Green Waste Utilization for Sustainable Energy Engineering Application: A Path towards Green Circular Economy

Abstract

This project work emphasis on the utilization of
green waste for various energy engineering applications.
The green waste is one of the major sources of waste in rural
areas, where the agriculture is the livelihood of people. The
conversion of green waste into activated carbon for the
usage in batteries and super capacitors are gaining
prominence and this project focuses on the hybrid
combination of green waste sources for the generation of
activated carbon. The utilization of green waste is vital since
there are no chemical hazards in the materials and it serves
as a waste disposal remedy also. This work focuses on the
Kottayam district of Kerala, where pineapple, coconut husk
and banana peels are available in a surplus manner. The
green waste is processed for each type separately, since the
activation agent composition and pyrolysis temperature
differs for each raw material. After the generation of
activated carbon separately from each source of greenwaste, mixing is carried out in various proportions. The
activated carbon generated is utilized in the fabrication of
electrodes and supercapacitors .