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Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review

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dc.contributor.authorAlves, Octávio
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Margarida
dc.contributor.authorBrito, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Eliseu
dc.contributor.authorJacinto, Celeste
dc.contributor.institutionDCTB - Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa (ex-GDEH)
dc.contributor.institutionMEtRICS - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos
dc.contributor.institutionUNIDEMI - Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial
dc.contributor.institutionDEMI - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-28T23:30:25Z
dc.date.available2019-01-28T23:30:25Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-12
dc.descriptionThe authors acknowledge financial support provided by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia from Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (grant no. SFRH/BD/111956/2015), cofinanced by Programa Operacional Potencial Humano and União Europeia-Fundo Social Europeu.
dc.description.abstractScope & Goals: This article reviews recent scientific reports on environmental impact, as well as occupational safety and health, of gasification plants using residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel. Methods: The survey, covering a 10-year time span, was made through a typical systematic review of the literature, retrieved from online databases of scientific publications and by using general search engines; cross-referencing of citations included in documents was also considered. Results: Two tables summarising 38 publications were created, indicating relevant studies on the selected topics and providing a short description on risks, goals and main findings of each study, followed by a general discussion. Conclusions: Overall, gas explosion and inhalation of toxic gases were the most common risks reported in published studies, being considered negligible if safety measures are adopted; however there are fewer studies focusing on occupational safety in gasification plants than those focused on environmental hazards. Release of heavy metals, tar production and toxic gases are the main environmental concerns. From the prevention viewpoint, this review shows that treatment and valorisation of harmful tars is key feature that must be improved in the future to enable a sustainable development of this technology at a commercial scale.en
dc.description.versionpublishersversion
dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent612069
dc.identifier.doi10.24840/2184-0954_002.002
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 6021407
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: ebf823a3-7502-42c7-a408-21e1b7969ee3
dc.identifier.othercrossref: 10.24840/10.24840/2184-0954_002.002_0006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/58904
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/BD/111956/2015/PT
dc.subjectGasification
dc.subjectOccupational risk
dc.subjectEnvironmental impact
dc.subjectSewage sludge
dc.subjectRefuse-derived fuel
dc.subjectRDF
dc.subjectGeneral Engineering
dc.subjectGeneral Environmental Science
dc.titleEnvironmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a reviewen
dc.typereview
degois.publication.firstPage50
degois.publication.issue2
degois.publication.lastPage63
degois.publication.titleInternational Journal of Occupational and Environmental Safety
degois.publication.volume2
dspace.entity.typePublication
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/BD/111956/2015/PT
oaire.fundingStreamSFRH
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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