Title: Greenhouse Gas Emission and Economic Evaluation from Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Thailand
Abstract: Abstract. The municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Thailand is necessary to concern greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. In this study, the landfills are interesting which are anaerobic landfill, landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) and semi-aerobic landfill. LFGTE, landfill gas is reduced by use to energy and it is flared before release to atmosphere and semi-aerobic landfill is a new landfill technology in Thailand. The advantages of semi-aerobic landfill, it can reduce more greenhouse gas emission than anaerobic landfill and the operation is easy and low cost than LFGTE. However, electricity generation from LFGTE can sale and get adder from the government therefore, economic evaluation of these landfills are considered as compare in term Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR).The economic implications with/without Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project are also assessed. This study, to indicate the appropriate waste management according to quantity of waste is 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 tons/day. The result, Quantity of waste 100 tons/day and 250 tons/day should be managed in semi-aerobic landfill because have more NPV and less emission than LFGTE. About, 500 tons/day and 1,000 tons/day should be used to electricity because NPV values are more than semi-aerobic landfill and emissions are more than semi-aerobic landfill not so much. The result can be used to development and improvement municipal solid waste management in the future and it will be guideline to researcher, government or who have an interest in municipal solid waste management.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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