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Biogas harvesting from organic fraction of municipal solid waste as a renewable energy resource in Malaysia: a review


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Khairuddin, Nuruljannah and Abd Manaf, Latifah and Hassan, Mohd Ali and Halimoon, Normala and Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina (2015) Biogas harvesting from organic fraction of municipal solid waste as a renewable energy resource in Malaysia: a review. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 24 (4). pp. 1477-1490. ISSN 1230-1485; ESSN: 2083-5906

Abstract

The accumulation of organic fraction in municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is now becoming scarce globally due to population and economic boosts, especially in Malaysia. Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills remain the predominant end-state for waste disposal in most developing countries. Unsustainable MSW management accelerates environmental degradation through landfill gaseous (LFG) emissions of mainly methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), which promote global warming that finally is affecting human health. Recently, harnessing CH4 from anaerobic digestion of solid waste has attracted more interest and promised betterment in MSW management. With its current amount of more than 50%, organic material in landfills is estimated to emit 310,225 CH4/year with carbon credit of US$ 85.93, which can potentially generate 2.20×109 kWh of electricity valued at US$ 220 million. This present work is a review manuscript that discusses the state-of-the-art anaerobic digestion of OFMSW as treatment in term of waste diversion from a landfill. The study also estimates the renewable energy potentials from OFMSW waste diversion. Finally, this paper discusses the benefits of harnessing biogas from the perspectives of environmental benefits, energy recovery, and economics.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Environmental Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/34670
Publisher: HARD Publishing
Keywords: Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Carbon capture; Environmental remediation; Environmental biotechnology; Waste treatment; Waste minimization
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 13 Aug 2018 02:20
Last Modified: 13 Aug 2018 02:20
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43944
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