Comparison of the environmental effects of manure- and crop-based agricultural biogas plants using life cycle analysis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 60-66

  Fuchsz, Máté ^a   Kohlheb, Norbert ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Agricultural biogas production; Emissions of construction; Life cycle analysis

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; MANURES;

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CONSTRUCTION PHASE; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENVIRONMENTAL ACIDIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION POTENTIALS; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POWER PRODUCTION CAPACITY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84920019536     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.058     Document Type: Article

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