Fugitive methane emissions from an agricultural biodigester

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3927-3935

  Flesch, Thomas K ^a   Desjardins, Raymond L ^b   Worth, Devon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Flare efficiency; Fugitive emissions; Inverse dispersion; Methane

Indexed keywords

BIODIGESTERS; CATTLE MANURES; EMISSION RATES; FLARE EFFICIENCY; FUGITIVE EMISSIONS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; INVERSE DISPERSION; INVERSE-DISPERSION TECHNIQUES; METHANE EMISSIONS; NORMAL OPERATIONS; OPERATING STATE; ORGANIC FEEDSTOCKS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; DISPERSIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; MANURES; METHANE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CARBON EMISSION; CATTLE; DISPERSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; GAS PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MANURE; METHANE;

CANADA;

BOS;

EID: 79961126070     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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