A Life Cycle Assessment of integrated dairy farm-greenhouse systems in British Columbia

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 496-505

  Zhang, Siduo ^a   Bi, Xiaotao Tony ^a   Clift, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogas; Eco industrial integration; Environmental impact reduction; Life Cycle Assessment; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; GREENHOUSES; INTEGRATED CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; MANURES;

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FOOD PROCESSING WASTES; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY; ORGANIC EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESPIRATORY EFFECTS;

FARMS;

BIOGAS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOGENIC EMISSION; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRYING; DIGESTION; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOSSIL ENERGY; GREENHOUSE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

BIOGAS; ECO-INDUSTRIAL INTEGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REDUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

ACIDS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; DAIRYING; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; MANURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SEASONS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER;

EID: 84888438813     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.09.076     Document Type: Article

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