Biogas production from crop residues on a farm-scale level in Sweden: Scale, choice of substrate and utilisation rate most important parameters for financial feasibility

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-142

  Svensson, L M ^a   Christensson, K ^a   Bjornsson L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crop residues; Economy; Farm scale; High solids anaerobic digestion; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; METHANE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SUBSTRATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CROP RESIDUES; FARM-SCALE; HIGH-SOLIDS ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ORGANIC FARMING;

BIOGAS;

BIOGAS; FERTILIZER; FUEL; GREEN MANURE; METHANE; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; CROP; ENERGY; ENERGY COST; ENERGY YIELD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FED BATCH REACTOR; FED BATCH SINGLE STAGE DIGESTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEAT; NONHUMAN; PLANT RESIDUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SUGAR BEET; SWEDEN;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SWEDEN;

BIOGAS; METHANE; PLANT RESIDUES; SUBSTRATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 33745712134     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-006-0064-1     Document Type: Article

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