Is it better to burn or bury waste for clean electricity generation?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1711-1717

  Kaplan, P Ozge ^a   Decarolis, Joseph ^b   Thorneloe, Susan ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BREAKDOWNS; BIOGENIC MATERIALS; CLEAN ELECTRICITIES; EMISSION FACTORS; ENERGY RECOVERIES; GENERATE ELECTRICITIES; GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; KEY INPUTS; LANDFILL GAS; LANDFILL GAS TO ENERGIES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; OXIDATION RATES; PER UNITS; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITIES; WASTE COMPOSITIONS; WASTE TO ENERGIES;

ENERGY CONVERSION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND FILL; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

METHANE;

COMBUSTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIDATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64549086246     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802395e     Document Type: Article

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