Environmental and economic aspects of production and utilization of RDF as alternative fuel in cement plants: A case study of Metro Vancouver Waste Management

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-114

  Reza, Bahareh ^a   Soltani, Atousa ^a   Ruparathna, Rajeev ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Hewage, Kasun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cement manufacturing; Cost benefit analysis (CBA); Life cycle assessment (LCA); Municipal solid waste (MSW); Refuse derived fuel (RDF)

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MANUFACTURING; COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLID RECOVERED FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CEMENTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; KILNS; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; REFUSE DERIVED FUELS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

CEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL; REFUSE DERIVED FUEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; CEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; REFUSE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PROFIT; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 84889090312     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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