An assessment of biomass residue sustainably available for thermochemical conversion to energy in Zimbabwe

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-138

  Shonhiwa, Chipo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Crop residues; Forestry residues; Livestock residue; Municipal Solid Residues; Sustainably available

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; CROP RESIDUE; FORESTRY RESIDUES; LIVESTOCK RESIDUE; SOLID RESIDUES; SUSTAINABLY AVAILABLE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CROPS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FORESTRY; TIMBER;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CROP RESIDUE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; ESTIMATION METHOD; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84877867815     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.02.024     Document Type: Article

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