Torrefaction of biomass: Production of enhanced solid biofuel from municipal solid waste and other types of biomass

KA Abdulyekeen, AA Umar, MFA Patah… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rapid increase in population has been identified as one of the main reasons for the
abundance generation of municipal solid waste (MSW), which could be advantageous when …

A critical review on solid waste treatment using plasma pyrolysis technology

KP Bhatt, S Patel, DS Upadhyay, RN Patel - Chemical Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solid waste management has received attention due to the rise in per capita waste
generation worldwide. The widespread impact on the environment is notably high due to …

Techno-economic feasibility of waste-to-energy technologies for investment in Ghana: A multicriteria assessment based on fuzzy TOPSIS approach

S Afrane, JD Ampah, C Jin, H Liu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the years, Ghana has been challenged with erratic power cuts and load shedding, and
waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies have been identified as one of the solutions to remedy …

Global trends in municipal solid waste treatment technologies through the lens of sustainable energy development opportunity

A Kumar, E Singh, R Mishra, SL Lo, S Kumar - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment offers an opportunity towards enhancing energy
security. As a result, over the past few decades, research in this area has become more …

Valorization of hazardous plastic wastes into value-added resources by catalytic pyrolysis-gasification: A review of techno-economic analysis

KQ Tan, MA Ahmad, W Da Oh, SC Low - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic waste pollution has grown exponentially since the 1950s. This situation was
exacerbated when the volume of personal protective equipment (PPE)-based plastic waste …

A multi-objective model to optimize country-scale municipal solid waste management with economic and environmental objectives: A case study in Malaysia

JK Ooi, KS Woon, H Hashim - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a universal issue affecting all countries. In Malaysia, almost
90% of the MSW is disposed of in open landfills with no energy recovery system. Due to the …

Energy potential of plastic waste valorization: a short comparative assessment of pyrolysis versus gasification

A Antelava, N Jablonska, A Constantinou… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Plastics are abundant and have a high energy content making their use in energy
applications attractive. This article presents a review on plastic waste (PW) management by …

The key role of sustainable renewable energy technologies in facing shortage of energy supplies in Palestine: Current practice and future potential

WA Salah, M Abuhelwa, MJK Bashir - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Renewable and sustainable energy technologies can play a major rule in Palestine due to
its dependability and security. Some facts about the electricity and potential clean sources …

[HTML][HTML] Can environmental literacy and integrated behavioral factors encourage green practices at home? Evidence from Malaysia

JW Law, CT Lye, TH Ng - Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 2023 - Elsevier
This study integrates environmental literacy and integrated behavioral model to address the
reduce, reuse, and recycle (3Rs) issues of households in Malaysia. A total of 166 …

Sustainable utilization of waste glass in concrete: a review

I Mallum, AR Mohd. Sam, NHAS Lim, N Omolayo - Silicon, 2022 - Springer
Due to population growth and industrial development, waste generation has increased
annually over the last few years. According to a World Bank report, in 2018, about 2.01 …