Economic Analysis of Solid Waste Treatment Plants Using Pyrolysis

摘要

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is a chronic environmental and economic problem in urban areas worldwide and more specifically in developing countries. Waste-to-Energy (WTE) technologies show a great potential to convert this problem to a revenue source. Pyrolysis is a promising technology and is currently utilized in many regions of the world for MSW disposal and energy generation. The economic value of pyrolysis has been insufficiently evaluated. This paper introduces and discusses the economic value of pyrolysis as MSW management disposal method and energy source. The return period of investments is considered for various pricing policies with respect to end product of process. Hypotheses and conclusions of the model works are briefly reported.