Quantitative appraisal of biomass resources and their energy potential in Egypt

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 84-91

  Said, N ^a,b   El Shatoury, S A ^c   Diaz L F ^d   Zamorano, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Zagazig University ^*  (Egypt)

^c Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^d CalRecovery Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass residues; Egypt; Potential energy generation; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; CROPS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIOMASS ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS RESIDUE; EGYPT; ENERGY GENERATIONS; FOSSIL-FUEL DEPLETIONS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84876262680     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.014     Document Type: Review

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