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ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 102, Issue -, Pages 111-120Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.010
Keywords
Anaerobic digestion (AD); Gasification; Incineration; Landfill gas recovery system (LFGRS); Municipal solid waste (MSW); Waste-to-energy (WTE)
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- Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)
- University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), under the GUP [Q.J130000.2544.07H95]
- Ministry of Higher Education [R.J130000.7301.4B145]
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (RCA), under the SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development) Scheme
- Malaysian Ministry of Education
- EU Erasmus Mundus-IDEAS Project
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The utilisation of municipal solid waste (MSW) for energy production has been implemented globally for many decades. Malaysia, however, is still highly dependent on landfills for MSW management. Because of the concern for greenhouse gases (GHG) emission and the scarcity of land, Malaysia has an urgent need for a better waste management strategy. This study aims to evaluate the energy, economic and environmental (3E) impact of waste-to-energy (WTE) for municipal solid waste management. An existing landfill in Malaysia is selected as the case study for consideration to adopt the advanced WTE technologies including the landfill gas recovery system (LFGRS), incineration, anaerobic digestion (AD), and gasification. The study presented an interactive comparison of different WTE scenarios and followed by further discussion on waste incineration and AD as the two potential WTE options in Malaysia. The 3E assessment reveals incineration as the superior technology choice when the production of electricity and heat were considered; however, AD is found to be more favourable under the consideration of electricity production only. (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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