Energy efficiency in Spanish wastewater treatment plants: A non-radial DEA approach

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2693-2699

  Hernandez Sancho F ^a   Molinos Senante, M ^a   Sala Garrido, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Energy efficiency; Energy saving; Non radial DEA; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CO2 EMISSIONS; EFFICIENCY INDEX; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SAVING; NON-RADIAL DEA; OPERATING VARIABLES; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANT SIZE; STAGE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ORGANIC MATTER;

AERATION; BIOREACTOR; CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ORGANIC MATTER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; SPAIN; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SPAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

SPAIN;

EID: 79957837917     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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