Effect of particle size on biogas yield from sisal fibre waste

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2385-2392

  Mshandete, Anthony ^a,b   Björnsson, Lovisa ^b   Kivaisi, Amelia K ^a   Rubindamayugi, M S T ^a   Mattiasson, Bo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Batch; Sisal fibre waste; Size reduction

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEGRADATION; METHANE; SOLID WASTES;

BATCHES; SISAL FIBRE WASTE;

BIOGAS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; DEGRADATION; METHANE; SOLID WASTES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGRADATION; METHANE; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE;

BIOGAS; COMMINUTION; DEGRADATION; METHANE; SOLID WASTES;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

AGAVE SISALANA;

EID: 33746762257     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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