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Conversion of Biodegradable Waste to Fertilizer and Energy
City
Population (>20 Lac) 2004
Waste Generation (TPD)
Pune
25,38,473
1175
Mumbai
1,63,70,000
5320
Delhi
1,03,06,452
5922
Kolkata
45,72,876
2653
Chennai
43,43,645
3036
Banglore
43,01,326
1669
Hyderabad
38,43,585
2187
Ahmedabad
35,20,085
1302
Kanpur
25,51,337
1100
Nagpur
20,52,066
504
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Abstract—Municipal solid waste management and treatment is a major problem faced by municipal bodies all over the world especially India. Due to increasing population and changing life style, the volume of the waste increases exponentially. In India, the waste is disposed by landfilling, composting, etc. However, these methods have certain disadvantages. In addition to this, Energy Crisis is another crucial problem faced by India. This paper presents a novel technique for treatment of biodegradable waste (which forms a major part of MSW). It involves processing of Biodegradable Waste by thermal process in presence of catalyst at high temperature to give liquid fertilizer and coke as product. This technology has a definite goal of exploiting the commercial aspects of two universal problems i.e. problem of managing the biodegradable waste in the municipal solid waste and overcoming the fuel shortage indigenously.
Dr.P.B.Nagarnaik
Department of Civil Engineering G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering Nagpur, India pnagarnaik@rediffmail.com
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Laxmi Pande
Department of Civil Engineering G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering Nagpur, India laxmi.p7@gmail.com
Keyword-Biodegradable waste, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Energy Scenario, Thermal process
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I. INTRODUCTION MSW generation in India is increasing due to increasing urbanization, increasing population and changing lifestyle. The MSW generation in India is about 90 million tonnes per year. The per capita increase in MSW generation is projected at a rate of 1-1.33 % annually ( Seema U et. al [1])[2]. With increasing population of 3-3.5% per annum, the yearly waste generation is expected to increase by 5 %. The generation rates in different cities of India are shown in Table 1.
For this rise in generation, it is very important to know the composition and accordingly the waste can be treated and disposed without harming the environment and hence our ecosystem. The composition of MSW generated in India varies considerably from point to point. The typical composition is shown in Table 2. The major fraction of MSW is biodegradable matter (41%).
Source: CPCB,2004
Table 2: Composition of municipal solid waste in India[1] Description Percent by weight Vegetable, 40.15 leaves Grass 3.8 Paper 0.81 Plastic 0.62 Glass/ceramics 0.44 Ash 41.81 Metal 0.64
The disposal methods adopted in India are mainly land dumping, composting, thermal process, biological process. However the most practiced is dumping. The status of municipal solid waste treatment and disposal in some of the metro cities is shown in Table 3.
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Metro City Bangalore Bombay Calcutta Delhi Hyderabad Pune Chennai
2000 55,355 3692 4000 1566 700 3124
200 500 Nil 300 100 50 Nil
Mode of disposal (%) Dumping Composting Others 90 10 91 9 100 93 7 94 6 93 2 7 100 -
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It can be seen that most of the waste is disposed by land dumping. For the business as usual scenario the land requirement for the disposal would increase from 195.4 sq.km in 1997 to 590.1 sq.km in 2021 (S.Gupta et al [5]). This area is very huge. Land dumping includes open dumping and landfilling. Open dumping is the cheapest and oldest mode of MSW disposal. The waste is untreated, uncovered and not segregated. It attracts flies and rodents and generates foul smell. Landfilling leads to groundwater contamination due to percolation of leachate, air pollution due to various green house gases that are evolved into the atmosphere adding to the Global Warming and nuisance to environment. Another method by which MSW is disposed is incineration, but it is not fully exploited because of the low calorific value of MSW and the ash obtained contains harmful toxins. Composting can be used for small scale generation but large amount of waste cannot be treated by this method due to the restrictions of the available area. Moreover this process is time consuming. Atleast a month is required for the formation of good compost. Citing these reasons, it is very essential to develop a technology which can treat large amount of waste in short duration. Moreover, the technology should be eco-friendly and should not add to the pollution that may have caused if the waste was untreated. It can be seen from the composition, the major part of MSW consist of biodegradable waste. The biodegradable waste has its origin from plant and animal sources. Food waste, vegetable waste, paper waste, biodegradable plastic waste alongwith slaughterhouse waste, human waste, animal waste comes under biodegradable waste. This biodegradable waste
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Total conversion of waste in energy : W tonnes (biodegradable waste) * Z% ( energy in for m of fuel) Net Calorific Value of fuel : NCV k-cal/kg. Energy recovery potential (kWh) = NCV x W x 1000/860 = 1.16 x NCV x W x Z Power generation potential (kW) = 1.16 x NCV x W/ 24 = 0.048 x NCV x W x Z Conversion Efficiency = 25% Net power generation potential (kW) = 0.012 x NCV xWxZ From the above formula, we can estimate the quantity of energy that is wasted if this energy is not recovered.
Energy Scenario India is a developing country. Energy is a very important input for the economic growth of the country. The per capita consumption of energy is very low as compared to other developed nation. Due to continous growing economy, this consumption has to increase in coming years. The present per capita consumption of energy is 530 kg of oil equivalent(kgoe).[6] J. Parikh and K. Parikh summarize the energy scenario in India. The details of primary energy supply is given in Table 4.
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Bangalore Bombay Calcutta Delhi Hyderabad Pune Chennai
contains high N-P-K (Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium) value. Also as it is organic waste, the energy that can be extracted from it is substantial. The energy potential of Biodegradable waste can be calculated as shown below:
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Tabke 3: Status of municipal solid waste treatment and disposal in metro cities[4] Metro City Solid waste Treatment collection (tonnes/day) (tonned/day)
Table 4 Primary Energy Supply in India[7]
Energy Source Coal Lignite Crude Oil Petroleum products Natural gas LNG Hydro energy Nuclear Energy Others Total Energy Supply
Units
Net imports 29 0 121.7 121.7
Energy * 8343 408
%
Mt Mt Mt Mt
Domesti c Qty. 457 34 34.1 34.1
6523
32.7
Bcm
32.4
0
1221
6.1
Mt TWh
0 120.9
8.3 5.3
427 454
2.1 2.3
TWh
17
0
186
0.9
19924
11.9 100.0
41.9 2.0
It can be seen from Table 4 that coal contributes to about 42% of Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES). About 78% of coal contributes to the electricity production in India. The Planning Commission of India in its report has projected India’s electricity requirement to 3597 GWhr in 2030 as against 761 GWhr in 2006 at GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate of 8% [8]. For this energy requirement, domestic production and imports for 8% GDP growth rate in 2030 is projected as shown in Table 5.
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Table 5: TPCES: Total primary commercial energy supply[8] Commercial energy requirement in 2030
Imports 2030
Import 2030 Percent
453 93
Assumed domestic production capacity 2030 35 100
Oil(Mt) Natural Gas (Mtoe) Coal(Mtoe) Others (Mtoe) TPCES
418
93
923 82
560 -
363 0
39 0
1553
-
781
50
It can be seen from Table 5 that by 2030 India will depend on 50% imports for energy. 39% of the coal requirements will have to be satisfied by importing good quality Coal. Moreover, the quality of coal should also be improved. The Planning Commission in its report has stated the policy for production of improved quality of coal having low ash content.
II THERMAL PROCESS
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This process involves catalytic conversion of Biodegradable Waste into liquid fertilizer and coke at high temperature at atmospheric pressure in absence of any atmospheric oxygen. The process was carried out at our lab at Nagpur, India. The process flow sheet is shown in fig.1
Catalyst used is a patented catalyst. The brief description is as follows: 1. Churner: The Biodegradable waste is first churned so as to attain uniform viscosity in a churner. 2. Reactor: It is then fed to the reactor which is an insulated stainless steel cylindrical reactor heated by electrical heating coils to achieve a maximum heating temperature of 500oC The necessary provision is made on the reactor for mounting the gadgets for measuring pressure, temperature and collection of liquid product from the reactor. 3. Condenser: The gaseous output from the reactor is passed through a double walled condenser with inlets and outlets for cooling water. The gaseous product at a temperature of around 350oC are condensed to around 30-35oC.
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5.
Receiver: The condensed gas in the form of liquid fertilizer is collected in the receiver. The provision is made for collecting the uncondensed gases in to gas collector. The arrangement to measure the volume and rate of flow of liquid continuously or intermittently at any point of time is made in this section. Control Panel: The complete process is controlled from the control panel. Optionally the process can also be controlled from a computer. Output Yield Data
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To overcome the above mentioned problems of MSW treatment and energy crisis, a novel technique was developed for treatment of Biodegradable waste by thermal process. This process is completely eco-friendly. There is total conversion of Biodegradable waste into value added products.
Fig.1 Process Flowsheet
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Fuel
The major process parameters and product yields are given in Table below. The evolved vapors are condensed to collect gas and liquid products. Table 6 Process parameters Biodegradable waste (Vegetable, Restaurant) Contaminants 5% on feed (Plastic, rubber, tyre) Catalyst 1 % on feed Temperature Pressure Atmospheric Batch cycle 3-4 hrs time Feed
Table 7. Product yield The product yields
Quantity (wt %)
Gas
10-15
Liquid
70-80
Coke
7-15
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III ANALYSIS OF PRODUCT Liquid Product: The Analysis of the output liquid product is shown in Table 8. Table 8. Analysis of liquid product Liquid Sample 0.4-0.5% N% Not Detected P% 0.5-2 K(mg/L) 0.001-0.005 S% 0.1-0.6 Cl%
Molecular formula
C12H8Cl6
Molar mass
364.91 g mol−1
Melting point
104 °C
Vapor pressure
7.5 × 10−5 mmHg @ 20oC 0.027 mg/L
Solubility in water Table 9: Properties of Aldrin[9] Aldrin is mostly used as pesticide. Alpha Endosulphan:
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As the liquid is in water base, the N-P-K values are that of a diluted sample of fertilizer in water. As the dilution increases, the value decreases further. The presence of sulphur and chlorine in output liquid suggests the possibility of having pesticidal properties as well. The organochloro analysis of the liquid is shown in Table 9.
Properties
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The Municipal Solid Waste cannot be segregated into pure biodegradable form. It is bound to have some contaminants in the form of plastics, rubber, etc. These contaminants are added as it is present in the feed. The feed can be varied with its composition like pure vegetable waste, pure restaurant waste, or a mixed feed.
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Table 9: Organochloro analysis of liquid product Chlorinated Measurement Result pesticides Unit Aldrin ppb 1.3-6 Alpha ppb 5-12 Endosulphan Deildrin ppb 10-25
The liquid product is found to have both fertilizer and pesticidal properties. The properties of the above mentioned pesticides are shown below: Aldrin :
Fig.2 Structure of Aldrin[9]
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Fig.3 Structure of Alpha Endosulphan[10]
Table 10: Properties of Alpha Endosulfan[10] an equimolar mixture of 2 asymmetric, twistedchair conformers of (5aR,6S,9R,9aS)IUPAC: 6,7,8,9,10,10hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9ahexahydro-6,9-methano2,4,3-benzodioxathiepine 3-oxide
CAS:
(3α,5aβ,6α,9α,9aβ)6,7,8,9,10,10hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9ahexahydro-6,9-methano2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide
REG. NO.:
959-98-8
FORMULA:
C9H6Cl6O3S
ACTIVITY:
insecticides (cyclodiene insecticides)
PHYSICAL STATE
Brown Crystals
SOLUBILITY IN WATER
0.32 mg/L
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Conclusion : The process utilizes all the waste and converts it into a useful liquid product having fertilizer, pesticidal, insecticidal properties along with coke as a solid product. If 1000 tonnes of Biodegradable waste is treated by this process, about 750 tonnes of Liquid Fertilizer and 150 tonnes of coke having energy potential of 12 MW can be obtained. Remaining is gaseous product which can further be used as fertilizer after passing through water.
Deildrin:
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Fig. 4 Structure of Deildrin[11] Table 11: Properties of Deildrin[11]
Properties Molecular formula
C12H 8Cl6O
Molar mass
380.91 g mol−1
Density
1.75 g/cm³ 176-177 °C
Boiling point
385 °C
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Solid Product / Coke: The proximate analysis of Coke is shown in Table 12 Table 12. Proximate analysis of Coke Coke 2-4.5 19-25 4-12
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From the above mentioned values the average calorific value of coke was found to be 6230 kcal/kg[12]. Energy potential of biodegradable waste for a city of 1000 TPD production would be = 0.012 x NCV x W x Z= 0.012 x 6230 x 1000 x .15 = 11.214 MW(Mega Watt) per day. This accounts to very large amount of energy. If the waste is left untreated lots and lots of energy is lost. This technology helps in recovering this energy from waste.
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