Co-digestion of livestock effluents, energy crops and agro-waste: Feeding and process optimization in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 612-618

  Giuliano, A ^a   Bolzonella, D ^b,c   Pavan, P ^a   Cavinato, C ^a   Cecchi, F ^b,c  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale La Chimica per l'Ambiente INCA ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Agro waste; Anaerobic co digestion; Biochemical methane potential; Energy crops; Free ammonia

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EFFLUENTS; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION;

AGRO-WASTES; ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; ENERGY CROPS; FREE AMMONIA;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; DIGESTION; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CROP; GAS PRODUCTION; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; VOLUME; WASTE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY YIELD; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84870514727     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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