Waste-to-Energy Technologies and Opportunities

This project aims to promote the use of energy from solid waste by modeling data obtained from a Canadian landfill facility and by studying non-conventional waste-to-energy technologies and their applicability in Brazil. The collected data at the St. Sophie Landfill will be used to model thermal parameters and to simulate the influence of low temperatures on waste stabilization and gas generation. Monitoring and possibly controlling these effects are important to increase gas production and the airspace utilization factor of the landfill, which will drive revenue growth for the holding company. In addition, the study of different solid waste sources and non-conventional waste-to-energy technologies will provide valuable insight to guide public policies, the private sector and the research focused on this topic in Brazil.

Faculty Supervisor:

Karen Schwartz;Paul Van Geel

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Partner:

Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Green/Alternative Energy; Agriculture and Food

University:

Carleton University

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