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Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and Its Potential for Green Energy Production

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 18 Jul 2019 Malaysia Publisher:MDPI AGJournal:Sustainability, volume 11, page 3,909 (eissn: 2071-1050,

Authors: Ahmad Aiman Zulkifli; Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff; Latifah Abd Manaf; Mohd Rafein Zakaria; Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan; Hidayah Ariffin; Yoshihito Shirai; +1 Authors

doi: 10.3390/su11143909

Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and Its Potential for Green Energy Production

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The global waste generation keeps increasing over the years and it requires innovative solutions to minimize its impacts on environmental quality and public health. A strategic plan must be ascertained to overcome the future challenges of Municipal solid waste (MSW) locally and globally. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) coined an initiative to demonstrate a showcase pilot plant for green energy production from MSW. The data was obtained from the survey and actual sampling within the UPM compound shows that UPM has generated 5.0–7.0 t/d of MSW generated consist of 30–35% organic fraction. Restaurants are the main source of the organic fraction. Upon separation, the organic fractions were digested into biogas. At a maximum conversion of the organic fraction, 715 kWh of electricity might be generated from the 2.2 t/d of organic waste generated in UPM. In this study, organic components from UPM were proposed to be subsequently used as a substrate via anaerobic digestion to produce green energy in the form of electricity or flammable fuels.

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Malaysia

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Environmental effects of industries and plants, TJ807-830, 710, municipal solid waste, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, green energy, Anaerobic digestion, biogas, GE1-350, organic waste

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