The physical characterization of solid waste generated at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria was carried out for the three campuses situated at the university. The quartering method was used to physically quantify the various waste components. The solid waste types were observed to comprise of plastic (38.33%), paper (23.33%), glass (4.8%), tin (3.2%), wood (1.9%), leather (1.2%), yard waste (9.45%), textile (1.0%), food waste (11.03%) and ash/dirt (5.03%). The average moisture content as-discarded, density and solid waste generation rate were observed to be 16.81%, 564.15kg/m3 and 0.55kg/capital/day, respectively. However, there was no significant difference amongst the waste type generated within the three campuses at 95% confidence interval when analyzed with one-way analyses of variance. In order to understand the suitability of the solid waste as a possible source of energy, an estimation of energy content was carried out. The energy content of the solid waste was observed to be 18.43MJ/kg which is significant, hence, it can be used for energy generation at the university campus.
PAPER TITLE :PHYSICAL COMPOSITION AND ENERGY CONTENT APPROXIMATION OF SOLID WASTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCO
JOURNAL Of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY | VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1 2010
Paper Details
- Author(s) : MOMOH, O.L YUSUF, ODONGHANRO BESIDONE and DIEMUODEKE, E.
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