On-field study of anaerobic digestion full-scale plants (Part I): An on-field methodology to determine mass, carbon and nutrients balance

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 7737-7744

  Schievano, Andrea ^a   D'Imporzano, Giuliana ^a   Salati, Silvia ^a   Adani, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Digestate; Mass balance; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; DIGESTATE; FULL-SCALE PLANTS; INPUT/OUTPUT; LABORATORY SCALE; MASS BALANCE; MASS FLOW; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; WET WEIGHT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; METHANE; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS);

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

CARBON; METHANE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CARBON; FIELD METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; LINEARITY; MASS BALANCE; METHANE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON BALANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON;

EID: 79960840064     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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