Comparison of biomethane production and digestate characterization for selected agricultural substrates in Italy

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 2212-2226

  Carchesio, M ^a   Tatano F ^a   Lancellotti, I ^b   Taurino, R ^b   Colombo, E ^a   Barbieri, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomethane production; Digestate characterization; Grape seeds; Plum stones; Woad

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FRUITS; METHANE;

BIOMETHANE; DIGESTATE; GRAPE SEEDS; PLUM STONES; WOAD;

SUBSTRATES;

METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FRUIT; GAS PRODUCTION; INOCULATION; METHANE; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPE; ITALY; MOISTURE; PH; PLANT SEED; PLUM;

ITALY;

ISATIS TINCTORIA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; VITACEAE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; FRUIT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ITALY; METHANE; PRUNUS; SEEDS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; VITIS;

EID: 84900864335     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.898701     Document Type: Article

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