Biosolids - A fuel or a waste? An integrated appraisal of five co-combustion scenarios with policy analysis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 649-658

  Cartmell, Elise ^a   Gostelow, Peter ^a   Riddell Black, Drusilla ^b   Simms, Nigel ^a   Oakey, John ^a   Morris, Joe ^a   Jeffrey, Paul ^a   Howsam, Peter ^a   Pollard, Simon J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Lupus Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MANUFACTURE; COAL; COMBUSTION; FUELS; POWER GENERATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

BIOSOLIDS; FLOW MODELING; SLUDGE DRYING; WATER UTILITY CONTROL;

SOLID WASTES;

CEMENT; COAL;

CEMENT MANUFACTURE; COAL; COMBUSTION; FUELS; POWER GENERATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

BIOSOLID; COMBUSTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSOLID; COMBUSTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLICY; SLUDGE DRYING; THERMODYNAMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; INCINERATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CEMENT; COAL; COMBUSTION; FUELS; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

EID: 32344438237     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052181g     Document Type: Article

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