The implementation of anaerobic digestion of food waste in a highly populated urban area: An LCA evaluation

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9 SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 78-87

  Grosso, Mario ^a,b   Nava, Chiara ^b   Testori, Roberta ^b   Rigamonti, Lucia ^a,b   Vigano, Federico ^a,b,c  

^a MatER Research Center   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c LEAP   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Biomethane; Energy recovery; LCA

Indexed keywords

BIOMETHANE; COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ENERGY RECOVERY; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LCA; NATURAL GAS NETWORKS; WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING MATERIALS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SOLID WASTES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSTING; ELECTRICAL POWER; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; FOOD WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; CITY; EVALUATION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE;

BIOFUEL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CITIES; GARBAGE; ITALY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873707690     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X12453611     Document Type: Article

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