Life Cycle Assessment of biogas production by monofermentation of energy crops and injection into the natural gas grid

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-66

  Jury, Colin ^a   Benetto, Enrico ^a   Koster, Daniel ^a   Schmitt, Bianca ^a   Welfring, Joëlle ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Biomethane; Crop fermentation; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; Monofermentation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; AVAILABLE NITROGEN; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BIOMETHANE; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; CULTIVATED CROPS; DIGESTATE; ENERGY CROPS; FARMING ACTIVITIES; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOSSIL ENERGY; GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN HEALTH; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MONOFERMENTATION; NATURAL GAS GRIDS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RIPPLE EFFECTS; TIME HORIZONS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERMENTATION; NATURAL GAS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

LIFE CYCLE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOGAS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CULTIVATION; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERMENTATION; GAS PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METHANE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 73149102980     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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