T HAS BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE (1) that accurate measurement on large numbers of samples in a minimum amount of working time per specimen can be achieved consistently in the analysis of protein-bound iodine by means of alkaline incineration. However, with the use of incineration, where many samples may be exposed simultaneously in enclosed spaces such as centrifuges, drying ovens, and muffle furnace...

The aim of this study is to use the life cycle assessment method to measure the environmental performance of the sludge incineration process in a wastewater treatment plant and to propose an alternative that can reduce the environmental impact. To show the damages caused by the treatment processes, the study aimed to use an endpoint approach in evaluating impacts on human health, ecosystem qual...

Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been used extensively within the recent decade to evaluate the environmental performance of thermal Waste-to-Energy (WtE) technologies: incineration, co-combustion, pyrolysis and gasification. A critical review was carried out involving 250 individual case-studies published in 136 peer-reviewed journal articles within 1995 and 2013. The studies were evaluated wit...

Hazardous wastes from various industrial processes are normally incinerated with rotary kilns in order to comply with current environmental regulations. They have often very complicated chemical compositions in a variety of physical forms and difficult to characterise. The complex transport phenomena within the incinerator are not well understood, and the incineration process expects large unce...

Waste management and electricity supply have always been among the main challenges faced by developing countries. So far, use of waste to energy (WtE) is one strategy that could simultaneously address these two challenges. However, such technologies requires detailed studies ensure their sustainability. In this paper, potential WtE in cities Nigeria (Abuja Lagos) using anaerobic digestion (AD),...

In the European Union (EU), dominant technology for high-temperature thermal treatment of residual Municipal Solid Waste (i.e., unsorted waste where source separation is performed) moving grate incineration. The process combustion in this sector has been optimised thanks to introduction stringent criteria operation both chamber and generated off-gas. However, costs can be sustainable only if ta...

escalating development of tourism and petroleum industries in small islands such as lavan-iranrequires sound solid waste management. in the present investigation, three scenarios which consist of thecombination of landfill, recycling, incineration and composting and their environmental impacts have beenevaluated for 7514 kg/day of waste generation in lavan island. for this purpose, life cycle a...

This paper assesses the primary energy and environmental impacts of a restaurant main course product’s lifecycle, especially focusing on end-of-life (EoL) stage. In first step, cradle-to-grave complex life cycle assessment (LCA) model product has been set up from extraction required raw materials through preparation, cooking use phase to end-of-life. second three scenarios (landfilling, inciner...