A comparative assessment of anaerobic digestion power plants as alternative to lagoons for vinasse treatment: Life cycle assessment and exergy analysis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 113, Issue , 2016, Pages 459-471

  Barrera, Ernesto L ^a,d   Rosa, Elena ^b   Spanjers, Henri ^c   Romero, Osvaldo ^a   De Meester, Steven ^d   Dewulf, Jo ^d  

^a Study Center of Energy and Industrial Processes Sancti Spiritus University   (Cuba)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF LAS VILLAS   (Cuba)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Exergy efficiency; LCA; Power plant; Vinasse

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; BIOGAS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; GAS PLANTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; POWER PLANTS; SUGAR CANE; SUGAR INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; FERTILIZERS; FOSSIL FUELS;

ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); VINASSES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84952054495     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.11.095     Document Type: Article

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