A feasibility study on turning methane into landfill gas for energy in Ketereh

Methane, a gaseous natural by-product of organic solid waste degradation from landfills is proven to be an increasingly viable long-term form of renewable energy, albeit being the second highest greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. The utilization of the methane released from landfills...

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Main Author:	Mohd. Saad, Rosidah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92205/1/RosidahMohdSaadMSKA2020.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.922052021-08-30T05:10:11Z A feasibility study on turning methane into landfill gas for energy in Ketereh 2020 Mohd. Saad, Rosidah TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Methane, a gaseous natural by-product of organic solid waste degradation from landfills is proven to be an increasingly viable long-term form of renewable energy, albeit being the second highest greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. The utilization of the methane released from landfills not only provide a sustainable energy production but also reduce the total emission of the gas to the environment. The quantification of the biogas emission, and the potential stored energy, from a landfill of a municipality or district will indicate whether that municipality is sustainable with the aforementioned form of energy. The objectives of this study were to determine total solid waste generation in Ketereh district, to calculate the methane emissions based on the total of solid waste generation at the landfill, and to propose a new methane-based power plant for the district. Municipal solid waste (MSW) data was obtained from the Ketereh City Council (MPIK). The methane emission was estimated using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology. The gas collection wells are designed based on the guidance from the Environment Protection Agency. The collected gas was purified using activated carbon before being fed into either an internal combustion engine or a gas turbine engine. Based on this study, the total methane emission per tons waste is estimated to be 79.98 m3, producing an average of 3.67 MW energy for 30 years. 2020 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92205/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92205/1/RosidahMohdSaadMSKA2020.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:138195 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Engineering - School of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering - School of Civil Engineering
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spellingShingle	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) Mohd. Saad, Rosidah A feasibility study on turning methane into landfill gas for energy in Ketereh
description	Methane, a gaseous natural by-product of organic solid waste degradation from landfills is proven to be an increasingly viable long-term form of renewable energy, albeit being the second highest greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. The utilization of the methane released from landfills not only provide a sustainable energy production but also reduce the total emission of the gas to the environment. The quantification of the biogas emission, and the potential stored energy, from a landfill of a municipality or district will indicate whether that municipality is sustainable with the aforementioned form of energy. The objectives of this study were to determine total solid waste generation in Ketereh district, to calculate the methane emissions based on the total of solid waste generation at the landfill, and to propose a new methane-based power plant for the district. Municipal solid waste (MSW) data was obtained from the Ketereh City Council (MPIK). The methane emission was estimated using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology. The gas collection wells are designed based on the guidance from the Environment Protection Agency. The collected gas was purified using activated carbon before being fed into either an internal combustion engine or a gas turbine engine. Based on this study, the total methane emission per tons waste is estimated to be 79.98 m3, producing an average of 3.67 MW energy for 30 years.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mohd. Saad, Rosidah
author_facet	Mohd. Saad, Rosidah
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title	A feasibility study on turning methane into landfill gas for energy in Ketereh
title_short	A feasibility study on turning methane into landfill gas for energy in Ketereh
title_full	A feasibility study on turning methane into landfill gas for energy in Ketereh
title_fullStr	A feasibility study on turning methane into landfill gas for energy in Ketereh
title_full_unstemmed	A feasibility study on turning methane into landfill gas for energy in Ketereh
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granting_department	Faculty of Engineering - School of Civil Engineering
publishDate	2020
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A feasibility study on turning methane into landfill gas for energy in Ketereh

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