Life cycle assessment of sub-units composing a MSW management system

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 16-17, 2010, Pages 1652-1662

  Rigamonti, L ^a   Grosso, M ^a   Giugliano, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Composting; Life cycle assessment; Municipal solid waste; Recycling; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

BIO-WASTE; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; HUMAN TOXICITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE EVALUATIONS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE; PROCESS EMISSIONS; RESIDUAL WASTES; SUB-UNITS; WASTE-TO-ENERGY;

BIOGAS; ENERGY CONVERSION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE; PACKAGING MATERIALS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 77956460083     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.06.029     Document Type: Article

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