Suitability of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) for anaerobic digestion: Effect of harvest time and frequency on the biomethane yield potential

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 152, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-115

  Ragaglini, Giorgio ^a   Dragoni, Federico ^a   Simone, Marco ^b   Bonari, Enrico ^a,c  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Centro di Ricerca Interuniversitario Biomasse da Energia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochemical Methane Potential; Biogas; Double harvest; Kinetics; Perennial energy crops

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BATCH REACTORS; BIOGAS; CROPS; ENZYME KINETICS; KINETICS; METHANE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; CROP MATURITY; DRY BIOMASS; ENERGY CROPS; HARVEST TIME; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; YIELD POTENTIAL;

HARVESTING;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENERGY CROP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GAS PRODUCTION; MATURATION; METHANE; REACTION KINETICS; REEDBED;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; ARUNDO DONAX; AUTUMN; BATCH REACTOR; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CROP; DRY WEIGHT; ENERGY YIELD; GRASS; HARVEST PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARUNDO DONAX;

BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; BIOGAS; DOUBLE HARVEST; KINETICS; PERENNIAL ENERGY CROPS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; METHANE; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; POACEAE; RAIN; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84888221254     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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