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Sustainable Optimization of Waste Management Network to Energy Products over Extended Planning Time Horizon
  • Yousef Saif,
  • Ali Almansoori,
  • Ali Elkamel
Yousef Saif
Khalifa University of Science and Technology

Corresponding Author:yalmohairi@pi.ac.ae

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Ali Almansoori
The Petroleum Institute
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Ali Elkamel
University of Waterloo
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Abstract

This study proposes a multiperiod mixed integer linear programming model for the management of a single municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment plant with sustainability as the objective. Discrete and continuous variables define the capacity selections for diverse MSW technologies, and the operation of the MSW network, respectively. The economic target is considered to maximize the net present value. The environmental impact is the minimization of a normalized environmental objective function (NEOF). The social target is the maximization of jobs. An interesting feature about the research work is the requirement of biodrying technologies for MSW moisture content control. Due to the conflicted nature among the sustainability components, a multi-objective optimization (MO) is carried out to find the Pareto optimal solutions. The MO results show that the Pareto optimal solutions vary around profit range of US$ 4.9-8.5 billion, NEOF impact range of 3.2-3.6 units, and social benefit range of 2700-4828 jobs.
01 Nov 2020Submitted to AIChE Journal
03 Nov 2020Submission Checks Completed
03 Nov 2020Assigned to Editor
13 Nov 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
17 Dec 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Major
21 Jan 20211st Revision Received
25 Jan 2021Submission Checks Completed
25 Jan 2021Assigned to Editor
25 Jan 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
07 Mar 2021Editorial Decision: Accept