Numan is an urban center in Adamawa State North-Eastern Nigeria. Its waste\ncharacteristics are similar to other places in sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper,\nthe physico-chemical characterization of municipal solid waste generated in\nNuman Town was carried out to estimate the electrical power to be generated\nfrom it. The solid waste types were observed to comprise of polythene (27%),\norganic waste (24.1%), plastic (10.2%), textile (13.2%), paper (9.8%), glass\n(9.3%) and metals (6.4%). The moisture content as discarded and daily average\nsolid waste generation rate are 16.49% and 0.583 kg/sec respectively. The chemical\nformula with and without water was determined as C923.28H1632.60O258.28N12.89S\nand C923.28H2099.70O494.16N12.89S respectively. The suitability of the municipal\nsolid waste as a possible source of electrical power was also considered. The\nenergy content of the solid waste on ash free dry-basis was determined as\n20861.48 kJ/kg. The estimated power generation per day using incinerating\nplant at an assumed efficiency of 25% was 3031.5 kW.
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