Environmental implications of the valorisation of the residual fraction refused by MBT plants

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 1027-1032

  Vásquez, David Z ^a   Ferreira, Germán ^a   Aranda Usón, Alfonso ^a   Bribián, Ignacio Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COLLECTION SYSTEMS; DISPOSAL PROGRAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); RESIDUAL FRACTION;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 84870815970     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1229172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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