Co-fuelling of plastic waste in the cement industry | |
| Author | Sharma, Avi |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-19-02 |
| Subject(s) | Plastic scrap Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Developing countries Refuse and refuse disposal--Developing countries Cement industry |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Plastic waste is one of the key pollutants that can be found in environment. It’s durable nature and ease of production makes it one of the most abundantly used material in today’s time. Because of this property plastic remains intact from natural degradation process and cease to exist in nature in same chemical structure for years. Plastic waste is largely generated from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Moreover, it is the developing nations which are generating largest amount of plastic waste because of the lack of policies, infrastructure and rapid urbanization. This study involves the determination of plastic waste recovery potential of landfills in Thailand so that it can be used as fuel in the form of RDF in cement industry. While, a technological trajectory for landfill mining process along with economic, social and environmental impact of RDF production on cement factory is also included. Thailand is one of the largest plastic waste generating in the world and is generating 17.62% of plastic waste in fresh MSW and once it reaches a landfill plastic waste concentration increases to 42.19% due to degradation in the amount of organic waste. The total amount of plastic present in the landfills in Thailand varies between 90.72 – 90.11 MT. This plastic waste present in landfills if valorized has an untapped potential of producing 5.14 ×108 GJ of energy. Due to large concentration of plastic waste present in landfills and due to reduction of organic waste in landfills, plastic waste becomes a very attractive option for RDF production. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Vishvanathan, Chettiyappan |
| Examination Committee(s) | Thammarat Koottatep;Dhakal, Shobhakar ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |