Biogenic carbon in combustible waste: Waste composition, variability and measurement uncertainty

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2013, Pages 56-66

  Larsen, Anna W ^a   Fuglsang, Karsten ^b   Pedersen, Niels H ^b   Fellner, Johann ^c   Rechberger, Helmut ^c   Astrup, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b FORCE TECHNOLOGY   (Denmark)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

14c analysis; Balance method; Biogenic carbon; Combustible waste; Fossil carbon; Incineration; Measurement uncertainty; Variability; Waste composition

Indexed keywords

BALANCE METHODS; C ANALYSIS; COMBUSTIBLE WASTES; FOSSIL CARBON; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; VARIABILITY; WASTE COMPOSITION;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FLUE GASES; INCINERATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

CARBON; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLASS; METAL; PLASTIC;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENERGY BALANCE; FOSSIL FUEL; INCINERATION; MASS BALANCE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RADIOCARBON DATING; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FLUE GAS; FOSSIL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRIC DATING; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTENT; WOOD;

14C ANALYSIS; BALANCE METHOD; BIOGENIC CARBON; COMBUSTIBLE WASTE; FOSSIL CARBON; INCINERATION; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; VARIABILITY; WASTE COMPOSITION;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; INCINERATION; RADIOMETRIC DATING; SOLID WASTE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896690587     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X13502387     Document Type: Article

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