Effects of ensiling, silage additives and storage period on methane formation of biogas crops

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 5153-5161

  Herrmann, Christiane ^a   Heiermann, Monika ^a   Idler, Christine ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas production; Energy crops; Methane yield; Silage

Indexed keywords

BIO-METHANATION; BIOGAS PLANTS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; DRY MATTERS; ENERGY CROPS; ENSILED CROPS; METHANE FORMATION; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; OPTIMISED CONDITIONS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; REGRESSION MODEL; SILAGE; STORAGE LOSS; STORAGE PERIODS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; BUTYRIC ACID; CROPS; ETHANOL; METHANATION; METHANE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BIOGAS; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; METHANE;

ACETIC ACID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; DRY MATTER; ENERGY CROP; MAIZE; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; SILAGE; SORGHUM; SOYBEAN;

ARTICLE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENSILING; FORAGE CROP; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILAGE; SORGHUM; STORAGE; TRITICALE;

BIOFUELS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; METHANE;

SECALE CEREALE; TRITICOSECALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952537715     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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