Institute of Energy and Power Engineering, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
Waste Manag Res. 2022 Dec;40(12):1708-1729. doi: 10.1177/0734242X221105411. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
With the huge generation of municipal solid waste (MSW), proper management and disposal of MSW is a worldwide challenge for sustainable development of cities and high quality of citizens life. Although different disposal ways are available, incineration is a leading harmless approach to effectively recover energy among the applied technologies. The purpose of the present review paper is to detail the discussion of evolution of waste to energy incineration and specifically to highlight the currently used and advanced incineration technologies, including combined incineration with other energy, for instance, hydrogen production, coal and solar energy. In addition, the environmental performance is discussed, including the zero waste emission, leachate and fly ash treatment, climate change contribution and public behaviour. Finally, challenges, opportunities and business model are addressed. Trends and perspectives on policies and techno-economic aspects are also discussed in this review. Different simulation tools, which can be used for the thermodynamic assessment of incineration plants, are debated; life-cycle inventory emissions and most critical environmental impacts of such plants are evaluated by life-cycle analysis. This review shows that waste incineration with energy yield is advantageous to handle waste problems and it affects climate change positively.
随着城市固体废物（MSW）的大量产生，妥善管理和处置 MSW 是全球城市可持续发展和提高公民生活质量面临的一个挑战。尽管有多种处理方法可供选择，但焚烧是应用技术中有效回收能源的主要无害方法。本综述论文的目的是详细讨论废物能源焚烧的演变，并特别强调目前使用的和先进的焚烧技术，包括与其他能源（如制氢、煤和太阳能）的联合焚烧。此外，还讨论了环境性能，包括零废物排放、渗滤液和飞灰处理、气候变化贡献和公众行为。最后，还讨论了挑战、机遇和商业模式。本文还讨论了政策和技术经济方面的趋势和展望。对可用于焚烧厂热动力学评估的不同模拟工具进行了辩论；通过生命周期分析评估了此类工厂的生命周期清单排放和最关键的环境影响。本综述表明，具有能源产量的废物焚烧有利于处理废物问题，并对气候变化产生积极影响。
