Plastic Waste - Fuel. Municipal Solid Waste Management

A Case Study of Municipal Corporation of Eluru, A.P, India

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation , 2011 , 238 Pages

Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

India, the second most populous and one of the fast developing economies in the world is poised to increase its general prosperity and standard of living and in the process is increasing its consumption levels of energy and consumer goods.In general, the quantity and the diversity of MSW are increasing year after year throughout the world, presenting a growing problem for local authorities necessitating new legislation as well as better management practices. Earlier solid waste was considered as an unwanted byproduct of the society but now it is considered as a resource out of place. Though landfills are the most common means of solid waste disposal, the increasing quantities of solid waste is rapidly filling the existing landfills, and new sites are difficult to establish especially in a country like India. Hence efforts are on to find alternatives to landfills and in this direction approaches like source reduction; recycling, composting and incineration are considered.
In this context the present study entitled “Some Experimental Studies on Management of Municipal Solid Waste” (A Case Study of MCE) was undertaken to study the present scenario of MSW management in Andhra Pradesh considering the Municipal Corporation of Eluru (MCE) on the East coast of India as the study area.
Under the present scenario of MSW management in Andhra Pradesh, the status of present MSW management in Municipal Corporation of Eluru is studied in this work and some experimental studies were conducted in the following areas with an objective of better utilization of waste into a useful resource so as to set up model facilities on demonstration basis for implementation and to share the information for dissemination to other local bodies in the state and at national level.
1.To find out the quantification and composition of MSW
2.To estimate the power generation potentiality from MSW
3.To estimate the possible revenue from vermin compost if prepared from the bio- degradable fraction of MSW
4. To study the combustion, performance and emission analysis of plastic diesel derived from plastic waste as an alternate fuel at different fuel injection pressures in comparison with neat diesel.
The implementation of plastic diesel derived from plastic waste on the diesel engine with blends of neat diesel and with cetane number improver at different fuel injection pressures is done and the performance, combustion and emission results are discussed.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• ABSTRACT
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
• 1.1: INTRODUCTION
• 1.2: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
• 1.3: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
• 1.4: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ANDHRA PRADESH
• 1.5: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ELURU
• 1.6: OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
• 1.7: SCOPE OF THE STUDY
• 1.8: ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS
• CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
• 2.1: INTRODUCTION
• 2.2: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
• 2.3: WASTE TO ENERGY
• 2.4: VERMI-COMPOSTING
• 2.5: PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
• 2.6: PLASTIC WASTE TO FUEL
• 2.7: CONCLUSION
• CHAPTER 3: MATERIALS AND METHODS
• 3.1: INTRODUCTION
• 3.2: STUDY AREA
• 3.3: SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
• 3.4: DATA COLLECTION
• 3.5: ANALYSIS OF DATA
• 3.6: EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
• 3.7: CONCLUSION
• CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• 4.1: INTRODUCTION
• 4.2: QUANTIFICATION AND COMPOSITION OF MSW
• 4.3: POWER GENERATION POTENTIALITY FROM MSW
• 4.4: VERMI-COMPOSTING
• 4.5: PLASTIC WASTE TO FUEL
• 4.6: COMBUSTION, PERFORMANCE AND EMISSION ANALYSIS OF PLASTIC DIESEL
• 4.7: CONCLUSION
• CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• 5.1: CONCLUSIONS
• 5.2: RECOMMENDATIONS
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte

This thesis aims to investigate the management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the Municipal Corporation of Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. The study focuses on the quantification and composition of MSW, the potential for power generation from MSW, the feasibility of vermicomposting, and the utilization of plastic waste as an alternative fuel source. The research explores the conversion of plastic waste into plastic diesel and its combustion characteristics in a diesel engine.

• Quantification and Composition of MSW
• Power Generation Potential from MSW
• Vermicomposting of Biodegradable Waste
• Conversion of Plastic Waste into Plastic Diesel
• Combustion, Performance, and Emission Analysis of Plastic Diesel

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the study, outlining the context of MSW management in India and Andhra Pradesh, specifically focusing on the Municipal Corporation of Eluru. The chapter details the objectives, scope, and organization of the thesis.

Chapter 2 presents a comprehensive literature review on various MSW management techniques, including waste-to-energy technologies, vermicomposting, and plastic waste management. The chapter explores the conversion of plastic waste into fuel and discusses relevant research findings.

Chapter 3 describes the materials and methods employed in the study. This includes details on the study area, sampling techniques, data collection methods, and the experimental setup used for analyzing plastic diesel combustion.

Chapter 4 presents the results and discussion of the study. It analyzes the quantification and composition of MSW in Eluru, estimates the power generation potential from MSW, evaluates the feasibility of vermicomposting, and investigates the combustion characteristics of plastic diesel.

Schlüsselwörter

The keywords and focus themes of the text encompass municipal solid waste (MSW) management, waste quantification, waste composition, power generation from waste, vermicomposting, plastic waste management, plastic diesel, combustion analysis, performance analysis, and emission analysis. The study focuses on the Municipal Corporation of Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India, and explores the potential for sustainable waste management practices.

• College: Andhra University
• Course: Ph.D
• Author: Dr. Jasti Sudhir Kumar (Author)
• Publication Year: 2011
• Pages: 238
• Catalog Number: V283340
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656891369
• ISBN (Book): 9783656891376
• Language: English
• Tags: plastic, waste, fuel, municipal, solid, management, case, study, corporation, eluru, india