Prof. Thomas Christensen

Prof. Thomas Christensen Institut for Vand og Miljøteknologi Residual Resources Engineering (RRE) - DTU Environment Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Contact Info Email:thho@env.dtu.dk phone: 45251603

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Professor in waste management and Director of Research at the Department of Environmental Engineering.
• M.Sc. from DTU.
• PhD from University of Washington, Seattle.
• Dr.agro. from the former Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University.

Publications:

Articles:

• Home composting as an alternative treatment option for organic household waste in Denmark: An environmental assessment using life cycle assessment-modelling 2012
• Metal recovery from high-grade WEEE 2012
• Bulky waste quantities and treatment methods in Denmark 2012
• Assessing recycling versus incineration of key materials in municipal waste: The importance of efficient energy recovery and transport distances 2012
• Solid waste characterization in Kétao, a rural town in Togo, West Africa 2012
• Environmental impact assessment of the incineration of municipal solid waste with auxiliary coal in China 2012
• Quantifying uncertainty in LCA-modelling of waste management systems 2012
• Quantifying capital goods (bins, trucks, ect.) for collection and transport of waste 2012
• Characterization of household waste in Greenland 2011
• Life cycle assessment of selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) of nitrous oxides in a full-scale municipal solid waste incinerator 2011
• Environmental assessment of different management options for individual waste fractions by means of life-cycle assessment modelling 2011
• Achievement 2011
• Waste management in Greenland: current situation and challenges 2011
• Modelling of environmental impacts from biological treatment of organic municipal waste in EASEWASTE 2011
• Environmental assessment of garden waste management in the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark 2011
• Mass balances and life cycle inventory of home composting of organic waste 2011
• Environmental evaluation of municipal waste prevention 2011
• LCA and economic evaluation of landfill leachate and gas technologies 2011
• Environmental impact assessment of solid waste management in Beijing City, China 2011

Books:

• Solid Waste Technology and Management 2011
• Other Special Waste 2011
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2011
• Landfilling: Bottom Lining and Leachate Collection 2011
• Landfilling: Reactor Landfills 2011
• Landfilling: Environmental Issues 2011
• Landfilling: Concepts and Challenges 2011
• Mechanical Biological Treatment 2011
• Anaerobic Digestion: Mass Balances and Products 2011
• Composting: Mass Balances and Product Quality 2011
• Incineration: Utilization of Residue in Construction 2011
• Mechanical Treatment: Material Recovery Facilities 2011
• Waste Transfer Stations 2011
• Source Segregation and Collection of Source-Segregated Waste 2011
• Waste Collection: Systems and Organization 2011
• Recycling of Construction and Demolition Waste 2011
• Recycling of Metals 2011
• Recycling of Plastic 2011
• Recycling of Glass 2011
• Recycling of Paper and Cardboard 2011
• of Waste Management Scenarios 2011
• Construction and Demolition Waste 2011
• Industrial Waste 2011
• Commercial and Institutional Waste 2011
• Residential Waste 2011
• Waste Characterization: Approaches and Methods 2011
• Introduction to Waste Economics 2011
• Introduction to Waste Engineering 2011
• Introduction to Waste Management 2011

Conference:

• A comparison of uncertainty propagation methods in an LCA study 2012.
• Development of substance flow based Life Cycle Assessment tool for sewage sludge treatment and disposal 2012.
• Assessment of leaching from Construction & Demolition Waste concrete 2012.
• Leaching of heavy metals from construction & demolition waste 2012.
• Easetech Energy: Advanced Life Cycle Assessment of Energy from Biomass and Waste 2012.
• Quantification Of Greenhouse Gases From Three Danish Composting Facilities 2011.
• LCA of Recycling Options for Gypsum from Construction and Demolition Waste 2011.
• Life cycle assessment of capital goods related to waste incineration 2011.
• Uncertainties in life cycle assessment of waste management systems 2011.
• Environmental Aspects Of Home Composting Of Organic Household Waste 2011.
• EASEWASTE - Environmental assessment of solid waste technologies and systems 2010.

Dissertations:

• Composting of organic waste: quantification and assessment of greenhouse gas emissions 2010.
• Environmental sustainable utilization of waste resources for energy production 2010.
• Implementation of life cycle assessment models in solid waste management 2010.
• Indicators for waste management: How representative is global warming as an indicator for environmental performance of waste management? 2009.
• Environmental assessment of garden waste management 2009.
• Environmental assessment of waste collection seen in a system perspective 2009.
• Environmental assessment of solid waste landfilling in a life cycle perspective (LCA model EASEWASTE) 2009.

Projekter:

• Resource and environmental assessment of recycling of construction and demolition waste 2010-2013.
• LCA model for sewage sludge - an EASEWASTE extension 2011-2013.
• Sustainable Environmental Technology. Application for 5 fellowships 2009-2013.
• Integrated organics pre-treatment system for new sludge management systems 2010-2013.
• Flexible model structure for waste-LCA modelling - The next generation of the EASEWASTE model 2010-2013.
• Life cycle assessment of waste management: Assessing technical externalities 2009-2013.
• PhD Project 12 - Life cycle assessment of special and hazardous waste types and fractions 2009-2013.