Development of alternative energy sources for GHG emissions reduction in the textile industry by energy recovery from cotton ginning waste

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 784-790

  Zabaniotou, A ^a   Andreou, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Cotton ginning wastes; Feasibility study; Green fuels; Sustainability; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; COTTON GINNING; COTTON GINNING WASTES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GREEN FUEL; SUSTAINABILITY;

COTTON; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUEL OILS; FUELS; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL AREAS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES;

TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77950460332     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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