Combustion fuel properties of manure and compost from paved and unpaved cattle feedlots as modified by annual precipitation

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 279-294

  Sweeten, J M ^a   Heflin, K ^a   Auvermann, B W ^a   Annamalai, K ^b   McCollum, F T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Beef cattle; Biomass; Livestock waste; Manure; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; BEEF CATTLE; FINAL MOISTURE CONTENT; GASIFICATION PROCESS; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; LIVESTOCK WASTES; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; COAL COMBUSTION; COMPOSTING; GREENHOUSES; HARVESTING; MAGNESIUM; MANURES; TITANIUM; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

FUEL STORAGE;

AIR QUALITY; COAL; COMBUSTION; COMPOST; FUEL; HARVESTING; HYDROGEN; INORGANIC SALT; LIGNITE; MANURE; METAL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOIL SURFACE; WASTE;

BUSHLAND; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 84876831811     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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