Plug flow digestors for biogas generation from leaf biomass

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 415-423

  Jagadish, K S ^a   Chanakya, H N ^a   Rajabapaiah, P ^a   Anand, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Continuous biogas plant; Leaf biomass; Mixed feedstock; Plugflow

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; INDIA; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; FEEDSTOCKS; GAS PLANTS;

CONTINUOUS BIOGAS PLANT; PLUG FLOW DIGESTORS;

BIOGAS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032076733     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(98)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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