Review of biowastes to energy in Malaysia: Current technology, scalability and socioeconomic analysis

Lim, Yik Fu; Chan, Yi Jing; Abakr, Yousif Abdalla; Sethu, Vasanthi; Selvarajoo, Anurita; Singh, Ajit; Lee, Junyan; Milton, Gareth

doi:10.1016/j.clet.2021.100257

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“…(i) e aim of this paper is to synthesize and optimize an integrated biogas and wastewater treatment system via a process systems engineering tool that yields maximum economic performance 2021 [1] Review of biowastes to energy in Malaysia: Current technology, scalability and socioeconomic analysis (i) Several concerns and challenges have been found for the transition from laboratory size to industrial scale, where parameters such as pH, temperature, organic loading rate (OLR), hydraulic retention time (HRT), and mixing rate must be properly managed (ii) e socioeconomic survey conducted as part of this study demonstrated the high acceptability of this technology and the population's eagerness to contribute and participate in this effort.…”

Section: Agriculturally Based Biomassmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Methane Biogas Production in Malaysia: Challenge and Future Plan

Amin

Shukor

Yin

et al. 2022

International Journal of Chemical Engineering

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Biomethane is a sustainable energy that is produced from an organic and renewable resource. As the second-largest oil palm producer in the world, palm oil mill effluent (POME) is the primary source of biomethane generation in Malaysia. POME is the by-product of palm oil extraction and is extensively employed as a feedstock for the production of biomethane. Malaysia has an equatorial environment with humid and hot weather; this climate is conducive to the cultivation of numerous agricultural crops. A considerable number of agricultural wastes and residues are produced by agricultural crops, however, only 27% of them are used as fuel or to create useable products. Several publications have been published on the production of biomethane from POME; nevertheless, additional research is required on the use of other bioresources and technologies for biomethane production in Malaysia. In addition, there is a lack of comprehensive information on the future development of biomethane production in Malaysia; thus, to fill this gap, this review paper focuses on the challenges and future of Malaysia, which puts an emphasis on POME and also includes other alternative options of bioresources that can be the future feedstock for biomethane production in Malaysia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper to provide a comprehensive overview of the biogas trend in Malaysia in terms of challenges and current biomethane development, as well as detailed information on a number of leading companies that are currently active in Malaysia biogas industry.

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Section: Agriculturally Based Biomassmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Biomethane is a puri ed biogas and a renewable alternative to natural gas that is often created by anaerobic digestion of organic materials such as agricultural waste, dead animal, and plant matter, manure, sewage, and organic waste [1].…”

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Methane Biogas Production in Malaysia: Challenge and Future Plan

Amin

Shukor

Yin

et al. 2022

International Journal of Chemical Engineering

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“…Malaysia is experiencing rapid urbanisation leading to an increase in the demand of energy (Lim, Chan, Abakr, Sethu, Selvarajoo, Singh & Gareth, 2021). The utilization of sustainable power can fulfil energy requirements and alleviate ecological issues like ozone depleting substance (GHG) discharge.…”

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Project Planning and Profitability of Biogas Generating Plants in Malaysia

Abdullah

2022

JOSM

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To assess the impact of projects planning on profitability of the biogas generating plants in Malaysia. Project planning is at the heart of the project life cycle, and tells everyone involved where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. The planning phase is when the project plans are documented, the project deliverables and requirements are defined, and the project schedule is created. It involves creating a set of plans to help guide your team through the implementation and closure phases of the project. The plans created during this phase will help you manage time, cost, quality, changes, risk, and related issues. They will also help you control staff and external suppliers to ensure that you deliver the project on time, within budget, and within schedule. It is an essential aspect for success. Briquette manufacturing is fairly new in Malaysia and most companies have an amazing concept but dismally fail at execution due to lack of planning. Production in Malaysia dates back to the 70s but it has been limited to small scale only recently are more studies being done on biogas and their use, which has a sparked a market frenzy. Globally, 52% of the world’s population are using non-renewable energy for cooking and heating. This represents a huge market share for the briquette plant globally. The projection in growth of profitability is directly attributable to unavailability of cooking fuels especially in developing countries and biogas are mostly preferred due to low emissions. The uptake of biogas in Asia has however been low due to lack of awareness by consumers of clear advantages of the product. This study aimed at determining the role of project planning in influencing Profitability of the biogas plant in Malaysia. The study was a literature based in which a desk top review was conducted to derive themes. The study found a positive and significant relationship between financial resource planning and Profitability. The results also indicated that human capital planning and Profitability were positively and significantly related, material requirement planning and Profitability were positively and insignificantly related. The study concluded that the aspects of project planning adopted in this study: financial resource planning, human that capital planning and time management planning positively and significantly influences profitability volume in biogas plant, except for material requirements planning which was found to positively but insignificantly influences Profitability. The study recommended that the management of plant should strive to implement project planning strategies such as financial resource planning, human capital planning, time management planning and material requirements planning because they have been found to influence Profitability. Keywords: Project, Planning, Profitability, Biogas generating plants, Malaysia, Human capital.

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“…The human population is escalating and is estimated to contact 9.9 billion people globally in 2050 [163,177]. This population increase has endangered cities' sustainability because over 50% of the total global population will live in urban areas by 2050 [100,105,150]. This burgeoning population has increased the rate of waste production noticeably during the recent past [51,101,115,141,[160][161][162]197].…”

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confidence: 99%

Sustainable Waste Management Through Systems Engineering Models and Remote Sensing Approaches

Singh

2022

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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The burgeoning population has endangered the sustainability of urban areas where over half of the total global population will live by 2050. The population growth has increased the rate of waste production noticeably during the recent past. And its disposal and management are a serious environmental problem across the world. The problem is severe in developing nations because of the quick populace rise and urbanization, the absence of funding and policies, and poor and irregular waste management services. Besides, most municipal authorities in developing nations mainly focus on waste disposal and not management. Appropriate management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is essential for accomplishing many United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UN' SDGs) such as SDG6 "Clean Water and Sanitation," SDG11 "Sustainable Cities and Communities," and SDG12 "Responsible Consumption and Production." This paper assesses the use of diverse systems engineering models and remote sensing, GIS, and GPS for appropriate disposal and management of MSW issues. All the possible sources of related and up-to-date literature have been accessed and more than 210 publications were collected and thoroughly analyzed for this review. The past literature analysis revealed that the cost-benefit analysis models were used to appraise a waste management system's positive and negative economic effects. In contrast, optimization models were used to reach the best solution among several options, considering a set of objectives. The analysis also revealed that the GPS applications were primarily done for tracking waste bins and collection vehicles for monitoring collection time and location. Moreover, the investigation revealed that the combined applications of GPS and GIS techniques performed better than their specific applications. The analysis of numerous global case studies disclosed that political, socioeconomic, hydrological, geological, and environmental factors should be taken into account for a proper landfill siting.

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Review of biowastes to energy in Malaysia: Current technology, scalability and socioeconomic analysis

Cited by 11 publications

References 48 publications

Methane Biogas Production in Malaysia: Challenge and Future Plan

Methane Biogas Production in Malaysia: Challenge and Future Plan

Project Planning and Profitability of Biogas Generating Plants in Malaysia

Sustainable Waste Management Through Systems Engineering Models and Remote Sensing Approaches

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