TY - GEN
T1 - Feasibility study for waste incinerator plant for the production of electricity in Harare, Zimbabwe
AU - Mbohwa, C.
AU - Zvigumbu, B.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Estimates of weight of general refuse generated in this country's major cities vary, but in Harare it is estimated at above 823 000 tonnes, which is mostly land-filled. This paper proposes the incineration of combustible municipal waste to produce 40 MW of electricity and considers its feasibility. This can give a waste reduction to as low as one tenth of the initial volume and is quite effective in killing pathogens. The work involved use of questionnaires, interviews and access to primary data at the Harare City Council. The positive and negative environmental and health impacts, particularly relating to dioxins are discussed and solutions to pollution proposed.
AB - Estimates of weight of general refuse generated in this country's major cities vary, but in Harare it is estimated at above 823 000 tonnes, which is mostly land-filled. This paper proposes the incineration of combustible municipal waste to produce 40 MW of electricity and considers its feasibility. This can give a waste reduction to as low as one tenth of the initial volume and is quite effective in killing pathogens. The work involved use of questionnaires, interviews and access to primary data at the Harare City Council. The positive and negative environmental and health impacts, particularly relating to dioxins are discussed and solutions to pollution proposed.
KW - Bio-power
KW - Material reuse
KW - Waste-to-energy systems
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=56249137553&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/0-87849-450-2.509
DO - 10.4028/0-87849-450-2.509
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:56249137553
SN - 9780878494507
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 509
EP - 518
BT - Advances in Materials and Systems Technologies - International Conference on Engineering Research and Development
PB - Trans Tech Publications
T2 - International Conference on Engineering Research and Development: Impact on Industry, ICER and D 2006
Y2 - 5 September 2006 through 7 September 2006
ER -
