Identification of decisive factors for greenhouse gas emissions in comparative life cycle assessments of food waste management - An analytical review

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 119, Issue , 2016, Pages 13-24

  Bernstad Saraiva Schott, Anna ^a   Wenzel, Henrik ^b   La Cour Jansen, Jes ^c  

^a 101 Cidade Universitária   (Brazil)

^b Institut for Kemi   (Denmark)

^c Water and Environmental Engineering   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Background system; Food waste; Life cycle assessment; Organic fraction municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COMPOSTING; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION;

BACKGROUND SYSTEMS; COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; DIFFERENT TREATMENTS; FOOD WASTE; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); ORGANIC FRACTIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84959261504     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.079     Document Type: Review

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