning calorimetry and thermo-gravimetric analyser respectively. Experiments were performed at heating rate of 10 K/min, 20 K/min, 30 K/min and 40 K/min in the nitrogen atmosphere at temperature between room temperature and 1273 K. The thermal degradation kinetic parameters values of activation energy (E a) ranged from 205.9 to 260.6kJ/mol. It has been observed that municipal solid waste is less reactive to combustion as compared to coal and biomass, but its reactivity can be improved through pre-treating process so as to reduce noncombustible materials such as oxygen and ash content. Also pyrolysis and gasification can be used to convert MSW to liquid or gaseous fuel.
dc.identifier2224-3232
dc.identifier2225-0573
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2032
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2032
dc.languageen
dc.publisherJournal of Energy Technologies and Policy
dc.subjectMunicipal Solid Waste
dc.subjectThermal behavior
dc.subjectThermo gravimetric Analysis
dc.titleEnergy Recovery routes from Municipal Solid Waste, A case study of Arusha-Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article

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