Experimental and life cycle assessment analysis of gas emission from mechanically-biologically pretreated waste in a landfill with energy recovery

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2557-2567

  Di Maria, Francesco ^a   Sordi, Alessio ^a   Micale, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic test; Energy recovery; Landfill gas generation; Life cycle assessment; Mechanical Biological Treatment; Oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RECOVERY; LANDFILL GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; OXYGEN UPTAKE;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOGAS; FERMENTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; OXYGEN; RECOVERY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STABILIZATION;

LAND FILL;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CARBON EMISSION; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METHANE; OXYGEN; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; LANDFILL GAS EMISSION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MECHANICAL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MECHANICALLY SORTED ORGANIC FRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PRETREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC TEST; ENERGY RECOVERY; LANDFILL GAS GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MECHANICAL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; OXYGEN UPTAKE;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; GASES; METHANE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84885172272     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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