Identifying energy and carbon footprint optimization potentials of a sludge treatment line with Life Cycle Assessment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-73

  Remy, C ^a   Lesjean, B ^a   Waschnewski, J ^b  

^a Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin GGmbH   (Germany)

^b BERLINER WASSERBETRIEBE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy optimization; Global warming; Life Cycle Assessment; Sludge treatment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CEMENT KILN; CO-INCINERATION; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; DISPOSAL ROUTES; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY OPTIMIZATION; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPTIMIZATION POTENTIAL; SECONDARY PRODUCT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; URBAN WATER SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DEWATERING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INCINERATION; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOGAS; FOSSIL FUEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DECISION MAKING; DEWATERING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCINERATION; INVESTMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANT; SLUDGE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CEMENT INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE DRYING; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENT; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84873030348     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.529     Document Type: Article

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