Abstract
Various kinds of municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerators are developed in consideration of environmental load reduction and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) has many experiences of MSW incineration systems of different flue gas and ash treatment. This paper describes the relative inventory/impact comparisons and their contribution analyses of KHI's main 5 systems at the stage of operation by using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method based on the detail input/output data. The environmental loads at the stage of construction of one system has also been calculated and compared with the loads at operation. The results show the effects on environmental load reduction by electric power generation and useful suggestions for further environmentally friendly system development.
