The Development of a Waste Tyre Pyrolysis Production Plant Business Model for the Gauteng Region, South Africa
| Autor: | Nhlanhla Nkosi, Tirivaviri Augustine Mamvura, Edison Muzenda, Mohamed Belaid, Bilal Patel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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batch pyrolysis
Payback period Product market Project commissioning 020209 energy Bioengineering 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Business model lcsh:Chemical technology 01 natural sciences lcsh:Chemistry chemistry.chemical_compound South Africa Procurement Pyrolysis oil 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) lcsh:TP1-1185 Activity-based costing 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Waste management Process Chemistry and Technology waste tyres chemistry lcsh:QD1-999 business model Sustainability Environmental science |
| Zdroj: | Processes, Vol 8, Iss 766, p 766 (2020) Processes Volume 8 Issue 7 |
| ISSN: | 2227-9717 |
| Popis: | Some of today&rsquo s modern life challenges include addressing the increased waste generation and energy deficiencies. Waste tyres have been identified as one of the key environmental concerns due to their non-biodegradable nature and bulk storage space demand. Pyrolysis is a thermochemical process with the potential to address the growing waste tyre problem, energy deficits, and material recovery by converting waste tyres to pyrolysis oil that can be used as a fuel. This study seeks to critically evaluate the feasibility of constructing and operating a waste tyre processing facility and then subsequently marketing and selling the pyrolysis secondary end products by developing a financial business model. The model encompasses costing, procurement, installation, commissioning, and operating a batch pyrolysis plant in Gauteng, South Africa. To achieve the study objectives, an order of magnitude costing method was used for model construction. The results showed the feasibility and sustainability of operating a 3.5 tonne per day batch waste tyre pyrolysis plant in Gauteng Province, South Africa, with a 15-year life span and a projected payback period of approximately 5 years. It was concluded that for the pyrolysis plant to be successful, further treatment steps are required to improve the process economics also, a stable and sustainable product market should exist and be regulated in South Africa. |
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