Evaluation of the biogas productivity potential of some Italian agro-industrial biomasses

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3780-3783

  Dinuccio, E ^a   Balsari, P ^a   Gioelli, F ^a   Menardo, S ^a  

^a Department of Agriculture   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; By products

Indexed keywords

DRYING-UP; GRAPE MARC; GRAPE STALK; MAIZE SILAGE; METHANE YIELD; POTENTIAL VALUES; RICE STRAWS;

BIOGAS; DEWATERING; DRYING; FRUITS; METHANE; PRODUCTIVITY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

AGROINDUSTRY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; MAIZE; METHANE; SILAGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; GRAPE; ITALY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT RESIDUE; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SILAGE; TOMATO; WHEY;

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ITALY;

ITALY;

EQUUS ASINUS; HORDEUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; VITACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 76049113184     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.12.113     Document Type: Article

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