Dr.KokSiewNgResearchFellow

CentreforEnvironmentandSustainability(CES)

IndicatorsandMetricsforSociallyInclusiveWasteManagementandResourceEfficiencyinSupplyChains:MeasuringandRepor>ngtoEmbedSustainabilityinPolicyandPrac>ceFlorianópolis,Brazil:23–25May2017

Overviewq Introduc>on

v EducaConandcareerpathv Researchoverviewv Sustainableindustrialsystemdesignstrategiesv AvenuesforcollaboraCon

q ResearchinSustainableIndustrialSystemsDesign

v  UKandinternaConalprojectsq SummaryandAcknowledgement

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2015Research Fellow

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2004

MEng Chemical Engineering & Chemistry

MyEducaConandCareerPath

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PhD Chemical Engineering (Process Integration)

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Consultant Visiting Researcher

ResearchOverview

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ResearchThemeSustainableindustrialsystemsdesignthroughdecarbonisedpolygenera>onstrategy

ResearchObjec>ves

•  Developingstrategiesforsystema>cdesignandintegra>onofsustainableindustrialsystems

•  Improvingresourceandenergyrecovery

ResearchAreas•  Integratedbiorefinerysystemsdesign•  Decarbonisedenergysystems•  Resourcerecovery

PolygeneraCon–TheConcept� Anadvancedandhighlyintegratedsystemconcept.

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Features•  Flexible:ProductgeneraConandfeedstockuClisaCon•  Integrated:HighlevelresourceandenergyuClisaConandrecovery.

SystemThinking,Design&Analysis

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System Feed

Cost Availability EnvironmentalImpact LogisCc

Price Demand Purity Yield/SelecCvity EnvironmentalImpact

Product

Emissions/Wastes

ResourceRecovery/EmissionReduc>on

WasteManagement

CapitalandoperaCngcosts IntegraCon Conversion Energyefficiency EnvironmentalImpactSafety

SocialAssessment?

IntegratedProcessDesignStrategy

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LifeCycleAssessment

EconomicAnalysis

ProcessIntegra>on

ProcessSynthesis&Modelling

Policy

Environment

Energy

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+ResourceRecovery+EmissionReduc>on

LifeCycleSustainabilityAssessment(LCSA)

3EAssessmentforPolygeneraConSystems

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Economy

Environment

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EnergyRecovery

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AvenuesforCollaboraCon�  FosteringmulCdisciplinaryresearchinsustainableindustrialsystemdesign

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ProcessSystems

Engineering

Techno-EconomicAnalysis

EnvironmentalLCA

SocialAssessmentPolicy

LifeCycleSustainabilityAssessment(LCSA)

q  Integratedbiorefinerysystemsv  UK-MexicoProjectv  UK-MalaysiaProject

q  Resourcerecoveryandwastemanagementv  Resourcerecoveryprojectv  Wastemanagementproject

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UK-MexicoProject

�  ObjecCves:Developintegratedprocessesforhigh-efficiencyandflexibleuClisaConoflignocellulosetoproducebiofuelsandadded-valueproducts.

�  Scopes:aviaConfuelproducCon,ligninvalorisaCon,chemicalproducCon,biomasssupplychainmodelling

�  FocusedonMexicolocalagriculturalresidues(e.g.sugarcanebagasse,agavebagasse)

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1.EconomicValueGenera>onandSocialWelfarebyWasteBiorefining(2016-2017)

UK-MalaysiaProject

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2.Techno-economicEvalua>onsforFeasibilityofSago-basedBiorefinery(2013-2014)

SagoPalm Acknowledgement:Dr.YokeKinWan

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�  Examiningtheeconomicfeasibilityofsago-basedCHPsysteminMalaysiacontext

�  SensiCvityanalysisonpaybackperiodbasedonvariaConsinfeedstockcost,

boilerefficiencyandtypeofbiomass

Acknowledgement:Dr.YokeKinWan

Scopes

ResourceRecoveryProject

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3.ResourceRecoveryfromWastewaterusingBioelectrochemicalSystems(METEORR),2015-2017

AcademicPartners IndustrialPartners

Interna>onalPartners

Scopes�  BioelectrochemicalSystems(BES)

Ø Wastewatertreatment+resourcerecovery(metal)+energygeneraCon

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MicrobialFuelCell(MFC)Electricitygenera>on

MicrobialElectrosynthesisCell(MEC)Productgenera>on

•  ExaminingtheeconomicperformanceandenvironmentalimpactsofcopperrecoveryfromdisCllerywastewaterusingMFC/MECsystems.

•  SensiCvityanalysisofMFCandMECparametersonLCA.

Foodwasteandfuelprepara>on

Biomasssupplychain

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WasteManagementProject4.Mul>-parametricAssessmentofPoliciesforResourceRecoveryfromWaste(MAPeRR),2016-2017

Ashdisposalandnutrientrecovery

Digestatedisposal&nutrientrecovery

Mineralextrac>on&nutrientproduc>on

Agricultureandfoodproduc>on

Thermal&biologicalenergyrecovery

Scopes�  Phase1:ReviewingkeypoliciesandregulaConsrelevanttoorganicwastemanagementØ SWOTanalysis

�  Phase2:QualitaCveandquanCtaCveanalysesofimpactassociatedwithresourcerecoveryfromorganicwastemanagementsystemØ PESTEL(poliCcal,environmental,social,technological,economicandlegal)

Ø LCA

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Summary

Successinresourcerecoveryandwastemanagementprojectsrequires:� MulCdisciplinaryresearchapproach�  Experience sharing and learning through internaConalcollaboraCon

�  Applying systems approach and enhancing exisCngmethodology(e.g.toincludepolicyandsocialassessment).

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Acknowledgement�  METEORRteam

Ø  Prof.IanHead(Newcastle),Dr.EileenYu(Newcastle),Dr.EdMilner(Newcastle),Dr.AnaSuarez-Suarez(Newcastle),Prof.KeithScoj(Newcastle),Prof.GiulianoPremier(SouthWales),Prof.JonLyold(Manchester),Dr.HiteshBoghani(SouthWales),Dr.RickKimber(Manchester),ChivasBrothers.

�  MAPeRRteam

Ø  Dr.EleniIacovidou(Leeds),Dr.JonathanBusch(Leeds),JohnHahladakis(Leeds),HelenBaxter(Hull/Glasgow),BenHerbert(StopfordEnergyandEnvironment)

�  Interna>onalcollaboratorsØ  Prof.DennyKSNg(NolnghamMalaysia),Dr.YokeKinWan(Nolngham/Taylor’sMalaysia),

Dr.JorgeAburto(IMP,Mexico),Dr.JoséAmadorHonorato-Salazar(INIFAP,Mexico),Dr.E.TorresGarcia(IMP,Mexico)

�  UKcollaborators

Ø  Dr.JhumaSadhukhan(Surrey),Dr.EliasMarCnezHernandez(Bath),Dr.AnneVelenturf(Leeds)

�  Funders

Ø  NERC,RoyalAcademyofEngineering,CropsfortheFuture 19

Thankyou!

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