Particle Size Reduction during Harvesting of Crop Feedstock for Biogas Production I: Effects on Ensiling Process and Methane Yields

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 926-936

  Herrmann, C ^a   Heiermann, M ^a   Idler, C ^a   Prochnow, A ^a,b  

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

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Chopping length; Energy crops; Mechanical pretreatment; Silage

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CHOPPING LENGTH; ENERGY CROPS; LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION; MECHANICAL PRE-TREATMENT; METHANE FORMATION; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; PARTICLE LENGTH; PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION; SILAGE; STORAGE LOSS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CROPS; HARVESTING; LACTIC ACID; METHANATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

METHANE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84868494070     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-012-9206-2     Document Type: Article

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