Abstract: This paper presents the technical and economic performance of energy-from-waste (EfW) fluidized bed combustion and gasification processes and reports on the implications of different scales and technologies on costs and efficiencies. Mass and energy balances of the processes were performed and the cost effectiveness of the different waste treatment options, for the generation of electric power, was assessed using a discounted cash flow analysis. For the different waste treatment options, the study concludes that gasification processes have high...
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Topics: 
Waste management
Environmental economics
Process engineering