A review on technological options of waste to energy for effective management of municipal solid waste

[Display omitted] •The current status, options and challenges of WTE techniques were analysed.•Incineration is the most widely used WTE technology in the developed countries.•Landfilling is the most common practice of MSWM in developing countries.•Approximately 50 million tonnes of methane is emitte...

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Published in:Waste management (Elmsford) 2017-11, Vol.69, p.407-422
Main Authors: Kumar, Atul, Samadder, S.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anaerobic digestion
animals
biomass
case studies
coal
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
economic sustainability
energy
ENERGY DEMAND
energy recovery
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
feces
fuelwood
gasification
Incineration
issues and policy
kerosene
MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
municipal solid waste
Municipal solid waste management
MUNICIPAL WASTES
natural gas
Power Plants
pyrolysis
Refuse Disposal
Review
REVIEWS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
Solid Waste
SOLID WASTES
waste disposal
Waste Management - methods
Waste to energy
Waste to energy technologies
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