An analysis of the use of life cycle assessment for waste co-incineration in cement kilns

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 118-131

  Galvez Martos, Jose Luis ^a   Schoenberger, Harald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cement kilns; Greenhouse gases emissions; Life cycle assessment; Mercury; Uncertainty analysis; Waste co incineration

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAVY METALS; INCINERATION; KILNS; LIFE CYCLE; MERCURY (METAL); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

CEMENT KILN; CEMENT PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; MERCURY EMISSIONS; WASTE CO-INCINERATION;

WASTE INCINERATION;

CEMENT; HEAVY METAL;

CARBON EMISSION; CEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CEMENT KILN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT;

EID: 84896983121     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.02.009     Document Type: Review

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