Distributed and micro-generation from biogas and agricultural application of sewage sludge: Comparative environmental performance analysis using life cycle approaches

Applied Energy

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 196-206

  Sadhukhan, Jhuma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge processing; Biomethane; CHP generation; Combined monte carlo simulation and LCA; Decentralised generation; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COGENERATION PLANTS; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ECONOMICS; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZERS; GLOBAL WARMING; HEATING; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NATURAL GAS; OZONE; POWER GENERATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMETHANE; CHP GENERATION; COMBINED MONTE CARLO SIMULATION AND LCA; DECENTRALISED;

BIOGAS;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; DECISION MAKING; DIGESTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEWAGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84896820176     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.051     Document Type: Article

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