Comparative environmental and economic life cycle assessment of high solids anaerobic co-digestion for biosolids and organic waste management

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High-Solids Anaerobic co-Digestion (HS-AcD) of sewage sludge (biosolids) with the organic fraction of municipal solid waste is a promising waste management alternative due to high methane yields, lower reactor volume requirements, lower energy inputs, and less leachate production than liquid anaerobic digestion. This study evaluated the environmental and economic burdens and benefits of HS-AcD of biosolids, Food Waste (FW), and Yard Waste (YW) using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) methods using Hillsborough County, Florida in the U.S. as a case study. Results for HS-AcD were compared with incineration, composting, and landfilling, with and without landfill gas use. The results showed that HS-AcD of a mixture of biosolids, FW, and YW had the lowest environmental impacts in all categories analyzed (global warming potential, acidification, eutrophication, and ecotoxicity). In terms of economics, HS-AcD had the lowest life cycle cost, with or without considering land acquisition. The results show that HS-AcD is the best choice to manage biosolids and the organic waste in Hillsborough County in terms of both environmental and economic sustainability.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:171

Enthalten in:

Water research - 171(2020) vom: 15. März, Seite 115443

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Eunyoung [VerfasserIn]
Oliveira, Deborah Stolte Bezerra Lisboa [VerfasserIn]
Oliveira, Luiza Stolte Bezerra Lisboa [VerfasserIn]
Jimenez, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Youngwoon [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Ergas, Sarina J [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qiong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biosolids
High solids anaerobic co-digestion
Journal Article
Life cycle assessment
Life cycle cost analysis
Methane
OP0UW79H66
Organic fraction of municipal solid waste
Sewage
Solid Waste

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Date Completed 19.02.2020

Date Revised 19.02.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.watres.2019.115443

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NLM305439472