Physico-chemical characterisation of material fractions in household waste: Overview of data in literature

Waste Management

Volumn 49, Issue , 2016, Pages 3-14

  Götze, Ramona ^a   Boldrin, Alessio ^a   Scheutz, Charlotte ^a   Astrup, Thomas Fruergaard ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Ash content; Carbon content; Energy content; Food waste; Heating value; Heavy metals; Municipal solid waste (MSW); Nutrients; Organic waste; Plastic waste; Sample preparation; Waste composition

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FOOD WASTE; HEATING; HEAVY METALS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENTS; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ASH CONTENTS; CARBON CONTENT; ENERGY CONTENT; HEATING VALUE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); ORGANIC WASTES; PLASTIC WASTES; SAMPLE PREPARATION; WASTE COMPOSITION;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

CADMIUM; GLASS; HALOGEN; HEAVY METAL; LANTHANIDE; METAL; PLASTIC; SOLID WASTE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ASH; CARBON; COMPOSTING; DOMESTIC WASTE; FOOD; HEATING; HEAVY METAL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUTRIENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLASTIC WASTE; SOLID WASTE;

ASH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WASTE; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD WASTE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEATING; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC WASTE; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANALYSIS; ASIA; EUROPE; FAMILY SIZE; FOOD; SOLID WASTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ASIA; EUROPE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD; METALS; PLASTICS; SOLID WASTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84961367081     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.01.008     Document Type: Review

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