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The development of a waste tyre pryrolysis production plant business model for the Gauteng Region, South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Nkosi, Nhlanhla
dc.contributor.author Muzenda, Edison
dc.contributor.author Mamvura, Tirivaviri Augustine
dc.contributor.author Belaid, Mohamed
dc.contributor.author Patel, Bilal
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-08T12:19:35Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-08T12:19:35Z
dc.date.issued 2020-06-30
dc.identifier.citation Nkosi, N. et al (2020) The development of a waste tyre pyrolysis production plant business model for the Gauteng Region, South Africa, Processes, 8., 766.https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8070766 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2227-9717
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.biust.ac.bw/handle/123456789/233
dc.description.abstract Some of today’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. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher MDPI (Basel, Switzerland) en_US
dc.subject batch pyrolysis en_US
dc.subject business model en_US
dc.subject South Africa en_US
dc.subject waste tyres en_US
dc.title The development of a waste tyre pryrolysis production plant business model for the Gauteng Region, South Africa en_US
dc.description.level phd en_US
dc.description.accessibility unrestricted en_US
dc.description.department cme en_US


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