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

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dc.contributor.authorOmari, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorSaid, Mahir M.
dc.contributor.authorNjau, Karoli N.
dc.contributor.authorJohn, Geoffrey R.
dc.contributor.authorMtui, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-13T11:24:55Z
dc.date.available2016-05-13T11:24:55Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.description.abstractA 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.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2224-3232
dc.identifier.issn2225-0573
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2032
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Energy Technologies and Policyen_US
dc.subjectMunicipal Solid Wasteen_US
dc.subjectThermal behavioren_US
dc.subjectThermo gravimetric Analysisen_US
dc.titleEnergy Recovery routes from Municipal Solid Waste, A case study of Arusha-Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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