Qahtan Thabit

University of Rostock · Waste management

The issue of waste generation is becoming increasingly significant on a global scale as evidenced by the average daily waste production of 0.79 kilograms per person in the year 2020. It is projected that by the year 2050 there will be a 73 % increase in this figure. This will result in the generation of 3.88 billion tonnes of waste annually. Less e...

The waste management field in Middle Eastern and North African countries suffers from multiple drawbacks and chronic problems that require strategic solutions and collaboration among various institutions. Due to a lack of data, a financial deficit, limited economic resources for the municipalities, and singular treatment processes, until recently,...

This research proposes a hybrid system consisting of a parabolic trough solar field coupled with a waste incineration facility to produce power and desalinated water in Jordan. To predict the performance of the proposed system, EBSILON Professional (13.02) was used to simulate the entire system and for a more realistic simulation process, a prime s...

Thermal water desalination is one of the most important techniques to solve the water scarcity problem in many regions of the world. Out of around 7.8 billion people in the world, only about 6 billion of them have access to clean water; notably, climate change plays a major role in accelerating the evaporation rate of water from water bodies, which...

Waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration is an important technique in waste management systems and waste hierarchy. It is used to treat approximately 63% of the waste in European countries. The flue gas volumetric rate and its composition are essential to determine and monitor the emissions from waste incineration plants. This paper presents two methodol...

The majority of renewable energy projects in West Africa represent examples of technology transfer from the European Union (EU) to Africa. This paper proposes a holistic approach for delivering sustainable, technologically and economically viable renewable energy developments. A four-tiered methodological approach was used for identifying the oppor...

Nowadays, Tunisia is seeking to implement cost-efficient and sustainable solutions in relation to the treatment of organic waste which, at up to 65%, makes up the largest proportion of total waste generated in the country. Therefore, an efficient tool for decision makers is needed to provide a clear approach about the potential of organic waste as...

Population growth, urbanization, and changes in lifestyle have led to an increase in waste generation quantities. The waste management system in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is still considered an adolescent system, while developed countries have made great progress in this field, including regulation, financing, administration, s...

This paper presents a survey to determine the influence of impurities and green waste on anaerobic biowaste treatment, comparing the current common biowaste management system with a proposed future system. The results imply that it is possible to increase the specific biogas yield and the baseload capacity by means of an adapted biowaste management...

Renewable energies are gaining importance due to the steadily increasing scarcity of fossil fuels, the ongoing climate change and last but not least the risks which accompany the use of nuclear power. In this growing market, solar thermal power plants offer a centralized, potentially load following electricity production. To serve this need, the in...

Renewable energies are gaining importance due to the steadily increasing scarcity of fossil fuels, the ongoing climate change and last but not least the risks, which accompany the use of nuclear power. In this growing market, solar thermal power plants offer a centralized load following electricity production. To serve this need, the integration of...

The present study investigates experimentally heat recovery from particle-based Thermal Energy Storage (TES) by using different bulk material (Sand, Basalt, and Mixture). A newly developed Moving Bed Heat Exchanger (MBHX) was used for this purpose. The present work focuses on solar thermal power plants applications to find economic and efficient he...