title: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from waste and biomass to energy plants.
abstract: Following the Kyoto protocol with respect to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases emissions, and EU energy policy and sustainability in waste management, there has been an increased interest in the reduction of emissions from waste disposal operations. From the point of view of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, waste incineration and waste co-combustion are very acceptable methods for waste disposal. In order to achieve very low N2O emissions from waste incineration, particularly for waste with higher nitrogen content (e.g. sewage sludge), two factors are important: temperature of incineration over 900 degrees C and avoiding the selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) de-NO(X) method based on urea or ammonia treatments. The more modern selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems for de-NO(X) give rise to negligible sources of N2O.
authors.affiliation: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy, Westerduinweg 3, 1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Maria Jose
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fernandez Gutierrez
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Svoboda
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D018533:Biomass; D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D017745:Incineration / Q000379:methods*; D009584:Nitrogen; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010944:Plants; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012722:Sewage; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D009584:Nitrogen