Establishing an energy balance for crop-based digestion

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1053-1060

  Salter, A ^a   Banks, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Energy balance; Energy crops

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS YIELD; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY BALANCE ANALYSIS; ENERGY CROPS; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY YIELDS; FERTILISERS; FUEL PRODUCTION; REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; SINGLE SPECIES; SURPLUS ENERGY; USABLE ENERGY;

BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; MACHINERY; REPAIR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; FUEL;

BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; DIGESTION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CROP; IRRIGATION; MACHINERY; POWER GENERATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS CONVERSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 65549136741     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.048     Document Type: Article

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