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

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Main Author: Alves, Octávio
Publication Date: 2018
Other Authors: Gonçalves, Margarida, Brito, Paulo, Monteiro, Eliseu, Jacinto, Celeste
Format: Other
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: The 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.
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spelling Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a reviewGasificationOccupational riskEnvironmental impactSewage sludgeRefuse-derived fuelRDFEngineering(all)Environmental Science(all)The 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.Scope & 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.DCTB - Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa (ex-GDEH)MEtRICS - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de RecursosUNIDEMI - Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e IndustrialDEMI - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica e IndustrialRUNAlves, OctávioGonçalves, MargaridaBrito, PauloMonteiro, EliseuJacinto, Celeste2019-01-28T23:30:25Z2018-10-122018-10-12T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/otherapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/58904engPURE: 6021407https://doi.org/10.24840/2184-0954_002.002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-05-22T17:36:52Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/58904Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T17:08:00.168502Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review
title Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review
spellingShingle Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review
Alves, Octávio
Gasification
Occupational risk
Environmental impact
Sewage sludge
Refuse-derived fuel
RDF
Engineering(all)
Environmental Science(all)
title_short Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review
title_full Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review
title_fullStr Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review
title_full_unstemmed Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review
title_sort Environmental impact and occupational risk in gasification plants processing residues of sewage sludge and refuse-derived fuel: a review
author Alves, Octávio
author_facet Alves, Octávio
Gonçalves, Margarida
Brito, Paulo
Monteiro, Eliseu
Jacinto, Celeste
author_role author
author2 Gonçalves, Margarida
Brito, Paulo
Monteiro, Eliseu
Jacinto, Celeste
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv DCTB - Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa (ex-GDEH)
MEtRICS - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos
UNIDEMI - Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial
DEMI - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Alves, Octávio
Gonçalves, Margarida
Brito, Paulo
Monteiro, Eliseu
Jacinto, Celeste
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Gasification
Occupational risk
Environmental impact
Sewage sludge
Refuse-derived fuel
RDF
Engineering(all)
Environmental Science(all)
topic Gasification
Occupational risk
Environmental impact
Sewage sludge
Refuse-derived fuel
RDF
Engineering(all)
Environmental Science(all)
description The 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.
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