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ArticleHeliyon2025

Utilization of refuse-derived fuel in industrial applications: Insights from Uttar Pradesh, India.

Utsav Sharma, Dayanand Sharma, Amit Kumar, Tushar Bansal, Ankit Agarwal, Shudhanshu Kumar, Abid Hussian, Hesam Kamyab, Moinul Haq

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Article in Heliyon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors.

Utsav SharmaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Sharda School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201310, India.
Dayanand SharmaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Sharda School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201310, India.
Amit KumarDepartment of Civil Engineering, Sharda School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201310, India.
Tushar BansalDepartment of Civil Engineering, Sharda School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201310, India.
Ankit AgarwalClean India Environment Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon, Haryana 122018, India.
Shudhanshu KumarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal 462003, India.
Abid HussianDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Hesam KamyabUTE University, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Architecture Department, TCEMC Investigation Group, Calle Rumipamba S/N and Bourgeois, Quito, Ecuador.
Moinul HaqInterdisciplinary Research Center for Construction and Building Materials, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urbanization and population growth in India have quickened, leading to an annual generation of around 62 million tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW). Improper management of organic waste presents a major environmental problem due to air and water pollution, soil contamination and greenhouse gas production. This research aims to develop refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as a viable option, converting waste into a high-calorific energy carrier for industrial use. The RDF samples were collected from five strategic locations in Uttar Pradesh: Morta Site, Pipeline Site, and Sector 146 Noida, covering various waste compositions found at these landfill sites. Proximate and ultimate analyses of the RDF prepared from these sources were conducted, followed by in-depth Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) to validate its suitability as a potential feedstock. Careful waste segregation and treatment for better fuel quality can help minimize the difference in calorific values between different sites. Based on RDF tests, the waste-to-energy technology can divert over 30 % of solid waste from landfills and cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 25 % compared to traditional disposal methods. Unlike RDF, which is part of the replacement line for coal in industrial furnaces such as thermal power plants, it eliminates over 15 % and 20 % of sulfur dioxide (SO

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Environmental impactIndustrial applicationMunicipal solid wasteRefuse-derived fuelSustainable energyWaste management

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PMID39811298
PMCPMC11732546

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