An assessment of the biomass potential of Cyprus for energy production

Energy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 253-261

  Kythreotou, Nicoletta ^a   Tassou, Savvas A ^a   Florides, Georgios ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biodegradable waste production; Biogas; Cyprus; Energy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLID WASTES;

BIODEGRADABLE FRACTION; BIODEGRADABLE WASTES; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BIOMASS POTENTIAL; CYPRUS; DECENTRALISATION; DRINK INDUSTRIES; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENERGY; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; LIQUID WASTES; WASTE GENERATION; WASTE STREAM;

LIQUIDS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS POWER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENERGY CONSERVATION; WASTE;

CYPRUS;

EID: 84868587210     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.09.023     Document Type: Article

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