Critical review on life cycle assessment of conventional and innovative waste-to-energy technologies

Mayer, Felix; Bhandari, Ramchandra; Gäth, Stefan

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.449

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“…Some impacts are scaled to fit the y-axis; their original values can be obtained by dividing the factor shown on the x-axis. regional energy cost, availability of resources; (iii) variations in governmental regulations and incentives [3]. Despite this fact, a detailed literature review of the cost structure of WtE technologies shows comparable annual capital and net operational cost between incineration and pyrolysis/gasification [63].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Apart from these spatial and temporal factors, scale effects should also be accounted for when different WtE options are compared. This is due to the reason that an increasing plant size can lead to a drop in treatment cost [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Stimulated by dwindling reserves of fossil fuels and sustainable energy production, WtE is seen as an attractive approach to recover energy and useful materials [2]. Today, approximately 1.5% of the total energy is provided by WtE in European Union (EU) [3]. In this context, the future goal of modern WtE has shifted from being a "waste treatment sector" to an "energy and resource producer" [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Arena [5] compared operational data from a gasification-melting system with incineration and reported that incineration was better for most of the selected impact categories, though gasification could produce a less leachable residue with a greater potential to be recovered. Overall, as highlighted by Khandelwal [17] and Mayer [3] in recent reviews, a comparison of different WtE technologies requires further investigation to derive clearer results.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, very few of the studies (i.e. only 6% of 315 peer-reviewed studies [3]) have addressed the holistic description of all these aspects, which has hindered transparent comparison and determination of a more sustainable WtE technology.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Critical review on life cycle assessment of conventional and innovative waste-to-energy technologies

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References 48 publications

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