Development of waste management systems: applications of Durham Region
dc.contributor.advisor | Dincer, Ibrahim | |
dc.contributor.author | Gungor, Bogachan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-01T14:50:48Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T16:46:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-01T14:50:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T16:46:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08-01 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1343 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis aims to reduce environmental impacts and increase overall efficiencies of domestic waste management systems by proposing case studies for Durham Region. Case study 1 integrates an anaerobic digestion facility with an incinerator to produce biogas and electricity. Case study 2 combines a gasification unit with an anaerobic digestion to generate biogas, syngas, and electricity. Case study 3 uses a pyrolysis unit for biogas, gasoline, and electricity. Diesel and alternative-fueled trucks are also compared based on their environmental impacts. According to the results, case study 2 is observed to be the most sustainable case with the highest energy and exergy efficiencies, 58.7% and 56.8%, the lowest global warming potential, 0.167 kgCO2 eq, and a competitive levelized cost of 0.23$/kWh. Electric fueled trucks have better overall environmental impacts with the least in global warming, ozone depletion, and acidification potential with 3.92E-05 kgCO2 eq, 5.57E-12 kgCFC-11 eq and 2.19E-07 kgSO2 eq. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Sustainable community | en |
dc.subject | Waste to energy | en |
dc.subject | Circular waste management | en |
dc.subject | Exergy | en |
dc.subject | Life cycle assessment | en |
dc.title | Development of waste management systems: applications of Durham Region | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.degree.level | Master of Applied Science (MASc) | en |
dc.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | en |
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