Rehan, M, Gardy, J orcid.org/0000-0003-1806-4056, Demirbas, A et al. (4 more authors) (2018) Waste to biodiesel: A preliminary assessment for Saudi Arabia. Bioresource Technology, 250. pp. 17-25. ISSN 0960-8524
Abstract
This study presents a preliminary assessment of biodiesel production from waste sources available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for energy generation and solution for waste disposal issues. A case study was developed under three different scenarios: (S1) KSA population only in 2017, (S2) KSA population and pilgrims in 2017, and (S3) KSA population and pilgrims by 2030 using the fat fraction of the municipal solid waste. It was estimated that S1, S2, and S3 scenarios could produce around 1.08, 1.10 and 1.41 million tons of biodiesel with the energy potential of 43423, 43949 and 56493 TJ respectively. Furthermore, annual savings of US $55.89, 56.56 and 72.71 million can be generated from landfill diversion of food waste and added to the country's economy. However, there are challenges in commercialization of waste to biodiesel facilities in KSA, including waste collection and separation, impurities, reactor design and biodiesel quality.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Bioresource Technology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Biodiesel; Waste sources; Fuel; Energy; Transesterification |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2017 11:57 |
Last Modified: | 28 Sep 2022 01:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.11.024 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124130 |