Characteristics of mechanically sorted municipal wastes and their suitability for production of refuse derived fuel

Dace Arina; Ausma Orupe

doi:10.2478/v10145-012-0003-0

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Characteristics of mechanically sorted municipal wastes and their suitability for production of refuse derived fuel

Environmental and Climate Technologies

Volume 8 (2012): Issue -1 (June 2012)

By: Dace Arina and Ausma Orupe

Open Access

|Nov 2012

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