A techno-economic analysis of energy recovery from organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW) by an integrated intermediate pyrolysis and combined heat and power (CHP) plant

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 174, Issue , 2018, Pages 406-416

  Yang, Y ^a   Wang, J ^a   Chong, K ^a   Bridgwater, A V ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined Heat and Power (CHP); Energy from Waste (EfW); Intermediate Pyrolysis; Municipal Solid Waste (MSW); Techno economic Analysis

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION PLANTS; COST REDUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FEEDSTOCKS; INVESTMENTS; PYROLYSIS;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENERGY FROM WASTES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; INTEGRATED ENERGY SYSTEMS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); ORGANIC FRACTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; TECHNO- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 85051675902     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.08.033     Document Type: Article

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