A Review Paper on Theoretical & Experimental Investigations of Municipal Solid waste Pyrolysis Technology

Global warming and diminishing energy supplies are two major current concerns. Extraction of energy from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) would be an initiative towards solving both the problems. MSW is heterogeneous in nature; hence extraction of energy from it is a difficult task. It consists of components like papers, plastics, organic matter and non-combustibles; all having different decomposition rate depending upon their individual characteristics. The paper reviews on significance of Time, temperature Vs Weight loss characteristics at macro level, significance of Material Characterization of product yield achieved through pyrolysis. Referring open literature, It is found that major Researchers have carried out pyrolysis related to biomass or scrap tyre. Researchers have discussed about temperature range and different heating rates which can be achieved through their set up and also about different MSW constituents which can be used as raw material for same set up.