Comparison of biogas development from households and medium and large-scale biogas plants in rural China

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue , 2014, Pages 204-213

  Song, Zilin ^a,b   Zhang, Chao ^a   Yang, Gaihe ^a,b   Feng, Yongzhong ^a,b   Ren, Guangxin ^a,b   Han, Xinhui ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Research Center for Recycling Agricultural Engineering Technology of Shaanxi Province   (China)

Author keywords

Biogas; Household; Medium and large scale plants; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894790682     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.01.084     Document Type: Review

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