Life cycle assessment of MSW-to-energy schemes in Thailand

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1463-1468

  Chaya, Wirawat ^a   Gheewala, Shabbir H ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Incineration; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Municipal solid waste (MSW); Sustainable waste management

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; OZONE LAYER; PHOTOOXIDATION;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SOLID WASTES;

EID: 34047253564     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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