Modeling the performance of the anaerobic phased solids digester system for biogas energy production

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1263-1272

  Rapport, Joshua L ^a   Zhang, Ruihong ^a   Jenkins, Bryan M ^a   Hartsough, Bruce R ^a   Tomich, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; CNG; Financial modeling; Renewable energy; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; BIOGAS ENERGY; BIOGASIFICATION; CASH FLOW; CNG; DIGESTER SYSTEMS; DISCOUNT RATES; ENERGY DEMANDS; FEED-IN TARIFF; FINANCIAL MODELING; FINANCIAL VIABILITY; GREEN WASTES; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; HIGH-SOLIDS; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; NET PRESENT; PILOT SCALE; POWER OUT PUT; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION; PROCESS MODEL; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH DATA; RESIDUAL SOLIDS; TAX CREDITS; VOLATILE SOLID;

ADSORPTION; BIOGAS; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; EARNINGS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TAXATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; BIOMASS POWER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DIGESTIBILITY; DISCOUNT RATE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY BALANCE; HYDROLYSIS; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 79451472730     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.021     Document Type: Article

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