Current status of waste to power generation in Japan and resulting reduction of carbon dioxide emissions

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 198-205

  Takaoka, Masaki ^a   Takeda, Nobuo ^b   Yamagata, Naruo ^c   Masuda, Takahiro ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kobelco Eco Solutions Co   (Japan)

^d Takuma Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Global warming prevention; Heat recovery; Indirect reduction of carbon dioxide emissions; Municipal solid waste incineration; Waste to power generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053895716     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-011-0019-8     Document Type: Article

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