Development of waste management systems: applications of Durham Region

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.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Applied Science (MASc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Gungor, Bogachan

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Dincer, Ibrahim

• Sustainable community
• Waste to energy
• Circular waste management
• Exergy
• Life cycle assessment

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1343

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/1343