Electricity generation and GHG emission reduction potentials through different municipal solid waste management technologies: A comparative review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 79, Issue , 2017, Pages 414-439

  Rajaeifar, Mohammad Ali ^a,b   Ghanavati, Hossein ^b,c   Dashti, Behrouz B ^d   Heijungs, Reinout ^e   Aghbashlo, Mortaza ^f   Tabatabaei, Meisam ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b BIOFUEL RESEARCH TEAM BRTEAM   (Iran)

^c AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF IRAN ABRII   (Iran)

^d Iran Renewable Energy Organization (SUNA)   (Iran)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electricity production; Global warming contribution; Life cycle assessment; Municipal solid wastes; Waste treatment technologies

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE INCINERATION;

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIALS; GLOBAL WARMING CONTRIBUTION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY;

GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 85019598932     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.109     Document Type: Review

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