Essays about: "LCA waste incineration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words LCA waste incineration.

  1. 1. Towards Water Resource Recovery Facilities : Environmentally Extended Techno-Economic Assessment of Emerging Sewage Sludge Management Technologies in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Harry Tibbetts; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrothermal Carbonisation; Cirkulär ekonomi; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrotermal Carbonization;

    Abstract : Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) management varies widely between countries and legislative regimes. Within the European directive for sewage treatment France applies over half of MSS to arable land, while The Netherlands has banned the practice (Kelessidis et al, 2012). READ MORE

  3. 2. Status Mapping of tank to grave management of Low-GWP refrigerants.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Sandra Parra Gimeno; [2023]
    Keywords : Refrigerant; Blends; Synthetic low-GWP refrigerant; Natural refrigerant; Global Warming Potential GWP ; Tank-to-grave; Interviews.; Köldmedier; Blandning; Globalt uppvärmningspotential GWP ; Låg-GWP köldmedier; Naturligt köldmedier; installation till destruktion; Intervjuer.;

    Abstract : Refrigeration plays a vital role today in various residential, commercial, and industrial processes, requiring refrigerants to facilitate the cooling or heating processes. Over time, refrigerants have undergone significant changes to meet technological, social, environmental, and economic needs. READ MORE

  4. 3. Analyzing Key Flows and Processes of Waste Management for Environmental Improvement in Chennai, India : A Minor Field Study with a Life Cycle and Socio-Technical Systems Perspective

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Märta Selander; [2023]
    Keywords : Waste management; India; Incineration; Composting; Dump yard; Global warming potential; GWP; socio-technical systems; Avfallshantering; Indien; Förbränning; Kompostering; Soptipp; Global uppvärmningspotential; GWP; socio-tekniska system;

    Abstract : Waste management (WM) is a prominent issue in the world’s most populated country, India. Lack of WM can have a negative impact on the environment through leachate contamination of water bodies and emissions of greenhouse gases. READ MORE

  5. 4. Life Cycle Assessment of Urban Underground Oyster Mushroom Farming

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Emile Lemaitre; [2022]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment LCA ; Urban mushroom farming; Oyster mushrooms; Urban agriculture; Livscykelanalys LCA ; Urban svampodling; Ostronskivling; Stadsodling;

    Abstract : Global food production has been recognized as the single largest driver of environmental degradation and transgression of planetary boundaries. Providing healthy food sustainably to a growing, mostly urban population will require radical changes to the food system. READ MORE

  6. 5. Burn or Return? Evaluating Deposit Return Systems for Plastic Packaging Waste in Sweden : A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Martin Forsman Hedman; [2022]
    Keywords : Resource management; reuse; deposit return scheme; circular economy; polypropylene;

    Abstract : Plastics have become an integral part of modern life and global use is expected to grow almost two- fold until 2040. 40% of European demand for plastic raw materials is driven by the packaging industry and being a cheap material, focus on waste management has historically been neglected. READ MORE