Techno-economic analysis of municipal solid waste gasification for electricity generation in Brazil

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 321-337

  Luz, Fábio Codignole ^a   Rocha, Mateus Henrique ^b   Lora, Electo Eduardo Silva ^b   Venturini, Osvaldo José ^b   Andrade, Rubenildo Vieira ^b   Leme, Marcio Montagnana Vicente ^b   Del Olmo, Oscar Almazán ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

^c Instituto Cubano de Investigaciones de los Derivados de la Cana de Azucar   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Gasification; Municipal solid waste; Renewable energy; Synthesis gas; Techno economic analysis; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COSTS; EARNINGS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GASIFICATION; INVESTMENTS; LAND FILL; SOLID WASTES; SYNTHESIS GAS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY; WASTE TO ENERGY;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 84935066850     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.06.074     Document Type: Article

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