Recovery of organic wastes in the Spanish wine industry. Technical, economic and environmental analyses of the composting process

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 830-838

  Ruggieri, Luz ^a   Cadena, Erasmo ^a   Martínez Blanco, Julia ^b   Gasol, Carles M ^b   Rieradevall, Joan ^b   Gabarrell, Xavier ^b   Gea, Teresa ^a   Sort, Xavier ^c   Sánchez, Antoni ^a  

^a Escola Tecnica Superior d'Enginyeria   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c Bodegas Miguel Torres   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composting; LCA; Organic wastes; Wine by products; Wine industry

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING PROCESS; COMPOSTING SYSTEMS; DEWATERED SLUDGES; ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; GRAPE POMACES; IN-SITU; LCA; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; ORGANIC MATTERS; ORGANIC WASTES; WASTEWATER SLUDGES; WINE INDUSTRY;

LIFE CYCLE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WINE;

WASTE TREATMENT;

VITACEAE;

EID: 64249153036     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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