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Assessment of municipal solid waste generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and its potential for green energy production

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...

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Main Authors: Zulkifli, Ahmad Aiman, Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi, Abd Manaf, Latifah, Zakaria @ Mamat, Mohd Rafein, Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin, Ariffin, Hidayah, Shirai, Yoshihito, Hassan, Mohd Ali
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Published: MDPI 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38321/1/38321.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.383212020-05-04T16:17:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38321/ Assessment of municipal solid waste generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and its potential for green energy production Zulkifli, Ahmad Aiman Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi Abd Manaf, Latifah Zakaria @ Mamat, Mohd Rafein Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin Ariffin, Hidayah Shirai, Yoshihito Hassan, Mohd Ali 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. MDPI 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38321/1/38321.pdf Zulkifli, Ahmad Aiman and Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi and Abd Manaf, Latifah and Zakaria @ Mamat, Mohd Rafein and Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin and Ariffin, Hidayah and Shirai, Yoshihito and Hassan, Mohd Ali (2019) Assessment of municipal solid waste generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and its potential for green energy production. Sustainability, 11 (14). art. no. 3909. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/14/3909 10.3390/su11143909
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
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description 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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author Zulkifli, Ahmad Aiman
Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Zakaria @ Mamat, Mohd Rafein
Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin
Ariffin, Hidayah
Shirai, Yoshihito
Hassan, Mohd Ali
spellingShingle Zulkifli, Ahmad Aiman
Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Zakaria @ Mamat, Mohd Rafein
Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin
Ariffin, Hidayah
Shirai, Yoshihito
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Assessment of municipal solid waste generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and its potential for green energy production
author_facet Zulkifli, Ahmad Aiman
Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zulkhairi
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Zakaria @ Mamat, Mohd Rafein
Roslan, Ahmad Muhaimin
Ariffin, Hidayah
Shirai, Yoshihito
Hassan, Mohd Ali
author_sort Zulkifli, Ahmad Aiman
title Assessment of municipal solid waste generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and its potential for green energy production
title_short Assessment of municipal solid waste generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and its potential for green energy production
title_full Assessment of municipal solid waste generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and its potential for green energy production
title_fullStr Assessment of municipal solid waste generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and its potential for green energy production
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of municipal solid waste generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and its potential for green energy production
title_sort assessment of municipal solid waste generation in universiti putra malaysia and its potential for green energy production
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38321/1/38321.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38321/
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/14/3909
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