Harnessing energy from the waste produced in Bangladesh: evaluating potential technologies

Khodadad Mostakim; Md Arman Arefin; Mohammad Towhidul Islam; Khaled Mohammad Shifullah; Md Amirul Islam

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08221

Harnessing energy from the waste produced in Bangladesh: evaluating potential technologies

Heliyon. 2021 Oct 19;7(10):e08221. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08221. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Authors

Khodadad Mostakim¹, Md Arman Arefin¹, Mohammad Towhidul Islam¹, Khaled Mohammad Shifullah¹, Md Amirul Islam¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, 6204, Bangladesh.

Abstract

With the increasing trend of the urban population in Bangladesh, waste generation is also increasing. With 70% organic solid waste, the urban areas generate 23,688 tonnes of waste per day. This rapid enhancement in waste production has an adverse effect onlandfill resources and the day-to-day lifestyle. In this regard adopting waste to energy techniques can be considered good idea to overcome the current waste management problem. This WtE conversion technique solves the landfill resources problem and produces electricity and heat to be supplied. This study aims to investigate the current status of MSW management in Bangladesh and identify the major problems. Here, five fundamental methods such as pyrolysis, incineration, anaerobic digestion (AD), gasification, hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) are reviewed critically and discussed the feasibilities in Bangladesh to generate power. The analysis is done considering different types of parameters like moisture content, calorific value, and residence time. These analyses pertaining to MSW management may be fruitful for encouraging researchers and authorities to improve further.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Energy conversion; Solid waste; Waste generation technologies; Waste to energy.

Publication types

Review