Potential co-generation of electrical energy from mill waste: a case study of the Malaysian furniture manufacturing industry

• Main Authors: Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ramasamy, Geetha, Ioras, Florin, Thanasegaran, Ganesh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: North Carolina State University 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53613/1/Potential%20co-generation%20of%20electrical%20energy%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53613/; http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_2_5064_Ratnasingam_Electrical_Energy_Mill_Waste_Furniture
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Furniture manufacturing in Malaysia is an established industry driven primarily by the availability of raw materials and labor. However, the industry suffers from the low-recovery rate of its materials, as it produces a substantial amount of waste during the manufacturing process. Although smaller w...