Decision support for the construction of farm-scale biogas digesters in developing countries with cold seasons

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5314-5332

  Rennuit, Charlotte ^a   Sommer, Sven Gjedde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Developing countries; Heating; Mathematical modeling; Mesophilic; Methane production; Psychrophilic

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FERTILIZERS; HEATING; MAMMALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PULP DIGESTERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT MODELS; DECISION SUPPORTS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; MESOPHILIC; METHANE PRODUCTION; PSYCHROPHILIC; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

BIOGAS;

EID: 84886842918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6105314     Document Type: Article

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