Potential of the transformation of urban solid waste into energy, through the Batch Oxidation System in Asunción, Paraguay

Abstract

In view of the excessive volume of waste generated daily in the city of Asunción and the poor state of the landfills created for this purpose, alternatives for the use of these wastes were evaluated, studying the experiences in other countries with a similar problem. For the study, the qualitative approach was used, at a descriptive level and, once the problem of study was assured, a documentary-bibliographic research was started at an exploratory type. As a data collection technique, the documentary review was used, using newspapers and the Internet, as well as digital libraries, using databases such as CICCO and SCIELO, focusing on the issues to be addressed and the problem to be studied. One of the key documents, on which the research was based, was Conversion of Urban Solid Waste into Energy, in which the energy situation in Uruguay was analyzed , Through the implementation of different alternatives to generate energy with residues, focusing on one in particular, the Batch Oxidation System. From this research, we used a mathematical formula to calculate the energy capacity, which could be generated from a certain amount of waste, it was adapted to the estimated amount of garbage produced in the city of Asunción in the period 2016. However, it should be emphasized that the investigation did not go much deeper into the mode of operation of the machinery, but in what could be achieved with its use. It was observed that in Asunción there is an important potential in terms of energy capacity, through this system, more than 500 households in the country's capital could make use of the energy generated from waste. Asunción could begin its path towards sustainability, taking into account the care of the most valuable resource: nature.

Keywords

• Paraguay
• Urban Solid Waste
• Energy
• Batch Oxidation System