Energetic conversion of European semi-natural grassland silages through the integrated generation of solid fuel and biogas from biomass: Energy yields and the fate of organic compounds

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 154, Issue , 2014, Pages 192-200

  Hensgen, Frank ^a   Bühle, Lutz ^a   Donnison, Iain ^b   Heinsoo, Katrin ^c   Wachendorf, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biogas; IFBB; Semi natural grassland

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; ECOSYSTEMS; FUELS; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

BIO-ENERGY; CRUDE PROTEINS; ENERGETIC CONVERSIONS; ENERGY YIELDS; HABITAT TYPE; IFBB; METHANE YIELD; SEMI-NATURAL GRASSLANDS;

BIOMASS;

BIOGAS; CARBOHYDRATE; FUEL; LIGNIN; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOMASS POWER; CARBOHYDRATE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GRASSLAND; HABITAT TYPE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTEIN; SILAGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY YIELD; FIBER; GRASSLAND; HABITAT; HAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILAGE;

EUROPE;

A.S.L.; ABOVE SEA LEVEL; ACID DETERGENT FIBRE; ACID DETERGENT LIGNIN; ADF; ADL; BIOENERGY; BIOGAS; CF; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COD; CP; CRUDE ASH; CRUDE FIBRE; CRUDE PROTEIN; DM; DRY MATTER; EE; ETHER EXTRACT; FM; FRESH MATTER; HAY COMBUSTION; HC; HHV; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; IFBB; INTEGRATED GENERATION OF SOLID FUEL AND BIOGAS FROM BIOMASS; MASS FLOW; MF; NDF; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBRE; NFC; NON FIBRE CARBOHYDRATES; OM; ORGANIC MATTER; PC; PF; PRESS CAKE; PRESS FLUID; SEMI-NATURAL GRASSLAND; VOLATILE SOLIDS; VS; WCD; WHOLE CROP DIGESTION; XA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; METHANE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POACEAE; SILAGE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84891636356     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.042     Document Type: Article

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