Fossil and biogenic CO₂ from waste incineration based on a yearlong radiocarbon study
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 32(2012), 8 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 1516-20 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.) |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Biofuels Carbon Radioisotopes Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide 142M471B3J |
| Zusammenfassung: | Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. We describe the first long-term implementation of the radiocarbon (¹⁴C) method to study the share of biogenic (%Bio C) and fossil (%Fos C) carbon in combustion CO₂. At five Swiss incinerators, a total of 24 three-week measurement campaigns were performed over 1 year. Temporally averaged bag samples were analyzed for ¹⁴CO₂ by accelerator mass spectrometry. Significant differences between the plants in the share of fossil CO₂ were observed, with annual mean values from 43.4 ± 3.9% to 54.5 ± 3.1%. Variations can be explained by the waste composition of the respective plant. Based on our dataset, an average value of 48 ± 4%Fos C was determined for waste incineration in Switzerland. No clear annual trend in %Fos C was observed for four of the monitored incinerators, while one incinerator showed considerable variations, which are likely due to the separation and temporary storage of bulky goods |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 02.11.2012 Date Revised 21.11.2013 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1879-2456 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.04.002 |