Effect of sawdust addition and composting of feedstock on renewable energy and biochar production from pyrolysis of anaerobically digested pig manure

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Troy, Shane M ^a,b   Nolan, Tereza ^a   Leahy, James J ^c   Lawlor, Peadar G ^a   Healy, Mark G ^b   Kwapinski, Witold ^c  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ABC; Biochar; BUF; Energy; NACP; Pig manure; Pyrolysis; SADPM; Sawdust; TGA; WSP

Indexed keywords

ABC; BIOCHAR; BUF; ENERGY; NACP; PIG MANURES; SADPM; TGA; WSP;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; EXPERIMENTS; LIQUIDS; MAMMALS; MANURES; PYROLYSIS; SAWDUST;

FEEDSTOCKS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; COMPOSTING; ENERGY BALANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MANURE; PIG; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRAW;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84872401611     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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