CO2 emission factors for waste incineration: Influence from source separation of recyclable materials

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1597-1605

  Larsen, Anna W ^a   Astrup, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTION SYSTEMS; COMBUSTIBLE WASTES; EMISSION FACTORS; ENERGY CONTENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOSSIL CARBON; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LOWER HEATING VALUE; RECYCLABLE MATERIAL; RECYCLING RATE; RESIDUAL WASTES; SOURCE SEPARATION; WASTE COMPOSITION; WASTE INCINERATOR;

ENERGY CONVERSION; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE; REFUSE INCINERATORS; WATER CONTENT;

WASTE INCINERATION;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; WATER CONTENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEATING; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTENT; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955473661     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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