Harnessing methane generated from livestock manure in Ghana, Nigeria, Mali and Burkina Faso

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4648-4656

  Arthur, Richard ^a   Baidoo, Martina Francisca ^b  

^a KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ghana)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Green house gas; Gross domestic product; Livestock; Manure; Methane

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL GROWTH RATE; BURKINA FASO; CHICKEN MANURE; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DIRECT IMPACT; ENERGY NEEDS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; LINEAR GROUP; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK MANURE; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; MANURE MANAGEMENT; METHANE EMISSIONS; NIGERIA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MAMMALS; MANURES; METHANE; WOOL;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANURE; METHANE; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BURKINA FASO; GHANA; MALI; NIGERIA;

BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 81555219244     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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