Influence of sward maturity and pre-conditioning temperature on the energy production from grass silage through the integrated generation of solid fuel and biogas from biomass (IFBB): 2. Properties of energy carriers and energy yield

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4866-4875

  Richter, F ^a   Fricke, T ^a   Wachendorf, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogas; Grassland; IFBB; LIHD; Solid fuel

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTERS; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY YIELDS; GRASSLAND; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONING; IFBB; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; LIHD; METHANE YIELD; NET ENERGY; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBRE; PRE-CONDITIONING; REFERENCE SYSTEMS; SOLID FUEL; SOLID FUELS;

BIOGAS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; METHANE;

FUELS;

METHANE;

BIOENERGY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; DRY MATTER; ENERGY BUDGET; MATURATION; MEADOW; METHANE; SILAGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY YIELD; GRASSLAND; HAY; HEATING; HERBAGE; INTEGRATED GENERATION OF SOLID FUEL AND BIOGAS FROM BIOMASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILAGE; TEMPERATURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOFUELS; METHANE; POACEAE; SILAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79951942778     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.01.020     Document Type: Article

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