Energy and environmental analysis of an innovative system based on municipal solid waste (MSW) pyrolysis and combined cycle

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 136-144

  Baggio, Paolo ^a   Baratieri, Marco ^a   Gasparella, Andrea ^b   Longo, Giovanni A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combined cycle; Environmental impact; Heat recovery; Municipal solid waste; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS FUELS; POLLUTION; PYROLYSIS; SOLID WASTES; STEAM TURBINES; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

INNOVATIVE SYSTEM; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTING EMISSIONS;

MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 35348894449     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.03.028     Document Type: Article

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