Journal of Primeasia
Heterogeneous Catalysis for Industrial Waste to Energy Conversion Process Design and Environmental Implications
Shipon Chandra Barman1*
Journal of Primeasia 2 (1) 1-8 https://doi.org/10.25163/primeasia.2110678
Submitted: 29 March 2021 Revised: 02 June 2021 Accepted: 09 June 2021 Published: 10 June 2021
Abstract
Background: Waste to energy generation from the industrial sector is getting more attention due to its potential as sustainable technology for waste management and power recovery. Heterogeneous catalysis plays potential strategies for improving energy-efficiency and decreasing emissions. Actual adoption will be influenced by many technical, environmental, economical, and institutional factors. In this work, a decision-making sequence for efficient implementation of Heterogeneous Catalysis waste to energy systems, by taking into account these factors. Methods: A questionnaire survey involving 175 industry stakeholders in China, perceptions on the intended concepts of process design efficiency; reduction in environmental impact; economic feasibility; technology readiness; policy and institutional support; implementation challenge and system adoption performance were gathered. Descriptive statistics, percentage distribution, Pearson correlations and Multi Criteria Decision Making Analysis (MCDA) were used to rank the relative importance of each criterion. Results: Environmental Impact Reduction (EIR) was established as the most important factor (Mean = 4.22; Agreement = 81.5%; MCDA Rank 1) followed by PDE (Mean = 4.08; Agreement = 78.6%; Rank2) and then TR (mean =3.96; Rank3). System Adoption Performance (SAP) was significantly and positively correlated with EIR (r = 0.73) and PDE (r = 0.70), suggesting that environmental preservation and process effectiveness are antecedents to operational benefits. Conclusion: Adoption and operational efficiency will improve through environmental sustainability and technical efficiency which receive backing from institutional and economic support systems.
Keywords: Heterogeneous catalysis, waste-to-energy, process design efficiency, environmental impact, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDA)
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