Comparative environmental analysis of waste brominated plastic thermal treatments

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1095-1102

  Bientinesi, M ^a   Petarca, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY-EFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; GREEN WASTES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES; MATTER RECOVERIES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SYN GASSES; THERMAL TREATMENTS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BROMINE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS GENERATORS; GAS TURBINES; GASIFICATION; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; INCINERATION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SMOKE; SOLID WASTES; THERMAL SPRAYING; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

BROMINE; FOSSIL FUEL; PLASTIC;

COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATING; INVENTORY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PLASTIC; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GASIFICATION; HEAT TREATMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CITIES; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOSSIL FUELS; HALOGENATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; PLASTICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 58149250116     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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