Effect of length: Diameter ratio in polyethylene biodigesters on gas production and effluent composition

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Thy, San ^a   Buntha, P ^a   Vanvuth, T ^a   Preston, T R ^b   Duong, Nguyen Khang ^c   Soukanh, K ^d   Phouthone, Boualong ^d   Mikle, Choke ^e   Sopharoek, N ^a  

^a UTA ^*  (Cambodia)

^b University of Tropical Agriculture Foundation   (Colombia)

^c NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d National Agriculture Forestry Research Institute   (Laos)

^e CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biodigester; Effluent composition; Gas production; Length of biodigester; Pig manure; Retention times

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 27744527487     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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