Technology assessment of thermal treatment technologies using ORWARE

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 797-819

  Assefa, G ^a   Eriksson, O ^a   Frostell, B ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Life cycle costing; Material flow analysis; ORWARE; Substance flow analysis; Technology assessment; Thermal technologies

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; COSTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GASIFICATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE COSTING; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; ORWARE; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES;

SOLID WASTES;

EID: 10444281767     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.04.011     Document Type: Article

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