Combined life cycle environmental and exergetic assessment of four typical sewage sludge treatment techniques in China

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2114-2122

  Dong, Jun ^a   Chi, Yong ^a   Tang, Yuanjun ^a   Wang, Fei ^a   Huang, Qunxing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXERGETIC LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CEMENTS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAVY METALS; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

WASTE INCINERATION;

EID: 84897905549     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef4024146     Document Type: Conference Paper

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