TY - GEN
T1 - Sustainable Energy Generation from Recycled Household Waste
T2 - 11th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, SusTech 2024
AU - Bukhari, Muhammad Umaid
AU - Riaz, Kashif
AU - Khan, Arshad
AU - Maqbool, Khawaja Qasim
AU - Wang, Bo
AU - Bermak, Amine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 IEEE.
PY - 2024/4/17
Y1 - 2024/4/17
N2 - The escalating global issue of municipal solid waste poses a significant threat to both the environment and human well-being. Recycling facilities are limited, and landfills are rapidly accumulating discarded materials, leading to environmental degradation and the release of greenhouse gases. Concurrently, the demand for sustainable power sources remains a critical challenge due to frequent replacement of conventional batteries and increasing demand of portable electronics. To cater this challenge, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) present a promising alternative power source through energy harvesting. In this study, we propose an approach to address both waste management and energy generation concerns by introducing a low-cost TENG, utilizing recycled household materials, like rubber and cardboard. The rubber and cardboard-based triboelectric nanogenerator (RCB-TENG) harnesses the potential of readily available household waste, making it a cost-effective, and facile solution for generating electrical energy to power portable electronics. RCB-TENG can produce Voc, Isc and maximum output power of 11.13 V, 3.2 μA and 4.096 μW, respectively. Through this endeavour, we aim to contribute towards the sustainable mitigation of municipal solid waste while simultaneously providing a practical solution for sustainable energy generation.
AB - The escalating global issue of municipal solid waste poses a significant threat to both the environment and human well-being. Recycling facilities are limited, and landfills are rapidly accumulating discarded materials, leading to environmental degradation and the release of greenhouse gases. Concurrently, the demand for sustainable power sources remains a critical challenge due to frequent replacement of conventional batteries and increasing demand of portable electronics. To cater this challenge, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) present a promising alternative power source through energy harvesting. In this study, we propose an approach to address both waste management and energy generation concerns by introducing a low-cost TENG, utilizing recycled household materials, like rubber and cardboard. The rubber and cardboard-based triboelectric nanogenerator (RCB-TENG) harnesses the potential of readily available household waste, making it a cost-effective, and facile solution for generating electrical energy to power portable electronics. RCB-TENG can produce Voc, Isc and maximum output power of 11.13 V, 3.2 μA and 4.096 μW, respectively. Through this endeavour, we aim to contribute towards the sustainable mitigation of municipal solid waste while simultaneously providing a practical solution for sustainable energy generation.
KW - Household waste
KW - Low-cost
KW - Recycling
KW - Sustainable
KW - Triboelectric nanogenerator
KW - Waste mitigation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85197226941&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/SusTech60925.2024.10553544
DO - 10.1109/SusTech60925.2024.10553544
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85197226941
T3 - 2024 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, SusTech 2024
SP - 183
EP - 187
BT - 2024 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, SusTech 2024
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 14 April 2024 through 17 April 2024
ER -