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Bradford
United Kingdom
Chemical Engineering
Energy Technologies
Environmental Engineering
Pollution
About the Project
The advancement and economic development of any nation depends mostly on its energy structure. As the world population keeps increasing, the demand for electricity also rises.
Over the years, researchers have gone into their comfort zones in an effort to conceive alternative sources of electricity generation for a sustainable economy. The generation rate of Municipal Solid Waste is expected to increase to 2.2 billion tonnes per year by 2025 worldwide. Electricity from municipal solid waste and renewable energy sources is one of such results that have created a world-wide impact and have enhanced rapidly with the use of advanced technologies the production of electricity and the reduction of environmental related waste hazards.
Municipal solid wastes (refuse or rubbish) that are non-recyclable can be directly combusted in waste-to-energy facilities as a fuel with minimal processing, to generate green, cheap and stable electricity. The process of waste incineration with the use steam turbine, gas turbine and combined cycle technologies is a green and renewable source of power generation and a solution to the environmental issues resulting from the inabilities of the relevant authorities to effectively manage the huge municipal solid waste generated each day. Renewables also includes energy generated from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat. It is derived from natural processes that are constantly replenished. Each of these renewable sources has unique characteristics which influence how and where they are used.
Globally, about 19% of total energy consumption came from renewables, with 9% coming from traditional biomass like fuelwood, and 10% from modern renewables such as biomass for heat production and vehicle fuel, geothermal, biofuel, solar, wind and hydropower. This research will examine hybrid energy generation system which will include conversion of municipal solid waste, solar and other renewable energies to generate sustainable electricity.
How to apply
Formal applications can be made via the University of Bradford web site; applicants should register an account and select 'Full-time PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering' as the course.
Funding Notes
This is a self-funded PhD project; applicants will be expected to pay their own fees or have a suitable source of third-party funding. UK students may be able to apply for a Doctoral Loan from Student Finance for financial support.
References
Ashak Mahmud Parvez, Tao Wu, Sheng Li, Nick Miles, Iqbal M. Mujtaba, Bio-DME production based on conventional and CO2-enhanced gasification of biomass: A comparative study on exergy and environmental impacts, Biomass & Bio-energy, 110, 2018, 105–113
A. M. Parvez, I. M. Mujtaba, T. Wu, Energy, exergy and environmental analyses of conventional and CO2-enhanced rice straw gasification, Energy 94 (2016) 579-588
Tu Xayachak, Nawshad Haque, Raj Parthasarathy, Sarah King, Nargessadat Emami, Deborah Lau, Biplob Kumar Pramanik, yrolysis for plastic waste management: An engineering perspective, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 (2022) 108865
Yee Van Fan, Peng Jiang, Milan Hemzal ,JiříJaromír Klemes, An update of COVID-19 influence on waste management, Science of the Total Environment 754 (2021) 142014
Jirí Jaromír Klemes, Yee Van Fan , Raymond R. Tan , Peng Jiang, Minimising the present and future plastic waste, energy and environmental footprints related to COVID-19, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 127 (2020) 109883 "
A. M. Parvez, I. M. Mujtaba, T. Wu, Energy, exergy and environmental analyses of conventional and CO2-enhanced rice straw gasification, Energy 94 (2016) 579-588
Tu Xayachak, Nawshad Haque, Raj Parthasarathy, Sarah King, Nargessadat Emami, Deborah Lau, Biplob Kumar Pramanik, yrolysis for plastic waste management: An engineering perspective, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 (2022) 108865
Yee Van Fan, Peng Jiang, Milan Hemzal ,JiříJaromír Klemes, An update of COVID-19 influence on waste management, Science of the Total Environment 754 (2021) 142014
Jirí Jaromír Klemes, Yee Van Fan , Raymond R. Tan , Peng Jiang, Minimising the present and future plastic waste, energy and environmental footprints related to COVID-19, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 127 (2020) 109883 "
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