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Development and prospects of municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration in China

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With the lack of space for new landfills, municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration is playing an increasingly important role in municipal solid waste management in China. The literatures on certain aspects of incineration plants in China are reviewed in this paper, including the development and status of the application of MSW incineration technologies, the treatment of leachate from stored MSW, air pollution control technologies, and the status of the fly-ash control method. Energy policy and its promotion of MSW-to-energy conversion are also elucidated.

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Nie, Y. Development and prospects of municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration in China. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. China 2, 1–7 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-008-0028-6

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