Sewage sludge compost use in bioenergy production - A case study on the effects on Cynara cardunculus L energy crop

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-40

  Lag Brotons, A ^a   Gomez I ^a   Navarro Pedreno J ^a   Mayoral, A M ^a   Curt, M D ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Energy yield; Environmental sustainability; Fertilisation; Organic amendment; Yield traits

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; CROPS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; SEED; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURE;

ENERGY YIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FERTILISATION; ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; YIELD TRAITS;

BIOMASS;

CYNARA; CYNARA CARDUNCULUS;

EID: 84905121831     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.021     Document Type: Article

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