Investigation of Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste: A Case Study of Al-Karak City / Jordan

Al-Hajaya Maryam; Aljbour Salah H.; AL-Hamaiedeh Husam; Abuzaid Mahmoud; EL-Hasan Tayel; Hemidat Safwat; Nassour Abdallah

doi:10.2478/cee-2021-0061

Civil and Environmental Engineering (Dec 2021)

Investigation of Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste: A Case Study of Al-Karak City / Jordan

Al-Hajaya Maryam,
Aljbour Salah H.,
AL-Hamaiedeh Husam,
Abuzaid Mahmoud,
EL-Hasan Tayel,
Hemidat Safwat,
Nassour Abdallah

Affiliations

Al-Hajaya Maryam: Renewable Energy Program, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mutah University, 61710Al Karak, Jordan.
Aljbour Salah H.: Chemical Engineering Department, Mutah University, 61710Al-Karak, Jordan.
AL-Hamaiedeh Husam: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Mutah University, 61710Al-Karak, Jordan.
Abuzaid Mahmoud: Renewable Energy Program, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mutah University, 61710Al Karak, Jordan.
EL-Hasan Tayel: Chemistry Department, Mutah University, 61710Al-Karak, Jordan.
Hemidat Safwat: Department of Waste and Resource Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, 18051Rostock, Germany.
Nassour Abdallah: Department of Waste and Resource Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, 18051Rostock, Germany.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2021-0061
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 2
pp. 610 – 620

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Municipal solid waste (MSW) from Al-Karak city is monitored and characterized. The MSW is sorted into 14 different waste categories. In addition, the MSW is separated into several size fractions, followed by sorting and characterization. The average daily production rate of waste is 61.5 ton/day. The MSW generated per capita is estimated to be 0.55 kg/capita/day. The main input MSW comprised a modest proportion of organic content 38.8 %. Other combustible fractions are present in significant proportions, allowing the waste to be utilized for energy recovery. Refuse-derived fuels (RDFs) may be made from waste fractions > 100 mm and 50 – 100 mm.

Published in Civil and Environmental Engineering

ISSN: 1336-5835 (Print); 2199-6512 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/CEE

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