Low-cost additive improved silage quality and anaerobic digestion performance of napiergrass

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 173, Issue , 2014, Pages 439-442

  Lianhua, Li ^a   Feng, Zhen ^a   Yongming, Sun ^a   Zhenhong, Yuan ^a   Xiaoying, Kong ^a   Xianyou, Zhou ^a   Hongzhi, Niu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Low cost additive; Molasses alcoholic wastewater; Napiergrass; Silage

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ACID CONTENT; DIGESTION PERFORMANCE; MESOPHILIC TEMPERATURE; N CONTENT; NAPIERGRASS; PH VALUE; SILAGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CELLULOSE; FOOD ADDITIVE; HEMICELLULOSE; LACTIC ACID; LIGNIN;

ALCOHOL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; GRASS; PH; PROCESSING; SILAGE; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURAL INOCULATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; FOOD QUALITY; GRASS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PH; SILAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84908596947     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.09.011     Document Type: Article

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