Biomethane production from different crop systems of cereals in Northern Italy

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 321-329

  Negri, Marco ^a   Bacenetti, Jacopo ^a   Brambilla, Massimo ^b   Manfredini, Andrea ^c   Cantore, Andrea ^a   Bocchi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio di Treviglio   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biomethane potential; Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Energy crops; Italy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BIOMETHANE POTENTIAL (BMP); CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY; ENERGY CROPS; ITALY; LABORATORY DEVICES; NORTHERN ITALY;

CROPS;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; BIOMASS POWER; CEREAL; CROPPING PRACTICE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CROP; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYBRID; MAIZE; SILAGE;

ITALY; PO PLAIN;

ANIMALIA; TRITICOSECALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84897404243     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.041     Document Type: Article

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