Application of the exergy method to the environmental impact estimation: The mineral fertilizers production as a case study

ECOS 2007 - Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1433-1440

  Kirova Yordanova, Zornitza ^a  

^a ASSEN ZLATAROV UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Emissions; Environment; Exergy; Mineral fertilizers; Pollutants

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; EXERGY; FERTILIZERS; MINERALS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL EXERGY; EMISSION ABATEMENT; ENVIRONMENT; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; POLLUTANTS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SECOND LAW;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84924339811     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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