Renewable energy from gasification of manure: An innovative technology in search of fertile policy

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 111-127

  Buckley, John C ^a   Schwarz, Peter M ^b  

^a Global Inst Energy/Environ Syst   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gasification; Manure management; Renewable energy; Renewable portfolio standards; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; GASIFICATION;

CYCLONIC COMBUSTORS;

MANURES;

FUEL; NITROGEN;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; MANURE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASIFICATION; GOVERNMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; POLICY; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; MANURE; NITROGEN; POLICY MAKING;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; GASIFICATION; MANURE;

EID: 0037404693     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022847416139     Document Type: Article

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