Material and energy recovery in integrated waste management systems. An evaluation based on life cycle assessment

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 2092-2101

  Giugliano, Michele ^a   Cernuschi, Stefano ^a   Grosso, Mario ^a   Rigamonti, Lucia ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DESIGN VALUE; ECONOMIC BALANCE; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FOOD WASTE; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MATERIAL RECOVERY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MINISTRY OF EDUCATION; OPTIMISATIONS; SYSTEM BOUNDARY; UNIVERSITY RESEARCH; USING LIFE;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATION; LIFE CYCLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RATING; RECOVERY; RESEARCH;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MASS BALANCE; METROPOLITAN AREA; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

RENEWABLE ENERGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79960963863     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.02.029     Document Type: Article

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