Anaerobic digestion of alfalfa silage with recirculation of process liquid

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-111

  Nordberg, Åke ^a   Jarvis, Åsa ^b   Stenberg, Bo ^b   Mathisen, Berit ^a   Svensson, Bo H ^c  

^a Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (JTI)   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Energy crops; Liquid recirculation; Methane; Multiple linear regression; Silage; Specific methanogenic activity

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CROPS; LIQUID RECIRCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; METHANE; PH EFFECTS;

CROPS;

BIOGAS; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CROPS; METHANE; PH EFFECTS;

ALFALFA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; FERMENTATION; LIQUID; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SILAGE;

ALFALFA; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SILAGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SILAGE;

BIOGAS; FARM CROPS; METHANE; PH; SILAGE;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33748086030     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.11.027     Document Type: Article

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