A comparative assessment of waste incinerators in the UK

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2234-2244

  Nixon, J D ^a   Wright, D G ^b   Dey, P K ^b   Ghosh, S K ^c   Davies, P A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Energy from Waste (EfW); Green supply chains; Incineration; Municipal solid waste (MSW); Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; ENERGY FROM WASTES; GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATORS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; WASTE TO ENERGY;

ASH HANDLING; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ROTARY KILNS; SITE SELECTION; SUPPLY CHAINS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METAL;

BOTTOM ASH; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; RECYCLING; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; ENERGY RECOVERY; EQUIPMENT; EUROPE; FLUIDIZED BED; HEAT; INCINERATION; INDUSTRY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE INCINERATOR; WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ENERGY FROM WASTE (EFW); GREEN SUPPLY CHAINS; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); WASTE-TO-ENERGY;

GREAT BRITAIN; INCINERATION;

EID: 84885176285     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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