Optimal utilization of waste-to-energy in an LCA perspective

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 572-582

  Fruergaard, T ^a   Astrup, T ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCOMBUSTION; DIGESTATE; DOWNSTREAM PROCESS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FLUE GAS CLEANING; HEAT AND POWER; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMAL UTILIZATION; ORGANIC WASTES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; SOLID RECOVERED FUELS; SYSTEM-BASED; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; UPSTREAM PROCESS; USING LIFE; WASTE COMPOSITION; WASTE TO ENERGY;

AIR POLLUTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLUE GASES; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS PLANTS; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; LIFE CYCLE; RATING; RECOVERY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RIVERS; SEWAGE; SOLID WASTES;

WASTE INCINERATION;

BIOGAS; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL;

BIOGAS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; HEAT PRODUCTION; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; FLUE GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC WASTE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE ENERGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFUELS; INCINERATION; METALS, HEAVY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79151486094     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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