Life Cycle Environmental Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Technologies
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چکیده
The study aimed to analyze potential environmental burdens of different waste-to-energy technologies through LCA model. LCA model is developed by SimaPro software by considering Ecoindicator 99 method. Landfill, Incineration, Pyrolysis-Gasification and Anaerobic Digestion are analyzed by considering emission to the atmosphere per unit electricity generation. Results show that, Landfill and Incineration have the highest climate change impact among the four WTE options. Incineration and P-G has the significant impact on respiratory inorganics and acidification categories. AD has the lowest impacts on respiratory inorganics and acidification. AD and P-G have found as least environmental impact causing technology for waste-to-energy options. therefore, P-G and AD are more favorable waste-to-energy options for municipal solid waste management.
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