A Superstructure Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming Optimization for the Optimal Processing Pathway Selection of Sludge-to-Energy Technologies

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 15; no. 5; p. 4023
• Main Authors: Morsy, Omar, Hourfar, Farzad, Zhu, Qinqin, Almansoori, Ali, Elkamel, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Biomass energy; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Decomposition; Energy consumption; Environmental aspects; Fatty acids; Gases; Heat; Moisture content; Molecular weight; Nonlinear programming; Optimization; Production processes; Sewage sludge; Sludge; Sustainability; Synthesis gas; Water treatment; Canada

The perception of sewage sludge has increasingly changed from being a waste, which is a burden to the environment and society, to a useful resource of materials and renewable energy. There are several available technologies at different stages of maturity that aim to convert sludge to energy in the...