Sustainable waste management: Recovery of fuels from petroleum sludge

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 164-169

  Elektorowicz, Maria ^a   Habibi, Shiva ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrokinetics; Fuel recovery; Life cycle analysis; Oily sludge; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROCARBONS; LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ELECTROKINETIC CELLS; OILY SLUDGES; PETROLEUM SLUDGE; PETROLEUM WASTE MANAGEMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21244502870     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l04-122     Document Type: Article

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