M.S. Thesis: Development of Waste‐To‐Energy in China; and Case Study of the Guangzhou Likeng WTE Plant
By Yani Dong
Advisor: Professor Nickolas J. Themelis
Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering
Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science
Columbia University
December 2011
This thesis consists of two parts. The first is an overview and update of the overall Chinese waste-to-energy (WTE) industry, its environmental performance, and economics. The second part is a case study of the application of WTE in Guangzhou City in China that included a field trip report of the Guangzhou Likeng WTE plant.