Environmental assessment of energy production by combustion of biogas provided by the anaerobic digestion of agricultural biomass

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-425

  Moras, Sébastien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agricultural biomass; Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Cogeneration; Energy crops; Energy production; Global warming; Impact assessment; Life cycle assessment; Livestock breeding effluents

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CROPS; DAMAGE DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING;

AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS; COGENERATION; ENERGY CROPS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIVESTOCK BREEDING;

LIFE CYCLE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 48249126193     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2008.019462     Document Type: Review

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