Economic assessment of the integrated generation of solid fuel and biogas from biomass (IFBB) in comparison to different energy recovery, animal-based and non-refining management systems

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 119, Issue , 2012, Pages 312-323

  Blumenstein, Benjamin ^a   Bühle, Lutz ^a   Wachendorf, Michael ^a   Möller, Detlev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bio energy; Economic assessment; IFBB; Semi natural grassland; Solid fuel

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; IFBB; SEMI-NATURAL GRASSLAND; SOLID FUELS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIOGAS; FUELS; MANAGEMENT; PROFITABILITY;

REFINING;

BIOGAS; FUEL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOENERGY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FERMENTATION; FUEL; GRASSLAND; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INVESTMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULCHING; PROFITABILITY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS FERMENTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY RECOVERY; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; CATTLE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; MODELS, ECONOMIC; POACEAE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84862975708     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.077     Document Type: Article

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